Liam Payne's family said they're heartbroken after the musician fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Payne, who belonged to the wildly successful band One Direction before its members split up to pursue solo careers in 2016, was 31.

Tributes have poured in for Liam Payne, the former One Direction star who has tragically died at the age of 31. Local authorities in Argentina confirmed that the father-of-one lost his life after falling from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires.

Liam Payne, a former member of British boy band One Direction, died on Wednesday, reports CNN. He was 31. “Liam James Payne, composer and guitarist, former member of the band One Direction, died today after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Palermo,” a police statement said, per the Buenos Aires Times.