Payne, one-fifth of the wildly successful group One Direction, died after falling from the third floor of an Argentina hotel, local news outlets say.

Details about singer Liam Payne's cause of death emerged less than a day after the One Direction alumnus died falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.

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.