Native police mentioned the singer fell from the third ground into the courtyard of the Casa Sur Resort on Wednesday (October 16) within the Palermo neighbourhood of Argentina’s capital, earlier than medics confirmed his loss of life.
Simon performed an enormous function within the success of One Path as he fashioned the band on The X Consider 2010.
Initially auditioning as solo acts, Liam, Harry Kinds, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson had been hand-picked by Cowell to type the band.
The 5 boys made historical past world wide till they introduced their cut up in 2016.
Simon Cowell pays tribute to Liam Payne
Cowell, who’s at present a choose on Britain’s Received Expertise, is the newest to pay tribute to Payne following his loss of life.
On Friday, in response to Sky Information, he mentioned: “You by no means actually understand how you’re feeling about somebody till a second like this occurs,” says Cowell.
“Liam, I’m devastated. Heartbroken. And I really feel empty. And I would like you to understand how a lot love and respect and I’ve for you. Each tear I’ve shed is a reminiscence for you.”
Cowell mentioned he had met Payne final 12 months “simply to take a seat and discuss” and reminisce “about all of the enjoyable instances we had collectively”.
“After you left, I used to be reminded that you just had been nonetheless the candy, form boy I had met all these years in the past,” he added.
X Issue host Dermot O’Leary has additionally paid tribute to Liam who recalled the singer auditioning for the primary time on the ITV present as a 14-year-old boy in 2008.
O’Leary shared {a photograph} of the pair on stage, captioning the Instagram submit: “The worst information”.
“I bear in mind him as a 14-year-old turning as much as audition on The X Issue, and blowing us away singing Sinatra. He simply liked to sing,” he wrote.
“He was at all times a pleasure, had time for everybody, well mannered, grateful, and was at all times humble.”
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Singer Olly Murs, who starred on The X Issue a 12 months earlier than One Path, mentioned on Instagram that he was “misplaced for phrases”, describing Payne’s loss of life as “devastating”.
“We at all times had a very good snigger after we noticed one another, typically the catch ups had been solely quick and candy however after we did it was principally about how annoyingly good his hair at all times regarded, or our love for Becks, the outdated XF (X Issue) days and the tour we shared collectively,” Murs wrote beside an image of the pair.
“Liam shared the identical passions as me, the identical desires so to see his life now finish so younger hits laborious, I’m actually gutted and devastated for his household and naturally his son Bear dropping a dad.”
