Former One direction singer Liam Payne dies in hotel balcony fall

In August this 12 months, Payne was introduced as a choose on a brand new Netflix expertise present alongside former Future’s Youngster singer Kelly Rowland and The Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger.

Payne, who was born in Wolverhampton within the UK, first tried for stardom when he auditioned for ITV expertise present The X Consider 2008 – however choose Simon Cowell informed him to “come again in two years”.

He did, impressing the judges extra in 2010, and was put along with 4 different solo hopefuls on the boot camp stage and One Course have been born.

The group had 4 UK primary albums and 4 primary singles in addition to topping charts around the globe, earlier than Zayn Malik left in 2015, prompting the band’s hiatus.

In 2017, Payne’s debut solo single Strip That Down, which peaked at quantity three on the Official UK Chart, and his collaboration with Rita Ora on the tune For You – from the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack – additionally reached the highest 10.

He started a relationship with Women Aloud star Cheryl Tweedy in 2016 and so they had a son, Bear, the next 12 months. The couple cut up in 2018.

The BBC has seen a stop and desist letter in opposition to the singer earlier this week from one other of Payne’s former companions, Maya Henry.

It “pertains to alleged egregious conduct”.

She had posted on social media accusing him of repeatedly contacting her. Payne didn’t reply to the accusations.