One Direction's Liam Payne found dead

Liam Payne has been found dead at 31.

Liam Payne, a former member of boy band One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, according to police there.

He died outside a hotel in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, local newspaper La Nacion reported on Wednesday, local time.

The 31-year-old British musician was staying at the hotel CasaSur in Palermo, according to ABC News America.

Liam James Payne rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. He made his debut as a singer in 2008 when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor.

Crowds of heartbroken fans are now gathering behind a cordon outside the accommodation to pay tribute to their idol.