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Pop star who enjoyed, and endured, global fame as part of the boyband One Direction and as a solo artist

Although he was less extroverted than his bandmates, his impressive vocals made him a cornerstone of the era’s defining boyband. So why did he struggle to accept his own greatness?

One Direction was one of the last boy bands from the age of mass-audience linear television and one of the first of the social media era

Liam Payne’s tragic passing has left fans in shock, but for his 7-year-old son, Bear Grey Payne, it’s a loss that has changed his world forever. The former One Direction star died on Wednesday, October 16, after a fatal fall from the balcony of a third-floor hotel room in Argentina.…

One Direction fans flock to the site where their idol fell to his death on Wednesday as hotel guests express confusion

The preliminary report is out. Results from toxicology and other tests are pending. Liam Payne's death is being investigated by Argentinian authorities, after his fall from his hotel room in Buenos Aires.

Both in the band and out of it, the pop star struggled to find his defining identity, writes Mark Beaumont. Attempts at telling the world who he is with a second solo album and a documentary fell on deaf ears. His life now cut tragically short, the singer may remain…

Payne and Cassidy had been dating for two years

Influencer and singer had rocky romance that saw two breakups and two engagements

Just 14 when he first appeared on our TV screens, Liam Payne passed away aged 31. Maddy Mussen reports on how he turned from boy to man in the blink of an eye — and went on to grapple with hitting ‘rock bottom’

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