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Liam Payne Remembered by Backstreet Boys, Charlie Puth, Ty Dolla Sign and Others Across the Music Industry: ‘I Am in Shock Right Now’
Tributes to One Direction member Liam Payne are coming in from across the music industry. The singer died at the age of 31 on Wednesday.
Tributes from across the music industry poured in Wednesday evening for Liam Payne, with news emerging that the One Direction member had died at the age of 31 after reportedly falling from a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The quintet placed third and were quickly signed to Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment, beginning a partnership that would launch One Direction as one of the most popular and highest-selling boy bands of all time. The group achieved music industry dominance from 2010 to 2016, selling more than 70 million records worldwide boosted by chart-topping hits like “What Makes You Beautiful,” “Night Changes” and “Story of My Life.” In 2017, Payne debuted as a solo singer with “Strip That Down,” after One Direction had announced an indefinite hiatus.
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