His loss deeply resonated in Britain, where Payne first rose to fame on the reality television seriesThe X-Factor.

I couldnt take it anymore, I broke down.

All those hopes were completely gone.

Pictures and notes to former One Direction singer Liam Payne are displayed beside the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens, adjacent to Hyde Park at a memorial following the singer’s death earlier in the week, in London on October 20, 2024. Payne, fell from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, the Argentinian capital on Wednesday. While the exact circumstances of the fall are unclear, police said they responded to a report of “an aggressive man who may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol”. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Tributes to Liam Payne are displayed beside the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens in London on Oct. 20, 2024.JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

The four surviving members ofOne Direction issued a statementon Thursday.

Were completely devastated by the news of Liams passing.

In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say.