One Direction are a British-Irish pop group formed in 2010 on the UK talent show The X Factor. Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik went on to sell over 70 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. The group went on indefinite hiatus in 2016; in October 2024, member Liam Payne died at age 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.
At the BRIT Awards ceremony on March 1, 2025 at London's O2 Arena, Liam Payne was honored with an emotional video tribute; the remaining members of the group issued a joint statement.
The Grammy Awards 2025 opened with an In Memoriam section featuring a tribute to Liam Payne; Chris Martin from Coldplay performed the song All My Love.
An Argentine judge in December 2024 confirmed charges against five people in connection with Liam Payne's death; two of them were arrested on suspicion of drug supply.
Liam Payne died on October 16, 2024 at the age of 31 after falling from a balcony of the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires; the remaining members of the group issued a joint condolence statement.
Following Payne's death, all five studio albums by One Direction returned to the top 40 of the British Albums Chart and the American Billboard 200.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.
