Liam Payne#Death

Liam James Payne was born at New Cross Hospital in the Heath Town district of Wolverhampton on 29 August 1993, the son of infant nurse Karen Payne and fitter Geoff Payne. He had two older sisters named Nicola and Ruth.{{Cite web |date=29 August 2014 |title=ONE DIRECTION STAR Liam Pain Celebrates 21st Birthday in Chicago |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/one-direction-liam-payne-chicago-birthday-tour/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=CBS News Chicago |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407194456/https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/one-direction-liam-payne-chicago-birthday-tour/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=16 April 2012 |title=Mums of One Direction stars reveal how the boys have grown into music sensations |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/mums-of-one-direction-stars-reveal-1119384 |access-date=17 July 2015 |work=Daily Record |archive-date=4 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204235223/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/mums-of-one-direction-stars-reveal-1119384 |url-status=live }} Payne was born three weeks premature and suffered frequent illnesses. Until the age of four, he had regular tests done in hospital as doctors noticed one of his kidneys was scarred and dysfunctional. In the book Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction, he mentioned that before he was four, "I was always in hospital having tests done but they couldn't find out what was wrong. They discovered that one of my kidneys wasn't working properly and it had scarred. I had to have 32 injections in my arm in the morning and evening to try and make me better."{{Cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a340979/one-directions-liam-payne-i-effectively-died-as-a-baby |last=Davies |first=Rebecca |date=18 September 2011 |title=One Direction's Liam Payne: 'I effectively died as a baby' |publisher=Digital Spy |accessdate=18 October 2024 |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011212707/https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a340979/one-directions-liam-payne-i-effectively-died-as-a-baby/ |url-status=live }}{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/daretodreamlifea0000unse |title=Dare to Dream: Life As One Direction |publication-date=2011 |author=One Direction |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-0-00-744439-7 |location=New York |accessdate=2024-10-22}}

As a student, Payne was heavily involved in sports, particularly cross-country running. Payne joined the Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club to pursue his running career. For three years he was ranked in the top three 1500m runners in the country within his age group.{{Cite web |date=17 February 2020 |title=Liam Payne to Perform at 20th Anniversary Laureus World Sports Awards |url=https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/liam-payne-perform-20th-anniversary-021500622.html |publisher=Yahoo! Finance |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=18 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518173724/https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/liam-payne-perform-20th-anniversary-021500622.html |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Athlete Profile |url=https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=59036 |website=Thepowerof10.info |access-date=18 February 2020 |archive-date=18 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218210531/https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=59036 |url-status=live }}

He began taking boxing lessons at the age of 12 amidst bullying from older students in secondary school.{{Cite news |title=One Direction's Liam Payne: "I Was Devastated After Breaking Up With Danielle Peazer |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/one-direction/news/liam-payne-danielle-peazer-break-up/ |agency=Capital FM |archive-date=21 March 2019 |access-date=16 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321025446/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/one-direction/news/liam-payne-danielle-peazer-break-up/ |url-status=live }} Payne completed 11 GCSEs at St Peter's Collegiate School (now St Peter's Collegiate Academy) before moving on to study music technology at City of Wolverhampton College.{{Cite web |last=Nash |first=Victoria |date=11 September 2010 |title=Liam Payne now sprinting to X Factor success |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2010/09/11/liam-payne-now-sprinting-to-x-factor-success/ |access-date=17 July 2015 |website=Express & Star |archive-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705033249/https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2010/09/11/liam-payne-now-sprinting-to-x-factor-success/ |url-status=live }} Payne was introduced to the world of show business at the age of 12, as a member of the Pink Productions Theatre Company, appearing as Tony Manero from Saturday Night Fever.{{Cite news |title=Liam Payne theatre company holds auditions to find their 'next star' |url=http://nativemonster.com/lifestyle/liam-payne-theatre-company-on-look-out-for-next-star |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222120410/http://nativemonster.com/lifestyle/liam-payne-theatre-company-on-look-out-for-next-star |archive-date=22 December 2015 |access-date=20 October 2015 |publisher=Native Monster}} Payne had previously performed in front of a crowd of 26,000 during a Wolverhampton Wanderers football match.{{Cite news |title=Liam Payne's journey from Bushbury to Big Apple |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/music/2012/03/17/liam-paynes-journey-from-bushbury-to-big-apple/ |access-date=17 July 2015 |work=Express & Star |archive-date=21 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321025445/https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/music/2012/03/17/liam-paynes-journey-from-bushbury-to-big-apple/ |url-status=live }}

{{Main|One Direction}}

File:Liam Payne Sydney Australia.jpg

Payne auditioned for the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008, at 14 years old, in front of judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh. Payne moved past the first round after performing Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon". He was cut at the boot camp stage, but Cowell then changed his mind and asked Payne to return for the judges' houses stage.{{Cite news |date=6 September 2010 |title=Liam Payne shows he has the X Factor |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2010/09/06/liam-payne-shows-he-has-the-x-factor/ |access-date=26 November 2015 |work=Wolverhampton Express And Star |archive-date=27 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127032352/http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2010/09/06/liam-payne-shows-he-has-the-x-factor/ |url-status=live }} Payne was cut again during judges' houses, but was encouraged by Cowell to "come back in two years".{{Cite episode |title=Episode 1 |series=The X Factor (series 5) |series-link=The X Factor (UK) |station=ITV |date=16 August 2008 |location=London}}

Payne returned to the show in 2010 for the seventh series, auditioning in front of Cowell, Cole, Walsh and guest judge Natalie Imbruglia. He sang the Michael Bublé version of "Cry Me a River".{{Cite episode |title=Episode 3 |series=The X Factor (series 7) |series-link=The X Factor (UK) |station=ITV |date=4 September 2010 |location=London}} He advanced but failed to progress to the "Boys" category at judges' houses. During the boot camp stage of the competition, Payne, along with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik, were put together to form a five-piece boy band called One Direction, to compete in the "Groups" category.{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Kristy |date=26 July 2011 |title=Nicole Scherzinger: 'I did Simon Cowell a favour with One Direction' |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a331792/nicole-scherzinger-i-did-simon-cowell-a-favour-with-one-direction/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=Digital Spy |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924234216/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s103/the-x-factor/news/a331792/nicole-scherzinger-i-did-simon-cowell-a-favour-with-one-direction.html |url-status=live }} The group became the last contestant eliminated on the show.{{Cite magazine |date=9 April 2012 |title=Exclusive Q&A: Simon Cowell on One Direction's Rise to Stardom |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/exclusive-qa-simon-cowell-on-one-directions-rise-to-stardom-77999/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=23 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723212519/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/exclusive-qa-simon-cowell-on-one-directions-rise-to-stardom-77999/ |url-status=live }}

In January 2011, One Direction were signed to Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment.{{Cite news |last=Nicholson |first=Rebecca |title=Also-rans to world's biggest boy band: the rise of One Direction |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/17/one-direction-biggest-band-world |access-date=20 October 2015 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017043302/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/17/one-direction-biggest-band-world |url-status=live }} Their UK number one debut single, "What Makes You Beautiful", and their debut studio album, Up All Night, were released later that year.{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Alan |date=19 September 2011 |title=What Makes You Beautiful becomes fastest seller of the year |url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=22&storycode=1046622 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116085928/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=22&storycode=1046622 |archive-date=16 January 2012 |access-date=5 January 2012 |work=Music Week |publisher=Intent Media}}{{cite web |last=Daniels |first=Colin |date=16 October 2011 |title=One Direction name debut album 'Up All Night', reveal cover |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a345784/one-direction-name-debut-album-up-all-night-reveal-cover/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309141751/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a345784/one-direction-name-debut-album-up-all-night-reveal-cover/ |archive-date=9 March 2021 |access-date=9 March 2021 |work=Digital Spy}} The album, which contained three songs co-written by Payne, debuted at number one in the United States.{{cite AV media notes |title=Up All Night |date=2011 |type=liner notes |publisher=Syco Music, Sony Music Entertainment}} One Direction{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=20 March 2012 |title=One Direction Makes History With No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/499420/one-direction-makes-history-with-no-1-debut-on-billboard-200 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214140936/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/499420/one-direction-makes-history-with-no-1-debut-on-billboard-200 |archive-date=14 February 2013 |access-date=29 June 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} All of their next four studio albums—Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013), Four (2014) and Made in the A.M. (2015)—debuted at number one in the UK.{{cite news |author=Dan Lane |date=18 November 2012 |title=One Direction score number 1 single and album! |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-score-number-1-single-and-album-__2564/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309011817/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-score-number-1-single-and-album-__2564/ |archive-date=9 March 2021 |access-date=9 March 2021 |publisher=Official Charts Company |location=United Kingdom}}

{{cite news |last=Lane |first=Daniel |date=1 December 2013 |title=One Direction score fastest selling album of their career with Midnight Memories |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-score-fastest-selling-album-of-their-career-with-midnigh__3580/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309012044/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-score-fastest-selling-album-of-their-career-with-midnigh__3580/ |archive-date=9 March 2021 |access-date=9 March 2021 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}

{{cite web |last=Myers |first=Justin |date=23 November 2014 |title=Four scores One Direction a third consecutive Number 1 album |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/four-scores-one-direction-a-third-consecutive-official-albums-chart-number-1__7285/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309012455/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/four-scores-one-direction-a-third-consecutive-official-albums-chart-number-1__7285/ |archive-date=9 March 2021 |access-date=9 March 2021 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}

{{cite web |last=Talbot |first=Martin |date=20 November 2015 |title=One Direction vs Justin Bieber: How this week's album chart race was won |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-vs-justin-bieber-how-this-weeks-album-chart-race-was-won__12061/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309012624/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-vs-justin-bieber-how-this-weeks-album-chart-race-was-won__12061/ |archive-date=9 March 2021 |access-date=20 November 2015 |publisher=Official Charts Company}} Midnight Memories was the world's best-selling album of 2013,{{cite web |title=One Direction claim the world's biggest selling album of 2013 |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/home/one-direction-claim-the-worlds-biggest-selling-album-of-2013.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518073935/https://www.bpi.co.uk/home/one-direction-claim-the-worlds-biggest-selling-album-of-2013.aspx |archive-date=18 May 2014 |access-date=30 October 2019 |publisher=The British Recorded Music Industry}} and its accompanying Where We Are Tour was the highest-grossing tour of 2014.{{cite web |title=These Were the 10 Highest-Grossing Tours of 2014 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2015/03/24/these-were-the-10-highest-grossing-tours-of-2014/#673c117c3643 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718234838/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2015/03/24/these-were-the-10-highest-grossing-tours-of-2014/#673c117c3643 |archive-date=18 July 2019 |access-date=20 July 2019 |website=Forbes}} After the release of Four, One Direction became the only group in the 58-year history of the Billboard 200 albums chart to have their first four albums debut at number one.{{cite magazine |last1=Caufield |first1=Keith |title=One Direction's 'Four' Makes Historic No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6327789/one-direction-four-no-1-debut-billboard-200 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127143625/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6327789/one-direction-four-no-1-debut-billboard-200 |archive-date=27 November 2014 |access-date=20 October 2015 |magazine=Billboard}} The albums spawned a string of successful singles, including "Live While We're Young", "Little Things", "Best Song Ever", "Story of My Life", "Drag Me Down" and "History".{{cite web |date=25 August 2015 |title=One Direction's Official Top 10 Biggest Selling Singles Revealed! |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-s-official-top-10-biggest-selling-singles-revealed-__7226/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829090736/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-s-official-top-10-biggest-selling-singles-revealed-__7226/ |archive-date=29 August 2015 |access-date=15 September 2018 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}{{cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=19 June 2016 |title=Ask Billboard: One Direction's Career Sales |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7408939/ask-billboard-one-directions-career-sales |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627151555/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7408939/ask-billboard-one-directions-career-sales |archive-date=27 June 2018 |access-date=15 September 2018 |magazine=Billboard}}{{cite web |last=Copsey |first=Rob |date=23 July 2020 |title=Ten years of One Direction: 10 chart facts you probably didn't know about one of the UK's most loved boybands |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ten-years-of-one-direction-10-chart-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-one-of-the-uks-most-loved-boybands__30301/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116044942/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ten-years-of-one-direction-10-chart-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-one-of-the-uks-most-loved-boybands__30301/ |archive-date=16 January 2021 |access-date=9 March 2021 |publisher=Official Charts Company}} Following the departure of Zayn Malik in March 2015, Payne was tasked with taking over the bulk of Malik's vocals.{{Cite news |last=McCorimck |first=Neil |title=One Direction, Millennium Stadium Cardiff, review: 'business as usual' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/11655547/One-Direction-Millenium-Stadium-Cardiff-review-In-an-ear-battering-competition-between-a-giant-PA-and-female-fandom-Id-say-the-girls-just-about-edged-it.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/11655547/One-Direction-Millenium-Stadium-Cardiff-review-In-an-ear-battering-competition-between-a-giant-PA-and-female-fandom-Id-say-the-girls-just-about-edged-it.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |access-date=20 October 2015 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}

Payne was credited for co-writing more than half of the songs on One Direction's third and fourth albums.{{Cite news |last=Corner |first=Lewis |title=One Direction's Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson named band's top earners |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/one-direction-1d-mania/a555301/one-directions-liam-payne-louis-tomlinson-named-bands-top-earners/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |work=Digital Spy |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407194456/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/one-direction-1d-mania/a555301/one-directions-liam-payne-louis-tomlinson-named-bands-top-earners/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |title=Liam Payne Now Writing Post-Zayn 1D Songs |url=http://www.inquisitr.com/2008232/liam-payne-now-writing-post-zayn-1d-songs-guess-next-album-title/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204005658/https://www.inquisitr.com/2008232/liam-payne-now-writing-post-zayn-1d-songs-guess-next-album-title/ |archive-date=4 December 2018 |access-date=20 October 2015 |publisher=Inquisitr}} Together with Louis Tomlinson, Payne was also the band's top earner. In 2014, Payne began working as a producer under the monikers "Big Payno" or "Payno", teaming up with fellow producers AfterHrs to remix several tracks including Cheryl's "I Don't Care" in 2014.{{Cite news |last=Villa |first=Lucas |title=One Direction's Liam Payne remixes latest singles by his band and Cheryl |url=http://www.axs.com/listen-one-direction-s-liam-payne-remixes-latest-singles-by-his-band-a-24150 |access-date=20 October 2015 |publisher=AXS |archive-date=9 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409044617/https://www.axs.com/listen-one-direction-s-liam-payne-remixes-latest-singles-by-his-band-a-24150 |url-status=live }} Payne was also credited with co-writing Cole's "I Won't Break", off her album Only Human.{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 1 – Nick Grimshaw – Ten pop collaborations that made us feel entirely unworthy |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/jjvQttqFB7VNRM5PnNH7Yy/ten-pop-collaborations-that-made-us-feel-entirely-unworthy |access-date=16 October 2024 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=11 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211170728/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/jjvQttqFB7VNRM5PnNH7Yy/ten-pop-collaborations-that-made-us-feel-entirely-unworthy? |url-status=live }} In August 2014, Payne created and became director of Hampton Music Limited, a publishing company under which his solo projects appeared.{{Cite news|last=Minnis|first=Glenn|title=Jennifer Lopez, Liam Payne Working on New Music Together?|url=https://www.latinpost.com/articles/111272/20160125/jennifer-lopez-liam-payne-working-on-new-music-together.htm|work=Latin Post|date=25 January 2016|access-date=22 October 2024|archive-date=26 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126185454/https://www.latinpost.com/articles/111272/20160125/jennifer-lopez-liam-payne-working-on-new-music-together.htm|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Biurher |first=Yurii |title=HAMPTON MUSIC LIMITED – Overview |url=https://www.aihitdata.com/company/01701875/hampton-music-limited/overview |website=aiHit |access-date=6 December 2019 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828052742/https://www.aihitdata.com/company/01701875/hampton-music-limited/overview |url-status=live }} Payne served as one of the directors for the production company One Mode Productions Limited.{{Cite magazine |date=3 October 2014 |title=Details on One Direction's Secret Financial Investment in 5 Seconds of Summer |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/one-direction-secret-investment-5-seconds-summer/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407194458/https://www.billboard.com/pro/one-direction-secret-investment-5-seconds-summer/ |url-status=live }} In 2015, Payne co-wrote the Irish band Hometown's single "The Night We Met".{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Rachel |title=Louis Walsh reveals Liam Payne wrote Hometown's new track |url=http://www.goss.ie/2015/10/louis-walsh-reveals-liam-payne-wrote-hometowns-new-track/50007/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024211202/http://www.goss.ie/2015/10/louis-walsh-reveals-liam-payne-wrote-hometowns-new-track/50007/ |archive-date=24 October 2015 |access-date=22 October 2015}}

One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus in 2016, after completing promotional activities related to Made in the A.M.{{Cite magazine |last=Crowe |first=Cameron |date=18 April 2017 |title=Harry Styles' New Direction |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/harry-styles-new-direction-119432/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713193059/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-new-direction-119432/ |archive-date=13 July 2018 |access-date=9 July 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}{{cite web |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=14 April 2020 |title=One Direction are speaking about anniversary reunion, Liam Payne says |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52283104 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309141113/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52283104 |archive-date=9 March 2021 |access-date=9 March 2021 |publisher=BBC News}} Since their debut, One Direction have sold 70 million records worldwide, including 7.6 million albums and 26 million singles in the US, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |last2=Caulfield |first2=Keith |date=25 March 2015 |title=23 Million Songs, 6 Million Albums & More: One Direction With Zayn Malik, By The Numbers |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6509669/one-direction-zayn-malik-by-the-numbers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919224216/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6509669/one-direction-zayn-malik-by-the-numbers |archive-date=19 September 2018 |access-date=15 September 2018 |magazine=Billboard}}{{cite news |date=21 July 2020 |title=One Direction: Ten years of 1D, but is a reunion on the way? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/53447792 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001160423/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/53447792 |archive-date=1 October 2020 |access-date=1 October 2020 |work=BBC}} The group amassed numerous accolades, including seven Brit Awards,{{Cite magazine |last=Weatherby |first=Taylor |date=22 February 2017 |title=One Direction Beats Out Zayn Malik for Video of the Year at 2017 Brit Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7701365/one-direction-zayn-malik-video-of-the-year-2017-brit-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825022717/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7701365/one-direction-zayn-malik-video-of-the-year-2017-brit-awards |archive-date=25 August 2018 |access-date=24 August 2018 |magazine=Billboard}} seven American Music Awards,{{cite web |title=Winners Database |url=https://www.theamas.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=one+direction&winnerYear=&winnerCategory= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106023032/https://www.theamas.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=one+direction&winnerYear=&winnerCategory= |archive-date=6 November 2018 |access-date=24 August 2018 |website=American Music Awards |publisher=Dick Clark Productions}} six Billboard Music Awards,{{cite news |title=Winners Database |url=https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=one+direction&winnerYear=&winnerCategory= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913075843/https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/winners-database/?winnerKeyword=one+direction&winnerYear=&winnerCategory= |archive-date=13 September 2018 |access-date=24 August 2018 |website=Billboard Music Awards |publisher=Dick Clark Productions}} and four MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite web |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=25 August 2013 |title=One Direction: Eight Million Votes Prove The Boys Own 'Song Of The Summer' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1713022/one-direction-vma-2013-song-of-the-summer/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002551/http://www.mtv.com/news/1713022/one-direction-vma-2013-song-of-the-summer/ |archive-date=25 August 2018 |access-date=24 August 2018 |website=MTV News}}

In 2015, Payne began working on solo material.{{Cite news |title=Juicy J made seven songs with Liam Payne: 'We are working on a lot of different things' |url=http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/londonnewsdesk/view/121633/ |access-date=20 October 2015 |publisher=Pressparty.com |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828052730/http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/londonnewsdesk/view/121633/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |title=One Direction's Liam Payne records 'dance' track with Miguel |url=https://www.nme.com/news/one-direction/72221 |access-date=20 October 2015 |work=NME |archive-date=11 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011033350/http://www.nme.com/news/one-direction/72221 |url-status=live }} In early 2016, Payne featured on a track titled "You" by Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J; the track was a leak from an unreleased mixtape.{{Cite news |last=Orcutt |first=KC |date=20 April 2016 |title=Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J Brought A Member Of One Direction into The Hip Hop Game |url=https://www.bet.com/article/16l6l2/boy-band-crooner-has-wiz-khalifa-and-juicy-j-to-thank |access-date=7 April 2022 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828052729/https://www.bet.com/article/16l6l2/boy-band-crooner-has-wiz-khalifa-and-juicy-j-to-thank |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Greenwald |first=Morgan |date=20 April 2016 |title=Liam Payne Says 'Leaked' Juicy J & Wiz Khalifa Song Is Just a Demo: 'I Do Not Have a Single' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/liam-payne-juicy-j-wiz-khalifa-leak-demo-7340846/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407194435/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/liam-payne-juicy-j-wiz-khalifa-leak-demo-7340846/ |url-status=live }} In October 2016, it was announced that Payne had signed a recording contract with Republic Records. His debut solo single "Strip That Down", featuring Quavo and co-written with Ed Sheeran and Steve Mac, was released on 19 May 2017.{{Cite magazine |date=11 May 2017 |title=Liam Payne Officially Announces First Solo Single, 'Strip That Down,' Featuring Quavo |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-new-single-strip-that-down-release-date-7792797/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407194455/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-new-single-strip-that-down-release-date-7792797/ |url-status=live }} The song was a commercial success, reaching number ten on the

US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK Singles Chart. "Strip That Down" was certified double platinum in the United Kingdom and 3× platinum in the United States.{{Cite certification|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2020|access-date=9 June 2020|artist=Liam Payne ft Quavo|title=Strip That Down|id=14363-4426-1}}{{Cite certification|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2018|access-date=7 June 2018|artist=Liam Payne|title=Strip That Down}} Payne followed up this release with two UK top 30 singles: "Get Low", a collaboration with Zedd which was certified silver, and "Bedroom Floor", which was certified gold.{{Cite certification|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Silver|artist=Zedd & Liam Payne|title=Get Low|certyear=2018|accessdate=12 January 2018|id=13861-4575-1}}{{Cite certification|region=United Kingdom|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Liam Payne|title=Bedroom Floor|certyear=2024|access-date=8 March 2024|id=14765-4582-1}}

In January 2018, Payne collaborated with Rita Ora on "For You", released as a single from the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades Freed.{{Cite news |last=Davis |first=Jennifer |date=3 January 2018 |title=Rita Ora and Liam Payne's Fifty Shades Collab Will Be Your First Favorite Song of 2018 |url=http://www.instyle.com/news/rita-ora-liam-payne-fifty-shades-freed-song-for-you |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124064939/http://www.instyle.com/news/rita-ora-liam-payne-fifty-shades-freed-song-for-you |archive-date=24 January 2018 |access-date=11 February 2018 |work=InStyle}} The song was a commercial success worldwide, peaking within the top ten of several countries. "For You" was certified diamond in Brazil, platinum in the United Kingdom, and received gold or platinum certifications in thirteen further countries.Certifications for "For You"

• {{Cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2021|access-date=February 4, 2022}}
• {{Cite certification |type=single|region=Austria|artist=Payne, Liam & Rita Ora|title=For You|award=Gold|certyear=2018|access-date=8 June 2018}}
• {{Cite certification |type=single|region=Belgium|award=Gold|certyear=2018|certmonth=04|access-date=18 April 2018}}
• {{Cite certification|region=Brazil|artist=Liam Payne|title=For You |type=single|award=Diamond|certyear=2024|access-date=July 2, 2024}}
• {{Cite certification |type=single|region=Canada|artist=Liam Payne & Rita Ora|title=For You|award=Platinum|certyear=2021|access-date=25 August 2021}}
• {{Cite certification|region=Denmark|artist=Liam Payne & Rita Ora|title=For You - Fifty Shades Freed|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=2018|id=7527|access-date=5 December 2019}}
• {{Cite certification |type=single|region=France|artist=Liam Payne|title=For You (Fifty Shades Freed)|award=Gold|certyear=2018|certmonth=4|access-date=18 April 2018}}
• {{Cite certification |type=single|region=Germany|artist=Liam Payne feat. Rita Ora|title=For You (Fifty Shades Freed)|award=Platinum|certyear=2023|access-date=28 June 2023}}
• {{Cite certification |type=single|region=Italy|artist=Liam Payne & Rita Ora|title=For You (Fifty Shades Freed)|award=Platinum|certyear=2019|access-date=30 April 2019}}
• {{Cite certification|region=Norway|artist=Liam Payne, Rita Ora|title=For You (Fifty Shades Freed)|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=2020|access-date=December 5, 2020}}
• {{Cite certification|region=Poland|artist=Liam Payne & Rita Ora|title=For You|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|certyear=2019|access-date=22 August 2019}}
• {{Cite certification|region=Spain|title=For You (Fifty Shades Freed)|artist=Liam Payne / Rita Ora|certyear=2024|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=17 January 2024}}
• {{Cite certification |type=single|region=Sweden|artist=Liam Payne & Rita Ora|title=For You (Fifty Shades Freed)|award=Gold|certyear=2018|certweek=15|position=98|access-date=9 March 2018}}
• {{Cite certification|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Liam Payne/Rita Ora|title=For You (Fifty Shades Freed)|award=Platinum|certyear=2018|access-date=11 June 2018|id=14817-4607-1}}{{cite web|url=http://portuguesecharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423201002/http://portuguesecharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 April 2018|title=Portuguesecharts.com – Singles Top 100 (15/2018)|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|access-date=29 April 2018}} In April 2018, Payne released "Familiar" with J Balvin, which peaked at number 14 in the United Kingdom and was certified platinum.{{Cite certification|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|type=single|artist=Liam Payne & J Balvin|title=Familiar|certyear=2021|access-date=11 June 2021|id=15032-4699-1}}{{Cite web |last=White |first=Jack |date=26 February 2018 |title=Liam Payne is teaming up with J Balvin on his new single |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/liam-payne-to-release-new-single-familiar-featuring-j-balvin__21992/ |access-date=27 February 2018 |publisher=Official Charts Company |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422223418/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/liam-payne-to-release-new-single-familiar-featuring-j-balvin__21992/ |url-status=live }} On 30 March 2018, Payne performed in front of more than 100,000 people during a free concert at Global Village 2018 in Dubai.{{Cite news |title=Payne performs to over 100k in Dubai |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/payne-performs-to-over-100k-in-dubai/ |access-date=31 March 2018 |work=Khaleej Times |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130050250/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/payne-performs-to-over-100k-in-dubai |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=McFarlane |first=Nyree |date=12 March 2018 |title=Liam Payne to play free gig in Dubai |url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/liam-payne-to-play-free-gig-in-dubai-1.712268 |access-date=3 April 2018 |website=The National |archive-date=18 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018203229/https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/liam-payne-to-play-free-gig-in-dubai-1.712268 |url-status=live }} Payne initially announced that his debut album would be released on 14 September 2018, but he delayed the release to continue work on it.{{Cite news |last=Weatherby |first=Taylor |date=15 May 2018 |title=Liam Payne Reveals September Album Release Date, Hints at One Direction Reunion: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-announces-album-release-date-interview-video-8456142/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |work=Billboard.com |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407194457/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-announces-album-release-date-interview-video-8456142/ |url-status=live }}{{Citation |title=Liam Payne making changes to his debut album |date=21 August 2018 |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2018/0819/986065-liam-payne-making-changes-to-album-due-august-24/ |access-date=22 May 2019 |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |archive-date=17 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190317104932/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2018/0819/986065-liam-payne-making-changes-to-album-due-august-24/ |url-status=live }} Instead, he released his first extended play, First Time, on 24 August 2018.{{Cite news |last=Muraro |first=Alberto |date=16 August 2018 |title=Liam Payne: l'EP First Time esce il 24 agosto! Ecco la lettera ai fan! |url=https://www.gingergeneration.it/n/liam-payne-first-time-ep-326076-n.htm |access-date=17 August 2018 |work=Ginger Generation |language=it |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828052735/https://www.gingergeneration.it/n/liam-payne-first-time-ep-326076-n.htm |url-status=live }} The EP's sole single was "First Time", a collaboration with French Montana.{{cite web |title=Liam Payne's released his first solo EP First Time |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/45298031 |website=BBC Newsround |access-date=15 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215101110/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/45298031 |archive-date=15 February 2025 |date=24 August 2018 |url-status=live}}{{cite magazine |last1=Bajgrowicz |first1=Brooke |title=Liam Payne Takes Fans Inside the Making Of 'First Time' With French Montana in BTS Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-behind-the-scenes-video-first-time-8477605/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=15 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323221102/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-behind-the-scenes-video-first-time-8477605/ |archive-date=23 March 2024 |date=1 October 2018 |url-status=live}} He collaborated with Jonas Blue and Lennon Stella on the single "Polaroid", released on 5 October 2018.{{Cite magazine |date=19 October 2018 |title=Jonas Blue's Video For 'Polaroid' With Liam Payne & Lennon Stella: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/jonas-blue-video-polaroid-liam-payne-lennon-stella-8480791/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407194459/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/jonas-blue-video-polaroid-liam-payne-lennon-stella-8480791/ |url-status=live }} The single peaked at number 12 in the United Kingdom and was certified platinum.{{Cite certification|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|type=single|artist=Jonas Blue/Liam Payne/Lennon|title=Polaroid|certyear=2021|id=15415-4848-1|access-date=20 October 2021}}

File:Liam Payne 2019.jpgPayne released the song "Stack It Up", featuring American rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie, on 18 September 2019. In October 2019, Payne announced that his debut album, LP1, would be released on 6 December 2019.{{Cite magazine |date=18 October 2019 |title=Liam Payne's Debut Album 'LP1' Due in December |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-debut-album-lp1-december-8533515/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |magazine=Billboard}} Several of Payne's previous single releases were included on the album's track list, and Payne released "All I Want (For Christmas)" on 25 October as the sixth single from the album.{{Cite magazine |date=23 October 2019 |title=All We Want for Christmas Is New Liam Payne Music & His New Song 'All I Want' Will Be an Early Gift |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-new-song-all-i-want-for-christmas-announcement-teaser-8540134/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407194434/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-new-song-all-i-want-for-christmas-announcement-teaser-8540134/ |url-status=live }} LP1 debuted at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart and number 111 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified gold in the United Kingdom and platinum in Canada.{{Cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Liam Payne|title=LP1|award=Gold|type=album|certyear=2023|accessdate=27 June 2023|id=16991-4582-2}}{{Cite certification|region=Canada|artist=Liam Payne|title=LP1|award=Platinum|type=album|certyear=2023|access-date= 10 July 2023}}

In April 2020, Payne began a weekly YouTube series.{{Cite web |title=Liam Payne's Weekly YouTube Series Is Here To Fight Off The Sunday Scaries |url=https://decider.com/2020/05/29/liam-payne-youtube-series/|work=Decider|first=Lea|last=Palmieri|date=29 May 2020|access-date=18 October 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Liam Payne launches new weekly quarantine YouTube series |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/4/27/liam-payne-launches-new-weekly-quarantine-youtube-series.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711093946/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/4/27/liam-payne-launches-new-weekly-quarantine-youtube-series.html |archive-date=11 July 2020 |access-date=10 July 2020 |website=ABC News Radio}} In July, he announced he would be launching The LP Show, a livestream series, with "Act 1" being a live-streamed concert.{{Cite magazine |last=Legaspi |first=Althea |date=9 July 2020 |title=Liam Payne to Launch 'The LP Show' With Livestream Concert |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-the-lp-show-act-1-livestream-concert-1026066/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=10 July 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711134823/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-the-lp-show-act-1-livestream-concert-1026066/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |date=8 July 2020 |title=Liam Payne Announces 'The LP Show' Livestream Concert Series on Veeps |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-the-lp-show-veeps-9415381/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407194501/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-the-lp-show-veeps-9415381/ |url-status=live }} On 9 October 2020, Payne released Midnight Hour, a collaborative EP with producer Alesso. It was preceded by the single "Midnight", released that April.{{Cite news |last=Tracy |first=Brianne |date=5 May 2020 |title=Alesso Says He Was 'Fanboying Hard' When Liam Payne Visited Sweden to Record 'Midnight' |url=https://people.com/music/alesso-fanboy-liam-payne-new-single-midnight/ |access-date=18 October 2024 |work=People |archive-date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123072607/https://people.com/music/alesso-fanboy-liam-payne-new-single-midnight/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=8 April 2020 |title=Liam Payne's Midnight brightens up our days |url=https://www.unitedbypop.com/music/news/liam-payne-midnight/ |access-date=10 July 2020 |archive-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710133731/https://www.unitedbypop.com/music/news/liam-payne-midnight/ |url-status=live }} On 30 October 2020, Payne released "Naughty List", a Christmas single featuring Dixie D'Amelio.{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Alex |date=30 October 2020 |title=Liam Payne drops brand new Christmas song 'Naughty List' with Dixie D'Amelio |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/tay/entertainment/music/liam-payne-naughty-list/ |website=PlanetRadio.co.uk}} In August 2021, Payne released the single "Sunshine", which was featured in the film Ron's Gone Wrong.{{Cite magazine|title=Liam Payne Announces New Single 'Sunshine' & its Feature in 'Ron's Gone Wrong' Movie|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-announces-single-sunshine-9617091/|magazine=Billboard|first=Heran|last=Mamo|date=19 August 2021|access-date=18 October 2024|archive-date=18 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118035648/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-announces-single-sunshine-9617091/|url-status=live}}

In May 2023, Payne announced that he was working on his second album.{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=17 May 2023 |title=Liam Payne Is Over 100 Days Sober and Working on a New Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-new-album-sobriety-interview-1234736998/ |access-date=28 August 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828052119/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-new-album-sobriety-interview-1234736998/ |url-status=live }} He planned his first solo tour, with dates for Latin America scheduled to take place in September 2023, but the tour was postponed after Payne was hospitalised in August 2023 with a kidney infection. Payne returned to music with the single "Teardrops", which was released on 1 March 2024.{{Cite magazine |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |date=1 March 2024 |title=Liam Payne announces his return with new single 'Teardrops' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/liam-payne-announces-his-return-with-new-single-teardrops-listen-3595438 |access-date=3 March 2024 |magazine=NME |archive-date=3 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303173131/https://www.nme.com/news/music/liam-payne-announces-his-return-with-new-single-teardrops-listen-3595438 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Christopher |date=3 February 2024 |title=Liam Payne reveals the date and title of his new single: 'Teardrops' |url=https://www.wecb.fm/liam-payne-reveals-the-date-and-title-of-his-new-single-teardrops/ |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=WECB |archive-date=6 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206061141/https://www.wecb.fm/liam-payne-reveals-the-date-and-title-of-his-new-single-teardrops/ |url-status=live }} The single was co-written with NSYNC member JC Chasez.{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=1 March 2024 |title=1D Meets 'NSync as Liam Payne, JC Chasez Team Up for New Song 'Teardrops' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-new-single-teardrops-jc-chasez-1234978959/ |access-date=3 March 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Helen |date=1 March 2024 |title=Can An NSYNC Singer Help One Direction's Liam Payne Turn His Career Around? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/01/can-an-nsync-singer-help-one-directions-liam-payne-turn-his-career-around/ |access-date=3 March 2024 |magazine=Forbes |archive-date=3 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303154950/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/01/can-an-nsync-singer-help-one-directions-liam-payne-turn-his-career-around/ |url-status=live }} "Teardrops" did not chart upon release, but debuted at number 85 on the UK Singles Chart following his death in October 2024.{{Cite web |date= |title=Liam Payne Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/51626/liam-payne/ |access-date=28 October 2024 |publisher=Official Charts Company |archive-date=9 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109214225/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/51626/liam-payne/ |url-status=live }}

On 28 October 2024, Sam Pounds announced that Payne would be the featured artist on his single "Do No Wrong", to be released on 1 November 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/liam-payne-cheryl-the-x-factor-twitter-buenos-aires-b2637419.html|title=Liam Payne collaborator hopes singer's posthumous music 'eclipses the negative'|newspaper=The Independent|last=McLaughlin|first=Charlotte|date=29 October 204|access-date=29 October 2024}}{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2024-10-28 |title=Liam Payne's First Posthumous Song Expected to Drop Friday |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-posthumous-single-do-no-wrong-1235145550/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=28 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241028232720/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-posthumous-single-do-no-wrong-1235145550/ |url-status=live }} However, a day later, he delayed the single, as he felt that it was not yet time.{{Cite web |date=28 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne's 'first posthumous single' Do No Wrong 'held': "It's not the time yet" |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/liam-payne-do-no-wrong-sam-pounds-song/ |access-date=29 October 2024 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}

On One Direction's later three albums, especially Four, Payne became a "prolific co-writer" with over 30 credits total,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-appreciation-one-direction-1235803644/|title=Liam Payne Helped Unlock One Direction's Potential|magazine=Billboard|first=Jason|last=Lipschutz|date=16 October 2024|accessdate=18 October 2024}} second only to Louis Tomlinson, with whom he frequently collaborated. Where Tomlinson was known for his lyricism, Payne had a penchant for coming up with melodies.{{Cite web|url=https://tbhonest.co.uk/2020/11/14/lyrics-and-melody-why-louis-tomlinson-and-liam-payne-were-a-great-writing-duo/|title=Lyrics and Melody: Why Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne were a great writing duo|website=TBHonest|first=Kelly|last=McFarland|date=14 November 2020|accessdate=12 August 2023|archive-date=12 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812210531/https://tbhonest.co.uk/2020/11/14/lyrics-and-melody-why-louis-tomlinson-and-liam-payne-were-a-great-writing-duo/|url-status=live}} He told Entertainment Weekly in 2015 that the two tracks he was most proud of were "Better Than Words" and "What a Feeling". The former is composed of titles from other songs, while he and Tomlinson wrote the latter inspired by Fleetwood Mac.{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/11/12/one-direction-liam-payne-soundtrack-my-life/|title=One Direction's Liam Payne: Soundtrack of My Life|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Amanda Michelle|last=Steiner|date=12 November 2015|accessdate=16 November 2024|archive-date=6 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206230940/https://ew.com/article/2015/11/12/one-direction-liam-payne-soundtrack-my-life/|url-status=live}}

Payne was a pop{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Helen |date=6 December 2019 |title=Liam Payne review – LP1: From One Direction to One Dimensional |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/liam-payne-review-lp1-album-tracklist-stream-cheryl-one-direction-a9233971.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/liam-payne-review-lp1-album-tracklist-stream-cheryl-one-direction-a9233971.html |archive-date=14 June 2022 |access-date=5 February 2020 |work=Independent}} and R&B{{Cite web |last=Morgan Britton |first=Luke |date=16 January 2016 |title=Liam Payne turns R&B in teaser of post-One Direction solo track – listen |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/one-direction-22-1194241 |access-date=5 February 2020 |website=NME |archive-date=5 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205102027/https://www.nme.com/news/music/one-direction-22-1194241 |url-status=live }} singer who explored other genres, including electronic music.{{Cite news |title=Liam Payne Bio, Albums, Streaming Links, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/liam-payne-mn0002854539 |access-date=4 September 2018 |publisher=AllMusic |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418131016/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/liam-payne-mn0002854539 |url-status=live }} He cited Chris Brown,{{Cite web |date=2 December 2019 |title=Liam Payne on life after One Direction: 'It was touch and go. I was slowly losing the plot' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/dec/02/liam-payne-on-life-after-one-direction-it-was-touch-and-go-i-was-slowly-losing-the-plot |newspaper=The Guardian}} Pharrell Williams,{{Cite magazine |title=Liam Payne Says One Direction 'Will Work Together Again': See His 'Attitude' Cover |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-attitude-cover-gay-uk-magazine-one-direction-6693050/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407194439/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/liam-payne-attitude-cover-gay-uk-magazine-one-direction-6693050/ |url-status=live }} Justin Timberlake,{{Cite news |title=One Direction's Liam Payne On Bumping into Justin Timberlake at the BRITs 2013 |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/one-direction/news/liam-payne-justin-timberlake-brit-awards-2013/#3Ij2coJw0GRwWjhD.97 |access-date=20 October 2015 |publisher=Capital |archive-date=5 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505042056/http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/one-direction/news/liam-payne-justin-timberlake-brit-awards-2013/#3Ij2coJw0GRwWjhD.97 |url-status=live }} and Usher as being major musical influences.{{Cite web |title=Liam Payne: I'm not ready to make statement music like Taylor Swift |url=http://home.bt.com/news/showbiz-news/liam-payne-im-not-ready-to-make-statement-music-like-taylor-swift-11364208637515 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731182549/http://home.bt.com/news/showbiz-news/liam-payne-im-not-ready-to-make-statement-music-like-taylor-swift-11364208637515 |archive-date=31 July 2019 |access-date=2 November 2017 |publisher=BT Consumer}} Payne said, "The person who has inspired me most is Pharrell Williams who I worked with a while back. I got talking to his producer recently and asked him what Pharrell was like when he was younger, and he said to me that when he was my age he couldn't press a note on a keyboard. And that was amazing to me because at 22 I thought I was too old to learn guitar."{{Cite news |last=Guiltenane |first=Christian |title=Attitude Magazine |url=http://attitude.co.uk/tag/liam-payne/ |access-date=20 October 2015 |publisher=Attitude |issue=October 2015 |archive-date=9 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009060345/http://attitude.co.uk/tag/liam-payne |url-status=live }} His first exposure to rock music was through Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory with "In the End", as they were the gateway for him to listen to other types of music outside of what he would typically listen to as a child. Payne would label "In the End" as one of the most important songs of his life.{{Cite magazine |magazine=Teen Vogue |date=4 June 2018 |title=Liam Payne Creates the Playlist to His Life |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4qPlhoD8FQ |time=2:24 |access-date=30 April 2022 |via=YouTube |archive-date=30 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430012158/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4qPlhoD8FQ&t=144s |url-status=live }}

Payne was named the first global brand ambassador for German brand Hugo Boss in May 2019. The first Hugo x Liam Payne capsule collection was revealed during Berlin Fashion Week in July 2020.{{Citation |title=Liam Payne named global brand ambassador for Hugo Boss |date=9 June 2019 |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3013354/liam-payne-named-global-brand-ambassador-hugo-boss |access-date=18 November 2020 |publisher=scmp}} His second capsule collection with Hugo Boss was launched in May 2020. The collection, which mainly consists of men's wardrobes, includes polo shirts, T-shirts, shorts, hoodies, sweatpants and a pair of sneakers.{{Cite web |date=18 May 2020 |title=The new Liam Payne x Hugo Boss capsule collection just dropped |url=https://www.lifestyleasia.com/bk/style/fashion/liam-payne-x-hugo-boss/ |website=Lifestyle Asia |access-date=18 November 2020 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510081410/https://www.lifestyleasia.com/bk/style/fashion/liam-payne-x-hugo-boss/ |url-status=live }} In January 2020, Payne starred in the Hugo Boss fragrance campaign for their perfume Hugo Now.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Erica |date=8 January 2020 |title=Liam Payne's Face Has a New Job |url=https://www.thecut.com/2020/01/liam-payne-hugo-boss-cologne.html |access-date=16 October 2024 |website=The Cut |language=en |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604170021/https://www.thecut.com/2020/01/liam-payne-hugo-boss-cologne.html |url-status=live }}

In June 2021, Payne launched a non-fungible token (NFT) digital artwork collection, entitled "Lonely Bug".{{Cite news |date=9 June 2021 |title=Liam Payne launches NFT inspired by lockdown |url=https://sifted.eu/articles/liam-payne-nft |work=Sifted.eu |archive-date=20 April 2023 |access-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420083842/https://sifted.eu/articles/liam-payne-nft |url-status=live }} On 25 January 2022, he dedicated a separate Twitter account @PaynoETH solely to cover the subject.{{Cite magazine |date=25 January 2022 |title=Liam Payne Now Has a Twitter Account Solely Dedicated to Crypto |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-nfts-twitter-account-1290285/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=20 April 2023 |archive-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420083841/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-nfts-twitter-account-1290285/ |url-status=live }}

File:Liamcharityfootball2 (cropped).jpg, England, May 2014]]

As a member of One Direction, Payne supported many charities. The band supported BBC's Children in Need fundraising efforts.{{Cite news |title=One Direction open CIN 2012 show |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-20367022 |access-date=2024-10-21 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |date=2014-11-11 |title=One Direction for Children in Need EastEnders gig |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-29986957 |access-date=2024-10-21 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=25 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125103237/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-29986957 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2012-11-17 |title=Children in Need raises record £26.7 million in one night |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9684938/Children-in-Need-raises-record-26.7-million-in-one-night.html |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=The Telegraph |language=en |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021911/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9684938/Children-in-Need-raises-record-26.7-million-in-one-night.html |url-status=live }} The band also supported Comic Relief, notably raising over £2 million for the charity in 2013, in part through the release of a charity single "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" and films of the band's trip to Ghana,{{Cite web |title=One Direction raises over £2 million for Red Nose Day 2013 {{!}} Comic Relief |url=https://www.comicrelief.com/news/one-direction-raises-over-2-million-red-nose-day-2013/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=www.comicrelief.com |language=en |archive-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101110208/https://www.comicrelief.com/news/one-direction-raises-over-2-million-red-nose-day-2013/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Wightman |first1=Catriona |title=One Direction in Ghana for Comic Relief - picture |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a451398/one-direction-in-ghana-for-comic-relief-picture/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=9 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209092611/https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a451398/one-direction-in-ghana-for-comic-relief-picture/ |archive-date=9 February 2025 |date=16 January 2013 |url-status=live}} where the group volunteered at a children's hospital.{{cite web |last1=Mathews |first1=Dana |title=One Direction On Giving Back With Charity Comic Relief |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/one-direction-visit-ghana-comic-relief-red-nose-day |website=Teen Vogue |access-date=9 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816214826/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/one-direction-visit-ghana-comic-relief-red-nose-day |archive-date=16 August 2022 |date=16 April 2013 |url-status=live}} Payne, along with the rest of One Direction, partnered with Action/2015 in order to launch the "Action 1D" campaign to raise awareness of global issues.{{cite magazine |last1=Strecker |first1=Erin |title=One Direction Announces New Charity Initiative #Action1D |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/one-direction-charity-initiative-action1d-6620356/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124130316/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/one-direction-charity-initiative-action1d-6620356/ |archive-date=24 January 2025 |date=8 July 2015 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=One Direction plan to change the world (with your help) |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-33443453 |website=BBC News |access-date=2 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622214734/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-33443453 |archive-date=22 June 2024 |date=8 July 2015 |url-status=live}}

Payne was an avid supporter of UNICEF and teamed up with tennis star Andy Murray, Jack Whitehall and Clare Balding in support of UNICEF UK's Children in Danger Summer Disease Appeal.{{Cite news |title=Andy Murray, Liam Payne, Jack Whitehall and Clare Balding film tennis comedy sketch for Unicef |url=http://blogs.unicef.org.uk/2015/06/16/andy-murray-liam-payne-one-drection-jack-whitehall-clare-balding-unicef-tennis-team-beat-disease/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222103034/http://blogs.unicef.org.uk/2015/06/16/andy-murray-liam-payne-one-drection-jack-whitehall-clare-balding-unicef-tennis-team-beat-disease/ |archive-date=22 December 2015 |access-date=20 October 2015 |publisher=Blogs.unicef.org.uk}} Payne teamed up with motorsport star Eddie Jordan in support of UK based charity CLIC Sargent.{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=David |title=One Direction singer Liam Payne and sporting legends support CLIC Sargent event at Royal Windsor Racecourse |url=http://www.windsorexpress.co.uk/News/Areas/Windsor/Sporting-legends-and-One-Direction-singer-support-childrens-cancer-charity-event-at-Royal-Windsor-Racecourse-23062015.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222102049/http://www.windsorexpress.co.uk/News/Areas/Windsor/Sporting-legends-and-One-Direction-singer-support-childrens-cancer-charity-event-at-Royal-Windsor-Racecourse-23062015.htm |archive-date=22 December 2015 |access-date=20 October 2015 |work=Windsor Express}} Payne was an ambassador for the youth cancer charity Trekstock, along with bandmate Harry Styles.{{cite web |title=One direction stars offering VIP trip for charity fundraiser |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/one-direction-stars-offering-vip-trip-for-charity-fundraiser/ |website=Indian Express |access-date=9 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620122157/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/one-direction-stars-offering-vip-trip-for-charity-fundraiser/ |archive-date=20 June 2023 |date=10 July 2013|url-access=subscription}}{{cite magazine |last1=Steiner |first1=Amanda |title=Zayn Malik Thanks One Direction Bandmates in First Public Appearance Since Split |url=https://time.com/3827400/zayn-malik-one-direction-2/ |magazine=Time |access-date=9 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910203653/https://time.com/3827400/zayn-malik-one-direction-2/ |archive-date=10 September 2024 |date=18 April 2015 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=1D stars Liam Payne and Harry Styles become cancer charity ambassadors |url=http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2015-04-20/1d-stars-liam-payne-and-harry-styles-become-cancer-charity-ambassadors/ |access-date=20 October 2015 |publisher=ITV |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422190610/https://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2015-04-20/1d-stars-liam-payne-and-harry-styles-become-cancer-charity-ambassadors/ |url-status=live }} Payne's original campaign with the organisation in 2013 raised $784,198.{{Cite news |title=An Evening Out With Liam and Harry |url=https://www.prizeo.com/prizes/liam-and-harry/an-evening-out-with-liam-and-harry |access-date=20 October 2015 |publisher=Prizeo |archive-date=18 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418210254/https://www.prizeo.com/prizes/liam-and-harry/an-evening-out-with-liam-and-harry |url-status=live }} He raised an additional $211,237 during his campaign in 2015.{{Cite news |title=The Charitable Nature of Liam Payne |url=http://trendom.co/the-charitable-nature-of-liam-payne/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222083725/http://trendom.co/the-charitable-nature-of-liam-payne/ |archive-date=22 December 2015 |access-date=20 October 2015 |publisher=Trendom.co}} Payne was also named an ambassador of Sustainable Development Goals also known as the Global Goals campaign.{{Cite web |title=The Global Goals |url=http://www.globalgoals.org/ |access-date=20 October 2015 |publisher=The Global Goals |archive-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620112930/https://www.globalgoals.org/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |title=Global Goals Campaign Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/one-direction-jennifer-lopez-global-goals-video-6708119/ |access-date=7 April 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407194440/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/one-direction-jennifer-lopez-global-goals-video-6708119/ |url-status=live }} In 2015, Payne helped to promote a £6 million youth project "The Youth Zone" in his hometown of Wolverhampton.{{Cite web |date=28 April 2015 |title=WATCH: Newly-released footage of One Direction star Liam Payne at Wolverhampton Youth Zone event |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/04/28/one-direction-star-liam-payne-in-wolverhampton-for-youth-zone-event/ |website=Express & Star |access-date=21 March 2018 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828052730/https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/04/28/one-direction-star-liam-payne-in-wolverhampton-for-youth-zone-event/ |url-status=dead }}

Payne co-hosted a charity ball in honour of Believe in Magic, an organisation that supported terminally ill children, with bandmate Louis Tomlinson. Tomlinson donated £50,000 for Payne's face to be painted. Collectively Payne and Tomlinson donated over £5 million at the event.{{cite web |last1=Soteriou |first1=Stephanie |title=Louis Tomlinson And Liam Payne Donate Over £5Million At Charity Ball - The Cutest Moments |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/louis-tomlinson-and-liam-payne-donate-over-126414674404.html |website=Yahoo! News |access-date=25 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812235421/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/louis-tomlinson-and-liam-payne-donate-over-126414674404.html |archive-date=12 August 2022 |date=11 August 2015 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=McBride |first1=Caitlin |title=Louis Tomlinson donates over €2m to children's charity at Cinderella ball with mum Johannah |url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/louis-tomlinson-donates-over-2m-to-childrens-charity-at-cinderella-ball-with-mum-johannah/31442370.html |website=The Irish Independent |access-date=25 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125075551/https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/louis-tomlinson-donates-over-2m-to-childrens-charity-at-cinderella-ball-with-mum-johannah/31442370.html |archive-date=25 January 2025 |date=11 August 2015 |url-status=live}} In 2018, Payne and Tomlinson filmed an episode of Gogglebox in support for Stand Up to Cancer.{{Cite magazine |last=Bajgrowicz |first=Brooke |date=2018-10-25 |title=Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson Set For Stand Up to Cancer 'Gogglebox' Special |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/liam-payne-louis-tomlinson-stand-up-to-cancer-special-8481660/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

Payne was an advocate for food security. Beginning in the spring of 2020 he became a donor to the Trussell Trust and its network of UK food banks, funding more than 360,000 meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said, "I'm glad to be playing my small part as we work towards a future in which nobody needs a food bank."{{Cite web |date=2024-10-17 |title=Liam Payne praised for compassion after four-year support of Trussell food banks |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/liam-payne-trussell-trust-one-direction-facebook-stokeontrent-b2630811.html |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=The Independent |language=en}} Payne donated £80,000 and volunteered to help out in person at Euston Food Bank and Food for All in Holborn, which was not revealed until after his death. Food for All director Pete O'Grady said Payne "didn't want anyone to make a thing about it. He let nobody know of his generosity".{{Cite web|url=https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/how-liam-payne-secretly-gave-up-his-time-to-help-feed-hundreds-of-struggling-families-in-camden|title=How Liam Payne secretly gave up his time to help feed hundreds of struggling families in Camden|first=Dan|last=Carrier|date=24 October 2024|accessdate=24 October 2024|archive-date=6 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206071447/https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/how-liam-payne-secretly-gave-up-his-time-to-help-feed-hundreds-of-struggling-families-in-camden|url-status=live}}

Payne participated in UNICEF's Soccer Aid. In 2022, he captained the English team, and returned for the 2023 event.{{cite web |last1=Cullinane |first1=Alice |title=Liam Payne: The star who wanted to change lives |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpdq03y54nxo |website=BBC News |access-date=15 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226233517/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpdq03y54nxo |archive-date=26 December 2024 |date=18 October 2024 |url-status=live}} Payne donated thousands of pounds to various GoFundMe pages in the month prior to his death.{{Cite web |last=Wilkes |first=Emma |date=2024-10-19 |title=Liam Payne donated thousands of pounds to GoFundMe pages before death |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/liam-payne-donated-thousands-of-pounds-to-gofundme-pages-before-death-3804329 |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} In a Snapchat video uploaded at the time he explained, "I've been going on night by night by night, trying to finish off people's donations so that they can get the operations they need."

File:Liam Payne for UNICEF 2023.png in 2023]]

Liam Payne started dating Danielle Peazer, a dancer on The X Factor, when he was 17 and she was 22 in 2010. The couple broke up in 2013.{{cite web |last1=Aizin |first1=Rebecca |title=Liam Payne's Dating History: All About the Late Singer's Past Girlfriends — and What They've Said Since His Shocking Death |url=https://people.com/liam-payne-dating-history-8731462 |website=People |access-date=15 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241029002304/https://people.com/liam-payne-dating-history-8731462 |archive-date=29 October 2024 |date=21 October 2024 |url-status=live}} From 2013 to 2015, he dated childhood friend Sophia Smith.{{cite web |title=One Direction star Liam Payne's dating history: from Girls Aloud's Cheryl, who is mum to his son Bear, to model Maya Henry and influencer Kate Cassidy – but what have his exes said about his death? |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3283464/one-direction-star-liam-paynes-dating-history-girls-alouds-cheryl-who-mum-his-son-bear-model-maya |website=South China Morning Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115073008/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3283464/one-direction-star-liam-paynes-dating-history-girls-alouds-cheryl-who-mum-his-son-bear-model-maya |archive-date=15 November 2024 |date=23 October 2024 |url-status=live}} In late 2015, he started dating singer Cheryl, whom he first met when he was 14 years old at his first X Factor audition, where she was a judge. The pair would meet again when Payne reapplied for the show at 16, where 26-year-old Cheryl was again a judge. They had one son who was born on 22 March 2017.{{Cite news |date=25 March 2017 |title=Cheryl and Liam announce birth of baby boy, Bear. |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39395996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326060246/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39395996 |archive-date=26 March 2017 |access-date=25 March 2017 |publisher=BBC News}}{{Cite web |last=Read-Dominguez |first=Jennifer |date=25 March 2017 |title=Cheryl and Liam welcome their first child |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a823511/cheryl-fernandez-versini-liam-payne-welcome-first-baby/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325212737/http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/news/a823511/cheryl-fernandez-versini-liam-payne-welcome-first-baby/ |archive-date=25 March 2017 |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=Digital Spy |location=United Kingdom}} Their relationship ended in 2018.{{Cite news |date=1 July 2018 |title=Cheryl and Liam Payne announce split |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44677975 |access-date=1 July 2018 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602102156/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44677975 |url-status=live }}

Payne began dating model Maya Henry in 2019; they became engaged in August 2020.{{Cite web |last=Drysdale |first=Jennifer |date=3 September 2020 |title=Liam Payne Confirms Engagement to Maya Henry: 'We're Just Really Happy' |url=https://www.etonline.com/liam-payne-confirms-engagement-to-maya-henry-were-just-really-happy-152136 |access-date=7 June 2021 |website=ET |archive-date=8 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608022624/https://www.etonline.com/liam-payne-confirms-engagement-to-maya-henry-were-just-really-happy-152136 |url-status=live }} By June 2021, Payne and Henry had separated.{{Cite news |date=7 June 2021 |title=Liam Payne And Maya Henry Relationship Timeline: From Getting Engaged To Why They Split |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/liam-payne/maya-henry-relationship-timeline-one-direction/ |access-date=7 June 2021 |work=Capital |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828052736/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/liam-payne/maya-henry-relationship-timeline-one-direction/ |url-status=live }} The couple reunited that year and were again engaged.{{Cite web|title=Liam Payne and Maya Henry Kiss During Return to Red Carpet as a Couple|url=https://people.com/music/liam-payne-maya-henry-kiss-return-red-carpet-couple/|work=People|first=Ally|last=Mauch|date=11 October 2021|access-date=17 October 2024|archive-date=28 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828052730/https://people.com/music/liam-payne-maya-henry-kiss-return-red-carpet-couple/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/maya-henry-engagement-ring-liam-payne/|title=Maya Henry puts engagement ring back on amid Liam Payne reconciliation|website=Capital}} In May 2022, the couple ended their engagement for a second time.{{Cite magazine |title=Liam Payne & Maya Henry Call off Engagement Again |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-maya-henry-split-again-end-engagement-1235074732/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=28 May 2022 |archive-date=9 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009140133/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-maya-henry-split-again-end-engagement-1235074732/ |url-status=live }} From October 2022 until his death on 16 October 2024, he had been in a relationship with influencer Kate Cassidy.{{Cite news |last=Bulbul |first=Nuray |date=31 October 2022 |title=Who is Kate Cassidy? Liam Payne's apparent new girlfriend |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/kate-cassidy-liam-payne-apparent-new-girlfriend-b1036477.html |work=Evening Standard |archive-date=28 April 2023 |access-date=28 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428175107/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/kate-cassidy-liam-payne-apparent-new-girlfriend-b1036477.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=10 May 2023 |title=Liam Payne 'splits from girlfriend Kate Cassidy' after 10 months of dating |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/liam-payne-splits-girlfriend-kate-cassidy-breakup-b1080319.html |work=Evening Standard |archive-date=13 May 2023 |access-date=13 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513160742/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/liam-payne-splits-girlfriend-kate-cassidy-breakup-b1080319.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=9 June 2023 |title=Liam Payne Spotted Holding Hands with Kate Cassidy on Date Night |url=https://people.com/liam-payne-spotted-holding-hands-with-kate-cassidy-on-date-night-7510452 |access-date=12 June 2023 |work=People |archive-date=12 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612150453/https://people.com/liam-payne-spotted-holding-hands-with-kate-cassidy-on-date-night-7510452 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Meredith |date=15 November 2023 |title=Liam Payne's girlfriend says she 'manifested' dating him when she was 10 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/liam-payne-girlfriend-kate-cassidy-b2447161.html |access-date=24 April 2024 |work=The Independent |archive-date=17 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917142648/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/liam-payne-girlfriend-kate-cassidy-b2447161.html |url-status=live }}

Payne's net worth was estimated at £47 million in 2020.{{Cite web |date=23 July 2020 |title=Every member of One Direction, ranked by net worth |url=https://www.insider.com/one-direction-member-net-worth-individually-2019-5 |access-date=23 July 2020 |website=ITV}} Payne owned homes in Malibu, California, and Surrey, but listed them for sale in early 2020 and 2021, respectively.{{Cite news |date=22 July 2020 |title=The One Direction Stars' Homes: Inside Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, And Louis Tomlinson's Houses |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/one-direction/homes-harry-styles-niall-horan-liam-payne/ |access-date=7 June 2021 |work=Capital |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414193319/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/one-direction/homes-harry-styles-niall-horan-liam-payne/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Leitereg |first=Neal |date=6 December 2020 |title=Singer Liam Payne Offers Los Angeles Home To The Tune Of $10.75 Million |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nealleitereg/2020/12/06/singer-liam-payne-offers-los-angeles-home-to-the-tune-of-1075-million/?sh=7fd47b011c0e |website=Forbes |access-date=19 March 2021 |archive-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628081734/https://www.forbes.com/sites/nealleitereg/2020/12/06/singer-liam-payne-offers-los-angeles-home-to-the-tune-of-1075-million/?sh=7fd47b011c0e |url-status=live }} In 2020, he moved to Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire to be near his son, having previously lived with Cheryl in nearby Chalfont St Peter.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/24660005.former-one-direction-star-liam-payne-dies-aged-31/|title=Chalfont St Giles: Where Liam Payne lived in the UK|work=Bucks Free Press|date=17 October 2024|accessdate=24 October 2024|archive-date=27 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127005259/https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/24660005.former-one-direction-star-liam-payne-dies-aged-31/|url-status=live}}

Payne was a supporter of the football team West Bromwich Albion.{{Cite news |date=21 February 2018 |title=Liam Payne lifts the lid on his arguments with Cheryl – over West Brom and Newcastle United |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liam-cheryl-west-brom-newcastle-14309825 |work=Birmingham Mail |archive-date=13 June 2021 |access-date=13 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613045519/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liam-cheryl-west-brom-newcastle-14309825 |url-status=live }}

Payne was pro-choice. In May 2019, amidst anti-abortion legislation passed in Alabama, he said that they were "completely taking away the rights of women and the ownership of the bodies that belong to them" and that "... men never have to go through that so how can we even comment or decide what women should or shouldn't go through." He added "here was me thinking it was supposed to be the land of the free (and) it all looks very tied up from where I'm standing".{{Cite web |last=Simpson |first=Craig |date=16 May 2019 |title=Liam Payne questions if US is still 'land of the free' after abortion vote |url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/liam-payne-questions-if-us-is-still-land-of-the-free-after-abortion-vote-38119752.html |access-date=7 June 2021 |website=Independent.ie}} In May 2020, Payne expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement and encouraged fans to educate themselves and donate. He attended London Black Lives Matter protests.{{cite news |last1=Chamberlain |first1=Zoe |title=Liam Payne joins protesters for Black Lives Matter rally over George Floyd's death |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/liam-payne-joins-protesters-black-18358592 |access-date=18 October 2024 |work=Birmingham Mail |date=3 June 2020 |archive-date=30 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130154702/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/liam-payne-joins-protesters-black-18358592 |url-status=live }}

Payne had spoken about his struggles with alcoholism since the peak of One Direction's success. More specifically, he mentioned being locked in hotel rooms with a mini-bar between gigs.{{Cite news |date=8 June 2021 |title='It was toxic': Liam Payne says he was addicted to 'pills and booze' during 'One Direction' fame |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/06/08/liam-payne-struggled-addiction-suicidal-ideation-during-one-direction-fame/7606844002/ |newspaper=USA Today |first=Cydney |last=Henderson |archive-date=9 June 2021 |access-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609002039/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/06/08/liam-payne-struggled-addiction-suicidal-ideation-during-one-direction-fame/7606844002/ |url-status=live }} In May 2023, Payne mentioned being sober for over three months. That July, he shared a video expanding on this, and he discussed spending 100 days in a rehab facility in Louisiana.{{Cite news|date=17 May 2023|title=Liam Payne announces he's over 100 days sober: 'I feel amazing'|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/liam-payne-100-days-sober-feel-amazing-alcohol-free-b1081664.html|newspaper=Evening Standard|first=Lisa|last=McLoughlin|access-date=22 October 2024|archive-date=8 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608123029/https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/liam-payne-100-days-sober-feel-amazing-alcohol-free-b1081664.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |date=12 July 2023 |title=Liam Payne says he spent 100 days in rehab after making controversial comments about One Direction |url=https://www.insider.com/liam-payne-one-direction-podcast-backlash-rehab-sober-2023-7 |publisher=Insider Inc.}} In August 2023, Payne was hospitalised with a kidney infection.{{Cite news |last=Lenthang |first=Marlene |date=25 August 2023 |title=Liam Payne hospitalized for 'serious' kidney infection, postpones tour |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/liam-payne-hospitalized-serious-kidney-infection-postpones-tour-rcna101863 |access-date=28 August 2023 |publisher=NBC News |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828052119/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna101863 |url-status=live }}

On 1 June 2022, he was intoxicated while being interviewed by Logan Paul for his podcast series. Payne said that One Direction originated with a promise that Simon Cowell had made to him; Payne had previously appeared on the show, and Cowell purportedly pledged to "make it work" should he return. He also discussed former fellow member Zayn Malik's family life and said: "There's many reasons why I dislike Zayn and there's many reasons why I'll always, always be on his side".{{Cite news |date=2 June 2022 |title=Five things Liam Payne said in controversial Logan Paul interview |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-40887017.html |newspaper=Irish Examiner |first=Maeve |last=Lee |archive-date=11 June 2022 |access-date=15 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611123246/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-40887017.html |url-status=live }} He later clarified his remarks on Malik and apologised.{{Cite news |date=2 June 2022 |access-date=28 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne Clarifies Viral Interview Comments About Zayn Malik |url=https://www.etonline.com/liam-payne-clarifies-viral-interview-comments-about-zayn-malik-185042 |work=Entertainment Tonight |first=Tionah |last=Lee |archive-date=10 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610191248/https://www.etonline.com/liam-payne-clarifies-viral-interview-comments-about-zayn-malik-185042 |url-status=live }}

File:Liam_Payne,_in_memoriam,_Buenos_Aires_03.jpg

In early October 2024,{{cite web |last1=Patterson |first1=Charmaine |title=Inside Liam Payne's Final Days: Watching His One Direction Bandmate Perform and Vacationing in Argentina |url=https://people.com/inside-liam-payne-final-days-before-his-death-8729429 |website=People |access-date=15 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111152623/https://people.com/inside-liam-payne-final-days-before-his-death-8729429 |archive-date=11 November 2024 |date=17 October 2024 |url-status=live}} Payne and his girlfriend Kate Cassidy travelled to Argentina to renew his United States O visa at the US embassy in Buenos Aires and to attend Horan's The Show: Live on Tour concert at the city's Movistar Arena.{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Chloe |title=Liam Payne's 'struggle to obtain US visa forced him to extend stay' in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the days before his death |url=https://www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity-life/liam-paynes-struggle-to-obtain-us-visa-forced-him-to-extend-stay-in-buenos-aires-argentina-in-the-days-before-his-death/news-story/7a9f32915242834d75554d5463ef71cc |website=Sky News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215092857/https://www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity-life/liam-paynes-struggle-to-obtain-us-visa-forced-him-to-extend-stay-in-buenos-aires-argentina-in-the-days-before-his-death/news-story/7a9f32915242834d75554d5463ef71cc|archive-date=15 February 2025|access-date=15 February 2025 |date=21 October 2024 |url-status=live}} He had posted about his intention to travel to Argentina in videos to his Snapchat account.{{Cite web |last=Delgado |first=Sara |date=2024-10-03 |title=One Direction Bandmates Liam Payne & Niall Horan Reunited in Argentina |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/liam-payne-niall-horan-argentina-concert-oct-2024 |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-US |archive-date=3 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003155710/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/liam-payne-niall-horan-argentina-concert-oct-2024 |url-status=live }} Cassidy returned to her home in Florida on 14 October, with Payne staying in Argentina.{{cite web |last1=Werner |first1=Kaleigh |title=Why Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy left Argentina just before his death |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/liam-payne-kate-cassidy-argentina-buenos-aires-hotel-b2631398.html |website=The Independent |access-date=15 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214214425/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/liam-payne-kate-cassidy-argentina-buenos-aires-hotel-b2631398.html |archive-date=14 December 2024 |date=18 October 2024 |url-status=live}} A fan told reporters that Payne had approached them on 16 October and had appeared sober and discussed with them at length his time in Buenos Aires and his appreciation of the area.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-10-23 |title=The last wish that Liam Payne confessed to an Argentine fan an hour before he died: 'He didn't look drunk or aggressive' |url=https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/music/2024/10/23/6719153be2704ec29d8b459f.html |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=MARCA |language=en}} Shortly before his death, he told another fan staying at the same hotel that "I used to be in a boyband, that's why I'm so fucked up."{{Cite web |last=Sáenz |first=Lissete Lanuza |date=21 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne's Last Words Shockingly Predicted His Tragic Demise: 'I'm Going to Die' |url=https://stylecaster.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/1234722942/liam-payne-last-words/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119145705/https://stylecaster.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/1234722942/liam-payne-last-words/ |archive-date=19 January 2025 |access-date=19 January 2025 |website=StyleCaster |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Boyce |first=Mike |date=18 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne's Tragic Final Words Reveal Pain Behind 'Drug Abuse': 'I Used to Be In a Boyband… That's Why I'm So F----- Up' |url=https://radaronline.com/p/liam-payne-tragic-final-words-revealed-drug-abuse-boyband/?utm_source=recirculation |access-date=19 January 2025 |website=RadarOnline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last= |date=18 October 2024 |title=Hotel guest heard "loud scream" before Payne's death |url=https://www.krone.at/3563620 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119151206/https://www.krone.at/3563620 |archive-date=19 January 2025 |access-date=24 October 2024 |website=Kronen Zeitung |language=en}}

Later that day, Payne died after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur hotel in the Palermo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.{{Cite news |last=Vila |first=Ailén Rocío |date=17 October 2024 |title=Murió Liam Payne, el ex cantante de One Direction, en un hotel en el barrio porteño de Palermo |trans-title=Liam Payne, the former singer of One Direction, died in a hotel in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Palermo |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/murio-liam-payne-el-ex-cantante-de-one-direction-en-un-hotel-de-la-ciudad-de-buenos-aires-nid16102024/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=La Nación |language=es}}{{Cite news |last1=Heching |first1=Dan |last2=Castro |first2=Manuela |last3=Torres |first3=Mauricio |last4=Rosenbloom |first4=Alli |last5=Edwards |first5=Christian |date=16 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dead at 31 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/16/entertainment/liam-payne-death-one-direction/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241016223247/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/16/entertainment/liam-payne-death-one-direction/index.html |archive-date=16 October 2024 |access-date=16 October 2024 |publisher=CNN |language=en}}{{Cite news |last1=Holt |first1=James |last2=Delaney |first2=Zoe |date=17 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne's cause of death confirmed after falling from hotel room balcony |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/liam-paynes-cause-death-confirmed-30165387 |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=Manchester Evening News}} Police went to the hotel following an emergency call from the hotel manager, who reported "an aggressive man who could be under the effects of drugs and alcohol".{{Cite web |last1=Raszewski |first1=Eliana |last2=Marcarian |first2=Agustin |date=17 October 2024 |title=One Direction singer Liam Payne dead after falling from Buenos Aires hotel balcony |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/one-direction-singer-liam-payne-found-dead-buenos-aires-local-media-reports-2024-10-16/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241016223423/https://www.reuters.com/world/one-direction-singer-liam-payne-found-dead-buenos-aires-local-media-reports-2024-10-16/ |archive-date=16 October 2024 |access-date=17 October 2024 |publisher=Reuters |language=en}} The manager indicated in the call that "when he is conscious he is destroying the entire room and we need you to send someone", noting that the man's life was at risk due to the room having a balcony.{{Cite news |last1=Debre |first1=Isabel |last2=Huamani |first2=Kaitlyn |date=17 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall |url=https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-dies-one-direction-6b7893a56e0d8701096775f611399dd8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241016222331/https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-dies-one-direction-6b7893a56e0d8701096775f611399dd8 |archive-date=16 October 2024 |access-date=17 October 2024 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en}} Payne fell from the balcony shortly after emergency services arrived.{{Cite web |last1=Amos |first1=Owen |last2=Spivey |first2=Matt |date=17 October 2024 |title=What we know about Liam Payne's death |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn4vem0l5ldt |access-date=17 October 2024 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=9 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109074931/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn4vem0l5ldt |url-status=live }} His death was confirmed at 5:11 p.m. Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).{{Cite magazine |last1=Richards |first1=Bailey |last2=Rosner |first2=Elizabeth |date=16 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne of One Direction Dies at 31 After Falling from Hotel Balcony in Argentina |url=https://people.com/liam-payne-dead-age-31-after-hotel-balcony-fall-8729408 |access-date=17 October 2024 |magazine=People |archive-date=9 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109002313/https://people.com/liam-payne-dead-age-31-after-hotel-balcony-fall-8729408 |url-status=live }} The emergency medical team that arrived at the hotel reported a "cranial fracture and extremely serious injuries" that led to Payne's immediate death.{{cite web |title=Liam Payne died instantly |url=https://nz.news.yahoo.com/liam-payne-died-instantly-101443078.html |website=Yahoo! News |access-date=15 February 2025 |date=17 October 2024}}

Alberto Crescenti, the director of Buenos Aires' public emergency medical service, announced Payne's death on the Argentine news channel TN, saying that the fall was from a height of approximately {{convert|13|to|14|m|ft}} and that Payne sustained "very serious injuries incompatible with life" leaving "no possibility of resuscitation". Crescenti declined to comment on whether the death was a suicide or an accident.{{Cite web |last=Tabachnick |first=Cara |date=16 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne, former One Direction singer, dies at 31 after falling from hotel in Argentina |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-payne-one-direction-singer-dies-argentina/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |publisher=CBS News |language=en |archive-date=9 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109155637/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-payne-one-direction-singer-dies-argentina/ |url-status=live }} Pablo Policicchio, communications director for the Buenos Aires Security Ministry, stated that Payne "had jumped from the balcony of his room".{{Cite magazine |last1=J. Horowitz |first1=Steven |last2=Garcia |first2=Thania |date=16 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne, One Direction Member, Dies at 31 |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/liam-payne-dead-one-direction-1236180399/ |access-date=20 October 2024 |magazine=Variety |archive-date=9 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109074611/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/liam-payne-dead-one-direction-1236180399/ |url-status=live }} The office did not respond to follow-up questions regarding the claim and directed the reporters to the prosecutor's office.{{Cite web |last1=Rosenbloom |first1=Alli |last2=Heching |first2=Dan |last3=Gonzalez |first3=Sandra |date=18 October 2024 |title=Questions remain as investigation into Liam Payne's fatal fall continues |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/18/entertainment/liam-payne-death-investigation/index.html |access-date=20 October 2024 |publisher=CNN |language=en}} The forensic experts later reported that Payne "did not adopt a reflexive posture to protect himself" and that he "could have fallen in a state of semi or total unconsciousness".{{Cite magazine |last=Bohannon |first=Molly |date=20 October 2024 |title=In Photos: Fans Pay Tribute To Liam Payne After Sudden Death |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/10/20/in-photos-fans-pay-tribute-to-liam-payne-after-sudden-death/ |url-access=limited |access-date=20 October 2024 |magazine=Forbes |archive-date=10 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110220214/https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/10/20/in-photos-fans-pay-tribute-to-liam-payne-after-sudden-death/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Callahan |first=Chrissy |date=18 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne's cause of death confirmed in autopsy report: What is polytrauma? |url=https://www.today.com/health/news/liam-payne-autopsy-report-cause-of-death-rcna175959 |access-date=20 October 2024 |website=Today.com |language=en}} According to Argentine journalist Paula Varela, citing unreleased CCTV footage, Payne accidentally fell to his death after fainting on the balcony.[https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/liam-payne-one-direction-fainted-30250398 Liam Payne 'fainted' in hotel room and was 'just in the wrong place at wrong time'] Lee Grimsditch and Bradley Jolly, Manchester Evening News (29 October 2024) {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20241101010024/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/liam-payne-one-direction-fainted-30250398 |date=1 November 2024 }}

Payne's body was initially interred at the Cementerio Británico in Buenos Aires before being repatriated by air to the United Kingdom on 6 November.{{Cite news |date=7 November 2024 |title=Body of One Direction star Liam Payne flown home to Britain |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/body-of-one-direction-star-liam-payne-flown-home-to-britain |access-date=7 November 2024 |publisher=The Straits Times |language=en |archive-date=8 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241108214053/https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/body-of-one-direction-star-liam-payne-flown-home-to-britain |url-status=live }} His funeral was held on 20 November at Saint Mary's Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7d2k41l6vo|title=Liam Payne to be remembered at private funeral|website=BBC|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=20 November 2024|access-date=20 November 2024|archive-date=20 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120083827/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7d2k41l6vo|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/liam-payne-funeral-today-guests-one-direction-b2650333.html|title=One Direction star Liam Payne laid to rest after emotional funeral service attended by former bandmates|website=The Independent|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=20 November 2024|access-date=20 November 2024}}

Authorities opened an investigation into Payne's death and conducted a post-mortem. Police said that several medications and energy supplements were found in his room, including clonazepam, and that a whiskey bottle was found in the courtyard where his body was recovered.{{Cite news |last1=Debre |first1=Isabel |last2=Huamani |first2=Kaitlyn |date=17 October 2024 |title=Death of ex-One Direction member Liam Payne at 31 shocks fans around the world |url=https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-one-direction-death-487239e4f0b938a6f350a7d2f14737e4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241016222331/https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-dies-one-direction-6b7893a56e0d8701096775f611399dd8 |archive-date=16 October 2024 |access-date=17 October 2024 |publisher=Associated Press |language=en}} Initial post-mortem examination indicated that Payne died from internal and external haemorrhages and multiple traumatic injuries.{{Cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Meredith |last2=O'Connor |first2=Roison |date=18 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne cause of death revealed in preliminary autopsy |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/liam-payne-cause-death-autopsy-report-b2631386.html |access-date=20 October 2024 |newspaper=The Independent}} The forensic experts reported 25 injuries caused by the fall and said that Payne's traumatic brain injuries were "enough to cause death", with bleeding in his head and upper body contributing to his death. The examination found no signs of a fight and noted that Payne was alone in the room at the time of his death.{{Cite news |last=Jane Bernabe |first=Angeline |date=17 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne died of multiple traumas, internal and external bleeding: Preliminary autopsy report |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/liam-payne-preliminary-autopsy-report/story?id=114900131 |access-date=17 October 2024 |publisher=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=25 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125185737/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/liam-payne-preliminary-autopsy-report/story?id=114900131 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Stahl |first=Jay |date=17 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne's preliminary cause of death revealed: Officials cite 'polytrauma' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/10/17/liam-payne-autopsy-cause-of-death/75716668007/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |newspaper=USA Today |archive-date=12 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112050739/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/10/17/liam-payne-autopsy-cause-of-death/75716668007/ |url-status=live }}

The media incorrectly reported that Payne had "multiple substances" in his system when he died, including pink cocaine, crack cocaine, and benzodiazepine.{{Cite news |last=Debre |first=Isabel |date=22 October 2024 |title=Initial report shows Liam Payne had cocaine in his system when he died, says Argentine official |url=https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-buenos-aires-argentina-death-signer-one-direction-drugs-dae90a8090a46cf4af72d8fe359f38df |access-date=22 October 2024 |publisher=Associated Press |archive-date=8 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241108234720/https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-buenos-aires-argentina-death-signer-one-direction-drugs-dae90a8090a46cf4af72d8fe359f38df |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=22 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne had 'pink cocaine' in his system at time of death – reports |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/22/liam-payne-cause-of-death-toxicology-reports-cocaine-methamphetamine |access-date=22 October 2024 |newspaper=The Guardian}} However, on 22 October, Argentina's public prosecutor's office clarified that the toxicology report was not yet complete and denied that any details had been disclosed.{{Cite journal |date=22 October 2024 |title=Argentine officials deny leaking Liam Payne 'pink cocaine' results |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/latin-america/article/argentine-officials-deny-leaking-liam-payne-pink-cocaine-results-bc0txps3s |journal=The Times |accessdate=24 October 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Cerqueira |first=Andressa |date=22 October 2024 |title=MP argentino desmente divulgação de exames toxicológicos de Liam Payne |url=https://www.tracklist.com.br/mp-argentino-desmente-divulgacao-de-exames-toxicologicos-de-liam-payne/194139 |accessdate=24 October 2024 |work=Tracklist |language=es}} On the night of 23 October, a week after Payne's fall, Buenos Aires police raided the CasaSur Hotel, seeking documents and other information. A government official revealed police had seized items such as computers. Authorities requested the hotel hand over camera footage.{{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Erin |date=23 October 2024 |title=Buenos Aires City Police Raid Liam Payne's Hotel for Intel on Employees Working the Day of His Death (Exclusive) |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/buenos-aires-city-police-raid-liam-paynes-hotel-after-his-death-source/ |accessdate=25 October 2024 |work=Us}}{{Cite news |title=Argentinian police raid hotel where singer Liam Payne fell to his death |url=https://theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/24/argentinian-police-raid-liam-payne-hotel |work=The Guardian |date=24 October 2024 |accessdate=25 October 2024}} On 7 November, prosecutors said that post-mortem toxicological exams on Payne showed "traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed antidepressant" prior to his death. That same day, Argentine police charged three people with "abandonment of a person followed by death" and "supplying and facilitating the use of narcotics" over Payne's death. The suspects were identified as: a companion of Payne; a hotel employee who provided cocaine to Payne while he was at the hotel; and a drug dealer.{{Cite news |title=Argentine prosecutors charge 3 people linked to the death of former One Direction star Liam Payne |url=https://apnews.com/article/argentina-payne-death-charged-e73f589a37a4a8f0e80e0b0e71d0f0f4 |work=Associated Press |date=8 November 2024 |accessdate=8 November 2024 |archive-date=8 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241108053450/https://apnews.com/article/argentina-payne-death-charged-e73f589a37a4a8f0e80e0b0e71d0f0f4 |url-status=live }} On 8 January 2025, Payne's cause of death was confirmed in a UK inquest opening as polytrauma.{{Cite web |last=Rufo |first=Yasmin |date=2025-01-08 |title=Liam Payne's medical cause of death confirmed as polytrauma |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4z4kg39r7o |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

On 30 December 2024, an Argentinean judge charged five people in connection with Payne's death. Two people, a waiter who met with Payne in a local restaurant and an employee of the hotel where Payne stayed at the time of his death, were charged with supplying Payne with the drugs he took shortly before his death and were ordered to be held in pre-trial detention at a preventive prison. Three others, a businessman who was with Payne in Argentina and two managers of the hotel, were charged with manslaughter.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/argentina-payne-death-charged-preventive-prison-1f93bf0c9e23e2e3cd520df54d74fde0|title=Argentine judge charges 5 people over death of former One Direction star Liam Payne|first=Almudena|last=Calatrava|publisher=Associated Press|date=30 December 2024|accessdate=30 December 2024|archive-date=30 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241230171805/https://apnews.com/article/argentina-payne-death-charged-preventive-prison-1f93bf0c9e23e2e3cd520df54d74fde0|url-status=live}}

Payne's family released a statement shortly after his death, stating that they were heartbroken and that Payne would live forever in their hearts, and asking for privacy as they supported each other.{{Cite news |last=Lowe |first=Lindsay |date=17 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne's family releases statement about his death. What it says |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/liam-payne-death-family-statement-rcna175907 |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=Today |archive-date=31 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241031055156/https://www.today.com/popculture/liam-payne-death-family-statement-rcna175907 |url-status=live }} Payne's father Geoff and One Direction's former head of security Paul Higgins arrived in Buenos Aires on 18 October.{{Cite web |last=Binns |first=Daniel |date=18 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne's father reads tributes and kisses pictures outside Argentinian hotel where One Direction star died |url=https://news.sky.com/story/liam-paynes-father-reads-tributes-outside-argentinian-hotel-where-one-direction-star-died-13236230 |accessdate=18 October 2024 |publisher=Sky News}} His former partner Cheryl issued a public request for consideration and dignity, fearing their son could potentially access "the abhorrent reports and media exploitation" around his father's death later in life.{{Cite web |last1=Youngs |first1=Ian |last2=Mackintosh |first2=Thomas |title=Liam Payne: Cheryl says his death is 'indescribably painful' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4ye7dz1ddo |access-date=18 October 2024 |publisher=BBC News |language=en-GB}} Payne's One Direction bandmates Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson released a joint statement asking for time to speak more on his death and that they were grieving and processing it,{{Cite magazine |last=Perez |first=Lexy |date=17 October 2024 |title=One Direction Speaks Out on Liam Payne's Death: "The Memories We Shared With Him Will Be Treasured Forever" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/one-direction-speaks-out-liam-payne-death-1236034126/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=25 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125151620/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/one-direction-speaks-out-liam-payne-death-1236034126/ |url-status=live }} with individual statements of respect coming from each member and Styles' mother.{{Cite web |last=Tabachnick |first=Cara |date=19 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne's former One Direction bandmates say they are "completely devastated" by his death |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-payne-former-one-direction-bandmates-speak-out-on-death/ |access-date=23 October 2024 |publisher=CBS News |language=en |archive-date=9 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109154955/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-payne-former-one-direction-bandmates-speak-out-on-death/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Bailey |first=Alyssa |date=18 October 2024 |title=Read Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson's Final Messages to Liam Payne |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a62649491/zayn-malik-niall-horan-harry-styles-louis-tomlinson-liam-payne-tributes/ |access-date=23 October 2024 |magazine=Elle |language=en-US}}{{cite magazine |last=Longmire |first=Becca |date=17 October 2024 |title=Harry Styles' Mom Posts Moving 3-Word Tribute to Liam Payne After His Death at 31: 'Just a Boy' |url=https://people.com/liam-payne-death-harry-styles-mom-tribute-instagram-8729498 |magazine=People |accessdate=18 October 2024 |archive-date=10 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110035413/https://people.com/liam-payne-death-harry-styles-mom-tribute-instagram-8729498 |url-status=live }} Malik later announced that he would be postponing the US leg of his Stairway to the Sky Tour following news of Payne's death.{{cite magazine |last1=Piña |first1=Christy |date=19 October 2024 |title=Zayn Malik Postpones U.S. Tour Dates Due to the "Heartbreaking Loss" of Liam Payne |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/zayn-malik-postpones-us-tour-dates-liam-payne-death-1236035783/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241021161250/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/zayn-malik-postpones-us-tour-dates-liam-payne-death-1236035783/ |archive-date=21 October 2024 |access-date=21 October 2024 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Eldridge Industries |location=United States |issn=0018-3660 |oclc=44653726}}{{cite news |last1=Madry |first1=Kylie |date=19 October 2024 |title=Zayn Malik postpones US tour dates after One Direction bandmate Liam Payne's death |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/zayn-malik-postpones-us-tour-dates-after-one-direction-bandmate-liam-paynes-2024-10-19/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241021161623/https://www.reuters.com/world/zayn-malik-postpones-us-tour-dates-after-one-direction-bandmate-liam-paynes-2024-10-19/ |archive-date=21 October 2024 |access-date=21 October 2024 |work=Reuters |publisher=Thomson Reuters |location=Canada}}

Musicians across the world paid tribute to Payne.{{Cite news |last1=Herrera |first1=Lucía Cholakian |last2=Marshall |first2=Alex |last3=Moses |first3=Claire |date=17 October 2024 |title=One Direction Members Honor Liam Payne With Emotional Tributes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/arts/music/liam-payne-one-direction-death-reactions.html |url-access=limited |access-date=18 October 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=17 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117085932/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/arts/music/liam-payne-one-direction-death-reactions.html |url-status=live }} A number of public figures, including Sharon Osbourne, Rebecca Ferguson, and Bruce Springsteen, raised concerns about the music industry, media, and adolescent fame in their commemorations.{{Cite web |last=Lamche |first=Anna |date=19 October 2024 |title='We all let you down Liam', says Sharon Osbourne |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07n3n9175do |accessdate=19 October 2024 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=22 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122213349/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07n3n9175do |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |date=17 October 2024 |title=Rebecca Ferguson speaks out on "exploitation and profiteering of young stars" in Liam Payne tribute |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/rebecca-ferguson-speaks-out-on-exploitation-and-profiteering-of-young-stars-in-liam-payne-tribute-3803708 |magazine=NME |accessdate=19 October 2024 |archive-date=10 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110062205/https://www.nme.com/news/music/rebecca-ferguson-speaks-out-on-exploitation-and-profiteering-of-young-stars-in-liam-payne-tribute-3803708 |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Burton |first=Poppy |date=19 October 2024 |title=Bruce Springsteen says music industry puts "enormous pressures on young people" following Liam Payne's death |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bruce-springsteen-says-music-industry-puts-enormous-pressures-on-young-people-following-liam-paynes-death-3804313 |magazine=NME |accessdate=19 October 2024 |archive-date=17 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117133623/https://www.nme.com/news/music/bruce-springsteen-says-music-industry-puts-enormous-pressures-on-young-people-following-liam-paynes-death-3804313 |url-status=live }} Musician Robbie Williams, relating Payne's struggles to his own, made a plea for compassion, saying, "We don't know what's going on in people's lives".{{Cite news |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |date=18 October 2024 |title=Robbie Williams pleads with public in tribute to Liam Payne: 'Even famous strangers need compassion' |url=https://theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/18/robbie-williams-liam-payne-tribute-compassion |accessdate=19 October 2024 |newspaper=The Guardian}}{{Cite web |last=Blyth |first=Antonia |date=19 October 2024 |title=Robbie Williams Says Of Liam Payne Tragedy: "I Am The Problem If I Do Nothing. We Are The Problem If We Don't"; Applauds Chappell Roan For Pushing Back On Pressures Of Fame |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/robbie-williams-mourns-liam-payne-death-interview-exclusive-1236120920/ |accessdate=19 October 2024 |work=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=10 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110001853/https://deadline.com/2024/10/robbie-williams-mourns-liam-payne-death-interview-exclusive-1236120920/ |url-status=live }} Filming of auditions for series 18 of Britain's Got Talent, a show produced by Cowell, was suspended out of respect;{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=17 October 2024 |title=Simon Cowell Postpones 'Britain's Got Talent' Auditions Following Death Of Liam Payne |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/liam-payne-dead-britains-got-talent-auditions-postponed-1236118717/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=12 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112175351/https://deadline.com/2024/10/liam-payne-dead-britains-got-talent-auditions-postponed-1236118717/ |url-status=live }} production resumed that weekend, with Cowell absent for some episodes.{{Cite web |date=17 October 2024 |title=BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT TO RESUME FILMING THIS WEEKEND, SIMON COWELL STEPS BACK |url=https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/bgtfilming-sat19oct24 |access-date=20 October 2024 |website=www.tvzoneuk.com}} Cowell himself paid tribute two days after Payne's death.{{cite magazine |last1=Becker |first1=Emma Aerin |date=18 October 2024 |title=Simon Cowell Says Liam Payne Talked About How Proud He Was to Be a Dad at Last Meeting Before His Death |url=https://people.com/simon-cowell-says-liam-payne-talked-about-how-proud-he-was-to-be-a-dad-before-his-death-8730617 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241018183422/https://people.com/simon-cowell-says-liam-payne-talked-about-how-proud-he-was-to-be-a-dad-before-his-death-8730617 |archive-date=18 October 2024 |access-date=18 October 2024 |magazine=People |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |location=United States |issn=0093-7673 |oclc=794712888}} UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer released a statement mourning Payne and mentioning One Direction's "huge impact on many millions of fans around the world".{{cite news |last1=Barton |first1=Alex |date=17 October 2024 |title=Starmer leads tributes to Liam Payne |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/17/harry-styles-mother-tributes-liam-payne/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=The Daily Telegraph |archive-date=25 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125081608/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/17/harry-styles-mother-tributes-liam-payne/ |url-status=live }} Wolverhampton councillor Simon Bennett said Payne should posthumously receive the Freedom of the City honour.{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=Sophie |date=17 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne's home city remembers 'young man from humble beginnings' |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/wolverhampton-simon-bennett-fans-liam-payne-people-b1188485.html |access-date=17 October 2024 |newspaper=Evening Standard}} Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. and West Bromwich Albion paid tributes to Payne.{{Cite news |last1=Wollaston |first1=Steve |last2=Ridley |first2=Nathan |date=17 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne's boyhood football club West Brom pay tribute to tragic star |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liam-paynes-boyhood-football-club-30167586 |access-date=17 October 2024 |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |archive-date=17 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117054930/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liam-paynes-boyhood-football-club-30167586 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Rawlins |first=Jack |date=17 October 2024 |title=Tributes to One Direction star Liam Payne across West Midlands |url=https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/24659194.liam-payne-tributes-one-direction-star-across-west-midlands/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |newspaper=The Shuttle |archive-date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127233905/https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/24659194.liam-payne-tributes-one-direction-star-across-west-midlands/ |url-status=live }}

On 18 October, a fan began a petition calling for "Liam's Law" to protect artists' mental health, which would enforce access to mental health professionals, regular mental health checks, and adequate rest periods. Within five days, their petition had been signed by over 68,000 people.{{Cite web |last=Tolentino |first=Daysia |date=23 October 2024 |title=Fans petition for 'Liam's Law' to protect artists' well-being in honor of Liam Payne |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/liam-payne-fans-petition-uk-legislation-protect-artists-mental-health-rcna176639 |access-date=24 October 2024 |publisher=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=10 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110112956/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/liam-payne-fans-petition-uk-legislation-protect-artists-mental-health-rcna176639 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Prance |first=Sam |date=23 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne fans set up viral petition to change mental health laws in the music industry |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/liam-payne-petition-mental-health-liams-law/ |access-date=24 October 2024 |publisher=Capital |language=en |archive-date=10 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110053116/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/music/liam-payne-petition-mental-health-liams-law/ |url-status=live }} In addition, Payne's death sparked a number of conspiracy theories.{{Cite web |last1=Cunningham |first1=Kyndall |last2=Romano |first2=Aja |date=17 October 2024 |title=The chaos, conspiracy theories, and controversy surrounding Liam Payne's death |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/378321/liam-payne-death-reactions-one-direction-controversy |accessdate=4 October 2024 |work=Vox |archive-date=13 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113035841/https://www.vox.com/culture/378321/liam-payne-death-reactions-one-direction-controversy |url-status=live }}

On 25 October, all five One Direction albums reentered the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart at numbers 13 (Midnight Memories), 21 (Made in the A.M.), 22 (Four), 25 (Take Me Home), and 38 (Up All Night), with Payne's solo album LP1 re-entering at number 62.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-24 |title=One Direction return to UK Top 40 as fans mourn loss of Liam Payne |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-uk-chart-liam-payne-death/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Official Charts |language=en |archive-date=9 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109193815/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-uk-chart-liam-payne-death/ |url-status=live }} In addition, the One Direction songs "Night Changes", "Story of My Life", and "What Makes You Beautiful" and Payne songs "Strip That Down", "Get Low", and "Teardrops" entered the UK singles chart at six, nine, 23, 41, 43, and 85, with "Night Changes" bettering its previous peak of 7 and "Teardrops" entering for the first time.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-25 |title=Sabrina Carpenter smashes ninth consecutive week at Number 1 with Taste |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/sabrina-carpenter-taste-number-1-week-9/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Official Charts |language=en |archive-date=1 November 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241101191059/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/sabrina-carpenter-taste-number-1-week-9/ |url-status=live }}

American tabloid website TMZ obtained photographs of Payne's corpse and published cropped images that showed his arm and waist.{{Cite web |last=Abramovitch |first=Seth |date=16 October 2024 |title=TMZ Posts, Then Removes, Liam Payne Death Photos After Backlash |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/tmz-liam-payne-death-photos-breaking-taboos-drawing-condemnation-1236033681/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127082947/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/tmz-liam-payne-death-photos-breaking-taboos-drawing-condemnation-1236033681/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Garner |first=Glenn |date=16 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne Fans Slam TMZ For Sharing Photos Of Singer's Dead Body: "You're Gross" |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/liam-payne-fans-slam-tmz-photos-dead-body-1236118523/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}} Their decision to publish the photos was criticised by a number of fans and public figures, prompting the outlet to remove the images.{{Cite news |last=Mullin |first=Benjamin |date=16 October 2024 |title=TMZ Criticized for Image Said to Be of Liam Payne, One Direction Singer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/business/media/tmz-liam-payne-body-image.html |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241017020003/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/business/media/tmz-liam-payne-body-image.html#selection-635.0-635.70 |archive-date=17 October 2024 |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=1553-8095}}

ABC News and Hulu produced an episode of Impact X Nightline about Payne's "final days", featuring contributions from X Factor contestant Mary Byrne and numerous ABC journalists before Payne's body had been buried, prompting criticism from a reviewer at The A.V. Club.{{Cite news |last=Hughes |first=William |date=24 October 2024 |title=ABC News and Hulu are already running a special on Liam Payne's death |url=https://www.avclub.com/abc-news-is-running-a-hulu-special-on-liam-paynes-death |access-date=24 October 2024 |newspaper=The A.V. Club |language=en-US |archive-date=26 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126022948/https://www.avclub.com/abc-news-is-running-a-hulu-special-on-liam-paynes-death |url-status=live }} Former BBC newsreader Michael Buerk accused the corporation of excessive coverage of the death, and was criticised for referring to Payne as a "drugged up, faded, boy band singer".{{cite news |last1=Spencer-Elliott |first1=Lydia |date=24 October 2024 |title=Michael Buerk slams BBC for coverage of 'drugged up faded boy band singer' Liam Payne in Radio 4 interview |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/liam-payne-michael-buerk-death-bbc-b2634872.html |access-date=24 October 2024 |work=The Independent |archive-date=21 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121010632/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/liam-payne-michael-buerk-death-bbc-b2634872.html |url-status=live }}

File:Memorial_a_Liam_Payne_a_La_Rambla_de_Barcelona._2.jpg, October 2024]]

Shortly after his death, fans of the singer and One Direction gathered outside the hotel in Buenos Aires before breaking into applause as the van carrying Payne's body was driven away. The group then lit candles and wept before dispersing.{{Cite news |last=Barber |first=Harriet |date=17 October 2024 |title=Candles, tears and applause in Buenos Aires as One Direction fans say farewell to Liam Payne |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/17/liam-payne-death-fall-casa-sur-hotel-buenos-aires-fan-vigils-memorial |access-date=17 October 2024 |newspaper=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}} Payne's father Geoff visited the memorial upon arriving in Buenos Aires.{{Cite web |last=Frost |first=Caroline |date=19 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne's Dad Visits Hotel Where Son Died, Reads Tributes And Speaks To Fans |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/liam-payne-dad-geoff-visits-hotel-buenos-aires-reads-tributes-fans-1236120718/ |access-date=23 October 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=12 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112141507/https://deadline.com/2024/10/liam-payne-dad-geoff-visits-hotel-buenos-aires-reads-tributes-fans-1236120718/ |url-status=live }} Fans also gathered to light candles in Mexico City on 17 October and a service was held in Copenhagen. Written notes were left at London's Hard Rock Cafe where the telephone box featured on the cover art of Take Me Home is on display.{{Cite web |date=18 October 2024 |title=In pictures: From Mexico to Britain fans mourn One Direction's Liam Payne |url=https://www.reuters.com/pictures/pictures-mexico-britain-fans-mourn-one-directions-liam-payne-2024-10-18/BMXWWWHXZ5NJFA2C7YPX3JFBU4/ |accessdate=19 October 2024 |publisher=Reuters}}

At Clevedon Pier, where One Direction filmed the music video for "You & I", fans came to lay flowers at the One Direction plaque, which was installed to commemorate the filming of the music video.{{cite news |last=Harcombe |first=Chloe |date=20 October 2024 |title=Pier 'inundated' with tributes to Liam Payne |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5yxw6el05o |accessdate=20 October 2024 |publisher=BBC News}} The pier's management also issued a statement of condolence{{cite news |last=Scancariello |first=Antonio |date=18 October 2024 |title=Clevedon Pier pays tribute to One Direction star Liam Payne |url=https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/24662547.clevedon-pier-pays-tribute-one-direction-star-liam-payne/ |accessdate=20 October 2024 |work=North Somerset Times}} and, in January 2025, a plaque was installed on the pier in Payne's memory.{{cite news |last=Scancariello |first=Antonio |date=17 January 2025 |title=New plaque for One Direction's Liam Payne at Clevedon Pier|url=https://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/24864454.new-plaque-one-directions-liam-payne-clevedon-pier/|accessdate=17 January 2025 |work=The Weston & Somerset Mercury}} A vigil was held at the Lady Wulfrun statue at St Peter's Collegiate Church on 18 October.{{Cite web |last1=McIntyre |first1=Alex |last2=Flash |first2=Oprah |date=18 October 2024 |title='One Direction have brought me my best friends' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5zv1yd5vro |accessdate=19 October 2024 |publisher=BBC News}} A fan memorial with an estimated attendance of up to 1,000{{Cite web |last=Nanji |first=Noor |date=20 October 2024 |title='It's like I've lost someone from my family' – Liam Payne fans gather for vigils |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxr5g45vxro |accessdate=24 October 2024 |work=BBC News |archive-date=10 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241110220005/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxr5g45vxro |url-status=live }} took place at Hyde Park on 20 October,{{Cite web |last=Rabbett |first=Abigail |date=18 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne: Memorial for late One Direction star to be held in Hyde Park this weekend |url=https://www.londonworld.com/news/liam-payne-memorial-london-hyde-park-4829511 |accessdate=18 October 2024 |work=London World}} as well as in other UK cities over the weekend.{{Cite news |last=Rusk |first=Lynn |date=18 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne vigil organiser hopes UK memorial will bring One Direction fans peace |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/liam-payne-one-direction-birmingham-buenos-aires-liverpool-b1188781.html |accessdate=19 October 2024 |newspaper=Evening Standard}} Further memorials were held in cities across the world,{{Cite web |date=19 October 2024 |title=Morte Liam Payne, decine di fan si sono radunati per una veglia nel centro di Bruxelles |trans-title=Liam Payne's death: Dozens of fans gathered for a vigil in central Brussels |url=https://www.lapresse.it/cronaca/2024/10/19/morte-liam-payne-decine-di-fan-si-sono-radunati-per-una-veglia-nel-centro-di-bruxelles |accessdate=20 October 2024 |work=La Presse |language=it}}{{Cite news |last1=Rånge |first1=Matilda |last2=Grüter |first2=Johanna |date=19 October 2024 |title=Svensk minnesstund för Liam Payne: "Overkligt" |trans-title=Swedish memorial for Liam Payne: "Unreal" |url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/svensk-minnesstund-for-liam-payne-overkligt |accessdate=20 October 2024 |newspaper=Sveriges Radio |language=sv}}{{Cite web |last=Cerezo |first=Anna |date=19 October 2024 |title=Filipino Directioners convey appreciation for, apologies to late Liam Payne |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/10/19/filipino-directioners-convey-appreciation-for-apologies-to-late-liam-payne-1620 |accessdate=20 October 2024 |publisher=ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs |archive-date=20 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120152641/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/10/19/filipino-directioners-convey-appreciation-for-apologies-to-late-liam-payne-1620 |url-status=live }} including in New York's Washington Square Park.{{Cite web |last=Reid |first=Alecia |date=19 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne memorial held in NYC's Washington Square Park as fans mourn loss |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/liam-payne-memorial-nyc-washington-square-park/ |accessdate=19 October 2024 |publisher=CBS News |archive-date=30 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130153919/https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/liam-payne-memorial-nyc-washington-square-park/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |last=Ford |first=Lucy |date=21 October 2024 |title=Even in Death, Liam Payne Couldn't Escape the Glare of the Internet |url=https://time.com/7095377/liam-payne-remembrance-one-direction/ |access-date=23 October 2024 |magazine=Time}}

Rita Ora paid tribute to Payne at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards, calling him "one of the kindest people that [she] knew".{{Cite web |title=MTV EMA 2024: Rita Ora pays emotional tribute to Liam Payne |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4vwegppd2o |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.bbc.com |date=11 November 2024 |language=en-GB |archive-date=11 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111013756/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4vwegppd2o |url-status=live }} Malik paid tribute to Payne at the end of all of his Stairway to the Sky Tour shows.{{cite news |last1=Manibog |first1=Rebekah |title=Zayn Malik Pays Tribute To Liam Payne At First-Ever Solo Tour: 'Love You Bro' |url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/zayn-malik-liam-payne-tribute/ |access-date=16 December 2024 |work=PEDESTRIAN.TV |date=25 November 2024 |archive-date=26 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126225802/https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/zayn-malik-liam-payne-tribute/ |url-status=live }}

{{main|Liam Payne discography}}{{See also|One Direction discography}}

;Studio album

• LP1 (2019)

{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by One Direction}}

{{notelist}}

{{Reflist}}

{{commons category}}

{{Wikiquote}}

• {{Official website}}
• {{discogs artist|Liam Payne}}
• {{IMDb name|3798384}}
• {{AllMusic|id=liam-payne-mn0002854539|artist=Liam Payne}}

{{Liam Payne}}

{{One Direction}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Payne, Liam}}

Category:1993 births

Category:2024 deaths

Category:21st-century English male singers

Category:Accidental deaths from falls

Category:Accidental deaths in Argentina

Category:British dance-pop musicians

Category:British musicians with disabilities

Category:English remixers

Category:Capitol Records artists

Category:Deaths from bleeding

Category:Drug-related deaths in Argentina

Category:English male pop singers

Category:English male songwriters

Category:English people with disabilities

Category:Musicians from Wolverhampton

Category:One Direction members

Category:People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Category:Republic Records artists

Category:Singers with disabilities

Category:The X Factor (British TV series) contestants