Liam Payne will ‘leave lasting legacy on the music industry’, says The X Factor

Music stars and famous faces have been paying tribute to the 31-year-old after he died falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, local police said

Liam Payne has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, according to local officials (Ian West/PA)

The X Factor has said Liam Payne will “leave a lasting legacy on the music industry” through his time in One Direction, following his death.

The singer rose to stardom at the age of 16 after joining the boy band on the ITV singing competition in 2010 alongside Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan, having returned to the show two years after his first audition.