{"id":116517,"date":"2024-10-21T01:23:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T18:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116517"},"modified":"2024-10-21T01:23:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T18:23:46","slug":"liam-payne-fans-sing-and-grieve-at-global-vigils-for-former-one-direction-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116517","title":{"rendered":"Liam Payne fans sing and grieve at global vigils for former One Direction star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Watch: Liam Payne fans hold vigils around the world<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Liam Payne fans have gathered at vigils around the world &#8211; from Birmingham to Manila &#8211; to grieve, sing, and cry in memory of the former One Direction star who died on Wednesday.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Police estimated that between 800 and 1,000 people gathered in London&#8217;s Hyde Park on Sunday to remember the 31-year-old who <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c1wnxp970pdo\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">died after falling from the third floor of a hotel balcony in Argentina.<!-- --><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The crowd sang One Direction songs, such as the chart-topping hit What Makes You Beautiful, with many fans in tears.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Groups of fans have also come together in Glasgow, Paris, Sydney, and elsewhere.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It is not yet known when his body will be repatriated to the UK.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4e70\/live\/3ec24d20-8ee9-11ef-bcfb-6b203977c2d2.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/4e70\/live\/3ec24d20-8ee9-11ef-bcfb-6b203977c2d2.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/4e70\/live\/3ec24d20-8ee9-11ef-bcfb-6b203977c2d2.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/4e70\/live\/3ec24d20-8ee9-11ef-bcfb-6b203977c2d2.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/4e70\/live\/3ec24d20-8ee9-11ef-bcfb-6b203977c2d2.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/4e70\/live\/3ec24d20-8ee9-11ef-bcfb-6b203977c2d2.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/4e70\/live\/3ec24d20-8ee9-11ef-bcfb-6b203977c2d2.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/4e70\/live\/3ec24d20-8ee9-11ef-bcfb-6b203977c2d2.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PA Media A large crowd gather round a statue, releasing love heart-shaped balloons\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">PA Media<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">A crowd has gathered in Hyde Park on Sunday afternoon<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Fans showed up in London&#8217;s Hyde Park, braving the drizzly weather on Sunday afternoon, and brought with them letters, pictures and flowers.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Many were placing them at the Peter Pan statue where the memorial was being held.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Organiser Alicia Sinclair, 22, from Hertfordshire, said One Direction was &#8220;a light in a lot of people\u2019s lives, especially mine&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;There are a lot of people upset and it\u2019s a good time for us to come together and be with people who understand,&#8221; she told BBC 5 Live.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;My favourite memories with my sister are almost entirely revolving around One Direction,&#8221; she added.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;So for me it feels like, I guess like the end of us growing up together. That&#8217;s what makes it so hard.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/b26c\/live\/150a04f0-8ef3-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/b26c\/live\/150a04f0-8ef3-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/b26c\/live\/150a04f0-8ef3-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/b26c\/live\/150a04f0-8ef3-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/b26c\/live\/150a04f0-8ef3-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/b26c\/live\/150a04f0-8ef3-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/b26c\/live\/150a04f0-8ef3-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/b26c\/live\/150a04f0-8ef3-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Noor Nanji \/ BBC Emily and Olivia pose for the camera while stood in a crowd at Hyde Park. One of them is holding a handwritten note. They both have blonde hair and are smiling.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Noor Nanji \/ BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Emily and Olivia in London said One Direction bonded them together<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In London, fans Emily and Olivia first fell in love with Payne and One Direction when they were at school.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cGrowing up, it\u2019s hard to put it in words, but being a Directioner became such an important community for me,\u201d said Emily, 25.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cBeing young at the time, it was my first feeling of being in love, my first feeling of crushing on a boy, of being excited about boys,\u201d added Olivia, who is 23. \u201cI kissed the posters every night. We all did.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cIt felt like you were part of the best club in the world and it\u2019s a huge part of why we bonded together.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">She added that part of the reason why Payne\u2019s death has hit so hard, is because she \u201calways hoped for a One Direction reunion one day\u201d.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cWe took it for granted,\u201d she said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5c26\/live\/0aa89a30-8ef8-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/5c26\/live\/0aa89a30-8ef8-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5c26\/live\/0aa89a30-8ef8-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/5c26\/live\/0aa89a30-8ef8-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/5c26\/live\/0aa89a30-8ef8-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/5c26\/live\/0aa89a30-8ef8-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/5c26\/live\/0aa89a30-8ef8-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5c26\/live\/0aa89a30-8ef8-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Peter Gillibrand \/ BBC Jamie Parker stares at the camera while a crowd is behind him, and flowers and candles line a step next to him. He has brown hair and is wearing glasses and a navy blue zip-up jumper.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Peter Gillibrand \/ BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Jamie Parker in Birmingham said One Direction helped him process grief<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Arriving with flowers in their hands and some people with tears in their eyes, hundreds of fans of One Direction and Payne arrived in Chamberlain Square in the centre of Birmingham.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Some fans paying tribute to the singer were upset while others were dancing and singing One Direction songs and sharing their memories of Liam Payne and the band.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Jamie Parker, 27, was one of many leaving flowers and a handwritten note in tribute.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Parker said his mother died from cancer in 2013 and that he and his sister &#8220;relied on the One Direction albums to help us process our grief and navigate our feelings&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He added: &#8220;When I woke up to the news that he&#8217;d died, I was just in utter disbelief.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Elizabeth Turay went to the vigil in Birmingham with her two sisters, telling the BBC they used to listened to Payne&#8217;s songs together from his solo music career as well as music from One Direction.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;We all shared the same experiences as sisters, it\u2019s just been a massive part of our childhoods,&#8221; the 19-year-old said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Sophie Peach said Payne was &#8220;my whole entire childhood&#8221;, adding that he &#8220;got me through a lot as a child&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The 18-year-old said her happiest memories of the singer was watching him on MTV, seeing him in the charts, and &#8220;dancing with my sister around the living room singing all the One Direction&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c8dd\/live\/a32d4740-8ef5-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/c8dd\/live\/a32d4740-8ef5-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c8dd\/live\/a32d4740-8ef5-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/c8dd\/live\/a32d4740-8ef5-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/c8dd\/live\/a32d4740-8ef5-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/c8dd\/live\/a32d4740-8ef5-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/c8dd\/live\/a32d4740-8ef5-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c8dd\/live\/a32d4740-8ef5-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Linda Sinclair \/ BBC A crowd gathers, some people crying, before a memorial with balloons in a square in Glasgow\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Linda Sinclair \/ BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">People remembered Payne in Glasgow<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In Glasgow, people gathered to pay tribute at a vigil despite the organisers\u2019 plan to postpone <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvg3dn4053jo\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">due to weather concerns.<!-- --><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">People of all ages laid flowers, lit candles and sang One Direction and Payne&#8217;s songs at the memorial in George Square.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A one minute silence was held, and some fans cried as they hugged their friends and remembered Payne.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5181\/live\/cf6b5a80-8eec-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/5181\/live\/cf6b5a80-8eec-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5181\/live\/cf6b5a80-8eec-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/5181\/live\/cf6b5a80-8eec-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/5181\/live\/cf6b5a80-8eec-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/5181\/live\/cf6b5a80-8eec-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/5181\/live\/cf6b5a80-8eec-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5181\/live\/cf6b5a80-8eec-11ef-b8e1-b57cfd03dab0.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Reuters A crowd gathers in front of a framed photo of Liam Payne. Flowers and candles have been placed beneath. Some people are sitting on the floor in front of it and some fans are hugging each other.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">A vigil was also held in Paris<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In Paris, a crowd gathered and flowers and candles were laid at the Tuileries Gardens beneath a framed photo of the singer on Sunday afternoon.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">One fan at the vigil, Alexandra Veloso Silva, 31, told the Reuters news agency it felt like she had &#8220;lost someone from my family&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Another fan Roman, 23, said Payne&#8217;s death feels like &#8220;another subject that brings us relief has been taken from us&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/b344\/live\/b2387280-8ec5-11ef-a028-492d6f37b2ae.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/b344\/live\/b2387280-8ec5-11ef-a028-492d6f37b2ae.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/b344\/live\/b2387280-8ec5-11ef-a028-492d6f37b2ae.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/b344\/live\/b2387280-8ec5-11ef-a028-492d6f37b2ae.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/b344\/live\/b2387280-8ec5-11ef-a028-492d6f37b2ae.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/b344\/live\/b2387280-8ec5-11ef-a028-492d6f37b2ae.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/b344\/live\/b2387280-8ec5-11ef-a028-492d6f37b2ae.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/b344\/live\/b2387280-8ec5-11ef-a028-492d6f37b2ae.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Reuters Candles are placed in front of a picture of young former One Direction singer Liam Payne, as people place tributes and flowers outside St. Peter's collegiate church to remember him, in Wolverhampton, Britain, October 18, 2024.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">In his home city of Wolverhampton, candles were placed in front of a picture of Payne as a child<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Earlier this weekend, <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cn5zv1yd5vro\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">people came together <!-- --><\/a>in Wolverhampton, where the singer was born in 1993.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Around 100 people looked down with their heads, bowed as flowers were laid outside St Peter&#8217;s Church.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In Buenos Aires, people gathered earlier this week outside the hotel where Payne was found dead.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-a34861b-1 jxzoZC\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 cOpVbP hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/b455\/live\/c987e880-8eca-11ef-8dd3-bb530ef3f124.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/b455\/live\/c987e880-8eca-11ef-8dd3-bb530ef3f124.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/b455\/live\/c987e880-8eca-11ef-8dd3-bb530ef3f124.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/b455\/live\/c987e880-8eca-11ef-8dd3-bb530ef3f124.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/b455\/live\/c987e880-8eca-11ef-8dd3-bb530ef3f124.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/b455\/live\/c987e880-8eca-11ef-8dd3-bb530ef3f124.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/b455\/live\/c987e880-8eca-11ef-8dd3-bb530ef3f124.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/b455\/live\/c987e880-8eca-11ef-8dd3-bb530ef3f124.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Reuters People gather outside the hotel where Liam Payne, former One Direction band member, was found dead after he fell from a third-floor hotel room balcony, in Buenos Aires.\" class=\"sc-a34861b-0 efFcac\"\/><span class=\"sc-a34861b-2 fxQYxK\">Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Vigils have also been held outside the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Payne rose to global fame as part of the boyband One Direction &#8211; created on The X Factor TV show in 2010 &#8211; and sang together with bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Malik left the group in 2015 to embark on a solo singing career, and the band later split in 2016.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">On Saturday, <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ce8v50lk8dpo\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">Malik announced<!-- --><\/a> he had postponed the US leg of his upcoming tour after the &#8220;heartbreaking loss&#8221; of his former bandmate.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Payne&#8217;s family has also been paying tribute. His sister Ruth Gibbins described Payne as her &#8220;best friend&#8221; in an <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBTWNERuM6I\/?igsh=Y296ZW9yMzRvam5r&amp;img_index=2\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">emotional Instagram post<!-- --><\/a>, adding that she didn&#8217;t feel \u201cthis world was good enough or kind enough\u201d to him.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Meanwhile in Argentina, Payne&#8217;s father, Geoff Payne, on Friday viewed tributes for his son outside the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He also visited the morgue in the city to officially identify his son. 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