Harry Styles and Niall Horan a rounding out the tributes that have continued to pour in for their former One Direction bandmate and friend Liam Payne. Payne died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday night after local police said he fell from a hotel balcony. Buenos Aires police said Payne's fall resulted in "extremely serious injuries" and medics confirmed his death on the spot.
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00:00Harry Styles and Niall Horan are rounding out the tributes that have continued to pour in for
00:04their former One Direction bandmate and friend Liam Payne. Payne died in Buenos Aires, Argentina
00:10on Wednesday night after local police said he fell from a hotel balcony. Buenos Aires police
00:16said Payne's fall resulted in extremely serious injuries and medics confirmed his death on the
00:21spot. Styles said in a touching tribute that he was devastated by the news. His greatest joy was
00:27making other people happy, and it was an honor to be alongside him as he did it. Liam lived wide
00:32open, with his heart on his sleeve. He had an energy for life that was infectious. He was warm,
00:37supportive, and incredibly loving. The years we spent together will forever remain among the most
00:42cherished years of my life. I will miss him always, my lovely friend." Horan wrote a sweet
00:47tribute on his Instagram early Friday after Payne attended the Irishman's concert in South America
00:52just two weeks prior. He wrote,
00:54It just doesn't feel real. Liam had an energy for life and a passion for work that was infectious.
01:00He was the brightest in every room and always made everyone feel happy and secure.
01:04He continued,
01:05All the laughs we had over the years, sometimes about the simplest of things,
01:09keep coming to mind through the sadness. We got to live out our wildest dreams together
01:13and I will cherish every moment we had forever. The bond and friendship we had doesn't happen
01:18often in a lifetime. I feel so fortunate that I got to see him recently. I sadly didn't know
01:23that after saying goodbye and hugging him that evening, I would be saying goodbye forever.
01:28It's heartbreaking."
01:29Individual posts were also previously made by Zayn Malik, who said he has found himself
01:33talking out loud to Payne since his death and noting,
01:36"...hoping you can hear me," and Louis Tomlinson,
01:39who promised to be an uncle to Payne's 7-year-old son, Bear, whom he shares with ex-girlfriend
01:43Cheryl Cole. The personal messages all followed a joint statement that was released by all four
01:48members on Thursday. One Direction was formed on the UK's X Factor in 2010 and went on to become
01:54one of the best-selling boy bands of all time, achieving hit songs including What Makes You
01:58Beautiful, Story of My Life, Little Things, and Steal My Girl. The group released five
02:03albums before parting ways to pursue solo ventures in 2016.
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