The funeral of Liam Payne, the singer of the boy band One Direction who died in October at the age of 31, will take place this Wednesday, November 20 in England, announced British media relayed by theAFP.
The private ceremony will be held in the south of England in the presence of Liam Payne’s family, his friends and certainly former members of One Direction, according to several media.
The singer died on October 16 after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which caused multiple trauma and internal and external bleeding.
The star had used different substances before his death
His death shocked his fans around the world. Many tributes took place, including one in London on October 20 which brought together thousands of people, singing One Direction songs in chorus.
Argentine prosecutors have revealed that Liam Payne had consumed alcohol, cocaine and antidepressants before his death. Three people were charged with supplying him with drugs.
In a 2023 video posted on his YouTube account, Liam Payne admitted to having been admitted to a rehab center for his alcoholism: “I kind of became someone I didn’t really recognize anymore. And I’m sure you don’t recognize it either.”he said then.
One Direction, a crazy success
One Direction, who was one of boys bands the most lucrative in the world, released his fifth and final studio album in 2016, Made in the A.M. The same year, the group announced a break, never formalized as a separation. The members of the boys band then began solo careers with varying degrees of success. Liam Payne was the father of a child now aged 7.
