For the launch of his tour, Saturday November 23 in England, former member of One Direction Zayn Malik, wanted to pay tribute to the memory of the man he considered his “brother”, Liam Payne, died in Buenos Aires. Poignant.
More than a month after Liam Payne's death, the pain is still palpable. The former One Direction member died on October 16 at the age of 31, after falling from the balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina. According to the Argentine prosecutor's office, the artist had consumed alcohol, cocaine and antidepressants before his death. Three people were charged with supplying him with drugs.
This disappearance caused a wave of shock among One Direction fans, in the artistic community and even within the music group which marked the 2010s. During the funeral of Liam Payne which took place on Wednesday November 20 in Amersham, near London, several close friends of the star were present, as well as his former comrades from the famous boy band. Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson et Zayn Malik… Everyone was there for a final farewell to the British singerin the medieval St Mary's Church, decorated with flowers and candles. And they haven't finished paying tribute to his memory…
“I love you my brother”
Zayn Malik paid tribute to his late friend at the end of his concert held at the O2 Academy Leads in West Yorkshire, England, Saturday November 23. “Liam Payne 1993-2024 Love you bro”, was written on a screen projected behind the stage of his show, which marked the kick-off of his new tour.
According to viewers, the message appeared at the beginning of the title Stardust by Zayn Malik, in which these words appear: “It looks like stardust / It's falling all around us / It's funny how it found us”reports the media Deadline. On Instagram, many Internet users have shared their emotion. “I'm never going to stop crying”, “We love you and we're proud of you Zayn, all the support in the world for you and the other boys”, “I love you so much Zayn for loving 'our payno' so much”, we read in the comments of a publication on a fan account. Amidst sad emojis and bandaged hearts.
