In 2015, the One Direction fever hit South Africa as the group performed there. According to a preliminary autopsy report, Payne died of “multiple trauma” and “internal and external hemorrhage,” as the result of the fall from the balcony of a third-floor room at the hotel on Wednesday (Oct. 16).

The late Liam Payne had traveled to Argentina to see his former bandmate Niall Horan play last week before he fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday night.

Music mogul has described the tragic death of Liam Payne at the age of 31 as "awful"

Irish singer-songwriter Niall Horan and his former One Direction bandmates say they are taking time to grieve Liam Payne's death. Payne, 31, died on October 16 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.

One Direction bandmates Liam Payne and Niall Horan reunited earlier this month when the late Strip That Down singer attended one of the Irish star's concerts in Buenos Aires

Liam Payne has died at the age of 31, with tributes pouring in from his fans and famous friends, including Ed Sheeran, who co-wrote the One Direction star's debut solo single