In pictures: Life of former One Direction star Liam Payne

Singer Liam Payne has died at the age of 31.

Payne rose to stardom in the group One Direction, before going on to have a solo career.

He had a son, Bear, with the former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl.

Here, we take a look at his life in pictures.

Payne came to fame on the seventh series of the X Factor in 2010 as part of the group One Direction

He joined the contest as an individual, but judges on the show paired him up with Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan

Despite being pipped to the X Factor title by Matt Cardle, the group were signed by Simon Cowell's label and released their debut single What Makes You Beautiful

One Direction became heartthrobs to teenage girls and later released their debut album Up All Night, which included hits like One Thing and Gotta Be You

In 2012, the group won their first Brit award for best British single

The group performed for the final time on US TV in 2015

Payne entered a relationship with singer Cheryl in 2016. They went on to have a baby together named Bear in 2017

In 2019, Payne released his debut solo album LP1, spawning single Strip That Down

The singer, seen with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy, released his last single Teardrops in March this year

Payne died at the Casa Sur hotel in Argentinian capital Buenos Aires on 17 October