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Liam Payne death latest: Six of One Direction star’s songs to enter charts after singer dies in Buenos Aires

Singer died aged 31 after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires, sparking tributes from his One Direction bandmates, family and friends

One Direction singer Liam Payne dies aged 31

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Liam Payne‘s music looks set to re-enter the charts this week, in the wake of his death aged 31.

The One Direction star’s songs with the pop group, including “Night Changes”, “Story of My Life” and “What Makes you Beautiful” are all on track to make the Top 50, the Official Charts Company reports.

Payne’s solo songs, including “Teardrops”, “For You” with pop singer Rita Ora, and his debut single “Strip That Down” are also set to re-enter the charts.

Over the weekend, hundreds of fans stood in silence in London’s Hyde Park while mourning the singer, where they left flowers, candles and heart-shaped balloons,

Payne’s former One Direction bandmates have said they are “devastated” over the singer’s death, while Cheryl, the mother of Payne’s 7-year-old son Bear, has opened up about her grief at an “indescribably painful time.”

Singer Zayn Malik announced last week that he was postponing his forthcoming US tour, after he and the surviving 1D bandmembers shared their own tributes.

Payne’s cause of death was revealed in a preliminary autopsy on Thursday 17 October. Photos taken by officials of his hotel room showed it in a state of disarray, with a smashed TV screen and debris scattered around the surfaces.

Cheryl describes ‘indescribably painful’ grief

Cheryl Cole, the former X Factor judge who shares son Bear with Liam Payne, has issued a statement following the death of the One Direction singer.

“As I try to navigate this earth shattering event, and work through my own grief at this indescribably painful time, I’d like to kindly remind everyone that we have lost a human being,” she began.

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Liam Payne, who shares seven-year-old son Bear with ex Cheryl Cole, died on Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony

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