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.
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Payne came to fame on the seventh series of the X Factor in 2010 as part of the group One Direction
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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
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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
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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
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In 2012, the group won their first Brit award for best British single
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The group performed for the final time on US TV in 2015
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Payne entered a relationship with singer Cheryl in 2016. They went on to have a baby together named Bear in 2017
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In 2019, Payne released his debut solo album LP1, spawning single Strip That Down
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The singer, seen with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy, released his last single Teardrops in March this year
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Payne died at the Casa Sur hotel in Argentinian capital Buenos Aires on 17 October
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