Fans in France grieve after death of One Direction's Liam Payne | ABS-CBN News

Dozens of French fans of late One Direction star Liam Payne gathered in Paris on Sunday (October 20) to remember the singer who died last week in Argentina. Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, died at age 31 after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday (October 16), triggering tributes from fans around the world. Gathered in front of a makeshift memorial in the French capital's Tuileries Garden, fans laid flowers and lit candles, many shedding tears. "I didn't only lose a member of my favourite band, but also someone who is like a big brother, like someone who is an integral part of my family. That's the saddest part of it," French fan Alexandra Veloso Silva said. Prosecutors in Buenos Aires said on Thursday (October 17) an initial search suggested Payne's fall from the hotel balcony came after substance abuse. On Sunday, tributes to Payne flowed worldwide, from Asia and Australia to Europe and his home country of the United Kingdom. "I don't what could have happened, I don't understand why no one was there for him," fan Gabrielle Ilic said. "In any case, we're here today, it's a good thing. I think he would have appreciated it." (Production: Clotaire Achi, Ardee Napolitano) For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgG2ln-vtKXb-oLlGEZc3sR For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmg4pcvfM9a96rbUcLD_0P_U For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmivfD9aJD-8k0SNcMqG2xdA Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abscbnnews #LiamPayne #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews