In Liam Payne's words and interviews with friends and collaborators, the late pop star emerges as a talent struggling with addiction in the spotlight.

Liam Payne was discovered in 2010 alongside his One Direction bandmates Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan. They split in 2016.

Liam Payne's funeral is set to take place this week, three weeks after the former One Direction star tragically died in Argentina at the age of 31 after falling off his balcony

One Direction to get back together as a band as they prepared to flew Liam Payne home to the United Kingdom for an emotional funeral service for family and fans

Former One Direction member Liam Payne’s tragic death has caused an outpouring of messages across the internet from fans worldwide. Following this heartbreaking loss, his former bandmates, Niall Horan,

Just a day after Payne’s death, on-demand U.S. streams of One Direction’s catalog skyrocketed, rising from 5.9 million to 22.2 million, or a 278 percent increase. On the day of his death, Payne’s solo catalog surged 472 percent, plus an additional 120 percent the next day.

All four remaining band members – Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson – paid personal tribute to their late bandmate, along with their former manager Simon Cowell and Payne’s former partner, singer Cheryl Tweedy. Malik also postponed his tour dates in light of the tragedy.

Liam Payne fans campaign for statue in hometown of Wolverhampton ahead of funeral - The former One Direction singer died aged 31 after falling from the third floor balcony of a hotel in Argentina last

A funeral for Liam Payne will be held in the coming days in the late star's hometown almost one month on from his tragic death in Argentina. The One Direction singer, 31, died following a fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on October 16.