Tons of gathered Sunday (Oct. 20) in London’s Kensington Gardens to mourn Liam Payne as followers world wide grieved for the One Course singer who died this week.
Directioners, as supporters of the massively profitable boy band are recognized, left tributes in London, Glasgow, Paris, Sydney and New York this weekend as they celebrated the lifetime of the 31-year-old who died Wednesday (Oct. 16) after falling from a lodge balcony in Buenos Aires.
Followers collect on the Peter Pan statue adorned with flowers and balloons throughout a tribute occasion in Hyde Park for Liam Payne on Oct. 20, 2024 in London, England.
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In London, they clapped and sang after gathering close to a statue of Peter Pan, the fictional boy who by no means grew up created by J.M. Barrie. The mourners, principally younger girls, left heart-shaped balloons, pictures and flowers on the base of the statue, which sits subsequent to a slim path subsequent to a waterway often known as The Lengthy Water.
Aware of the crowds within the restricted house, organizers requested followers to depart their tributes then transfer away to permit others to method the statue.
Followers Lauren Anderson and Natasha Bradley, each 23, mentioned they needed to be with others who shared their grief.
“Your mother and father, they don’t actually perceive how a lot [One Direction] actually meant to you rising up,” Bradley mentioned, explaining why she got here to the park.
Tributes are left as followers collect in Hyde Park to carry a memorial occasion for Liam Payne on Oct. 20, 2024 in London, England.
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The vigils adopted people who befell outdoors the Casa Sur Lodge within the stylish Palermo neighborhood of Argentina’s capital instantly after Payne fell from his third-floor lodge room. The 4 surviving members of One Course issued a joint assertion saying they have been “utterly devastated” by the dying of their bandmate.
In Paris’ Tuileries Gardens, lots of of followers — a lot of them crying and carrying flowers — gathered to recollect Payne.
They sang songs and consoled one another. Some lit candles. Others introduced images and paintings of Payne, in addition to notes, letters and bouquets. About 400 folks attended the gathering, overlooking Paris’ historic Place de la Concorde.
Distraught 26-year-old Emilie Houdinet mentioned she’d been a fan of the band since 2011.
“They helped me. They have been there all through my adolescence to age 18. They have been a bit like dads to us,” she mentioned. “They have been only a boys band however they have been crucial to us.”
Followers collect in Hyde Park to carry a memorial occasion for Liam Payne on Oct. 20, 2024 in London, England.
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One Course rose to worldwide reputation quickly after the band was shaped in 2010 from 5 younger singers who auditioned for the X Issue, a British TV expertise present. The band broke up in 2016 after producing 5 albums that bought greater than 70 million copies.
