Liam Payne: the heady rise and tragic death of a One Direction star – podcast

Oritsé Williams of JLS and the Guardian’s head rock and pop critic Alexis Petridis reflect on the life of Liam Payne, including the extraordinary success of One Direction, and his struggles with the fame that came with itWhen Liam Payne was found dead last Wednesday after falling from a third-floor balcony at his hotel in Buenos Aires, fans around the world were left shocked.As the Guardian’s head rock and pop critic Alexis Petridis explains to Helen Pidd, the 31-year-old Payn