Liam Payne's heartbroken father pauses to kiss pictures of his son at fans' makeshift shrine to One Direction star in Buenos Aires

Liam Payne's grief-stricken father was seen kissing pictures of his son at a makeshift shrine made by fans outside the hotel where the One Direction singer died. Geoff Payne, the father of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, visits a memorial outside the Casa Sur Hotel where the British pop singer fell to his death from a hotel balcony, in Buenos Aires Liam Payne 's grief-stricken father was seen kissing pictures of his son at a makeshift shrine made by fans outside the hotel where the One Direction singer died He is said to have flown to the country to organise the repatriation of his son, the Associated Press has reported He also thanked fans for being there. The Girls Aloud singer was previously in a relationship with Payne for two years, with the pair welcoming their child Bear Grey into the world on March 22, 2017 Liam Payne arrives for a film premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square in November 2010 Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy posted a picture of the pair on her Instagram from last August The English star rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction, alongside his former bandmates Harry, Niall, Zayn Malik, and Louis Tomlinson; Liam, Niall, Louis, Zayn and Harry in 2013 Several witnesses said Payne had fallen from his room at the Casa Sur Palmero Hotel shortly after 5pm Wednesday evening; he is seen in 2018 Liam began his pursuit to stardom when he initially auditioned for X Factor in 2008. Harry posted a photo of Liam on stage performing to a huge arena of fans alongside his heartbreaking tribute The singer took to Instagram to share his own emotional message to his pal, who he described as 'warm, supportive and incredibly loving' Harry wrote: 'My heart breaks for Karen Geoff, Nicola and Ruth, his son Bear and all those around the world who knew and loved him as I did' In a statement shared to Instagram, Louis said he was 'beyond devastated' by his friend's death Louis also shared snaps of the pair as they larked about together on stage saying he would always be Liam's 'big brother' Another selection of photos showed how close the pair were In a statement shared to Instagram, Louis said he was 'beyond devastated' by his friend's death, and said that he will 'always be an uncle' for the late singer's eight-year-old son Bear 'I would have loved to share the stage with you again but it wasn't to be. In his tribute, Zayn wrote: 'I lost a brother when you left us and can't explain to you what I'd give to just give you a hug one last time' Simon Cowell said he was 'truly devastated' after the death of the singer, adding that he also felt 'heartbroken' and 'empty' Pictured left to right: Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Simon Cowell, Harry Styles, and Zayn Malik on set during One Direction celebrates 1D Day at YouTube Space LA in 2013 In 2012, the boy band won their first Brit Award for best British single for their debut track What Makes You Beautiful, before picking up the Brit global success award a year later.