Simon Cowell cancels BGT auditions within the wake of Liam Payne dying
Simon Cowell has cancelled Thursday’s Britain’s Got Talent auditions in the wake of Liam Payne‘s tragic death aged 31 on Wednesday.
The singer tragically died on Wednesday after falling from his room at the Casa Sur Palmero Hotel in Buenos Aires.
Simon – who famously formed Liam’s band One Direction – decided last minute to call off the auditions in Blackpool as he discovered the shocking news.
Applause store, who organises tickets for filming, announced the news in a statement: ‘Due to the tragic passing of Liam Payne, BGT has decided to postpone today’s auditions in Blackpool. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.’
Simon, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI were due to continue filming for BGT after auditions kicked off on Tuesday.
Simon Cowell has cancelled Thursday’s Britain’s Got Talent auditions in the wake of Liam Payne ‘s tragic death aged 31 on Wednesday
Simon – who famously formed Liam’s band One Direction – decided last minute to call off the auditions in Blackpool as he discovered the shocking news (the band pictured in 2013)
The singer tragically died on Wednesday after falling from his room at the Casa Sur Palmero Hotel in Buenos Aires
MailOnline have contacted Simon Cowell’s representatives for a comment.
Liam died instantly from multiple injuries after plunging to his death from a third-floor hotel balcony in Argentina.
The star fractured his skull, with emergency services unable to save him at the scene.
Buenos Aires emergency services chief Alberto Crescenti told The Sun: ‘Our role was to head there quickly, give medical attention, and try to resuscitate him, but his injuries were incompatible with life.
‘Based on what the team saw, there was apparently a cranial fracture and extremely serious injuries that led to his immediate death.’
City ambulance service provider spokesman Alberto Crescenti said he had fallen around 40 metres and suffered ‘severe injuries which were incompatible with life.’
He said: ‘The alarm was raised at 5.04pm local time saying a person was lying in an internal patio at Casa Sur.
‘At 5.11pm an ambulance arrived and the man was certified dead.
‘Afterwards we found out he had been a famous singer. Unfortunately the injuries he had suffered as a result of the fall proved to be fatal. There was no possibility of resuscitating him.’
Liam’s final Snapchat post showed him happily posing with his bikini-clad partner Kate Cassidy as they looked into a mirror – with the throwback photo previously shared by Kate to mark his 30th birthday last year.
Applause store, who organises tickets for filming, announced the news in a statement: ‘Due to the tragic passing of Liam Payne, BGT has decided to postpone today’s auditions in Blackpool. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause’
Simon, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and KSI were due to continue filming with Ant and Dec for BGT after auditions kicked off on Tuesday
Liam, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson pictured with Simon in 2015
Liam had his first audition for the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008, when he was just 14 years old.
The audition was held in front of judges Simon, Cheryl Cole, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh.
He advanced past the first round of X Factor after impressing the judges with his rendition of Frank Sinatra’s ‘Fly Me to the Moon.’
Though he was initially eliminated at the Boot Camp stage, Simon brought Liam back for the judges’ houses stage.
He was cut again during judges’ houses but was encouraged by Simon to return in two years.
The singer returned to the show in 2010, auditioning in front of Simon, Cheryl, Louie and guest judge Natalie Imbruglia.
Following a suggestion from former judge Nicole Scherzinger, he was put together with Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson to form a boy band.
