Shawn Mendes paid tribute to former One Direction member Liam Payne, who died at age 31 on Oct. 16 after falling from a hotel balcony. Mendes took time to speak about Payne during his concert in New York City on Oct.

Pop music fans and pop stars alike were devastated by the news that One Direction member Liam Payne had died at the age of 31. Now, a few days after his death, Shawn Mendes paused his concert to pay tribute to his fellow singer.

Liam Payne's former partner Cheryl has said her seven-year-old son Bear has to “face the reality of never seeing his father again”. Payne, 31, died on Wednesday when he fell from the balcony of the third-floor hotel room where he had been staying in Buenos Aires, Argentina.