Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates said in a joint statement on Thursday that they are “completely devastated" by the news of his death.

Shockwaves spread around the world Thursday at the death of Liam Payne, who shot to stardom as a member of British boy band One Direction and had to deal with intense global fame while still in his teens.

One Direction has spoken out about the loss of former bandmate Liam Payne, who died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday (Oct. 16). In a joint statement shared to Instagram one day after the tragedy,