The 45th iteration of the Brit Awards featured an emotional tribute to One Direction’s Liam Payne, the late chart-topping Brits winner that died at age 31 in October. Towards the end of the ceremony on Saturday night,

Liam Payne, who was a member of One Direction, died aged 31 on October 16, 2024, after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Argentina.

Liam Payne was honoured tonight with a special tribute at this year’s Brit Awards, four months after his death. The One Direction singer tragically died aged 31, on October 16, 2024, after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The BRIT Awards paid tribute to One Direction's Liam Payne, who died in October, during the ceremony on Saturday evening and viewers were left in tears

Brit Award viewers couldn’t contain their emotions this evening as the show paid tribute to Liam Payne. The One Direction star fell from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires last October and sadly died at just 31 years old.

Teary-eyed viewers have praised the Brit Awards for its touching tribute to Liam Payne five months after his tragic death. One Direction singer Liam Payne died on October 16, 2024, aged 31. Liam was honoured at the BRITS tonight with a heartfelt video tribute to the One Direction song 'Little Things'.

The BRITs returned this evening for the first time since the tragic death of One Direction star Liam Payne back in October last year