Zayn Malik is honoring former One Direction band member Liam Payne with an emotional tribute following the singer's untimely death. A day after medical officials confirmed to Telemundo that Payne, 31, died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina, Malik paid his respects to Payne in a moving post on Instagram.

Zayn Malik paid tribute to Liam Payne in an emotional post dedicated to his former One Direction bandmate.

Liam Payne and Zayn Malik experienced a series of ups and downs over the years. Both musicians were thrust into the spotlight alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson while on The X Factor in 2010 to form One Direction.