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 is "beyond devastated" following the death of his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne. Payne died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday, Oct. 16, Policía Federal Argentina confirm to PEOPLE. He was 31.

The X Factor star's sister has paid tribute to the Wolverhampton singer, who was one-fifth of chart-topping boyband One Direction, after he plunged from a hotel balcony in Argentina.