One Direction member Niall Horan has recalled his “heartbreaking” final moments with Liam Payne just two weeks before the musician’s sudden death.

“I am truly devastated by the loss of my wonderful friend Liam. It feels unreal,” Horan said in a statement shared to Instagram. “Liam had an infectious energy and passion for his work. He was the brightest person in the room and made everyone feel happy and safe.

“All the laughs we had over the years, sometimes about the simplest things, still come to mind through the sadness. We did our wildest dreams together and I will cherish every moment we had forever. The bond and friendship we had doesn’t happen often in life.”

ONE DIRECTION MEMBERS ‘Devastated’ BY LIAM PAYNE’S DEATH, SAY THEY WILL ‘MISS HIM’

Niall Horan recalls seeing Liam Payne for the last time two weeks before the musician’s tragic death. (Getty Images)

Payne died on October 16 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.

Horan was the only member of One Direction to meet Payne in the weeks before his death. Payne traveled to Argentina to see Horan perform on stage on October 2.

“I feel so lucky to have met him recently,” Horan wrote in a statement. “I sadly had no idea that after saying goodbye and hugging him that night, I would be saying goodbye forever. It was heartbreaking,” he added. “My love and condolences to Geoff, Karen, Ruth and Nicola and of course his son Bear. Thank you for everything, Payno. Love you brother. Nialler.”

Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Niall Horan formed One Direction in 2010. (Getty Images)

Payne was just 14 when he first auditioned for The X Factor in 2008. Two years later, he returned to audition and was chosen by Simon Cowell to join a supergroup. Cowell paired Payne with Horan, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson.

They formed the boy band One Direction and became one of the best-selling bands of all time.

One Direction is known for hit songs including “What Makes You Beautiful”, “Night Changes”, “Story of My Life” and “Steal My Girl”.

The group “will miss him dearly.”

“We are absolutely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing,” a spokesperson said in a statement released by the band on social media. “In time, and as people are able, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved so much. The memories we shared with him will be forever. For now, our thoughts are with his family, friends and the fans who loved him along with us. We love him dearly.”

Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne and Harry Styles of British boy band One Direction arrive for the premiere of their documentary “This is Us” in New York on August 26, 2013. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson)

Liam Payne’s preliminary cause of death was revealed by Argentine authorities on Thursday. (Getty Images)

Payne’s death, according to the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No. 16, temporarily headed by Marcelo, was “the result of a fall from the balcony of the third-floor room of the hotel in the Buenos Aires area of ​​Palermo where he was staying.” Rome.

According to the autopsy, forensic experts said they found 25 injuries “consistent with those caused by a fall from a height.” They also noted that “the cranial injuries were sufficient to cause death, while internal and external hemorrhages in the skull, chest, abdomen, and extremities contributed to the mechanism of death.”