they were all over the but they were all over the walls. the music rang through my house, may be yours. maybe you were a massive fan. maybe you were a massive fan. maybe you had some sense in which this ban touched your lives. that's what we are talking about this morning. it's quite interesting when we think about the power that a band has like this on our lives. maybe you had your own one direction when you were growing up, and if so and if you felt so connected to that band and that artist, then you should be able to understand what this means for so many people across the world today. such sad news. katie russell the bbc media editor is with us. what we know about what happened? it's incredibly sad news. what we know so far is not a great deal of detail.

police in buenos aires said the senate fell from the third floor, fell into the courtyard and medics confirmed his death. there were pictures fairly quickly of an ambulance on the scene. the police cordoned off the area, forensic investigators arrived. bringing flowers in tribute. we understand the police had responded to an emergency call from the hotel manager and the emergency call has just been released in which he talks about his fears, please get here quickly, because there is a man in the hotel, a guest, acting aggressively and we are worried about his safety because they end up saying he is in a room with a balcony,

come here urgently. we understand _ come here urgently. we understand is _ come here urgently. - understand is when the police arrived at the hotel, officials said a loud sound had been hurt in an interior corridor and soon after they discovered the body. soon after they discovered the bod . ~ �* ., ., body. we've got faith in sunbury _ body. we've got faith in sunbury on _ body. we've got faith in sunbury on thames - body. we've got faith in sunbury on thames and body. we've got faith in - sunbury on thames and grace as well in east ayrshire. hello to both of you. such a sad day for so many people. get in touch and tell us your feelings. a cultural phenomenon, a pop phenomenon of gargantuan significance for many people. i feel like saying sorry for your loss because it's so personal. faith, what are your thoughts? just absolutely devastating. i think when i first heard the news, you just don't believe

it. it's almost like the stages of grief and it's like reading someone, when someone is such a big part of your childhood, it's like leaving someone close to you like a family member or close friend. i think that instant denial came in straightaway and then obviously gets confirmed and all of this kind of stuff and it has spiralled, really. the overall feeling is heartbreak. it's like an enter childhood. that's interesting. — like an enter childhood. that's interesting, the _ like an enter childhood. that's interesting, the way _ like an enter childhood. that's interesting, the way you - like an enter childhood. that's interesting, the way you put i interesting, the way you put that, a sort of book end to part of your life and that should resonate with anyone who loves music and who loves bands and artists. what did they mean to you? what did you mean to you, grace? he to you? what did you mean to you. grace?— you, grace? he was my childhood, _ you, grace? he was my childhood, i— you, grace? he was my childhood, i grew - you, grace? he was my childhood, i grew up i you, grace? he was my. childhood, i grew up with you, grace? he was my- childhood, i grew up with him. i was _ childhood, i grew up with him. i was so — childhood, i grew up with him. lwas so in_ childhood, i grew up with him. i was so in love with him. i feel— i was so in love with him. i feel like _ i was so in love with him. i feel like when you're madly in love _ feel like when you're madly in love with _ feel like when you're madly in love with the boy band like one direction, — love with the boy band like one direction, you always have a favourite _ direction, you always have a favourite and mine was always

liam — favourite and mine was always liam i— favourite and mine was always liam. i had everything liam, posted — liam. i had everything liam, posted everywhere when i was a kid, posted everywhere when i was a kid. it's— posted everywhere when i was a kid, it's such a big loss and when — kid, it's such a big loss and when you _ kid, it's such a big loss and when you lose someone like that you lose — when you lose someone like that you lose a — when you lose someone like that you lose a bit of your childhood. i've got no words, i was _ childhood. i've got no words, i was so — childhood. i've got no words, i was so shocked. i thought it was — was so shocked. i thought it was arima at first.— was arima at first. yes, unfortunately _ was arima at first. yes, unfortunately not - was arima at first. yes, unfortunately not so. i was arima at first. yes, i unfortunately not so. why was arima at first. yes, - unfortunately not so. why was he so special for you? he unfortunately not so. why was he so special for you?- he so special for you? he was so special- — he so special for you? he was so special. it's _ he so special for you? he was so special. it'sjust _ he so special for you? he was so special. it'sjust because . he so special for you? he was so special. it'sjust because i | so special. it'sjust because i feel— so special. it'sjust because i feel like _ so special. it'sjust because i feel like i_ so special. it'sjust because i feel like i grew up with him. it feel like i grew up with him. it was — feel like i grew up with him. it was like he grew up with me as well— it was like he grew up with me as well because i went through my whole — as well because i went through my whole childhood with him almost — my whole childhood with him almost by my side. it feels almost _ almost by my side. it feels almost as though they've split up almost as though they've split up but — almost as though they've split up but even worse this time. it's up but even worse this time. it's such— up but even worse this time. it's such a _ up but even worse this time. it's such a sunny feeling. they really— it's such a sunny feeling. they really mean so much to me. faith. — really mean so much to me. faith. he _ really mean so much to me. faith, he was troubled and he spoke about that with great

candour, didn't he? absolutely. i think obviously _ candour, didn't he? absolutely. i think obviously growing - candour, didn't he? absolutely. i think obviously growing up - i think obviously growing up with that fame from such a young age, you would expect there to be some problems. there is a lot of pressure on them since they were young. from an outside perspective you think, it's the perfect life, that's the dream life but it just goes to show you don't really know what goes on behind closed doors. ijust hope he knew how much he was genuinely loved by the whole fandom. what loved by the whole fandom. what would your _ loved by the whole fandom. what would your message _ loved by the whole fandom. what would your message be _ loved by the whole fandom. what would your message be to the fans today?— fans today? just, we're all together. _ fans today? just, we're all together, we _ fans today? just, we're all together, we are - fans today? just, we're all together, we are all - fans today? just, we're all together, we are all in - together, we are all in heartbreak and its an unfortunate circumstance to be united that way but, you know, we need to support each other and celebrate his life.- and celebrate his life. katie, our media — and celebrate his life. katie, our media editor. _ and celebrate his life. katie, our media editor. that - and celebrate his life. katie, our media editor. that was l our media editor. that was really a good point from faith in that despite the appearances

of a gilded life, an incredible life, and we've seen this throughout the history of entertainment and pop music and rock music. preserving your sanity can be difficult. absolutely. when you think back to how they became famous, they were so young. my daughter, just listening to those fans, my daughter is a huge one direction fan, grew up with them, loving the band and each of them having a favourite but as a result we watched the one direction documentary a lot together and it's really illuminating. it's a brilliant documentary but one of the key things is they are runner—up on the x factor, they are 15 and 16 at this point. and then they are effectively removed from family life. they go off, they go on tour, at 1.1 of the month says i haven't seen my sun for a year or so for many months. what liam payne talked about

later in a really revealing, i thought, interview, he talked about how they were young and of course there were people looking after them, them chaperones, make—up artists, you see in the documentary that they have a lovely cloud of people around them but on evenings when they are young, they put them in a hotel room and say, it's bedtime and liam payne said i was in my hotel room on my own and i hit the minibar. he struggled but he was very open about struggling with addiction and alcohol problems ever since. i’m with addiction and alcohol problems ever since. i'm not makin: problems ever since. i'm not making musical— problems ever since. i'm not making musical comparisonsj making musical comparisons because they are very different but i remember them rolling stones once tell me there was a time in their life when the doorbell rang they thought it was room service.— doorbell rang they thought it was room service. from such a ounu was room service. from such a young age _ was room service. from such a young age you _ was room service. from such a young age you get _ was room service. from such a young age you get used - was room service. from such a young age you get used to - was room service. from such a young age you get used to a i young age you get used to a life that no one can really imagine. with all of the success and money that they

had, deep bizarre life you are leading away from normal life, away from your friends and family time and time again we know that these people, no surprises it takes its toll. for those people texting and saying why are you covering this? �* , ., saying why are you covering this? �*, ., ., this? there's a debate about the government _ this? there's a debate about the government at _ this? there's a debate about the government at 10am - this? there's a debate about the government at 10am sol this? there's a debate about. the government at 10am so hold fire if you are one of those people. explain the significance. it's rather frustrating when people say that. it's like when people say music is not like it used to be, it is.— music is not like it used to be, it is. , ., , be, it is. there were people backin: be, it is. there were people backing the _ be, it is. there were people backing the beatles' - be, it is. there were people backing the beatles' day - be, it is. there were people . backing the beatles' day saying music is not like it used to be. the key thing about then is there was a period back then at there was a period back then at the height of their fame when they were the biggest band on they were the biggest band on the planet. they were the definitive pop band. they were talented, they were charismatic

and yes, they were boys but they won the first brit award in 2012. they split up not that long later and yet i think it was 2015 they went on hiatus but they sold 70 million records, they topped charts around the world, they were the first band in the history of the us charts to see their first four albums debut at number one. they were huge. it was white beatlemania wherever they went on the fans involvement and it was really interesting hearing that personnel your talking about how they communicated with their fans and they were the first band in the era of social media because there was so much more available and accessible, they had a direct link to their fans who felt really in touch with them in a way that perhaps had never happened before. i know last night when the news was breaking, the first person i contacted was my daughter, not the newsdesk but my daughter and she immediately said, he's been on some

snapchat 45 minutes ago, can it be true? they have this direct link with their fans. my be true? they have this direct link with their fans.— link with their fans. my first caller this _ link with their fans. my first caller this morning - link with their fans. my first caller this morning at - link with their fans. my first caller this morning at home said to my daughter, ok, how do you feel about this? i remember waking up at university and let's not say that it's not a similar feeling as whenjohn lennon was shot. faith, do you want to come back and any more thoughts from you and grace. you can get in touch with us. go on, faith.— go on, faith. yes, “ust a really. i go on, faith. yes, “ust a really, really * go on, faith. yes, “ust a really, really sad h go on, faith. yes, just a really, really sad day - go on, faith. yes, just a really, really sad day all| really, really sad day all around. ithink really, really sad day all around. i think itjust hits you, grief. and it is grey. you do grow up with these people he really you don't expect