Liam Payne's parents given emotional shout out by singer who worked with One Direction

The late Liam Payne has been remembered by fellow singer Helene Hørlyck - who has spoken in the past about having worked as a vocal coach to One Direction - following his death

Vocal coach Helene Hørlyck has promised to continue sharing memories of Liam Payne and thanked the late singer-songwriter's family following his funeral this week.

Liam passed away, aged 31, last month after falling from the balcony of a hotel in Argentina. His funeral was held in the UK on Wednesday, with guests having attended St Mary's Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, for the service.

It's thought that fellow singer Helene was among those at the service. She has spoken over the years about having previously worked with Liam and his bandmates, having been a vocal coach to One Direction, who formed on the X Factor back in 2010.

Helene, who's from Denmark, posted about having been in the UK this week in a post on Instagram. The singer told her followers that she was filled with "love and sadness," and thanked Liam's parents Karen Payne and Geoff Payne, as well as his older sisters Nicola Payne and Ruth Payne.

Alongside a series of photos, including some throwback photos of Liam, Helene wrote on Friday: "As my week in London comes to an end I am filled with love and sadness. Thank you Karen, Geoff, Ruth and Nicola - I will as promised continue to tell Liam's story and share my memories."

The post was met with well wishes and support in the comments section. One person wrote: "He will live forever in our memories and in our stories." Another said: "I'm so sorry for your loss Helene." Other fans shared heart emojis.

Paying tribute last month, Helene wrote following the news of Liam's passing: "My heart is heavy writing this. Liam was the loveliest young man who just loved to sing. He was only a teenager when I met him and One Direction was formed."

She continued by writing: "His talent and professionalism had a big impact on the band especially in the early days as Liam always strived for the best during all of our sessions. Liam was fun and a joy to spend time with, he even re named some of my vocal exercises as he had such a wonderful sense of humour and upbeat energy."

Helene added: "I will always remember Liam as a polite young man who was caring and kind. Whenever my son Cai would join the world tours Liam would invite him along on his tourbus, sit and play video games with him, make sure he was OK, such a person was Liam, warm and friendly."

Concluding the tribute, she wrote: "Thank you for all the wonderful years dear Liam, you will forever be in my heart and your voice will live on, not only in my memories but also in the incredible songs. Rest in peace sweet darling."

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