J Balvin will remember Liam Payne as “a great friend”. The pop star died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16, aged 31, and Balvin has now paid a glowing tribute to his showbiz pal, admitting that he’s been hit “really hard” by the news. The ‘6 AM’ hitmaker told ‘Extra’: “He’s a great friend, because to me, he’s always going to be, you know, in spirit. He’s a great friend. He was always nice, humble, always smiling. “I was checking a couple of pictures from, like, three years ago, we were performing in Mexico. So, it really hit me really hard because I’m an advocate of mental health, and …