Harry styles bio

English singer (born )

For his debut studio album, see Harry Styles (album).

Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February ) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. Known for his influence in popular culture, showmanship, artistry, and philanthropy, he is a subject of widespread public interest with a vast fanbase. Styles is considered to be among the most successful solo artists who have emerged from a boy band.

Styles's musical career began in as part of One Direction, a boy band formed on the British music competition series The X Factor after each member of the band had been eliminated from the solo contest. They became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time before going on an indefinite hiatus in Styles released his self-titled debut solo album through Erskine and Columbia Records in It debuted at number one in the UK and the US and was one of the world's top-ten best-selling albums of the year, while its lead single, "Sign of the Times," topped the

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Who Is Harry Styles?

In Harry Styles auditioned for the UK television show The X Factor, where the judges combined him with four other young male singers to form One Direction. The boy band became a pop music sensation, delivering hits like "Best Song Ever" and "Story of My Life" through five immensely successful studio albums. Styles then made a solo splash in with his debut single, "Sign of the Times," and a self-titled album. In , he received praise for his second solo album, Fine Line.

Early Life

Harry Edward Styles was born on February 1, , in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England. His parents, Des and Anne, divorced when he was 7 years old. He and his sister Gemma were brought up by their mother in the town of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire. His mother was later remarried, to Robin Twist.

Styles attended Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, where he and three of his friends formed a band called

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Harry Styles was born and raised in England. His birthday is Feb. 1, , and his height is 6&#;0". He first found fame as a member of boy grupp One Direction, which was formed on the British singing competition &#;The X Factor&#; in , with the group landing fyra No. 1 albums on the Billboard 1D announced its hiatus in August , and the members went on to solo projects, with Styles&#; self-titled debut studio album arriving in May ; it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Subsequent albums &#;Fine Line&#; () and &#;Harry&#;s House&#; () also topped the chart. His first solo No. 1 song was "Watermelon Sugar" off his sophomore skiva, while his second No. 1 -- "As It Was" from &#;Harry&#;s House&#; -- topped the Hot for 15 weeks. He has multiple Grammy wins, including best pop solo performance for "Watermelon Sugar" and album of the year for &#;Harry&#;s House.&#; The star has also dipped his toe into ac