Who has not heard the name One Direction? It’s not possible that you haven’t. The band to have taken the youth by craze is simply loved by millions all over the world.
The five member band has just won the hearts of people, especially females from all over the world.
Let us take a look at one of their lead singers!
Who is Harry Styles?
Harry Edward Styles is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His musical career began in 2010 as a solo contestant on the British music competition series The X Factor.
And he is best known as a band member of One Direction. However, he also started his solo career from 2017 and has been rocking the music charts.
Early Life of Harry Styles
Harry Edward Styles was born on February 1,1994. He is 28 years old as of 2022. His zodiac sign is Aquarius.
He was born in Redditch, Worcestershire, in the United States. He thus holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnic group.
Harry Styles was born to Anne Cox and Desmond ‘Des’ Styles. He has an elder sister named Gemma Styles.
They were brought up according to Christian customs. His parents got separated when he was seven.
Styles spent most of his growing up years in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire with his mother and sister. Not much is known about his father as he left when he was too young to remember.
He received his education from ‘Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School.’
Ever since he was a child, Styles was fascinated by music. He enjoyed singing and even performed as the lead singer for his school band, ‘White Eskimo,’ which won several competitions.
Freddie Mercury, Elvis Presley, and ‘The Beatles’ were Styles’ earliest influences. He even worked part-time at the ‘W. Mandeville Bakery’ in Holmes Chapel to support himself.
Harry Styles Career
Styles made his start in music while a student at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, where he was the lead singer of the band White Eskimo.
In 2010, encouraged by his mother, Styles auditioned for The X Factor. For the show, he performed a rendition of “Isn’t She Lovely,” a song originally written by Stevie Wonder.
Harry Styles received his breakthrough when he became a member of the boy band ‘One Direction.’ The band went on to achieve several impressive feats and created masterpieces, each of which made it to the top spot.
‘One Direction’ became the first boy group to have its first four albums debut at number one spot in the United States.
Also, it became the first boy band in US chart history to land two number-one albums in a calendar year. Each of its first four albums did exceedingly well at the charts.
Some of their most hit songs are Midnight Memories, Take me Home, Up All Night, and What Makes you Beautiful.
Styles released his self-titled debut solo album through Columbia Records in 2017. 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 UK Singles Chart.
Harry Styles’ other projects include his acting debut for Christopher Nolan’s action-thriller ‘Dunkirk’ which was released in 2017. In the film, he appeared alongside actors like Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy, and Kenneth Branagh.
His band One Direction has won several awards, including seven ‘Brit Awards’ and four ‘MTV Video Music Awards.’
Harry Styles Personal Life
At present Harry Styles is single. He is not dating anybody as of 2022. However, he has had his fair share of experience in his dating life.
Harry Styles has a Casanova image and is known for his various romantic relationships.
In 2011, he dated television presenter Caroline Flack. Their relationship hit the headlines globally due to the age difference between the two, Styles being just 17 and Flack 32 at the time. Their relationship ended in 2012.
After his break-up with Flack, Styles was romantically linked with various personalities, including Sarah-Louise Colivet, Emma Ostilly, Cara Delevingne, Lily Halpern, and Rita Ora.
In December 2012, Styles started dating international pop star Taylor Swift. The two broke up in January 2013.
He later dated Kendall Jenner and Nadine Leopold but all of his relationships came to a dead end. He now prefers to enjoy his life with his friends and family.
A long-standing advocate of equality and an ardent supporter of the LGBT community, he often waives the rainbow flag (LGBT pride flag) on stage.
He has also supported organizations, such as ‘Little Princess Trust’ and ‘Young Survival Coalition.’
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Harry Styles Net Worth
Harry Styles has an estimated net worth of $80 Million as of 2022. In the previous year, he had a net worth of $75 Million.
His band went on to get the third place in the competition The X Factor and were signed by Simon Cowell to Syco Records on a contract reportedly worth $2 million British pounds. Thus his money majorly comes from his association with his band.
Later on he went on a world tour and released several albums, owning the record as the biggest selling debut for an English male artist in the United States making many million dollars.
His estimated annual salary stands at $5 Million. He also owns some real estate in the United States and lives a lavish life with his family.
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Physical Appearance
Harry Styles is a handsome man known for his eccentric way of dressing. He flaunts both male and female dresses like a model and gets applauded for it by his fans.
Harry Styles is 5 feet 10 inches or 1.77 centimetres or 1.77 meters in height and weighs around 70 kg or 154 lbs. He has light brown hair and has light brown eyes on a fair complexion.
He looks fit and healthy and is a proud advocate of unisex clothes.
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