Harry Edward Styles born 1 February is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His showmanship, artistry, and flamboyant fashion have had a significant impact on popular culture.
His life was the subject of widespread public interest. 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 eponymous 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 UK Singles Chart.
His second album, Fine Line , debuted atop the US Billboard with the biggest ever first-week sales by an English male artist. Styles's widely acclaimed third album, Harry's House , broke several records and received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Its lead single, " As It Was ," became the number-one song of globally , according to Billboard.
Wearing a blue Gucci dress , he became the first man to appear solo on the cover of Vogue. His mother later married business partner John Cox, [ 7 ] although they divorced years later. Through her subsequent marriage in to Robin Twist, who died of cancer in , Styles gained an older stepbrother Mike, and a stepsister, Amy.
Styles said he experienced a "great childhood" and always felt supported by his parents. Mandeville Bakery in Holmes Chapel. Following a suggestion from his mother, on 11 April , Styles auditioned as a solo contestant for the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor , singing a rendition of Train 's " Hey, Soul Sister.
