Harry Edward Styles born 1 February is an English singer. 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' 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 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, with Rolling Stone including it in their revision of the Greatest Albums of All Time. Styles' widely acclaimed third album, Harry's House , broke several records, receiving the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in Its lead single, " As It Was ," became the number-one song of globally , according to Billboard.
Aside from music and acting, Styles is known for his flamboyant fashion. Wearing a Gucci dress , he was 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. Four others in his age group who were also eliminated were put together to form a boy band in July to compete in the "Groups" category, mentored by Cowell.
