Since his X Factor debut in 2010, over the past 12 years Harry Styles has become a global superstar. And now, with two chart-topping solo albums under his belt and a third on the way, Harry's star continues to rise! Follow the full story of Harry's life and career, from his early boyband success in One Direction to his more recent evolution as a solo artist and movie star!
HARRY’S WORLD • FROM THE X FACTOR TO ONE DIRECTION, HOLMES CHAPEL TO HOLLYWOOD, HARRY STYLES HAS MADE HIS NAME AS A MULTI-TALENTED SINGER-SONGWRITER, ACTOR, FASHION ICON AND COVER MODEL. HARRY’S SELF-TITLED DEBUT SOLO ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN 2017 TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM, AND HIS FIRST WORLD TOUR SOLD OUT IN SECONDS. HIS SECOND ALBUM, FINE LINE, HAS GENERATED A STRING OF HIT SINGLES SINCE ITS RELEASE IN 2019, INCLUDING THE CHART-TOPPING, GRAMMY-WINNING ‘WATERMELON SUGAR’. NOW, MORE THAN A DECADE AFTER HIS X FACTOR DEBUT – WITH RECORD-BREAKING CHART SUCCESS, AND A BLOSSOMING CAREER ON THE BIG SCREEN – HARRY’S STAR CONTINUES TO RISE.
Harry Styles Fanbook
THE BOY WHO WOULD BE KING • IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY THAT HARRY STYLES WALKED ONTO THE STAGE OF THE X FACTOR FOR SERIES SEVEN OF THE GLOBAL TV PHENOMENON. THAT WAS 2010. IN THE YEARS SINCE, HARRY – DESCRIBED BY HIS FORMER 1D BANDMATES, AND EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER MET HIM, AS SOMEONE “BORN TO BE A ROCK STAR” – HAS BECOME A GLOBAL ICON. THIS IS HIS STORY.
HARRY’S FRIENDS • WITH OVER 39 MILLION FOLLOWERS ON INSTAGRAM, AND MORE THAN 850 MILLION VIEWS OF ‘SIGN OF THE TIMES’ ON YOUTUBE, HARRY STYLES ISN’T SHORT ON FRIENDS OR FANS. HOWEVER, OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, HE HAS BECOME FAMOUS FOR HIS FAMOUS FRIENDS AND GIRLFRIENDS, ENSURING THAT HARRY REMAINS IN THE ZOOM LENS OF PAPARAZZI EVERYWHERE HE GOES.
THE X FACTOR • FROM THE MOMENT HARRY WALKED OUT ON THE MANCHESTER CENTRAL ARENA OF THE X FACTOR STAGE ON APRIL 11, 2010, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT THIS YOUNG MAN HAD SOMETHING EXTRA-SPECIAL ABOUT HIM. HE HAD STAR POWER, FOR SURE. HE HAD THAT X FACTOR. NO ARTIST BEFORE HIM, SAVE LEONA LEWIS PERHAPS, HAD ALL THE MAGIC INGREDIENTS THAT SIMON COWELL AND CO. WERE LOOKING FOR. HOWEVER, HARRY’S DREAM OF BECOMING A SOLO SINGING STAR DIDN’T QUITE GO TO PLAN. AT LEAST, NOT STRAIGHT AWAY…
ONE AND DONE • AT THE END OF 2015, WORD TRAVELLED AROUND THE WORLD THAT ONE DIRECTION WERE ABOUT TO ENTER AN “EXTENDED HIATUS”. FANS WERE, AND STILL ARE, DEVASTATED; 1D WERE SEEMINGLY NO MORE. BUT, OF COURSE, FOR HARRY STYLES, THE END OF 1D WAS JUST THE BEGINNING…
THE TRANSFORMATION OF HARRY STYLES • HARRY STYLES COULD NOT BE NAMED MORE PERFECTLY. ALWAYS THE MOST STYLISH MEMBER IN ONE DIRECTION, HARRY HAS BEEN PUTTING ON AND PULLING OFF SOME RATHER EXCELLENT, AND ECCENTRIC, FASHIONS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, FOR WHICH HE HAS BECOME (IN)FAMOUS. HIS 2017 HEADLINE SOLO TOUR SAW HIM WEAR A NEW, AND DIFFERENT, SELECTION OF SUITS EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
A NEW DIRECTION • SINGER. ACTOR. FASHION ICON. HARRY STYLES MAKES ALL OF THESE THINGS LOOK SO EASY. NOW ANOTHER STRING HAS BEEN ADDED TO HARRY’S BOW – SONGWRITER. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF ONE DIRECTION, HARRY WAS ALWAYS VOCAL ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN THE WRITING OF THEIR BIGGEST HITS, EVEN IF HE LACKED THE EXPERIENCE AND CONFIDENCE. BUT WITH THE RELEASE OF HIS DEBUT ALBUM IN 2017, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT HARRY IS A SONGWRITING FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. IT WAS NOT JUST MUSIC THAT CAPTURED HARRY’S ATTENTION; ACTING HAS PLAYED A PROMINENT ROLE IN HELPING THE YOUNG SINGER BLOSSOM FROM HIS 1D CHRYSALIS INTO SOMETHING GREATER THAN EVEN HIS BIGGEST FANS COULD HAVE COMPREHENDED. HARRY STYLES IS NOW A BUSINESSMAN, A BRAND, A SUCCESSFUL SOLO ARTIST, AND ARGUABLY THE MOST FAMOUS HARRY IN THE WORLD (SORRY, POTTER FANS).
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