Harry Styles, in full 

Harry Edward Styles, (born February 1, 1994, Redditch, Worcestershire, England),

British singer, songwriter, and actor, one of the original members of the boy band One Direction and a
highly successful solo artist known for his multiple chart-topping singles and albums. Styles became a
member of One Direction in 2010, 1 on the British music competition television show The X Factor.
He later embarked on a career as a solo artist and actor, with forays into fashion.

Styles was raised 2 by his parents, Anne Twist and Desmond Styles. His parents divorced when he
was seven years old; thereafter, he and his elder sister, Gemma, were raised by their mother. Styles made his
start in music while a student at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, 3 . In 2010, 4 ,
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. After failing to advance, Styles was recalled 5  to compete as a
group on the show. The five-member group subsequently became known as One Direction, named at the
suggestion of Styles, and ultimately took third place in the final round of the competition. The group
released its debut studio album, Up All Night, in 2011. Styles coco-wrotehree songs on the album, 6
. Albums Chart and to number one on the Billboard 200. One Direction’s next four albums—Take Me
Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013), Four (2014), and Made in the A.M. (2015)—were all hugely
successful.

In 2016 Styles and the other members of One Direction decided to take a break from recording and touring,
enabling Styles to pursue a solo career. That year he signed a contract with Columbia Records and launched
Erksine Records, an independent record label. In 2017 he released his debut single, Sign of the Times,7
. , and his self-titled debut album. His music became known for its combined elements of classic rock,
soft rock, and pop, 8 including the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Harry
Nilsson, and Shania Twain.

In 2017 Styles made his debut as an actor, taking on the role of a British soldier during World War II in
the film Dunkirk (2017); his performance received positive reviews. In 2020, 9 , Fine Line (2019),
which broke U.S. sales records for a British male singer and earned him nominations for British Male Solo
Artist and British Album of the Year at the 2020 BRIT Awards, Styles accepted a leading role in the
film Don’t Worry Darling (2022), a psychological thriller directed by Olivia Wilde. His third solo
album, Harry’s House, was released in 2022, the same year as the release of the romantic drama My
Policeman, a film set in 1950s Brighton, England, in which Styles played the leading role of a gay
policeman.

From early in his career, Styles was known for his philanthropy. He frequently donated proceeds from his
concerts and tours to charities and took moments onstage to bring awareness to equal rights, gender
equality,10 . He also promoted the slogan “Treat People with Kindness,” after which he wrote a
song of the same name that appeared on Fine Line. Styles received numerous nominations and awards,
among them the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, for his song “Watermelon Sugar,”
for which he also won the 2021 BRIT Award for British Single of the Year.
a) a year after the release of his second solo album
b) in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England,
c) where he was the lead singer of the band White Eskimo
d) and other causes
e) and joined with Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson
f) when the group came together to compete
g) reflecting the many artists by which he was influenced,
h) encouraged by his mother
i) which climbed quickly to number two on the U.K
j) which topped the U.K. Singles Chart

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