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Harry Styles (born 1 February 1994)[1] is an English pop singer for the boy band One Direction.

Early Life[edit]

Styles was raised in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England, where he attended Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School.[2] He was born to Anne Cox (née Selley) and Des Styles[3][4][5] and has an older sister, Gemma.[6] Styles' parents divorced when he was seven and his mother later remarried.[7] As a sixteen-year-old he worked part-time at the W. Mandeville Bakery in Holmes Chapel.[8]

One Direction[edit]

After auditioning as a solo member for the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor, Styles was selected to be a founding member of the band One Direction.[9]

The band finished the show in third place[10] while amassing a large fan following.[11] They were signed to Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment in 2010.[12] One Direction released their first album, Up All Night, in 2011, followed by their second, Take Me Home, in 2012.[13]. One Direction: This Is Us, a documentary about the band directed by Morgan Spurlock, was released in August 2013.[14] The film grossed more than $30 million worldwide its first weekend in theaters.[15]

Their third album, Midnight Memories, will be released on 25 November 2013.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Harry Edward Styles – Ancestry.co.uk". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  2. ^ Belinda Ryan (29 September 2010). "Holmes Chapel X Factor star Harry Styles can win show say school bandmates". Crewe Chronicle (Trinity Mirror). Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Mums of One Direction stars reveal how the boys have grown into music sensations". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Harry Edward Styles – Ancestry.co.uk". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Styles's grandfather proud of him". Times Of India. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. ^ Liz Thomas. "Beatlemania takes a whole new Direction! Thousands gather in Montreal to catch a glimpse of the band". Daily Mail. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  7. ^ Lewis Panther (24 June 2012). "One Direction star Harry Styles' dad on bond between him and his boy". Daily Record (Trinity Mirror). Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  8. ^ Kate Simms (17 November 2010). "Harry Styles has got the X Factor in Holmes Chapel". BBC News (BBC). Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  9. ^ Kelly, Kristy (26 July 2011). "Nicole Scherzinger: 'I did Simon Cowell a favour with One Direction'". Digital Spy (UK: Hearst). Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  10. ^ Heritage, Stuart (12 December 2012). "The X Factor 2010 final results show". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  11. ^ Smith, Caspar Llewellyn (15 March 2012). "One Direction: the fab five take America". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  12. ^ Nicholson, Rebecca. "Also-rans to world's biggest boy band: the rise of One Direction". 17 November 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  13. ^ One Direction Discography. Allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  14. ^ http://www.odeon.co.uk/films/one_direction_this_is_us/14557/ Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  15. ^ Mendelson, Scott. "Weekend Box Office: 'One Direction: This Is Us' And 'The Butler' Dominate Labor Day". 1 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  16. ^ "One Direction to Release 'Midnight Memories' Album in November". Billboard.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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