Harry Styles

Harry Styles has a Casanova image in public and is known for his various romantic link-ups. In 2011, he dated television presenter Caroline Flack. Their relationship hit the headlines globally due to the age difference between the two, Styles being just 17 and Flack 32. However, the two split in 2012.

Following his break-up with Flack, Styles has been romantically linked with various personalities including Sarah-Louise Colivet, Emma Ostilly, Cara Delevingne, Lily Halpern and Rita Ora.

From October 2012, Styles dated international pop star, Taylor Swift. The two moved apart in January 2013. He later dated Kendall Jenner and Nadine Leopold.

Harry Edward Styles was born on February 1, 1994 in Redditch, Worcestershire, to Anne Cox (née Selley) and Desmond ‘Des’ Styles. He has an elder sister Gemma. His parents separated when he was seven.

Styles spent most of his growing up years in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire along with his mother and sister. He did his schooling from Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School.

Ever since a child, Styles was fascinated by music. He enjoyed singing and even performed as the lead singer for his school band, White Eskimo which won several competitions. Freddie Mercury, Elvis Presley and The Beatles were Styles earliest influences. He even worked part-time at the W. Mandeville Bakery in Holmes Chapel to support himself.

Harry Styles began his music career in 2010 when he auditioned as a solo candidate for the seventh series of the British televised singing competition ‘The X Factor’. Though he could not make it to the finals, being cut short in the ‘boys’ category in the ‘judges’s houses’ round, he was selected along with four other fellow competitors to form a new group act for the remainder of the competition.

Styles named the group ‘One Direction’. The group’s first song, which was also their qualifying song at ‘judge’s houses’, was an acoustic version of ‘Torn’. Such was the brilliance of their performance that they soon gained popularity in the UK.

One of the biggest contenders of the coveted title and people’s favourite, ‘One Direction’ finished the seventh season of ‘The X Factor’ show in the third place. Immediately thereafter, One Direction was signed in by Cowell’s Syco Music Records for a reported £2 million contract.

In February 2011, the group came up with their book, ‘One Direction: Forever Young’ which gave a first-hand account of their X-Factor Story. It topped the Sunday Times Best Seller list. Subsequently, they went on the X-Factor Live Tour performing throughout UK.

After months of recording in various cities including Stockholm, London and Los Angeles, ‘One Direction’ came up with their debut album ‘Up All Night’ in 2011. The album bowed at number two on the UK Albums Chart and ultimately became the UK's fastest-selling debut album of 2011. Their debut single ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ debuted at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart.

Harry Styles’ career breakthrough came in as a member of the boy band ‘One Direction’, he being the youngest to have been selected. Just five albums old, the band attained several unattainable feats and created masterpieces, each of which zoomed to the top spot. ‘One Direction’ was the first boy group to have their first five albums debut at number one in the United States. Also, it became the first boy band in US chart history to land two number-one albums in a calendar year. Each of its five albums did exceedingly well at the charts.