Harry

Harry Edward Styles is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was a member of One Direction. Harry Styles was born in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England on February 1st, 1994. He is the father of Des Styles and Anne Cox. Harry Styles attended the Holmes Chapel Comprehensive school where together with three students, he formed his own group of musicians, called White Eskimo. In 2009, they took part in the Battle of Bands where thanks to their excellent presentations they took home the trophy. While he has always been interested in music, despite his passion, he was considering becoming a lawyer and an physiotherapist. He was employed in a local bakery as a part-time job to help the family with financial issues. Harry Styles was selected for The X Factor 2010 audition where he sang the Stevie Wonder's track Is not She Lovely. This is why his group were forced to split. After the audition in The X Factor the jury Nicole Scherzinger suggested that Harry Styles join the group that was to be dubbed One Direction along with Liam Payne Zayn Malik Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson. Simon Cowell was the sponsor of this band, which began in 2010. The group sang the Kelly Clarkson song My Life Would Be Sucky without You as well as Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart at the time of the competition. This helped them to become one of the frontrunners. They were however 3rd place, behind Rebecca Ferguson and winner Matt Cardle. Although Harry Styles and his group didn't win, Cowell agreed to pay 2 million pounds for One Direction to sign with Syco Records. Syco Record label.