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The boy band became a pop music sensation, delivering hits like "Best Song Ever" and "Story of My Life" through five immensely successful studio albums. Styles then made a solo splash in with his debut single, "Sign of the Times," and a self-titled album. In , he received praise for his second solo album, Fine Line.

Harry Edward Styles (born 1

His parents, Des and Anne, divorced when he was 7 years old. He and his sister Gemma were brought up by their mother in the town of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire. His mother was later remarried, to Robin Twist. Styles attended Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, where he and three of his friends formed a band called White Eskimo. Styles was White Eskimo's lead singer, and the band was popular enough to win a band competition at their school.

After school and on weekends, Styles worked at the W. Mandeville bakery in Holmes Chapel. He was cut before the finals, but in a surprise move, judges Nicole Scherzinger and Simon Cowell put him together with fellow competitors Niall Horan , Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik to form a new group act for the remainder of the competition.

Performing as One Direction a name reportedly suggested by Styles , the five boys became one of the most popular contenders in the X Factor finals that season. Although they finished the competition in third place, they were immediately signed to Cowell's Syco music label. Styles, the youngest member of One Direction, became a fan favorite for his curly hair, wide smile and sweet-yet-naughty demeanor.

He sang some of the lead vocals on the band's first single, "What Makes You Beautiful," which was released in September in the United Kingdom. In another highlight of , Styles and the rest of One Direction performed at the Olympics closing ceremony in London. The group's final album, Made in the A.