Harry Styles is an English singer, songwriter, and actor who initially gained fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. Following the band's hiatus, Styles launched a successful solo career, releasing critically acclaimed albums and achieving chart-topping hits. Beyond music, he has ventured into acting, appearing in films. Known for his charismatic stage presence, vocal talent, and androgynous fashion sense, Styles has become a prominent figure in popular culture, influencing music, fashion, and broader trends.
In 1960 Etta James released the album At Last!, which Harry Styles considers to be "perfect."
In 1968 Van Morrison released the album Astral Weeks, Harry Styles' favourite album, which he called "completely perfect."
In 1969 Plastic Ono Band released the live album Live Peace in Toronto 1969 which Harry Styles considers his favorite album cover.
In 1971 Joni Mitchell released the album Blue, which inspired Harry Styles to contact the album's dulcimer instrumentalist, with whom he worked on Fine Line.
Harry Styles recalls listening to Pink Floyd's 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon, as a child, remembering it as "really fucking cool."
In 1973, the film Papillon was released, which inspired a French prison tattoo that influenced the large butterfly tattoo on Harry Styles's sternum.
In 2015, Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone compared Harry Styles' performance to Secretariat running the Belmont Stakes in 1973, highlighting his energy and speed.
While writing his third album, Harry's House, in Tokyo, Harry Styles was inspired by Haruomi Hosono's 1973 debut album Hosono House and paid homage to the album's title.
In 1975 Joni Mitchell released the album The Hissing of Summer Lawns, which featured a track of the same name, that later upon Harry Styles announcing Harry's House, Mitchell tweeted that she "love[d] the title."
In 1975 Paul Simon released the song "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" which Harry Styles labelled as "the greatest verse melody ever written".
Harry Styles learned the words to "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac in 1977, believing it was about the weather.
In 1978 Gerry Rafferty released the song "Right Down the Line", which was a specific reference point during the creation of Harry's House.
In 1984 George Michael released the song "Careless Whisper" and Harry Styles has lyrics from that song tattooed on his ankles.
In 1987 George Michael released the song "Faith", which Harry Styles sampled for his unreleased track "Anna".
In 1991, Nielsen SoundScan began electronically tracking sales data, which later impacted how Fine Line's success was measured.
In February 1994, Harry Edward Styles was born in Redditch, Worcestershire, England, to Anne Twist and Desmond "Des" Styles.
In 1998 Tracey Emin created the seminal work "My Bed", which was referenced in the 2022 music video for Harry Styles' single "Late Night Talking."
On April 11, 2010, Harry Styles auditioned as a solo contestant for The X Factor, singing "Hey, Soul Sister" and later "Isn't She Lovely."
In July 2010, Harry Styles and four other eliminated contestants formed the boy band One Direction on The X Factor, with Styles suggesting the band's name.
In 2010, Harry Styles's music career began as a member of One Direction, a boy band formed on The X Factor, after all members were eliminated from the solo competition.
In January 2011, One Direction signed a recording contract with Simon Cowell's label, Syco Records.
In November 2011, 17-year-old Harry Styles dated television presenter Caroline Flack, who was 14 years older than him, stirring controversy.
In January 2012, Harry Styles ended his relationship with television presenter Caroline Flack. The relationship started in November 2011, and it stirred controversy because she was 14 years older than Styles.
In 2012, the novel My Policeman was published, which was later adapted into a film starring Harry Styles.
From 2013 to 2016, Harry Styles dated model Kendall Jenner, who he later cited as one of the muses of his debut album.
In 2013, Harry Styles and Liam Payne became ambassadors for the cancer charity Trekstock, raising over US$800,000 through the online fundraising platform Prizeo. Also in 2013, Styles responded to Westboro Baptist Church picketing a One Direction concert by tweeting that he "believes in equal rights for everyone."
In 2013, Harry Styles won the British Style Award at the Fashion Awards, marking early recognition of his fashion influence.
In 2013, Harry Styles's mother married Robin Twist, expanding his family.
In 2013, One Direction released their album Midnight Memories, which became the world's best-selling album of the year.
In 2013, One Direction: This Is Us Documentary Film, featured Tremlow Viaduct where Styles signed his name.
In a 2013 interview with British GQ, when asked if he was bisexual, Harry Styles replied, "Bisexual? Me? I don't think so. I'm pretty sure I'm not."
During the band's Four era in 2014, Styles began collaborating with stylist Harry Lambert, which impacted his fashion and style choices.
In 2014, Harry Styles endorsed Emma Watson's HeForShe gender equality campaign, showing his support for gender equality.
In 2014, Harry Styles joined LGBT rights charity Stonewall's #FirstSnog campaign in celebration of their 25th anniversary. He also showed support for Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team, by wearing his jersey onstage during One Direction's concert in St. Louis that year.
In 2014, One Direction's Where We Are Tour became the highest-grossing tour of the year and they released their album Four.
Critics began to see Harry Styles as an unusually energetic performer from at least 2015. In a 2015 Rolling Stone review of a One Direction concert at MetLife Stadium, Rob Sheffield compared Styles to Secretariat in the Belmont Stakes.
In 2015, Harry Styles sponsored water wells in India via Drop4Drop in support of Life Water's World Water Day campaign, contributing to providing clean water access.
In 2015, One Direction released their album Made in the A.M., continuing their streak of number-one albums in the UK.
After reading Alain de Botton's 2016 novel, The Course of Love, Harry Styles fully appreciated the work required in cultivating and sustaining a romantic bond.
From 2013 to 2016, Harry Styles dated model Kendall Jenner, who he later cited as one of the muses of his debut album.
In 2016, Harry Styles joined Full Stop Management, CAA, signed with Columbia Records, and launched Erskine Records.
In 2016, Harry Styles was featured in Another Man magazine, leading to him being labelled an "artthrob" by Anne T. Donahue of The Guardian.
In 2016, Harry Styles was ranked first on British Vogue's "The 50 Fittest Boys" list, acknowledging his appeal and influence.
In 2016, One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus after promotional activities for Made in the A.M.
In 2016, following an invitation by Labour peer Lord Winston, Harry Styles visited the House of Lords to attend a debate on Brexit.
In 2016, the "Larry Stylinson" ship, a conspiracy theory that Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson were secretly a couple, was labelled "one of the largest elements of the One Direction fandom, which itself is one of the largest fandoms on the internet."
In March 2017, Harry Styles announced that his first solo single, "Sign of the Times," would be released on April 7.
In May 2017, Harry Styles played intimate shows at The Garage in London and at the Troubadour in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of his debut album. All proceeds from these shows benefited charities.
In May 2017, the film Harry Styles: Behind the Album, documenting the album's creation, was released on Apple Music. Also in May 2017, his self-titled debut album was released, debuting at number one in several countries.
In July 2017, Harry Styles made his feature film debut in Christopher Nolan's war film Dunkirk, playing a British soldier.
In September 2017, Harry Styles embarked on his first headlining concert tour, Harry Styles: Live on Tour.
In November 2017, Harry Styles appeared in Harry Styles at the BBC, performed at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai, and received the Best International Artist award at the ARIA Music Awards.
From 2017 to 2018, Harry Styles was in a relationship with French-American model Camille Rowe, who inspired his album Fine Line.
In 2017, Harry Styles appeared in his first major film role, Dunkirk.
In 2017, Harry Styles began using the slogan "Treat People with Kindness" during his debut concert tour on a badge on his guitar and tour merchandise. Pride T-shirts were sold to raise funds for GLSEN.
In 2017, Harry Styles confirmed that he has polythelia, a condition where a person has more than two nipples.
In 2017, Harry Styles released his eponymous debut solo album through Erskine and Columbia Records. It reached number one in both the UK and US and "Sign of the Times" topped the UK Singles Chart.
In 2017, Harry Styles was ranked fifth on British Vogue's "The 50 Fittest Boys" list, continuing to recognize his appeal and influence.
In 2017, Robin Twist, Harry Styles's stepfather, passed away from cancer.
In 2017, when asked if he labelled his sexuality, Harry Styles said, "No, I've never felt the need to really. I don't feel like it's something I've ever felt like I have to explain about myself."
In July 2018, Harry Styles concluded his first headlining concert tour, Harry Styles: Live on Tour.
In October 2018, Happy Together, the CBS sitcom inspired by Harry Styles's time living with Ben Winston, premiered.
From 2017 to 2018, Harry Styles was in a relationship with French-American model Camille Rowe, who inspired his album Fine Line.
In 2018, Harry Styles joined Fleetwood Mac for a performance of The Chain when the band were honored with the MusiCares Person of the Year award.
In 2018, Harry Styles placed fourth on British GQ's list of 50 best-dressed men. Designer Michael Kors described him as "the modern embodiment of British rocker style."
In 2018, Harry Styles' online store sold T-shirts with the slogan "Treat People with Kindness" in a rainbow print for Pride Month, with profits benefiting GLSEN. Also in 2018, Styles tweeted in support of the March for Our Lives petition and added "Black Lives Matter" and "End Gun Violence" stickers to his guitar.
In May 2019, Harry Styles was named second on The Sunday Times Rich List of musicians in the UK under 30, with an estimated net worth of £58 million.
In July 2019, Harry Styles was in talks to play Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid, but ultimately turned down the role.
In October 2019, Harry Styles released "Lights Up", the lead single from his second album, Fine Line.
In October 2019, teaser posters including the phrase "Do you know who you are?" and the acronym "TPWK" were spotted in various locations. Styles also launched a website bot called "Do You Know Who You Are?" for World Mental Health Day that gives users positive randomised messages ending with "TPWK. LOVE, H."
In December 2019, Harry Styles responded to an interview question about not using his influence more often to support specific causes.
In a December 2019 interview, Harry Styles discussed the growing popularity of his "Treat People with Kindness" slogan and how it inspired him.
In 2019, Harry Styles began wearing sweater vests, baggy high-waisted pants, and pearl necklaces, leading Jacob Gallagher of The Wall Street Journal to call him the "popularizer of the manly pearl necklace."
In 2019, Harry Styles's second album, Fine Line, debuted at the top of the US Billboard 200 chart, achieving the biggest first-week sales by an English male artist.
In March 2020, Harry Styles performed an NPR Tiny Desk concert and co-wrote the song "Changes" for Cam's album The Otherside.
In May 2020, Harry Styles showed support for Black Lives Matter following the murder of George Floyd, urging fans to share and donate in support, and pledged to donate to a bail fund for arrested Black Lives Matter activists.
In November 2020, The V&A Museum acquired the JW Anderson cardigan that Styles wore in a rehearsal for Today after it went viral on TikTok, recognizing the craze as a "cultural phenomenon."
During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, Harry Styles highlighted Mac Miller's single "Blue World" as his personal quarantine track of choice and compiled a playlist for Apple Music.
During the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, Harry Styles released t-shirts with a slogan supporting safety measures, with profits going to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund by the World Health Organization. He also paid his core tour crew's salaries for the duration of the postponed dates until the end of 2020.
In 2020, Harry Styles became the first man to appear solo on the cover of Vogue, wearing a blue Gucci dress, which sparked controversy and discussions about gendered fashion.
In 2020, Harry Styles maintained his second-place position on The Sunday Times Rich List, with an estimated net worth of £63 million.
In 2020, Harry Styles shared in an interview with Vogue that he practices pilates and meditates daily.
In 2020, Harry Styles was voted GQ's "Most Stylish Man of the Year" and was named the most influential man in fashion.
In 2020, Harry Styles's tour to support Fine Line, entitled Love On Tour, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
From January 2021 to November 2022, Harry Styles was in a relationship with actress and director Olivia Wilde, whom he met on the set of Don't Worry Darling.
In January 2021, "Treat People with Kindness" was released as a single from Harry Style's second studio album, Fine Line, with a music video featuring Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
In March 2021, at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, Harry Styles won the Best Pop Solo Performance award for "Watermelon Sugar." He also received three nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album (Fine Line), Best Pop Solo Performance ("Watermelon Sugar") and Best Music Video ("Adore You").
After postponement, the Love On Tour finally kicked off on 4 September 2021 in Las Vegas.
In November 2021, Harry Styles made a cameo appearance as Eros / Starfox in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals, and he launched his gender-neutral skin and nail care brand, Pleasing.
In 2021, Harry Styles maintained his second-place position on The Sunday Times Rich List, with an estimated net worth of £75 million.
In 2021, Harry Styles's tour to support Fine Line, entitled Love On Tour, which was originally set to take place in 2020, was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In June 2022, when the Roe v. Wade ruling was overturned, Harry Styles posted on Twitter, expressing his devastation and urging support for one another. He also referenced the ruling at his concert in Austin, Texas, emphasizing the importance of bodily autonomy.
On June 2, 2022, Harry Styles announced he was donating his appearance fee from Apple's AirPods' spatial audio campaign to the International Rescue Committee, a global humanitarian aid organization supporting Ukrainian refugees.
In August and September 2022, as part of his Love On Tour, Harry Styles performed 15 sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, leading to a permanent banner raised in his honor.
From January 2021 to November 2022, Harry Styles was in a relationship with actress and director Olivia Wilde, whom he met on the set of Don't Worry Darling.
In November 2022, Gucci released a collaborative collection with Harry Styles, titled "Gucci Ha Ha Ha." Additionally, at the 50th American Music Awards, Styles won Favorite Male Pop Artist and Favorite Pop Song ("As It Was").
As of 2022, Harry Styles had over 38 million followers on Twitter. His song "As It Was" was the most-streamed song globally on Spotify and Deezer, and he was the second-most-searched musician on Google. Rolling Stone UK named Styles the "new King of Pop".
Craig McLean described Harry Styles' onstage physicality for The Face in 2022 as "stomping, head-banging exuberance" that is "impossible to resist."
In 2022, Harry Styles achieved critical and commercial success with his third album, Harry's House. Its lead single, "As It Was," debuted atop the UK and US charts, becoming his second solo number-one single in both countries. Also in 2022, Styles headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April and received three accolades at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, including Album of the Year for Harry's House.
In 2022, Harry Styles appeared in the films Don't Worry Darling and My Policeman.
In 2022, Harry Styles auditioned for Elvis Presley in Elvis and starred in Don't Worry Darling with Florence Pugh and My Policeman with Emma Corrin.
In 2022, Harry Styles designed a joint capsule collection with Gucci's then-creative designer Alessandro Michele, entitled "Ha Ha Ha", which was unveiled at Milan Fashion Week.
In 2022, Harry Styles earned PETA's 2022 Best Viral Moment for Animals Award after confirming he doesn't eat chicken or meat.
In 2022, Harry Styles released his third album, Harry's House, which broke several records and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The lead single, "As It Was," was the number-one song of 2022 globally, according to Billboard.
In 2022, Harry Styles topped The Sunday Times Rich List, becoming the richest musician under 30 in the UK, with an estimated net worth of £100 million.
In 2022, Harry Styles was inducted into the Business of Fashion's Class of 2022, recognizing him as a key figure shaping the global fashion industry.
In 2022, following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Harry Styles partnered with Everytown for Gun Safety for shows across five cities in North America as part of his Love On Tour.
In 2022, the Gucci dress Styles wore on the cover of Vogue was incorporated into the V&A Museum exhibit called "Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear."
In 2022, the music video for Harry Styles' single "Late Night Talking" referenced Tracey Emin's work My Bed. Styles is also inspired by the works of David Hockney.
From June 2023 to May 2024, Harry Styles dated Canadian actress Taylor Russell.
In July 2023, Harry Styles invited three Ukrainian refugees supported by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to Love On Tour at his show in Warsaw's PGE Narodowy Stadium, continuing his partnership with the organization.
In July 2023, Harry Styles' Love On Tour concluded as the then-fifth-highest-grossing tour of all time, earning $617.3 million.
In September 2023, Harry Styles provided background vocals on Mitch Rowland's track "Here Comes the Comeback" for his debut album, Come June.
In 2023, David Hockney painted a portrait of Harry Styles that was included in the exhibition 'David Hockney: Drawing From Life' at The National Portrait Gallery in London.
In 2023, Harry Styles was credited alongside Beyoncé and Taylor Swift for the rise in elaborate concert dressing, emulating fan culture of the 60s. Adidas renamed the shoes on their web store to "Satellite Stompers".
In 2023, Harry Styles was estimated to be worth £150 million, placing him jointly at 13th position in a new list headed "35 richest people under 35 in the UK."
In 2023, Harry Styles's albums Fine Line and Harry's House were included on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.
In 2023, Holmes Chapel Partnership hired tour guides due to high demand after 5,000 fans visited the village.
In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Harry's House at number 491 on its revision of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list.
In 2023, the movie The Little Mermaid film in which Harry Styles was in consideration for the role of Prince Eric was released.
In 2023, the partnership between Harry Styles and Everytown earned industry recognition, winning a Pollstar Award for Brand Partnership/Live Campaign of the Year.
From June 2023 to May 2024, Harry Styles dated Canadian actress Taylor Russell.
In June 2024, Harry Styles's childhood village, Holmes Chapel, launched a guided walking tour. The tour includes locations such as the bakery where Styles used to work and the Tremlow Viaduct, which featured in the One Direction documentary.
In July 2024, Harry Styles joined Stevie Nicks on stage at the British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park, London, to perform "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" and "Landslide" in tribute of Christine McVie's birthday.
As of 2024, Harry Styles has one of the most-followed Instagram accounts in the UK, with over 48 million followers.
In 2024, Anne Hathaway starred in the romantic comedy film "The Idea of You", which is an adaption of a novel inspired by Harry Styles.
In 2024, Harry Styles invested in a minority stake in emerging British fashion label S.S. Daley.
In 2024, The Times estimated Styles's wealth to be £175 million, placing 17th on the "40 under 40" list and the second richest young musician in the UK after Ed Sheeran.
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