Harry Styles: Everything you need to know about the singer and actor
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Harry Styles may have risen to fame as one-fifth of One Direction - AKA one of the biggest boybands of all time - but he's now an incredibly successful solo artist and actor having scooped several awards.
The singer is currently gearing up to release his fourth studio album, 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.' which will be celebrated by a one-off gig in Manchester, available on Netflix two days later. Not only that, but he's announced a massive tour for 2026 as well as a festival, and released the lead single from his fourth album called 'Aperture', giving fans an exciting first glimpse of his next era.
From his debut single 'Sign of the Times' to Number 1 albums, Coachella, Super Bowl Half-Time Show rumours and even CBeebies Bedtime Stories - there's no stopping the force that is Harry Styles! Here's everything you need to know about him, including his upcoming fourth album.
How old is Harry Styles?
Harry Edward Styles is currently 32-years-old, as his birthday is 1st February 1994. He was the youngest member of One Direction.
Harry’s star sign is Aquarius - in keeping with his star sign, he has an "outwardly expressive, extrovert" personality.
Where's he from?
Harry was brought up in the beautiful village of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire. The village is 21 miles south of Manchester, and he attended Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School.
How tall is he?
Harry is 5ft 10in tall and has size 10 feet.
Harry Styles: New music
Harry confirmed that his fourth album will be released this spring. Titled 'Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.', fans were ecstatic on 15th January 2026, when Harry confirmed his new album will be released on 6th March 2026. He later announced the album's lead single 'Aperture', which was released on 23rd January.
Is he on tour?
Yes he will be! However, before his main tour starts in the summer, Harry has announced a one-off gig to celebrate the release of his album, in Manchester.
Harry announced a massive world tour for 2026 in January, he will be coming to the UK for 12 dates at Wembley. In total, the singer is set to perform more than 50 dates across seven cities around the world. Not only will he be on tour in support of his fourth album, he will be joined by special guest Shania Twain in London.
Before this latest announcement, Harry's most recent tour was 'Love On Tour' which began in Las Vegas, USA in September 2021, and finished in Italy in June 2023. He performed an incredible 169 shows across seven legs which spanned 22 months.
Meltdown festival
In February 2026 it was announced that Harry Styles would curate his own festival, called Metldown. Each year, Meltdown welcomes an artist to showcase 'their interests and influences on our stages'. The annual festival, which started out in 1993, takes place at the Southbank Centre in London.
What did he do before The X Factor?
Harry revealed on the show that he worked at a bakery on Saturdays. He had just finished his GCSEs and intended to go to college to study Law, Sociology and Business.
Following Harry's Artist of the Year win at the BRIT Awards 2023, he thanked his mum for signing him up to the show when he was younger. He gushed: "I want to thank my mum for signing me up for X Factor without telling me, so I literally wouldn’t be here without you."
Harry Styles on The X Factor
Harry was so ill before his first audition for The X Factor in 2010, he almost had to pull out! Luckily he was able to make it and you can watch his audition below.
WATCH: Harry Styles' audition for The X Factor
Unfortunately, Harry did not progress as a solo artist past the Boot Camp stage, but he was invited to join a group with Niall, Liam, Louis and Zayn after they found themselves in the same situation.
The moment the One Direction line-up was decided on was released by The X Factor. The previously unseen footage shows judges Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and Simon Cowell debating over who should be in the final group, with Nicole putting the final five together.
WATCH: One Direction's X Factor Judges' Houses Performance
Will Harry Styles ever reunite with One Direction?
Despite the boys leading successful solo careers, in 2019 Harry told Rolling Stone magazine that he'd be up for a One Direction reunion.
He told the publication: "I don't think I'd ever say I'd never do it again, because I don't feel that way. If there's a time when we all really want to do it, that's the only time for us to do it, because I don't think it should be about anything else other than the fact that we're all like, 'Hey, this was really fun. We should do this again.'"
He also spoke about his friendships with the other 1D-ers, saying: "I think even in the disagreements, there's always a mutual respect for each other – we did this really cool thing together, and we'll always have that."
Harry added that the band was "too important" to him to ever think of it as being "done", but stressed that it needed to happen for "the right reasons".
He also discussed how people from boybands move on from it, saying: "I know it's the thing that always happens. When somebody gets out of a band, they go, 'That wasn't me. I was held back.'
"But it was me. And I don't feel like I was held back at all. It was so much fun. If I didn't enjoy it, I wouldn't have done it. It's not like I was tied to a radiator."
You can take a look at some of the biggest moments of Harry and Louis' friendship here.
Harry Styles' tribute to Liam Payne
In news that shocked the world, it was announced on 16th October 2024 that former One Direction singer and solo star Liam Payne had sadly died. Liam tragically passed away after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina, with tributes pouring in from all over the world for the late singer.
On 17th October, Harry, Niall, Louis and Zayn shared a joint tribute on the One Direction Instagram page, with the boys also issuing their own personal messages. Sharing an image of Liam performing live on stage, Harry penned an emotional tribute.
In March 2026, Harry joined Zane Lowe on Apple Music where he opened up about Liam's death and how it had left him feeling.
The singer told Zane: "I think there was a period when he passed away where I really struggled with acknowledging how strange it is to have people own part of your grief in a way.
"I have such strong feelings around my friend passing away. And then suddenly being aware of a desire from other people of you to convey that in some way, or it means you’re not feeling what you’re feeling, you know?"
Harry Styles' solo career
After the One Direction hiatus started in 2016, Harry embarked on a solo career, much like his fellow bandmates. The singer released a self-titled debut album in 2017, and followed it up with 'Fine Line', released on Friday 13th December 2019, containing singles 'Lights Up' and 'Adore You', 'Falling' and 'Watermelon Sugar'.
Harry Styles opened up about the difficulty he faced moving from being a member of One Direction to being a solo artist. He revealed that seeing how Billie Eilish handled being a young artist helped him to think about what kind of artist he wanted to be.
He said: "I definitely had a really big moment, I think, when Billie Eilish kind of first blew up. I think being in the band it was fun and exciting because we were young. And I had a moment, seeing her do this at such a young age, where I felt like, ‘I’m not that young anymore.'
"I was like, ‘OK, I would really like to think about who I would like to be as a musician'. She just totally broke the spell for me, in a way that I’m very grateful for."
Harry Styles: How many albums has he released so far?
Harry has released three albums so far, with a fourth on the way on 6th March. The highly-anticipated third album was called 'Harry's House' and came out on 20th May 2022! The singer made the exciting announcement about his new album by posting the artwork and a promotional video.
Album track 'Matilda' was certified Platinum by the BPI in April 2024, becoming the fourth song on the record to do so - this meant it's seen over 600,000 sales in the UK! Meanwhile 'Late Night Talking' was certified 2x Platinum in February 2025.
Harry's second album was called 'Fine Line', released in 2019. His debut solo album was self-titled 'Harry Styles', released in 2017, just a year after the band started their hiatus.
Harry Styles' biggest solo songs:
'As It Was'
Not long after he announced the release of this third album, Harry thrilled fans once again with the announcement that he would be releasing his song 'As It Was' ahead of the full album release. 'As It Was' came out on 1st April 2022 and has since been certified 5x Platinum!
'As It Was' is the last song Harry Styles wrote for his album 'Harry's House' and he revealed where it was written, saying: "It was written in my friend's front room in the English countryside, and it started off much slower, as it was being written it was a lot slower."
In 2025, it was nominated for an Ivor for PRS for Most Performed Work, but lost out to Myles Smith's 'Stargazing'.
'Music For A Sushi Restaurant'
In October 2022, Harry Styles teased the release of a music video for 'Music For A Sushi Restaurant' with a photo of himself from the video. The following day the video came out, which shows Harry as a half-man half-squid creature with an amazing singing voice. You can watch the strange but entertaining video below!
Less than a year after the song's release as a single, it gained the honorary certification of Platinum in the UK.
'Daylight'
In July 2023, Harry released the circus-themed music video for 'Daylight'. In the video, Harry can be seen to ride a horse, juggle and balance on a penny farthing in addition to befriending a parrot and dodging knives as they are thrown near him. Harry sports a jumpsuit adorned with bows before donning a fabulous sparkly yellow feathered leotard as he is fired out of a cannon and soars into the air.
Can he play guitar?
He sure can! Check out this footage of Harry playing guitar with Fleetwood Mac star Stevie Nicks...
Harry and Stevie Nicks
Harry Styles and Stevie Nicks are certainly not strangers, having performed multiple times together on stage, and her fondly referring to him as a 'really good friend'. In 2019, as Stevie was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, Harry joined the icon on stage and the pair performed her and Tom Petty's 'Stop Draggin' My Heart Around'. They joined forces once more in 2024 as the Fleetwood Mac legend headlined at BST Hyde Park.
Performing a mix of Fleetwood Mac and solo songs, Stevie welcomed Harry to the stage for the pair to sing a stunning duet of 'Landslide' - in honour of the late Fleetwood Mac keyboardist/vocalist Christine McVie's birthday.
Has he won any awards?
He certainly has! Read up on all the awards Harry Styles has won.
What are Harry's acting roles?
Harry Styles has has appeared in a number of films and TV shows, find out more about them.
Harry Styles' family
Harry’s mum is Anne Twist and his dad is Des Styles; his parents divorced when he was seven-years-old. He described it as a "weird time," adding that he remembers "crying about it" and that he "didn’t really get what was going on properly."
Harry’s stepdad was Robin Twist. He said he was “really pleased” when Robin proposed to his mum, and even stood as best man at their wedding in 2013. Unfortunately, Robin sadly passed away in 2017 at the age of 57 after a battle with cancer.
Harry has a sister called Gemma, who is a model, journalist and owns her own sunglasses company. Gemma is Harry's older sister, and they both have stepbrother Mike and stepsister Amy, Robin's children from a previous relationship.
Harry featured in a super cute snap shared by his mum in December 2022. Anne posted a series of photos to celebrate Christmas, and Harry appeared in one along with sister Gemma and her boyfriend.
Who is he dating?
Harry has been romantically linked to quite a few celebrity women however despite constant media speculation, most have just been acquaintances. He has dated Kendall Jenner, Taylor Swift and Camille Charriere in the past.
Harry Styles dated his Don't Worry Darling colleague, Olivia Wilde, but the pair called it quits in late 2022. Harry is then thought to have dated actress Taylor Russell from June 2023.
He's since been linked to a few different names, but he is currently dating actress Zoe Kravitz, after the pair were spotted holding hands on numerous occasions.
Does Harry have a beauty brand?
In May 2021, Harry registered a beauty company Please As Holdings Limited, which was incorporated Companies House, the UK’s official company register. Harry is named as the Director alongside his executive assistant Emma Spring.
The brand Pleasing then officially launched in November 2021.
Is Harry Styles a vegetarian?
Harry is a pescatarian. In 2022, while performing on stage a fan threw a chicken nugget at Harry and encouraged him to eat it, to which he responded: "I don't eat chicken. Sorry, I don't eat meat". This suggests he's still a pescatarian or he may be following another meat-free diet like vegetarian or vegan.
What is his net worth?
According to The Sunday Times in 2025, Harry's net worth was estimated to be £225 million.
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