Harry Styles: Everything you need to know about the 'As It Was' singer

Harry Styles may have risen to fame as one-fifth of the biggest boybands in the world - One Direction - but he's now an incredibly successful solo artist and actor! He scooped two Grammy wins AND four BRIT Award wins in 2023 alone - even giving us an incredible performance at the BRITs along the way. And let's not forget his mammoth 'Love On Tour' coming to an end after nearly TWO years!

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 award wins so far...

Harry Styles pays 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 sharing their own personal messages. Sharing an image of Liam performing live on stage, Harry shared an emotional tribute, writing: 'I am truly devastated by Liam's passing.

'His greatest joy was making other people happy, and it was an honour to be alongside him as he did it.

'Liam lived wide open, his heart on his sleeve, he had an energy for life that was infectious. He was warm, supportive, and incredibly loving. The years we spent together will forever remain among the most cherished years of my life. I will miss him always, my lovely friend.

'My heart breaks for Karen, Geoff, Nicole and Ruth, his son Bear, and all those around the world who knew and loved him, as I did'.

How old is Harry Styles?

Harry Edward Styles is currently 30-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.

In June 2024, Harry Styles tours of the village will start once a week, increasing to five times a week in July and August. Fans on the tour will get to see landmarks such as Heritage Bridge, Twemlow Viaduct, Mandeville's Bakery and the Fortune City restaurant, where Harry once took Taylor Swift.

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. N'aww!

Is Harry Styles on tour?

Not anymore! After having to reschedule his 'Love On Tour' dates due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Harry delighted fans when he announced dates in the UK for 2022 - later adding a further UK & Ireland leg of the tour in 2023!

Harry initially announced three shows - in Glasgow, Manchester and London - later adding two dates, and was supported by singer/songwriter Mitski for the highly-anticipated UK performances.

Harry's 'Love On Tour' began in Las Vegas, USA in September 2021, and finished in Italy in June 2023 - performing an incredible 169 shows across seven legs which spanned 22 months.

While on tour, Harry had some standout moments; he stopped his homecoming gig to find his first school teacher, helped a fan to come out, threw flowers to a young fan mid-concert and stopped a gig to let a fan propose to his girlfriend.

Glastonbury 2025 rumours

Fresh from his record-breaking 'Love On Tour', Harry Styles is one of the most popular names at the moment when it comes to rumoured Glastonbury 2025 headliners. Allegedly working away on his upcoming fourth album, the timings would line up perfectly for his first ever performance on the coveted Pyramid Stage.

Harry at the BRIT Awards 2023

Harry was nominated for four BRITs at the 2023 ceremony - Mastercard Album of the Year ('Harry's House'), Artist of the Year, Song of The Year ('As It Was') and Pop/R&B Act. As the show took place on 11th February, where Harry also gave us a cracking performance, he picked up the win for each award - sending fans wild as he thanked his former One Direction band mates in one of his acceptance speeches.

Harry's performance at the BRIT Awards 2023 with Mastercard saw him sing his hit track 'As It Was', which bagged him the award for Song of The Year. Harry joined a line-up that also included the likes of Lewis Capaldi, Wet Leg and Sam Smith & Kim Petras.

How tall is he?

Harry is 5ft 10in tall and has size 10 feet.

Harry Styles on The X Factor

Harry auditioned for The X Factor in 2010, impressing two out of the three judges at the first round with a version of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Isn’t She Lovely’. Louis Walsh had doubts, but once he'd progressed, Harry sang Oasis’ ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’ at bootcamp.

Harry was so ill before his first audition for The X Factor, he almost had to pull out! Speaking about his hospitalisation, he said: "I kept being sick just before I went on The X Factor. I remember I kept throwing up and then I got really bad and I started coughing up blood." Fortunately he was discharged from hospital in time to audition.

WATCH: Harry Styles' audition for The X Factor

In July 2022, The X Factor released some previously unseen footage of Harry Styles' audition in front of the judges where he performed 'Hey Soul Sister' by Train, before being asked to perform another song (Stevie Wonder's 'Isn't She Lovely').

Harry's X Factor audition is clearly remembered by Simon Cowell who said in an interview with Extra: "I remember his audition like it was yesterday. He was very charming, he was very confident, he was very funny, and I liked him.

"I just thought there’s something… special about him… You never forget those moments and, like I said, genuinely if we weren’t making people’s careers successful, I would never be making these shows today."

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.

They sang 'Torn' by Natalie Imbruglia at their Judges' Houses audition, and went through to the live shows. Although One Direction didn't win The X Factor, coming third in the competition, they've become one of the most successful acts to come out of the show.

WATCH: One Direction's X Factor Judges' Houses Performance

The moment the One Direction line-up was decided on has been 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.

What did Harry Styles 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 was 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' 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 and containing singles 'Lights Up' and 'Adore You', 'Falling' and 'Watermelon Sugar'.

On New Years Day 2021, Harry released the music video for his track 'Treat People With Kindness' featuring Fleabag actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

As One Direction celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2020, with the launch of a new website, Harry also took to his socials to share a photo of the boys hugging on stage together.

He wrote: 'I’ve been struggling to put into words how grateful I am for everything that’s happened over the last ten years. I’ve seen things and places that I’d only ever dreamt of when I was growing up.'

How did Billie Eilish help Harry Styles with his solo career?

Harry Styles has 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."

Is Harry Styles bringing out new music?

Harry has now released his third solo album followed by its lead single 'As It Was', 'Late Night Talking' and 'Music For A Sushi Restaurant'. Back in February 2022, Harry's fans were excited when they spotted the singer wearing pyjamas and lying in an oversized bed on wheels driving around outside Buckingham Palace.

This led to fans speculating over which song the video would be for, with some guessing it could be for 'Medicine' which would make sense seeing as he's lying in bed and 'needs his medicine' as one fan speculated. The track hasn't officially been released but has been performed during Harry's tours since 2018.

It turned out that it was for 'Late Night Talking'.

Harry then released 'Satellite' on 3rd May 2023. The announcement was made via a series of adorable posters, which featured a robot roaming around. Referencing 'Satellite's' lyrics, the poster read: 'Spinning out waiting for ya. May 3.'

Harry Styles' 'Late Night Talking' music video

Despite fans' speculation about which music video Harry was filming on a bed in London, Harry released his music video for 'Late Night Talking' on 13th July 2022 which answered all of our questions!

'Late Night Talking' was the second single Harry released from 'Harry's House', with the music video showing plenty of fun-filled scenes featuring Harry in his PJs, having pillow fights and flying around the streets of London in his bed.

WATCH: Harry Styles' 'Late Night Talking' official music video:

When did Harry Styles bring out his third album?

The highly-anticipated 'Harry's House' came out on 20th May 2022! Harry made the exciting announcement about his new album by posting the album artwork and a promotional video, and fans were quick to share how thrilled they were by the news.

Album track 'Matilda' was certified Platinum by the BPI in April 2024, becoming the fourth song on the record to do so - this means it's seen over 600,000 sales in the UK!

When did 'As It Was' come out?

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.

Who wrote 'As It Was'?

'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."

'Music For A Sushi Restaurant' music video

In October, Harry Styles teased the release of a music video for 'Music At 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 certificated of Platinum in the UK.

Watch 'Music For A Sushi Restaurant' by Harry Styles:

'Daylight' music video

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.

You can watch the fun video below!

Watch 'Daylight' by Harry Styles:

Can Harry Styles 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.

Will Harry Styles ever reunite with One Direction?

Despite the boys all 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.

Are Harry Styles and Niall Horan going to do a collaboration?

It hasn’t been confirmed that there will be a Harry/Niall collab, although fans definitely think there is a chance of one. Several fans have posted videos of their theories which included the idea that Harry was filming in a music video for a song on Niall’s new album, because it’s set in a circus. However, this video was actually for Harry's track 'Daylight'.

Others have spotted that a couple of things shown behind the door on the You Are Home website, launched to promote ‘Harry’s House', look very similar to things associated with Niall.

David Hockney portrait

Harry was been painted by renowned artist David Hockney at his studio in Normandy, France. He wore a striped orange and red cardigan, pearl necklace and blue jeans for the occasion.

The portrait was signed and dated by David Hockney on 31st May 2022 and is one of more than 30 new portraits that went on display when the David Hockney: Drawing from Life exhibition opened at the National Portrait Gallery in London on 2nd November.

Harry Styles university course

Yep, it's official - you can now do a university course about Harry Styles! Texas State University have introduced a course starting in 2023 called Harry Styles And The Cult Of Celebrity: Identity, The Internet And European Pop Culture.

Has Harry Styles won any awards?

He certainly has! Read up on all the awards Harry Styles has won...

Was Harry Styles in Dunkirk?

Since One Direction's hiatus started, Harry has not only become a hugely successful solo artist, but he's also turned his hand to acting - starring in 2017 epic Dunkirk, directed by filmmaker Christopher Nolan.

As part of the ensemble cast of Dunkirk - the 2017 war film directed by the Dark Knight trilogy filmmaker Christopher Nolan - Harry was nominated for five awards: the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, two National Film Awards UK and two Teen Choice Awards.

What other acting has Harry Styles done?

Take a look through all the films and TV shows that Harry has appeared in!

The Little Mermaid

Harry was also in the running to play Prince Eric in Disney's upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, but a source close to the star told the Press Association in August 2019 that he'd turned down the role.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe

In October 2021, it was reported that Harry had joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Harry then appeared in the post-credits clip of the film Eternals as Eros, the brother of Thanos. The film came to the UK on 5th November.

Eternals director Chloé Zhao previously said: "I kept tabs on Harry since Dunkirk, I thought he was very interesting. After meeting him I realised he is that character – the same way I cast the rest of my cast. There's so much of Eros in him. For me, if he says yes, and Kevin says yes, then it's a go. And I'm very happy they both did."

Ed Sheeran's music video

Harry also made a brief appearance in Ed Sheeran’s first ‘Drunk’ video. It was filmed backstage at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic

Harry was rumoured to be in the running to portray Elvis in the 2023 biopic, directed by Moulin Rouge! creator Baz Luhrmann. The role went to Austin Butler in the end, but Harry was apparently up against Baby Driver star Ansel Egort, who also won the main role in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story remake over Harry's fellow One Direction star, the late Liam Payne.

Baz Luhrmann explained that the reason he didn't cast Harry in the film is that he's already so well-known. He said: "Harry is a really talented actor. I would work on something with him but the real issue with Harry is, he's Harry Styles. He's already an icon."

CBeebies Bedtime Story

In May 2022, he appeared on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Wearing brown polka-dot pyjamas, Harry read In Every House, on Every Street, which was written by Jess Hitchman and illustrated by Lili la Baleina.

Harry Styles in Don't Worry Darling

Harry Styles starred in the feature film, Don't Worry Darling, directed by and starring Olivia Wilde, whom Harry was previously dating. According to Empire magazine, Harry replaced Shia LaBeouf who had to drop out.

The film is 'a psychological thriller set in an isolated, utopian community in the 1950s California desert', it is now available to watch at home.

Harry Styles in My Policeman

The film is set in 1957, a time when it was illegal to be gay, and follows Harry's character Tom as he navigates a love triangle with Marion whom he is dating and Patrick who he is having a secret affair with.

My Policeman was released in UK cinemas on 21st October and joined Prime Video on 4th November.

Are Harry Styles and James Corden friends?

They sure are! Harry stepped in at the last minute to host The Late Late Show with James Corden in 2017 after James' wife, Julia Carey, went into labour. He had two and a half hours' notice, and announced to the show that James and Julia had welcomed a baby girl.

Who is Harry Styles 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 thought to have been dating actress Taylor Russell since June 2023.

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?

It's unclear exactly which diet Harry Styles follows now, however in 2020 he told Vogue that he had been a pescetarian for three years. He explained that he was inspired by the vegan food that his then band was eating on tour.

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 Harry Styles' net worth?

In 2021, Harry Styles' net worth was reported as being £80 million, according to heat's Rich List 2021. Just one year later, Harry featured on the heat Rich List 2022, with his net worth being a reported £116m.

Is there a Harry Styles comic?

Yes, there is! The comic by TidalWave Comics was written by Darren G. Davis and illustrated by Ramon Salas and features the singer and his rise to fame. According to the comic's description: 'Harry Styles is arguably the most beloved male pop star in the world right now. No matter what medium he’s occupying, his FAME continues to grow. For the first time, you can now read about his life story in comic book form.

'TidalWave Comics shares the story of Harry growing up in England, to his rise to FAME in One Direction as well as his Grammy winning solo career.'

Harry Styles on the cover of Vogue magazine

In November 2020, Harry appeared on the cover of US Vogue magazine! He was praised for promoting gender fluidity, wearing dresses and skirts in the photoshoot.

Take a look at Harry Styles' fashion evolution through the years:

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