Harry Styles

Harry Styles

 

 

 

Born on  February 1, 1994 in  Evesham, United Kingdom.

 

 

 

 

As a sixteen-year-old he worked part-time at the W. Mandeville Bakery in Holmes Chapel.

 

 

 

 

 

As a child, Styles loved singing, noting Elvis Presley and The Beatles as his influences. While at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive, Styles was the lead singer for the band White Eskimo, which won a local Battle of the Bands competition.

 

 

 

 

In 2010, Styles auditioned as a solo candidate for the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor.

 

 

 

 

 

In London, England, in July 2010, during the "boot camp" stage of the competition, thus qualifying for the "Groups" category. Subsequently, the group got together for two weeks to get to know each other and to practice. Styles came up with the name One Direction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following The X Factor, One Direction were signed to Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment in 2010.