Harry Edward Styles (born February 1, 1994 , Holmes Chapel, Cheshire , United Kingdom ), better known as Harry Styles, is a British singer-songwriter , currently a member of the boy band One Direction . After auditioning for The X Factor and being accepted , the judge Nicole Scherzinger suggested that Harry was part of a group called One Direction with Zayn Malik , Niall Horan , Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson. The creation of the group came true and all five were sponsored by Simon Cowell. The group reached the final of the program and remained in third place. Although they did not win , Cowell paid into signing a contract with record label Syco .
When young , he formed a band called White Eskimo with his friends Haydn Morris , Nick Clough and Will Sweeney from Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School and won a competition held there in 2009 . However, the group disbanded because Harry auditioned for The X Factor and was integrated into One Direction , but have stated that they keep in touch by texting . Among his musical influences include Coldplay , Elvis Presley soloist and actor David Hasselhoff . Career with One Direction , has written songs like ' Taken ', ' Everything About You ', ' Same Mistakes ', ' Back for You "and" Summer Love ' within the album Up All Night and Take Me Home. The February 27, 2013 , he was awarded the villain of the year in NME Awards .
Harry Styles was born on February 1, 1994 in the village of Holmes Chapel, located in Cheshire , UK, under the name of Harry Edward Styles. He is the son of Des Styles and Anne Cox, and younger brother of Gemma Styles. Harry 's parents divorced when he was only seven years old and his mother has said that it has always supported throughout. He studied at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School , where he formed his own band called White Eskimo with his friends Haydn Morris , Nick Clough and Will Sweeney. In 2009 , participated in the "Battle of the Bands " and were winners . He also worked in a bakery for a while.
Although always showed interest in music , he has said he would have also liked to be a lawyer or therapist. For a while, I had a part time job at a bakery in Cheshire. In 2010 , Harry auditioned for The X Factor with the song " Is not She Lovely " by Stevie Wonder and elected. Therefore, the band had to be separated. However, Harry 's friends say still keep in touch with him via text messages.
The singer has confessed that his biggest influences are bands The Beatles , Coldplay, Elvis Presley soloist and actor David Hasselhoff . He is often known for being a womanizer , as he has had many girlfriends , among these , the presenter Caroline Flack , actress Emily Atack , model Emma Ostilly and country singer Taylor Swift.
However , it has been questioned whether it is homosexual or bisexual, because it supposedly has a relationship with Louis Tomlinson , another member of One Direction . In this regard, Louis said that at first it was a fun topic, but it is now difficult to treat because it is dating Eleanor Calder , a student at the University of Manchester . He adds that he and Harry are just best friends, while Harry , meanwhile , has not said anything about it. Moreover, the singer said that suffers from ophidiophobia ( fear of snakes ) and its motto is " work hard , play hard , be kind ."
As for his multiple relationships , it has been said that most were commercial. His relationship with Caroline Flack attracted the attention of various media since the age difference between the two was quite large. Moreover, in January 2013 , after the breakdown of Harry and Taylor Swift, there was an increase in the sale of tickets for the second One Direction tour , which many interpreted it as a day trading strategy.