1994-present
Who Is Harry Styles?
Singer Harry Styles rose to worldwide fame as a member of the boy band One Direction before embarking on a successful solo career. In 2010, he auditioned for the UK television show The X Factor, where the judges combined him with four other young male singers to form One Direction. The group became a pop music sensation, delivering hits like “Best Song Ever” and “Story of My Life” through five immensely successful studio albums. Styles then made a solo splash in 2017 with his debut single, “Sign of the Times,” and a self-titled album. He reached even new heights with his 2022 project Harry’s House, which included the No. 1 single “As It Was” and won the Grammy for Album of the Year. Styles is also an actor known for his roles in movies including Dunkirk (2017) and Don’t Worry Darling (2022).
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Harry Edward Styles
BORN: February 1, 1994
BIRTHPLACE: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Aquarius
How Old Is Harry Styles?
Harry Edward Styles was born on February 1, 1994, in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England. His parents, Des and Anne, divorced when he was 7 years old. He and his sister Gemma were brought up by their mother in the town of Holmes Chapel in Cheshire. His mother was later remarried, to Robin Twist.
Styles attended Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, where he and three of his friends formed a band called White Eskimo. Styles was White Eskimo’s lead singer, and the band was popular enough to win a band competition at their school. After school and on weekends, Styles worked at the W. Mandeville bakery in Holmes Chapel.
Music Career: One Direction and Solo Performer
In 2010, when he was 16 years old, Harry competed in the seventh season of the television show The X Factor, singing Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” as his audition song and Oasis’s “Stop Crying Your Heart Out” in a later round. He was cut before the finals, but in a surprise move, judges Nicole Scherzinger and Simon Cowell put him together with fellow competitors Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik to form a new group act for the remainder of the competition.
Performing as One Direction (a name reportedly suggested by Styles), the five boys became one of the most popular contenders in the X Factor finals that season. Although they finished the competition in third place, they were immediately signed to Cowell’s Syco music label.
Styles, the youngest member of One Direction, became a fan favorite for his curly hair, wide smile and sweet-yet-naughty demeanor. He sang some of the lead vocals on the band’s first single, “What Makes You Beautiful,” which was released in September 2011 in the United Kingdom. One Direction’s debut album, Up All Night, was a best seller in both the United Kingdom and the United States the following year. In another highlight of 2012, Styles and the rest of One Direction performed at the Olympics closing ceremony in London.
Styles went on to enjoy immense success with his bandmates, One Direction following Up All Night with Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013) and Four (2014), all debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The group’s final album, Made in the A.M., just missed the cut by arriving at No. 2 in 2015, before the band split for a lengthy hiatus.
The group never reunited for more music and in October 2024, Payne died after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Styles and the other former members attended his private funeral in Amersham, England.
Solo Albums: Fine Line and Grammys for Harry’s House
Styles made a successful solo entry in 2017 with the epic single “Sign of the Times,” his accompanying self-titled album debuting in the familiar No. 1 spot. Fans then waited another two years for his next single, which came in October 2019 with the soulful “Lights Up.” His sophomore solo album, Fine Line, contained his first No. 1 single, “Watermelon Sugar.” That year he was also nominated for three Grammy awards.
In May 2022, Styles released Harry’s House, a mixture of synth-pop and rock that drew critical acclaim. Anchored by the No. 1 single “As It Was” and supported by other hits including “Late Night Talking” and “Music for a Sushi Restaurant,” the project won three Grammys—including Best Pop Vocal Album and the most coveted honor, Album of the Year.
“I think like on nights like tonight, it’s obviously so important for us to remember that there is no such thing as best in music. I don’t think any of us sit in the studio thinking, making decision based on what is going to get us one of these,” Styles said while accepting the Album of the Year trophy. “This is really, really kind. I’m so, so grateful.”
New Album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally and 2026 Tour
In January 2026, Styles announced his first new music project in four years with Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. The album releases March 6, 2026, with the singer already releasing the lead single “Aperture.”
Styles also revealed the accompanying Together Together tour, which consists of a series of extended residences—including Amsterdam, London, Sydney, and more than 30 dates at New York City’s Madison Square Garden—running from May through December.
Top Songs
As of February 2026, Styles has had 23 charting songs on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist, including three No. 1 singles in “Watermelon Sugar,” “As It Was,” and “Aperture.” The rest of his top-10 hits include:
- “Late Night Talking” (No. 3 peak)
- “Sign of the Times” (No. 4)
- “Adore You” (No. 6)
- “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” (No. 8)
- “Matilda” (No. 9)
Additionally, One Direction recorded six top-10 songs with Styles as a member:
- “Best Song Ever” (No. 2)
- “Drag Me Down” (No. 3)
- “Live While We’re Young” (No. 3)
- “What Makes You Beautiful” (No. 4)
- “Story of My Life” (No. 6)
- “Perfect” (No. 10)
Movies: Dunkirk, Don’t Worry Darling, and More
While primarily known for his voice, Styles also branched into acting after his split from One Direction.
After appearing in concert documentaries with the band, Styles made his feature film debut in Christopher Nolan’s 2017 war thriller Dunkirk, as an Allied soldier named Alex.
In 2021, Styles made a cameo appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Eros in the superhero ensemble Eternals. The following year, he had a leading role opposite Florence Pugh in the thriller Don’t Worry Darling and starred in the Prime Video drama film My Policeman.
Girlfriend and Personal Life
Known as “the flirt” of One Direction, Styles’s romantic relationships have been followed obsessively by the press and fans. The singer has also spoken about the importance of maintaining privacy regarding his sexuality. “It doesn’t matter, and it’s about not having to label everything, not having to clarify what boxes you’re checking,” he told Better Homes & Gardens in April 2022.
Currently, the singer is rumored to be in a relationship with actor Zoë Kravitz. According to Elle, the pair were first spotted together in London and Rome in August 2025, and sources told Us Weekly the couple were “quite serious about each other” as of that December. Neither Styles nor Kravitz has confirmed the relationship publicly.
Previously, Styles has had a number of high-profile love interests. In 2011 he began dating television presenter Caroline Flack, whom he met when he was competing on The X Factor and she was hosting its companion show, The Xtra Factor. The difference in their ages—Styles was 17 at the time, and Flack was 32—became the subject of discussion.
Styles was then romantically linked to photographer Sarah-Louise Colivet; models Emma Ostilly; Cara Delevingne and Camille Rowe; and singers Lily Halpern and Rita Ora.
Dating Taylor Swift and Olivia Wilde
One of Styles’s most publicized relationships was a two-month liaison with pop star Taylor Swift over 2012 and 2013, with the experience allegedly fueling a couple of Swift's songs.
The singer opened up about Swift and his romantic life during a March 2020 interview with Howard Stern, calling it “flattering” to be the subject of someone else’s songs.
Then in 2021, Styles began dating actor and director Olivia Wilde, who is 10 years older, after meeting her on the set of their movie Don’t Worry Darling. They remained together for nearly two years before splitting in November 2022. According to People, a source said the pair remained “very close friends” despite the breakup.
Pleasing Lifestyle Brand
In 2021, Styles launched his own lifestyle brand Pleasing. Originally conceptualized as a nail polish line, the company included other beauty products such as serum and lip oil at the outset. Through collaborations, Pleasing has expanded to clothing and accessories and, in 2025, introduced sexual wellness products.
“I also think that what this can become is so much more than just products you can buy. I think it’s about giving, and giving back. I am blessed to have fans who are so supportive of me, who believe in freedom and who have created this safe space for each other. Pleasing is really for them,” Styles told Dazed.
In his own life, Styles has placed a renewed focus on physical and mental health. He is an avid marathon runner and posted a sub-3-hour finish in the Berlin Marathon in 2025—reportedly under the pseudonym Sted Sarandos.
He has also been candid about the importance of attending therapy, which he began around 2017. “I think that accepting living, being happy, hurting in the extremes, that is the most alive you can be. Losing it crying, losing it laughing—there's no way, I don’t think, to feel more alive than that,” he told SELF.
Net Worth
Celebrity Net Worth estimates Styles’ total fortune around $140 million as of February 2026.
Quotes
- I wake up so many mornings feeling so lucky and so grateful to be where we are.
- I’d like to think I’m open, and probably quite stubborn, too, and willing to be vulnerable. I can be selfish sometimes, but I’d like to think that I’m a caring person.
- I want things to look a certain way. Not because it makes me look gay, or it makes me look straight, or it makes me look bisexual, but because I think it looks cool.
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