His performance of Ne-Yo's "So Sick" received mixed reviews from the judges, including celebrity guest Katy Perry, but Horan ultimately advanced to the next round. Horan also said one of his goals was to sell out arenas, something the Irish singer would later do as a member of One Direction.
He released his first solo album "Flicker" in and he concluded his first solo international tour in September of That same year, he released "Finally Free" for the movie soundtrack of the animated film "Smallfoot.
Since then, he's also released a track with singer-songwriter Julia Michaels titled " What a Time. In March , he released his second album, "Heartbreak Weather," which was met with fairly positive reviews.
At the time of his audition, Styles shared that he was the lead singer in a band called White Eskimo that he had created with his schoolmates. He also said being in that band inspired him to pursue a career in music.
During his audition, Styles told the judges he planned to begin college in the fall and he would be studying law, business, sociology, and "something else. Styles impressed two out of the three judges with his rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely. In , Styles made his acting debut as part of the war drama "Dunkirk. And at the end of , the singer performed at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
He also went on a world tour of his self-titled debut album which wrapped in July of In December , he dropped his second album "Fine Line," which was met with critical acclaim. The release date has yet to be announced. Every single Harry Styles song, ranked. From throwing insults to talking about a reunion, here's everything One Direction members have said since their hiatus. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.
Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. The band went straight from The X Factor into making music and created album after album from to While they were successful, it clearly took a toll on the boys who often appeared tired and worn out.
Malik has made three albums since leaving One Direction. Styles and Horan have released two studio albums since taking a leave from One Direction. The other bandmates, Payne and Tomlinson, have put out one studio album each.
Payne and Tomlinson wrote the most songs out of the One Direction band members. Elana Rubin Twitter. Harry has never publicly spoken about the relationship while Flack courted minor publicity after releasing a book. As of , Harry has consistently been framed as a womanizer by the media.
While claims of short relationships have gone unfounded and unconfirmed, Styles is seen as a "lothario" figure by the general public. He has expressed discomfort with this assumption [12] and Zayn once came to his defense in an interview [13]. In a interview with GQ, Harry was pushed to reveal how many sexual partners he had. Upon Harry revealing he had slept with two people, the interviewer stated they did not believe him.
The harassment caused backlash from fans who did not appreciate reading Harry's discomfort [14]. The magazine criticized fans in response. From onward, Harry and bandmate Louis have been the subject of a conspiracy theory suggesting they are a closeted couple, particularly after announcing they had made plans in to move in together after The X Factor [15]. They began renting an apartment together in September , just before the band's debut single was released.
Their mothers often tweeted about how close the pair were, with Louis's mother once referring to Harry as Louis's husband [17]. Yours sincerely, Louis". Many believed it signified he and Harry had been forcibly closeted. Past boy bands have had closeted gay members who hid their sexuality, for fear of angering heterosexual female fans [19].
Louis's tweet to Harry is currently the third most retweeted of all time with over 2 million retweets. Neither Harry or Louis have ever addressed the tweet. In early , rumors of Harry moving out of his house with Louis circulated. Louis stated fans speculating about their relationship had made them too uncomfortable to continue being close friends [21].
Many chose not to believe this as their friendship seemed largely unchanged, despite their spending less time together in public. Over the next three years, several denials were issued by Louis. In late , Louis tweeted "Larry is the biggest load of bullshit I've ever heard" [22] in response to a fan who refused to believe Louis's relationship with Eleanor was real.
From early , Harry and Louis were not seen together outside of work commitments, leading many to believe they had fallen out. During One Direction's November album promo, they began to interact more comfortably again. Louis stated Zayn's departure from the band brought the four remaining members closer together. Harry was in attendance for Louis's first solo performance on The X Factor, on December 10, , along with Liam and Niall, as a show of support for Louis having lost his mother three days earlier.
Louis wished Harry a happy birthday on Twitter on February 1, , his first online interaction toward Harry in four years. In May , Harry was asked during an interview to clarify if his solo single Sweet Creature was about Louis. Harry stated: "People are always going to speculate what songs are about. If you really listen to the lyrics, you can work out whether it's about that or not, and I would lean towards no [23] ".
In June , Louis expressed his condolences to Harry and his family on Twitter, after Harry's stepfather lost his battle with cancer. Throughout his Back To You promotional campaign, Louis stated numerous times that he was proud of Harry's successful venture into acting.
On July 22, , Louis criticized the conspiracy, stating: "It created this atmosphere between the two of us where everyone was looking into everything we did. It made everything, I think on both fences, a little bit more unapproachable. I think it shows that it was never anything real, if I can use that word.
In , Harry liked a picture on Instagram of a man about to undress. The picture was designed to look like a video and the caption read "Double tap to see me strip". An image tapped twice on Instagram becomes "liked". The owner of the photo wrote "Hi harrystyles : " after noticing what had happened.
It caused continued speculation about Harry's sexuality. In July, Harry denied being in a relationship with BBC Radio 1 host Nick Grimshaw , after media speculated why they were spending so much time together.
In December , Harry won a court order against paparazzi, prohibiting them from loitering within 50 meters of his house, placing him under surveillance or pursuing him in vehicles. In July, a pornographic image of a woman appeared in Harry's favorites on Twitter. The image was left there for over eight hours. When Harry realized the error, he deleted the tweet and favorited numerous pictures of puppies and kittens, before tweeting "Sooooo During a concert, Harry danced with an inflatable hammer bearing the Israel flag and symbols, which many found offensive as Israel was conducting brutal attacks against Palestine at the time.
Zayn spoke against these attacks on Twitter. On Instagram, Harry took down an image of himself wearing a Native American headdress after receiving accusations of racial appropriation, meaning trivializing sacred elements of culture and removing them from their proper context. In July, Harry told a US concert audience "If you like whales, don't go to Sea World", referencing the animal cruelty accusations often aimed at the animal park.
Sea World staff responded with a series of inflammatory tweets. Media noted Sea World's reputation further plummeted as a result of Harry's comments and in November, the park announced they would be phasing out their famous Orca show. In late , Heat Magazine made a formal apology for running a story about Styles dating a model, stating the story had been completely fabricated. In October, One Direction released a song called " Perfect ", co-written by Harry and Louis, which featured the lyrics "If you're looking for someone to write your break-up songs about, baby I'm perfect".
Many took this to be a reference or dis to ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift , who is known for writing songs about former relationships, and wrote about Harry on her album. Harry was asked numerous times to explain the lyric but remained vague saying it was down to personal interpretation. In October, several fans brought flags and signs in support of race relations social movement Black Lives Matter to numerous concerts, but it was unclear if Harry ever saw or had access to them, as he did not wave any.
Fans criticized Harry online for what they believed was him specifically ignoring them or being too afraid to publicly show support for the cause. Harry eventually posted a supportive image to his official Instagram account and went on to wave the flag at several shows in mid , and in In March , Harry performed a previously unreleased song titled "Medicine" during his world tour. Harry's historical Vogue cover sparked heated discussion, particularly in the US, about the representation of masculinity and gender in modern media.
Several right-wing public figures criticised Harry's decision to wear dresses claiming it was a "feminization of men" and a "referendum on masculinity". Others also expressed distate with his decision to not publicly state his sexuality while exploiting the praise from merely suggesting he may not be straight. The boy band star got a half-naked mermaid inked onto his left forearm back in November When asked about the reason behind the tattoo, Harry simply told The Today Show, "because I am a mermaid".
Harry's tattoo of a naval anchor is on his left wrist and is a pretty standard design in the world of tattoo lovers, especially among the old-school sailor crowd! It was done to cover up his old "I can't change" tattoo. One of Harry's most unique tattoo designs, this one is on his left tricep and depicts a skeleton man dressed up in a suit and fedora hat.
One of Harry's biggest tattoos, the outstretched wings of the butterfly cover up Harry's torso. Butterflies generally symbolize transformation and change, so perhaps Harry go this to show his evolution from a young boy band star to a real man.
Featured on Harry's left forearm is an inking of the Holy Bible and, while Harry isn't outwardly religious, probably reminds the boy band of his home. The inking also covers up his old lettering of 'things I can't".
Done way back in July , a tattoo of the letter 'A' is on his left forearm for his mother, Anne Cox. One of the One Direction star's most intricate designs is his traditional naval ship on his left bicep. While many fans speculated this was inked about ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift after the man in her 'I Knew You Were Trouble' video had a very similar design , Harry insists its all about reminding him of traveling homeward when he's off on his trips around the globe.
Back in December , Harry had this heavy design inked onto his left bicep. Many think it's all about reminding him of his family back home. On the left of Harry's rib cage Harry has another large design of a birdcage. It is possible it could be a reference to Harry always feeling caged in during his time in One Direction. Another tattoo on Harry's left side is this old-school design of classical theatre masks, showing just how dedicated Harry is to his job of entertaining people.
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