Happy birthday, Harry Styles! In honor of the singer's special day, let's take a look at his massive success in the music industry, early beginnings, and the recent reported case about a stalker.
Born Harry Edward Styles in Redditch, Worcestershire, England, on February 1, 1994, the singer is now 30 years old! His chilhood was simple as his mom was a landlady while her father was a finance worker.
Unfortunately, his parents' relationship didn't last as they got divorced when he was only seven years old. His mother was able to re-marry again later in life.
Music has been a part of Styles' life ever since he was a kid thanks to his supportive parents. He would often sing covers through a karaoke machine that his grandfather gave him and the first song he ever recorded was "The Girl of My Best Friend" by Elvis Presley.
He studied at the Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School where he became a lead singer for the band White Eskimo. The group joined some competitions in which they won.
Harry Styles Career, Net Worth
His mom opened up about the idea of auditioning on "The X Factor," in which he did. For the seventh series of the show, he sang the track "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train. He later sang a second song, Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" after Simon Cowell told him the first one didn't fit him.
Fortunately, he advanced to bootcamp but was eliminated. It wasn't the end for them as four others in his age group were gathered together to make a group.
One Direction was born which consisted of members Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik.
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Although they didn't win the entire competition, the group became successful.
His time with One Direction didn't last as its members later went on separate ways for their individual careers and it appears that Harry Styles was the most successful.
He released three albums to date which includes the self-titled one, "Fine Line," and his most recent "Harry's House." Today, he has an estimated $120 million net worth.
Harry Styles Stalker Issue
Just a week before his birthday, it was reported that he musician was harassed by a stalker named Myra Carvalho. She was later charged and the singer was reportedly shaken by the incident.
At the time of the incident, which took place in North London, Styles had just returned from the Caribbean with his rumored girlfriend Taylor Russell.
"Harry was really shaken up. He had spent the start of the month in Anguilla with Taylor and James Corden and he'd had a great break," the source said. (via Daily Mail UK)
As of this writing, Styles has yet to address the issue publicly.
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