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'''Harry Edward Styles'''<!-- HIS BIRTH NAME IS "Harry Edward Styles" NO "Harold", STOP! DO NOT CHANGE BIRTH NAME IT IS SOURCED WITH UK ARCHIVE -->, born {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|2|1}},<ref name=ancestryuk1>{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=ROOT_CATEGORY&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=ms_r_f-2_s&gsfn=Harry+Edward&gsln=Styles&mswpn__ftp=Holmes+Chapel%2C+Cheshire%2C+England&mswpn=1658260&mswpn_PInfo=8-%7C0%7C0%7C3257%7C3251%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C5257%7C1658260%7C0%7C&msbdy=1994&msmng0=Anne&msmns0=Cox&msfng0=Des&msfns0=Styles&sbo=0&uidh=000&msbng0=Gemma |title=Harry Edward Styles – Ancestry.co.uk |publisher=] |accessdate=11 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/one-direction/harry-styles/ |title=Harry Styles |work=]|publisher=] |date=12 March 2012 |accessdate=17 March 2012}}</ref> is from the village of ], Cheshire, England.<ref name="crewe2909">{{cite news|author= Belinda Ryan|url=http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/crewe-news/local-crewe-news/2010/09/29/holmes-chapel-x-factor-star-harry-styles-can-win-show-say-school-bandmates-96135-27359480/|title=Holmes Chapel X Factor star Harry Styles can win show say school bandmates| work=Crewe Chronicle |publisher=]|date=29 September 2010 |accessdate=23 October 2011}}</ref> He is a former pupil at ], a state comprehensive school.<ref name="crewe2909"/> Born to Anne Cox (née Selley) and Des Styles,<ref name=ancestryuk1/><ref></ref> he has an older sister, Gemma.<ref name="Glimpse">{{cite news|author=Liz Thomas |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2121920/Beatlemania-takes-new-Direction-Thousands-gather-Montreal-catch-glimpse-band.html |title=Beatlemania takes a whole new Direction! Thousands gather in Montreal to catch a glimpse of the band |work=Daily Mail |publisher=]|accessdate=31 March 2012 |location=London}}</ref> He was seven when their parents divorced; his mother subsequently got remarried.<ref>{{cite news |author= Lewis Panther |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2012/06/24/one-direction-star-harry-styles-dad-on-bond-between-him-and-his-boy-86908-23900142/ |work=] |publisher=] |title=One Direction star Harry Styles' dad on bond between him and his boy |date=24 June 2012 |accessdate=25 June 2012}}</ref> Following the divorce, Styles, his older sister and mother moved further out into the Cheshire countryside.<ref name="Dare to Dream">{{cite book|title=Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction |author=One Direction members |year=2011 |publisher=] |isbn= 978-0-00-744439-7 }}</ref> At the age of 12 he moved back to Holmes Chapel.<ref name="Dare to Dream"/> Prior to participating in ''The X Factor'', the then 16-year-old Styles had a part-time job at the W. Mandeville Bakery in Holmes Chapel.<ref>{{cite news|author= Kate Simms |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/stoke/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_9195000/9195671.stm |title= Harry Styles has got the X Factor in Holmes Chapel |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC|date=17 November 2010 |accessdate=31 March 2012}}</ref>

Styles was the lead singer for the band White Eskimo with band members lead guitarist Haydn Morris, bass guitarist Nick Clough and drummer Will Sweeny.<ref name="crewe2909">{{cite news|author= Belinda Ryan|url=http://www.crewechronicle.co.uk/crewe-news/local-crewe-news/2010/09/29/holmes-chapel-x-factor-star-harry-styles-can-win-show-say-school-bandmates-96135-27359480/|title=Holmes Chapel X Factor star Harry Styles can win show say school bandmates| work=Crewe Chronicle |publisher=]|date=29 September 2010 |accessdate=23 October 2011}}</ref> They had once entered a Battle of the Bands competition, which they won.<ref name="Dare to Dream"/> As a child, Styles loved singing, noting ] as one of his influences.<ref name="Dare to Dream"/> He also cites Presley for his musical beginnings.<ref name="Dare to Dream"/> Styles also cites contemporaries, ], ] and ] among his influences.<ref name="nationalpost1">{{cite news|author=Leah Collins|url=http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/03/12/one-direction-is-more-than-just-another-boy-band/ |title=One Direction: X Factor boy band on what sets them apart |work=National Post |location=Canada|publisher=] Inc. |date=12 March 2012 |accessdate=17 March 2012}}</ref> Styles states that ''The X Factor'' gave him "a lot more" confidence as a performer.<ref name="Dare to Dream"/> Styles says that he often looks to Coldplay front man ] for inspiration when performing on stage.<ref name="capitalfm2">{{cite news |url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/one-direction/news/take-that/ |title=One Direction: "We Take Inspiration From Take That" |work=]|publisher=] |date=23 December 2011 |accessdate=27 April 2012}}</ref> Styles also states that ] had an influence on him growing up, as his father often played their music.<ref>{{cite web|author=Andrei Harmsworth |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/music/893846-harry-styles-ronnie-wood-wanted-to-play-guitar-with-one-direction |title=Harry Styles: Ronnie Wood wanted to play guitar with One Direction |work=]|publisher=] |date=20 April 2012 |accessdate=27 April 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{citation |title=Harry Styles Annual 2013 |isbn=1409109445 |author=Posy Edwards |year=2012}}
*{{citation |title=Harry Styles - Every Piece of Me |isbn=1471128490 |author=Louisa Jepson |year=2013}}
*{{citation |title=Harry Styles: An Unauthorized Biography |isbn=0718178432 |author=Alice Montgomery |year=2013}}
*{{citation |title=Harry Styles |isbn=0859655121 |author=Mick O'Shea |year=2013}}

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Styles with One Direction in Glasgow, February 27, 2013

Harry Edward Styles, born (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 (age 30), is from the village of Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England. He is a former pupil at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School, a state comprehensive school. Born to Anne Cox (née Selley) and Des Styles, he has an older sister, Gemma. He was seven when their parents divorced; his mother subsequently got remarried. Following the divorce, Styles, his older sister and mother moved further out into the Cheshire countryside. At the age of 12 he moved back to Holmes Chapel. Prior to participating in The X Factor, the then 16-year-old Styles had a part-time job at the W. Mandeville Bakery in Holmes Chapel.

Styles was the lead singer for the band White Eskimo with band members lead guitarist Haydn Morris, bass guitarist Nick Clough and drummer Will Sweeny. They had once entered a Battle of the Bands competition, which they won. As a child, Styles loved singing, noting Elvis Presley as one of his influences. He also cites Presley for his musical beginnings. Styles also cites contemporaries, Foster the People, Coldplay and Kings of Leon among his influences. Styles states that The X Factor gave him "a lot more" confidence as a performer. Styles says that he often looks to Coldplay front man Chris Martin for inspiration when performing on stage. Styles also states that The Beatles had an influence on him growing up, as his father often played their music.

References

  1. ^ "Harry Edward Styles – Ancestry.co.uk". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  2. "Harry Styles". Capital FM. Global Radio. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  3. ^ Belinda Ryan (29 September 2010). "Holmes Chapel X Factor star Harry Styles can win show say school bandmates". Crewe Chronicle. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. Styles's grandfather proud of him - Times Of India
  5. Liz Thomas. "Beatlemania takes a whole new Direction! Thousands gather in Montreal to catch a glimpse of the band". Daily Mail. London: Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  6. Lewis Panther (24 June 2012). "One Direction star Harry Styles' dad on bond between him and his boy". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  7. ^ One Direction members (2011). Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-744439-7.
  8. Kate Simms (17 November 2010). "Harry Styles has got the X Factor in Holmes Chapel". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  9. Leah Collins (12 March 2012). "One Direction: X Factor boy band on what sets them apart". National Post. Canada: Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  10. "One Direction: "We Take Inspiration From Take That"". Capital FM. Global Radio. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  11. Andrei Harmsworth (20 April 2012). "Harry Styles: Ronnie Wood wanted to play guitar with One Direction". Metro. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

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