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Harry Styles is born in Worcestershire, England. He rises to fame in the boy band One Direction, and after their breakup in 2016, he becomes the best-selling solo artist of the bunch, with hits like "Sign of the Times," "Watermelon Sugar" and "Aperture."

Louis Tomlinson of One Direction sends a tweet to his bandmate Harry Styles that becomes the second-most-retweeted in history.More

One Direction, already superstars in their native UK with the #1 single "What Makes You Beautiful," establish boy band dominance in America with the release of their debut album, Up All Night.

Harry Styles becomes the second One Direction member (following Zayn Malik) to release a solo album. The eponymous album is a departure from his boy band material in 1D, with meaty songs like "Sign of the Times" and "Sweet Creature." It goes to #1 in many countries (including the US and UK) and establishes Styles as a solo artist.

Harry Styles kicks off his first solo tour with a show at the 3,200-capacity Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, part of a series of small, intimate performances before working his way up to arenas in 2018. Tickets for the initial leg sold out in 29 seconds; the tour ends up selling nearly one million tickets across 89 sold-out shows.

At his show in London, the crowd pelts Harry Styles with kiwi fruit when he performs his song "Kiwi." To protect the singer when he plays Manchester three days later, the grocery store Asda refuses to sell the fruit to anyone under age 25.

Fine Line, the second album by Harry Styles, debuts at #1 in the US, making him the first male artist from the UK to debut at #1 with his first two albums.

Harry Styles releases his highly anticipated second album, Fine Line, which includes the hits "Adore You" and "Watermelon Sugar." It's a global smash, putting Styles way ahead of his One Direction bandmates in solo success.

Harry Styles lands his first #1 hit in the US with "Watermelon Sugar," a song he later admits is about "the sweetness of life," but also "the female orgasm."

Harry Styles appears on the cover of Vogue, becoming the first man to get the cover solo.

After two pandemic postponements, Harry Styles finally launches his Love On Tour in Las Vegas. The 169-show run stretches nearly two years, selling 5 million tickets and grossing $617 million - more than One Direction earned across their entire career.

Harry Styles, known to wear a dress on occasion, plays his Madison Square Garden show in costume as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, with his band dressed like characters from the movie. He calls it "Harryween"; the next night he takes the stage as a Pierrot clown.

Harry Styles releases his third solo album, Harry's House, which debuts at #1 in the US, UK, and many other countries. Hits from the album include "As It Was" and "Late Night Talking."

The movie Don't Worry Darling, starring Harry Styles, tops the box office while his song "As It Was" remains at #1 on the Hot 100. The film is directed by Olivia Wilde, who started dating Styles after meeting him on set.

Harry Styles, the breakaway solo star from One Direction, wins the Album Of The Year Grammy for his third album, Harry's House, the one with "As It Was" and "Late Night Talking."

Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, and Louis Tomlinson attend the funeral for their One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, who died a month earlier after falling from a balcony. Payne's death dashed hopes of a reunion for the group, which split up in 2016.

Harry Styles releases his fourth album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., with the #1 lead single "Aperture." The album title is a mantra for Styles. "It's unhealthy to disco all the time, so loving and moving through your life with love, and then taking a break every now and again to have some fun is a really good way to approach your life," he says.