Harry Styles is an English singer， songwriter， and actor。 His musical career began in 2010 as a solo contestant on the British music competition series The X Factor。 Following his elimination early on， he was brought back to join the boy band One Direction， which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time。 Styles released his self-titled debut solo album through Columbia Records in 2017。 It debuted at number one in the UK and the US， and became one of the world’s top-ten best-selling albums of the year。 Its lead single， “Sign of the Times，” topped the UK Singles Chart。 Styles’ second album， Fine Line （2019）， debuted a top the US Billboard 200 with the biggest first-week sales by an English male artist in history， and was listed among Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time。" Throughout his career， Styles has earned several accolades， including a Brit Award， a Grammy， an American Music Award， two ARIA Music Awards， and a Billboard Music Award。