Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English pop singer and actor, known as a member of the boy band 'One Direction'. He made his debut as a singer with his band 'White Eskimo', who performed locally in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. In 2010, Styles auditioned as a solo artist for the British television series "The X Factor". After being eliminated as a solo performer, Styles was brought back into the competition, along with four other contestants, to form the group that would later become known as One Direction. On 23 June 2016 it was reported by Billboard that Styles had signed a 3-album solo recording deal with Columbia Records, the same label behind One Direction. Styles made his feature film acting debut in the war drama "Dunkirk" in July 2017.