Harry Styles is a singer, songwriter, and actor from the United Kingdom. He rose to notoriety as a member of One Direction, a popular British boyband. He shares the stage with Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, and Niall Horan. His debut solo single "Signs" was released on November 5, 2017. He began his musical career at age 14 when he joined band No. 1 Dummy in 2005. The following year, he became a lead vocalist and played guitar for English indie rock band The Postmodern Jukebox. In 2009, at age 17, he formed a punk band with some high school friends called New Wave. They played around London for several years before breaking up in 2013. In 2014, Styles joined One Direction as their new lead singer. The group had been assembled by Simon Cowell for his new show, The X Factor. He quickly gained recognition for his powerful voice and was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2015 Grammy Awards. Styles has also appeared in films such as What Men Want (2011), This Is England (2013), Now You See Me 2 (2016), and Dunkirk (2017). He won the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist at the Britannia Awards 2016. Besides music, Harry is interested in acting too.