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09.11.2022 - 21:37 / usmagazine.com
Harry Styles has that “One Thing” — according to former One Direction bandmate Louis Tomlinson.
The songwriter, 30, opened up to The Telegraph about watching Styles, 28, continue rising to superstardom years after their band went on an indefinite hiatus. “I’d be lying if I said it didn’t bother me at first,” Tomlinson confessed. “Only ’cause I didn’t know where to place myself, and really my only point of reference was other members of the band. But it’s not surprising to me that Harry’s the most commercially successful because he really fits the mold of a modern star.”
The “Back to You” artist continued: “He’s not just doing music, he’s got film as well, and the tour he’s done is unbelievable. It took me a while to work out where I stand. … [But] I look on Harry like a brother, man. I have a lot of pride for what he’s doing.”
Tomlinson and the “Grapejuice” crooner initially auditioned for The X Factor UK as solo acts in 2010. They were placed in a group with Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik, calling themselves One Direction. Following their third place finish in the reality competition, the band was signed by Simon Cowell‘s Syco Records — and became one of the best-selling boy groups in history.
One Direction dropped four albums before Malik, 29, announced his departure in March 2015. The remaining four artists released the group’s fifth record, Made in the A.M., in November 2015. Three months prior, however, it was revealed that One Direction would be taking a break so the members could focus on their own individual journeys.
All five of the British singers have gone on to release solo projects, but Styles has had the most successful transition by far. His 2017 self-titled debut album and its 2019 follow-up, Fine
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