‘I was always a proper show-off’ -breaking tour journey from intimate theatres to huge stadiums

EXCLUSIVE: Harry has successfully grown into a global superstar, with critically-acclaimed records, tours that sell out in minutes and a unique connection with his fans

Harry Styles fans were in meltdown. On 25 March 2017, nearly 20 months after One Direction announced their “indefinite hiatus”, the singer had teased his debut solo single with a cryptic TV advert during the semi-final episode of ITV’s The Voice.

Moments earlier, he’d mysteriously posted a trio of blank white squares on Instagram, amassing more than a million likes in the space of an hour.

One enthusiastic devotee wrote on Twitter: “U know when Harry Styles posts three blank pics on Insta s**t is about to go down.”

They had to wait just days to see what their idol had come up with. Sign Of The Times premiered during Harry’s pal Nick Grimshaw’s BBC Radio 1 breakfast show on 7 April, instantly drawing comparisons between the X Factor star and David Bowie.

A self-titled debut album followed just a month later, to generally strong reviews.

Writing for Rolling Stone, contributing editor Rob Sheffield gushed, “On his superb solo debut, the One Direction heartthrob claims his turf as a true rock’n’roll prince, a sunshine superman, a cosmic dancer in touch with his introspective acoustic side as well as his glam flash.

“He avoids the celebrity-guest debutante ball he could have thrown himself – instead, he goes for an intimately emotional 70s soft-rock vibe. No club-hopping or bottles popping – it’s the after-hours balladry of a 23-year-old star wondering why he spends so much time in lonely hotel rooms staring at his phone.”

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