Harry Styles Reveals That He Came Up with One Direction's Name

It's no secret that Harry Styles' solo career has gotten off to an incredible start. Not only did his debut single 'Sign of the Times' debut at Number 1 in the UK but his critically acclaimed self-titled album was also a Number 1 in both the UK and the US.

That being said it all began in One Direction and Harry has just revealed that he came up with their name!

YES. We have Harry to thank for the name of the band that went on to become a global phenomenon.

Speaking to Tony Dokoupil on CBS Sunday Morning, Harry discussed both the band and going solo. 

Talking about the name of the group, he said: "I thought it sounded good. We threw around names for a little bit, and I honestly don't know. I suggested it and everyone was like 'Yeah we like that' and then it kind of stuck, and that was what it was".

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So not only is Harry Styles a brilliant artist but he's also amazing at coming up with names. Legend.

Harry also calls his time in the group as "so much fun" before discussing that going solo didn't scare him at all. "It didn't feel scary to me," mentioned the star. "The idea of making something that I wasn't 100 percent behind is much scarier to me."

To be honest, if we were as talented as Harry is, we wouldn't be at all afraid of going solo either.

Harry is currently preparing to release 'Kiwi' as the third single from his gold-certified album.

We cannot wait to hear it on the radio for the rest of the year!

Words: Sam Prance

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