Harry Styles: teen star turned serious player? | Observer profile

He was boyband One Direction’s most high-profile pin-up. But as his debut solo album proves, behind the marketing lies a smart young manThe biggest pop album of the year came out on Friday and its cover art says a lot about stars in 2017. It doesn’t feature the artist’s beautiful face, but his water-drizzled bare back, his silver neck chains and tattoos, hinting at edginess. Inside, Harry Styles closes his eyes, up to his neck in deep water, around names of songs that play like