‘The X Factor’ releases extended cut of Harry Styles’ original audition
The X Factor has released an extended cut of Harry Styles’ original auction for the talent show. READ MORE: Harry Styles live in London: a powerful, inclusive and celebratory pop carnival A week after The X Factor expanded on how the show put together boy band One Direction, it’s now shared the original, extended cut of Styles’ addition as a solo artist prior to being put into the group. While it was Styles’ a capella rendition of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ that was aired on television in 2010, Styles first performed a Train song, ‘Hey Soul Sister’, for the judges. Advertisement In the clip, which you can watch below, Simon Cowell can be seen stopping Styles’ performance mid-song and asking him to sing without a backing track. “I don’t know whether it’s the track that’s throwing you, but can I hear something just you, without any music?” Cowell said. Styles then performed ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ before being put through to the next round of the competition – check out the moment here: The previously unseen footage also includes some talk about Styles’ former weekend bakery job and how his “mum’s always” told him he was a good singer. “I think I could do it, but… Read More →
