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Relaxing Return When Harry Styles returned to The X Factor stage for the first time as a solo artist—seven years after that stress filled, stomach-turning audition as a teenager—he was polished, confident, and mega fabulous. Looking snazzy in a royal purple suit, Styles delivered a stunning performance of his hit “Kiwi” that had the packed

audience singing and swaying along to the high energy piece, while Simon Cowell and the judges were smiling and savoring the show from their seats in front of the stage. The memorable November evening marked the first time that any One Direction band member had performed on the stage solo. The emerging superstar was in the midst of promoting his self-titled debut album, and he also had a busy final few weeks to close out 2017 as his calendar was crammed with tour stops in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Singapore.

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Breakthrough