Purely History on Instagram: "Harry Styles’ journey on The X Factor is one of the most well known turning points in modern pop music. In 2010, he auditioned for the show as a 16 year old solo singer. His performance was far from perfect, and on its own it was not strong enough to move forward in the competition. For many contestants, that would have been the end of the story. Instead, the judges made an unexpected decision. Harry was grouped with 4 other solo contestants to form a band. That gro