Colors, boas and tears: a night in Madrid with Harry Styles

12 years ago, from the stages of

in the United Kingdom, the world met One Direction, the

that would achieve fame that not even Simon Cowell imagined.

The band made up of five teenagers made the fans sigh, and already with their first

, they achieved international recognition.

From there they continued to grow accompanied by friendly lyrics and pop music.

In 2015, one of its members, Zayn, left the quintet and the following year tragedy struck... The definitive separation of the group broke thousands of hearts of

, and prompted each member to take their own path.

.

However, one stands out for a lot and has become a worldwide success: Harry Styles.

Styles yesterday gave his only concert in Spain, at the WiZink Center in Madrid, with tickets sold out despite being July 29.

In the afternoon, from the Goya subway, the Styles phenomenon could already be felt: people dressed in brightly colored pants, striking prints, glitter and feathered boas around their necks marched to the venue.

Fans (almost all women) from all corners of Spain waited, patient, in a queue that for some had started at dawn on Friday...

, many took photos, and those who were more relaxed enjoyed a beer in nearby bars.

At about 9:00 p.m., and after the opening act of the band Wolf Alice, the lights went out and, among the screams and tears of the crowd, the melody of

was distinguished and Styles appeared on stage. in a brightly colored striped t-shirt and flared pants in the same style, rousing his young audience.

The screaming did not stop all night.

The singer took over the stage;

she would run around him, dance and interact with his female fans to the tune of

and

.

And even the

of the crowd was able to enjoy One Direction classics modernized.

Styles also won the hearts of parents who accompanied their daughters in the public.

When the artist found out that one of them had a birthday, he decided to celebrate it in a big way and encouraged all the participants to sing to him.

This is the character of Styles, always ready to talk about self-esteem and diversity, seductive, loquacious... He received the flowers that were thrown at him, waved the flags of the LGBTI+ community that were left on stage and thanked, from the background from his heart, the support he has had for the last 13 years that "has changed his life. Over and over again".

The concert concluded with his song

and one of his famous "water fights" with the public, very popular on social networks.

Packed stadiums, Gucci campaigns,

covers , movies, college courses (at the University of Texas,

).

This is the Styles phenomenon. What is its immeasurable success due to?

has earned him a devoted fan base made up largely of the

community and female audiences.

Ironically dressed in skirts and with a sweet and charismatic personality, the interpreter of

has become the

of the new generations.

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