{"id":820163,"date":"2026-10-31T22:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T22:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/820163\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T22:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T22:08:13","slug":"watch-harry-styles-recreate-his-2010-x-factor-audition-with-stevie-wonder-cover-at-harryween-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/820163\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Harry Styles recreate his 2010 ‘X Factor’ audition with Stevie Wonder cover at ‘Harryween’ show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harry Styles<\/a> has recreated his original X Factor audition, performing Stevie Wonder<\/a>\u2018s \u2018Isn\u2019t She Lovely\u2019 while dressed as his 16-year-old self \u2013 watch footage below.<\/p>\n

The singer was performing the first of two \u2018Harryween\u2019 concerts at Madison Square Garden last night (October 30), marking the penultimate date of his mammoth 30-night residency at the venue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the occasion, Styles initially appeared dressed as Elvis Presley<\/a>, wearing the King\u2019s signature white jumpsuit, complete with a cape and gold sunglasses. His backing band and dancers also embraced the Halloween theme, dressing as various versions of Styles from throughout his career, including looks inspired by his appearances at Coachella, the Grammys and the Met Gala.<\/p>\n

Later in the show, however, Styles changed into an altogether different costume, recreating the clothes he wore for his original audition on The X Factor in 2010.<\/p>\n

He went on to perform \u2018Isn\u2019t She Lovely\u2019, the Stevie Wonder classic that helped launch his career when he sang it for judges Simon Cowell<\/a>, Nicole Scherzinger<\/a> and Louis Walsh at the age of 16. Styles also jokingly recreated one of his memorable comments from the audition, telling the Madison Square Garden audience: \u201cI work in a bakery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch footage of the performance below:<\/p>\n

Full version of Harry singing Isn\u2019t She Lovely as his 16 year old self on stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City \u2013 October 30 (via @idkallyne<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/zPJfd31h3C<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 HSD Together On Tour (@hsdtogethertour) October 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The original audition saw Styles arrive as a teenager from Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, where he had been working part-time at a bakery.<\/p>\n

Although viewers initially saw him perform Wonder\u2019s 1976 hit a cappella, extended footage released by <\/a>The X Factor<\/a> in 2022 <\/a>revealed that he had first attempted Train\u2019s \u2018Hey, Soul Sister\u2019.<\/p>\n

Cowell interrupted that performance and asked: \u201cI don\u2019t know whether it\u2019s the track that\u2019s throwing you, but can I hear something just you, without any music?\u201d<\/p>\n

Styles then sang \u2018Isn\u2019t She Lovely\u2019, advancing to the next stage of the competition before eventually being brought together with Niall Horan<\/a>, Zayn Malik<\/a>, Liam Payne<\/a> and Louis Tomlinson<\/a> to form One Direction<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Revisit the original audition below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The costume changes were part of Styles\u2019 revived \u2018Harryween\u2019 tradition, which first saw him hold two special Halloween concerts at Madison Square Garden in 2021.<\/p>\n

On the opening night that year, he dressed as Dorothy from <\/a>The Wizard Of Oz<\/a> and performed \u2018Somewhere Over The Rainbow\u2019, with his band dressed as other characters from the 1939 film.<\/p>\n

The following evening, he wore an elaborate clown costume and covered<\/a> Britney Spears<\/a>\u2018 \u2018Toxic\u2019.<\/p>\n

Styles continued the tradition in Los Angeles in 2022, when he dressed as Danny Zuko from <\/a>Grease<\/a> and covered Olivia Newton-John<\/a>\u2018s \u2018Hopelessly Devoted To You\u2019.<\/p>\n

The latest concert comes towards the end of Styles\u2019 30-night Madison Square Garden residency, which began in August as part of his ongoing \u2018Together, Together\u2019 world tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, he performed \u2018Ever Since New York\u2019 for the first time in four years, while the residency has also seen him pay tribute to his late One Direction bandmate Liam Payne<\/a> with the new song \u2018What Is Enough\u2019.<\/p>\n

The New York run concludes tonight (October 31) with a second \u2018Harryween\u2019 show, before Styles heads to Australia for concerts in Melbourne and Sydney in November and December.<\/p>\n

The tour comes in support of his fourth solo album \u2018Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally\u2019<\/a>, which was released in March and received a four-star review from NME.<\/p>\n

Reviewing the \u2018Together, Together\u2019 tour in Amsterdam in May<\/a>, NME awarded the performance five stars, praising its sense of community and describing it as \u201ca hopeful celebration of community and connection\u201d.<\/p>\n

Styles has also announced further tour dates for 2027<\/a>, including additional Wembley Stadium concerts and support from Kylie Minogue<\/a>, LCD Soundsystem<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n