HOLMES Chapel’s Harry Styles has secured his first Mercury Prize nomination.

The former One Direction star turned solo artist from the Cheshire village, 28, has been nominated for his third solo studio album Harry’s House.

The Mercury Prize is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act.

Harry’s House has just reached its sixth week at number one on the UK album charts and now boasts more weeks atop the chart than all of One Direction’s albums combined.

The shortlist for the Mercury Prize was narrowed down by a judging panel which this year included DJ Annie Mac, musician Jamie Cullum, broadcaster Jamz Supernova, songwriter Anna Calvi, broadcaster Danielle Perry and musician Hazel Wilde.

The judges said: “Getting down to 12 albums this year was not easy, simply because there were so many remarkable ones to choose from.

“That serves as proof that British and Irish music thrives during unsettled periods in history, with the albums chosen covering everything from imaginative pop to pioneering rap to Cornish language folk-rock.

“We feel that these 12 amazing albums each have something to say artistically and socially, all in their own unique, enriching ways. Now comes the really hard part… choosing only one overall winner.”

The awards show will take place on September 8 at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith.

It will feature live performances from many of the shortlisted artists culminating in the announcement of the 2022 Mercury Prize winner.

Harry Styles is a former pupil of Hermitage Primary School and Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School.