Harry Styles hires singing telegram for Taylor Swift
HARRY Styles yesterday hired a cheesy singing telegram to serenade Taylor Swift — as he spent Christmas 3,500 miles away from her.
The teenage One Direction star got the crooner to belt out his band's hit What Makes You Beautiful.
He also ordered it sung in country and western style — the kind of music his American girlfriend performs.
Harry, 18, fixed up the soppy surprise in the US before he jetted back to his family in the UK on Christmas Eve.
A source said: "Even though they were apart on Christmas Day, he wanted to make sure she'd be thinking of him. The singagram was an ideal present.
"She has a great sense of humour. He knew she'd think it was hilarious."
The lovestruck boyband singer DID get to see 23-year-old Taylor yesterday — via a Skype videocall as each opened Christmas presents in the afternoon.
The source said: "Harry and Taylor can't get enough of each other. Any moment they can spend together, they do. But Harry is also very close to his family. He wanted to be back home with them for Christmas."
Harry first started dating Taylor two months ago.
The pair have been snapped together in Manchester, New York, Los Angeles and the swanky US ski resort of Aspen.
1D gigs out-sell the Stones 3 to 1
ONE Direction were the most popular live band of 2012 — outselling rock legends The Rolling Stones three to one.
Ticket sales for the boyband — average age 19, compared to 68 for Mick Jagger and co — peaked at a record two per second.
Ed Parkinson, of ticket website Viagogo, said: "The success of One Direction has been phenomenal."
Olympics singer Emeli Sandé was the No1 live solo artist, outselling Madonna by 33 per cent. British newcomer Ed Sheeran was second.
Biggest flops were McFly, The Wanted and Westlife. More of their tickets were sold at below face value than any other acts.
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