To call Joline De Moor a big fan of Harry Styles is an understatement. The Ghent Fashion Technology student was featured in Het Nieuwsblad this week because she had already camped at the entrance of the Sportpaleis a day and a half in advance. It’s a question of being able to stand in the front row for sure. “He’s a great artist,” she says. ”But above all he gives me a place where I can be myself. The fans are a real family, which means a lot to me.”
That first row, she made it. But what happened during the concert, birthday boy Joline had not dared to hope. A sign she held up read: “Thank you for giving me a family on my birthday”. That message, along with Joline’s colorful attire, caught Harry’s attention. “I was wearing a homemade jacket and skirt inspired by his outfit at the recent Coachella festival. We had regular eye contact, and on a previous song he’d addressed me very quietly and congratulated me on my birthday. That was already unbelievable.” (read more below the photo)
With this homemade jacket, Joline attracted the attention of her idol. — © fvv
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Happy birthday
But it didn’t stop there. A little later, between two songs, Harry Styles spoke to the Ghent fan again. “Is it really your birthday?” the world star asked. “What a beautiful jacket you have on. I would like one like that.” After which the Brit had the entire Sportpaleis sing ‘Happy Birthday to you’ for Joline. “We don’t normally do this,” the former One Directioner said. “But you made such a beautiful coat.”
“It felt like it wasn’t real,” says Joline. “Of course I dreamed that something like this would happen, but the chance seemed astronomically small. I was shaking on my legs. He now knows who I am, which is unbelievable!” (read more below the photo)
–Joline (right) had been waiting at the Sportpaleis more than a day in advance.
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Even after the concert, Joline was still the star of the Sportpaleis for a while. “Dozens of fans have spoken to me and congratulated me, some even wanted to have their picture taken with me. Since then I just keep gaining followers on social media. People send me videos of the moment from all kinds of different angles. Today I have already fallen asleep a few times, because I had a few short nights. Then when I wake up again and check my phone, I am confronted with it again and again. It really is a dream.”
For Joline, the coming hours will mainly be about getting some sleep and recovering, but she doesn’t have much time for that. “Tomorrow I’m going to Amsterdam, again for a Harry Styles concert. Just from a chair this time. Unless I can score a better ticket via the internet. (laughs)”
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