Zain Javadd Malik
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Zayn Malik left One Direction in March 2015 and released his debut album Mind of Mine on March 25, 2016. Pillowtalk debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He has fashion collaborations with Giuseppe Zanotti and Versus Versace, and executive produced the TV series BOYS.
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Zayn Malik auditioned for The X Factor UK in 2010 at age 17, though he was initially nervous about dancing. He was born on January 12, 1993 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to Yaser Malik, of Pakistani descent, and Trisha Malik, of English, Irish, and Welsh ancestry. He attended Tong Leadership Academy and grew up with three sisters: Doniya, Waliyha, and Safaa. His mother converted to Islam upon marrying his father, and the couple divorced in 1997.
In 2010, after auditioning for The X Factor, judges Nicole Scherzinger and Simon Cowell grouped Zayn Malik with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson to form One Direction. The band became one of the most popular finalists that season and went on to massive success, selling out tours in minutes and releasing multiple albums.
Malik left the group in March 2015 to pursue a solo career. He signed with RCA Records and moved to Los Angeles, working with producer James Malay Ho. His debut single Pillowtalk was released in January 2016 and debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album Mind of Mine followed on March 25, 2016.
In late 2016, he collaborated with Taylor Swift on I Don’t Wanna Live Forever for the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack, which debuted at number one on the Digital Songs chart. He continued with singles like Still Got Time featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR in 2017. He also ventured into fashion with a shoe collaboration with Giuseppe Zanotti and a Versus Versace line, and executive produced a TV series BOYS with Dick Wolf.
Zayn Malik has been in an on-and-off relationship with model Gigi Hadid since November 2015. They have a daughter named Khai Hadid Malik, born on September 20, 2020. He has three sisters: Doniya, Waliyha, and Safaa. His parents are Yaser Malik and Trisha Malik, who divorced in 1997. His mother converted to Islam upon marriage. He has several tattoos and has spoken about his anxiety and struggles with fame. He does not know how to swim and got over his fear of water during One Direction’s video shoot for What Makes You Beautiful.
Zayn Malik’s 2015 departure from One Direction shifted pop music’s landscape, and his solo debut Pillowtalk introduced an R&B-influenced style. He won the American Music Award for New Artist of the Year and the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Look. His fashion collaborations with Giuseppe Zanotti and Versus Versace broadened his impact, and he executive produced the series BOYS with Dick Wolf.
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The Reason I Don’t Tweet as Much as I Used To, Is Because I’m Sick of All the Useless Opinions and Hate That I Get Daily. Goodbye Twitter.
You Can Say Whatever You Want About Me, I’m Not Really Bothered. but When It Starts to Upset People I Care About or I Hear About It from My Mum, Then That’s a Problem.
Everything Is Very Black and White for Me. I Don’t Really Like Playing Mind Games.
Some Girls Like to Say One Thing and Mean Another. and Me Being Who I Am, I’m Very Straightforward. Everything Is Very Black and White for Me. I Don’t Really Like Playing Mind Games.
I Am a Bit of a Bad Boy. I Have Tattoos and I Mess Around. That’s Part of My Image, so It’s Cool.
When People Are Putting Pressure on Me I Just Completely Ignore It.
I’m Not One to Get Involved with What Anyone Says About Me.
I Love Samosas Filled with Mincemeat. My Mum Makes Really Great Ones.
I Like the Term ‘Misunderstood.’ but I Am a Bit of a Bad Boy.
We Needed to Make a Sound That’s Not Gonna Fit in with Everything Else – We Wanted to Make Something That Was Completely Unique and Individual to Us. We Spent a Lot of Time Trying to Make a Sound That Was a One Direction Sound. at First It Was Quite Hard to Do That, but I’m Really Happy with the Sound.
I Just Love Comic Books. I’ve Always Loved Comic Book Art, and I Just Think It’s Amazing.
When We Were on ‘the X Factor,’ We Didn’t Realize How Overnight the Fame Thing Was. We Didn’t Really Understand It Until We Went on a Shopping Trip. It Was Like Week 7 or 8 of the Show. We Went with a Few Other Contestants and There Were Loads of People, Packed.
If You Meet a Girl, You Meet a Girl. It’s Normal, so If You Exchange Numbers, Whatevs, It’s Cool.
I’m a Couch Potato. I Love to Stay in and Just Watch a DVD with the Missus. or We All Go Over to Louis’s House and Watch ‘X Factor.’
It’s Pretty Strange Because You Have Images of People in Your Head When You Left, Then You Just Think They’re Going to Be the Same When You Come Back, Like Time Freezes. I Have Sisters and from the Ages of 11 to 13 – It’s a Big Change for Girls.
One Direction Is the Main Thing I’m Doing and I’m 100 per Cent Dedicated to the Group.
Our Parents Are Obviously Proud, but They’re Still Trying to Get Used to the Fact That We’re in a Band. I Have a Feeling My Mom Would Actually Like One Direction If I Wasn’t in It!
I’m a Massive Fan of Drake, and We Walked Right Past Him. He’s Too Cool to Be Clapping One Direction Though.
I’m Always Drawing, so Draw Something Is a Cool Game to Play Against Your Friends When You’re Bored and Sat Chilling Out and Relaxing.
Two Years Ago, If Anyone Had Told Me I’d Be Doing Half the Stuff I’m Doing, I Wouldn’t Have Believed It.
It’s Nice to Look Out and See Your Family Supporting You.
I’m Kind of Like a Bit of Everything Wrapped into One.
I’d Call Myself the Mediator. I Kind of Just Float Around and Do My Own Thing. I’m Kind of Chilled Out, Laid Back.
I Consider Myself Very Lucky, Essentially – I Was Put into a Pop Group Even Though My Musical Taste Was Very Niche Before.
Now That We Have a Bit of Money, It Is Nice to Get Gifts for People. Before I Was Getting and Not Really Giving.
I Was a Bit of a Handful When I Was a Kid Because I Was Quite Hyperactive. Even in the House My Mum Used to Put Me in My Pram Because I Was so Full-on.
We Didn’t Really Expect to Achieve Anything Outside of the UK, and It Just Went Crazy. It’s Just Crazy That People Know Our Music. We’re Just Humbled by It.
Honestly, Like, American Football Is Not That Big Over in the U.K., so We Hadn’t Really Heard of Drew Brees Before. I Did Know That He Was, Like, a Massive Football Player. He’s a Massive Star, so I Was Still a Little Bit Anxious and Nervous to Meet Him.
I Do Feel Like I’ve Missed Out a Bit Because I Was Really Close with My Sisters When I Was at Home. It Must Be Weird for Them but They Cope Really Well.
Some Girls Like to Say One Thing and Mean Another. and Me Being Who I Am, I’m Very Straightforward.
I’ve Got Three Sisters, Five Aunties, and My Mom. It Must Have Had an Influence on Me Growing Up.
I Think People I’m Close to Find It Absolutely Crazy That I’m Famous.
Whenever Anything Went Wrong at Home, Because I Was the Only Boy, I Would Get Blamed for It Straight Away. Girls Stick Together.
I Believe That Your Religion Should Be Between You and Whoever Your Belief Is In.
When We Were in Sweden, There Was a Fan That Hid in a Bin. I Think One of the Security Guards Saw and Tried to Take Her Out, and She Went a Bit Crazy and Started Tackling Them.
Little-known facts about Zayn Malik — origins, oddities, and behind-the-scenes details from a public life.
He overcame his fear of water while filming One Direction’s music video for What Makes You Beautiful.
If he had not auditioned for The X Factor, he planned to earn an English degree at university and become a teacher.
His father is of Pakistani descent; his mother has English, Irish, and distant Welsh ancestry.
He is an artist and drew some of the pictures on One Direction’s debut album Up All Night.
His favorite band is NSYNC.
His first stage performance was in the play Grease.
His first pet was a Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Tyson.
He quit One Direction in March 2015.
He cannot swim.
During the bootcamp rounds of The X Factor UK in 2010, Malik disappeared during a dance routine because he felt nervous, but Simon Cowell convinced him to return, leading to his placement in One Direction.
He has three sisters: an older sister Doniya and younger sisters Waliyha and Safaa.
He has a daughter named Khai Hadid Malik born on September 20, 2020, with girlfriend Gigi Hadid.
He was a member of the boy band One Direction.
One Direction were formed at the bootcamp stage of The X Factor UK in 2010 when judges felt Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Niall Horan were too good to eliminate but not strong enough as soloists.
Zayn Malik did not have a passport before appearing on The X Factor.
One Direction’s 2011/2012 UK tour sold out in 12 minutes.
The band’s US and Canada tour sold out quickly.
He dated Gigi Hadid from November 2015 to March 2018, from April 2018 to December 2018, and since November 2019.
His mother, Patricia Malik, converted to Islam when she married Yaser Malik. The couple divorced in 1997.
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