Zayn Malik
Zayn Malik
Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik, who records mononymously as Zayn, is an English singer and songwriter. In 2010, Malik auditioned as a solo artist for the British reality television music competition The X Factor. After being eliminated as a solo performer, Malik was brought back into the competition, along with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson, to form the boy band One Direction. During his time in the group, Malik and his bandmates released the albums Up All...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth12 January 1993
CityBradford, England
I think people I'm close to find it absolutely crazy that I'm famous.
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.
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.
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.
When people are putting pressure on me I just completely ignore it.
If people talk behind your back, it's because you're ahead of them.
No matter how many times people try to criticize you, the best revenge is to prove them wrong.
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.
Before you judge people, judge yourself.
I believe that your religion should be between you and whoever your belief is in.
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've got three sisters, five aunties, and my mom. It must have had an influence on me growing up.
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.'
Everything is very black and white for me. I don't really like playing mind games.