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
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.
Loving you is what I’ve learned so easily but trying to forget you is the last thing I could hardly learn.
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.
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.
I think people I'm close to find it absolutely crazy that I'm famous.
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 consider myself very lucky, essentially - I was put into a pop group even though my musical taste was very niche before.
It's nice to look out and see your family supporting you.
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.
Live for who and what you love.