Childhood and youth
Zain Jawaad Malik (full name of the performer) was born on January 12, 1993 (zodiac sign - Capricorn) in the city of Bradford, in the English county of West Yorkshire. The future singer was brought up in a large international family (Malik has an older sister and two younger ones). Dad Yasser Malik is British of Pakistani origin, and mother Trisha Branan Malik's nationality is determined by English and Irish roots.
After marriage, Trisha converted to Islam, in the Malik house they took the Muslim religion seriously, so all the rules were strictly observed and holidays were celebrated, and the children went to the mosque and read the Koran. Zane's parents were not close to creativity; he grew up in a working class family.
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As a child, the boy went to a regular primary school, but experienced difficulties communicating with peers because of his nationality. He then transferred to Tong Secondary School in Bradford. The artist has admitted more than once that he began to become interested in creativity after participating in classical school productions.
Around that time, the young man began to get involved in hip-hop, R&B and reggae. And this is not surprising, because in his circle these directions enjoyed unprecedented popularity. It got to the point that Zane took up his pen and began to compose impromptu poems himself.
It is also known that Zane was addicted to sports: from the age of 15, the young man was interested in boxing, but did not follow the thorny path of Mike Tyson and Michael Jay White, putting boxing gloves aside after 2 years.
Biography of Malik Zain
The cheerful, attractive, talented English singer Zayn Malik is quite popular not only in the UK, but also in many other countries. Fans will be interested to know the guy’s biography and facts from his personal life.
- The singer was born in Bradford and is a British citizen. The date of birth of the future star is January 12, 1993. The full and original name of the singer is Zain Jawaad Malik.
- Zain's father is from Pakistan, his name is Yasser Malik. Despite his Pakistani roots, his father lived all his life in England.
- The mother of the popular singer is English Patricia. Such an interesting combination of European and Asian blood could not but affect the boy’s appearance.
- There was only one son in Zayn Malik's family, who had two younger sisters and one older sister.
- Zayn was studying at Tong High School when he was lucky enough to become a participant in the popular show “The X Factor” in England. It was from this show that the singer's career began.
- As a child, Zayn Malik was mischievous and restless. Unfortunately, he was also moody. To do some urgent work, the mother had to leave the baby in a bed with high partitions so that he would not run away and interfere with the task.
- The young man is grateful to his parents for recognizing his singing abilities very early. They not only examined them, but also tried to develop them as much as possible and inspired their son to write his own songs. Zane liked to perform his songs, born from the heart.
- When Zayn Malik turned 17 years old, he recorded for one of the seasons of the popular, audience-favorite show “The X Factor”. He performed the charming song Me Love You, it was so masterfully written and performed that the jury expressed their admiration and took the young singer to the final stage of selecting young talents.
- According to the rules of the show, Zane was initially supposed to perform solo, and this is what the young man was guided by. But then the jury, the creators of the program, decided to create a youth group that would have every chance of becoming popular and fashionable.
- The result of the jury's decision was the creation of the now widely known group `One Direction`. This group quickly became one of the most popular in many countries.
- Inspired by the success, the singers of the new group began performing at concert venues in Great Britain, no longer under the guise of the show “The X Factor,” but on their own.
- Malik Zane began to actively receive offers from the most famous producers and had the opportunity to sign quite lucrative contracts.
- Performing in a group, surrounded by other talented and beautiful singers, pushed Zayn into the background a little, but soon he became much more interesting to the audience. There were his own fans who came to the concert precisely for the charming Zane.
- Working in a group does not prevent the singer from composing beautiful and memorable songs that delight his fans. Among such singles are Taken, Why Don`t We Go There, Right Now.
Personal life
The performer’s personal life is not kept under seal in a book: the young man is open to communicating with journalists, and it’s difficult to hide from paparazzi lenses. It became known that while participating in The X Factor, he had fleeting romances with contestants Geneva Lane and Rebecca Ferguson.
In 2013, Zayn began dating Perrie Edwards. The lovers announced their imminent engagement to the media, but in the summer of 2015 the relationship ended. Zayn did not stay in the status of an eligible bachelor for long: already in November of the same year he was a guest at Kendall Jenner’s birthday party, where he met his future beloved Gigi Hadid.
A year after they met, Zayn proposed marriage to his beloved, but Hadid refused and never became his wife. Nevertheless, they stayed together and still called themselves a couple, and after some time they broke up.
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In 2020, the press started talking about a romance between Malik and Selena Gomez, this happened because of Justin Bieber’s careless comment on social networks about Selena’s accusation of constant infidelity by her ex-boyfriend. Then, in response, he voiced to an audience of millions the “sins” of Gomez, who also did not remain faithful to him, the name in reference to her relationship with Zane. How true this was is still unknown.
Be that as it may, Malik and Hadid soon got back together. And this time, not everything was so smooth in the couple’s relationship: in 2020, they broke up again, and this was their longest break. By 2020, Gigi and Zayn got together again. And in the spring of 2020, news leaked to the press that Hadid was pregnant. In response to direct questions from reporters in an interview, the model answered that she was happy and was really expecting a child. According to some information, the couple was expecting a girl.
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Fans of Malik note that he likes to experiment with his appearance. For example, his body is covered with tattoos, and the guy himself changes his hairstyle and sometimes his hair color almost every year. In the photo on his official Instagram he can be seen with luxurious hair or with a buzz cut. One day a young man dyed his hair blond. Some attentive fans noticed his resemblance to Tokio Hotel vocalist Bill Kaulitz. Although everyone is accustomed to the artist having thick hair covering his face, at one time he went without a beard. However, then he returned to his usual style again, growing a beard.
Fans often notice the artist’s athletic figure, which is especially noticeable in photographs where he appears bare-chested. With a height of 175 cm, his weight is 66 kg. At first glance, this ratio may seem insufficient, however, in the singer’s abdomen, the abs are clearly visible, which indicates Malik’s good physical shape.
Doesn't want to be a celebrity
Zane grew up in working-class Bradford and saw singing as just a "creative impulse". He didn't know he had a good voice until the choir director praised him and invited him to take part in the UK's main singing competition, the X-Factor.
At the audition, Simon Cowell asked him a question: why hasn’t the guy posted his videos on YouTube or any other online platform? As it turned out, Zayn himself didn’t even think that anyone would notice him among the millions of videos on the Internet, and participation in X-Factor is just an exciting adventure. A few days later, the teenager became a member of the group One Direction, and within a few months the number of fans of the group began to resemble Beatlemania.
We went from clubs to arenas to stadiums - no transition period. Just boom, boom, boom. It seems to me that such a progression for any mind - and especially when you are 17-18 years old - leaves its mark. People perceive this differently, especially when there are five different personalities in the team. The relationship... deteriorated.
At one point, Zayn became a real star, without being able to refuse or turn away from this path over the next few years. He did not like the overall sound of the group, and his vision for the performances did not coincide with the opinions of the other members.
In 2020, the contract was finally terminated, and Zayn was able to independently control what he wears, sing about what he wants, and date whoever he wants. He released several successful singles and two albums - the way he wanted them to be. Even his latest "behind the scenes" video didn't really show his behind-the-scenes life:
The cameraman probably didn't get too much material. There is a possibility that I was running away from him...just a little.
The singer only attended the Met Gala once, the most prestigious event for any famous person, but this appearance on the carpet symbolized everything he hates about celebrity life: pressure, coercion and the attempt to portray art against real desire.
I'd rather sit at home, do something productive, than dress in crazy expensive clothes and take photos on the red carpet... To make a condescending "look at me, I'm gorgeous" expression.
At the same time, Zayn respects the desire of his girlfriend, Gigi Hadid, to constantly be under camera guns:
I understand, I completely understand that people enjoy it. But not me.
One Direction
After receiving his high school diploma, Zane wanted to become a teacher and teach children English. Perhaps the talented performer would have worked at school according to a standardized schedule, but fate had a different path in store for him. In 2010, Malik arrived in Manchester to try his luck on The X Factor.
The aspiring singer performed Let Me Love You, which captivated the audience and the jury members. Thus, Zane advanced to the next stage of the competition. The guy said that he had gained experience and dropped out of the show before the finale, but the talented young man was noticed by Nicole Scherzinger and Simon Cowell, who invited Zane to join the newly formed group formed from the show participants.
Later, the boy band became known to an army of millions of viewers under the name One Direction. Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Zayn have signed a deal with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music. In September 2011, the guys debuted with the single What Makes You Beautiful.
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It is worth noting that in the UK this song became the best-selling song of the year, which was played on radio and music channels. The artists began to travel around the world - they visited Britain, New Zealand, North America, Australia and other parts of the world.
In the same year, the young people delighted music lovers with their first studio album, Up All Night, thanks to which One Direction gained fans all over the world.
Every year One Direction gained ground. In 2012, the guys released their second album, Take Me Home. It received rave reviews from critics, sold 540 thousand copies in a week, and Take Me Home topped the music charts in 35 countries.
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In 2013, the boy band expanded their discography with their third album, Midnight Memories, in which the guys experimented and mixed melodic pop with fiery rock. Listeners liked this sound, so One Direction became the first musical group in US history to debut on the authoritative Billboard 200 chart three times in a row.
The guys became so popular that in 2013 a documentary film, One Direction: This Is Us, was made. The film tells the biographies of five participants in The X Factor.
On November 17, 2014, the group released their fourth studio album, which was not inferior to the previous three. But later Zayn Malik, who decided to go solo, left the music group; the other members of the boy band were unhappy with their colleague’s decision. One Direction's last full performance took place on March 18, 2015.
Creativity: the path to success and world fame
In 2010, Zayn auditioned for the seventh season of the popular show The X Factor. The singer’s mother recalled that the morning before the casting he overslept and was ready to give up on this idea. However, he succumbed to the persuasion of his relatives and still went. In front of an authoritative jury, the guy performed the hit Let Me Love You by the American singer Mario. The judges were pleased, and Malik received a pass to the show.
He failed to reach the finals. However, the judges invited the five participants to continue fighting as part of a musical group. So Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan formed the boy band One Direction. According to the results of the show The X Factor, the vocal group took third place.
One Direction
Soon the young musicians signed a contract with the Syco Music and Columbia Records labels and began working on their debut album. As part of One Direction, Zayn Malik took part in the recording of four studio records:
- Up All Night (2011);
- Take Me Home (2012);
- Midnight Memories (2013);
- Four (2014).
One Direction is recognized as one of the most commercially successful bands in the world. Their first three albums consistently debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart. No other musical group has previously achieved such enviable consistency. Sales of One Direction records worldwide exceeded 50 million copies in just four years. However, fatigue, creative differences and thoughts about a solo career pushed Zane to leave the group. He announced this on March 25, 2020.
Solo career
A month after Malik left the group, he signed a contract with RCA Records, and on March 25, 2016, he released his debut album, Mind of Mine. Zane managed to be in first place on the US (Billboard 200) and UK (UK Albums Chart) charts.
As for the musical component, Zane's album is dominated by R&B style. However, Malik was not afraid to spice up his incendiary compositions with a variety of genres, including pop, folk, soul, dub, funk and even Pakistani qawwali music. Moreover, the tonality of Zayn Malik's songs varies from slow ballads to percussive club jams.
In January 2020, Malik recorded a piece of music called I Don't Wanna Live Forever, which was the fruit of his collaboration with popular singer Taylor Swift. And the video for the composition is stylized as the film “50 Shades of Grey,” which was filmed based on the acclaimed novel by E. L. James. It is known that the song became the soundtrack to the film “Fifty Shades Darker”.
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On September 7, Malik presented the song Dusk Till Dawn from his upcoming second studio album, which was recorded with Australian singer Sia. The video for the song received a record number of views on YouTube video hosting - 10 million in the first 24 hours.
It is noteworthy that the video for the song Dusk Till Dawn was shot by director Marc Webb, who is known to film fans for the films “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “500 Days of Summer.”
Also in 2020, Zane appeared in the crime film Ocean's 8, where he played alongside Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and Sarah Paulson. He got the role of himself. In the same year, the singer’s discography was supplemented by a second solo album called Icarus Falls.
In May 2020, Malik presented the song A Whole New World from the just released film “Aladdin”, which he decided to cover together with the young American singer Zhawai Ward, who was just gaining momentum. The composition performed by the couple came out sensual.
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Malik continues to record new songs and give concerts, but due to the coronavirus that has spread throughout the world, he had to postpone some of his performances. And in mid-April 2020, it became known that in the summer One Direction fans would again see all the team members on the same stage. In July, the team celebrates its 10th anniversary, in connection with which the team gathers again and holds an online concert. Fans can also expect a new song from the team, which they have never heard before.
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At first it was planned to organize a live concert, but the pandemic prevented the members of One Direction from realizing their plan. The guys did not despair and, in order to please the fans, decided to apply the experience of other stars performing “at a distance”. The concert will be broadcast on TV channels in the summer.
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Gigi and Zayn met at the birthday party of their mutual friend Kendall Jenner. We had fun, relaxed and each went about our separate business.
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They got to know each other better in 2020, when Zane came to the Victoria's Secret show, and Gigi was walking the show at that time. At that time, the former lead singer of One Direction broke up with Little Mix girl Perrie Edwards, and Hadid ended her relationship with singer Joe Jonas.
Malik recognized the girl immediately, because her photographs were everywhere, so without wasting the opportunity, he came up to talk and invited her on a date. In one of her interviews, the model admitted that she immediately liked him very much.
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For their first date, Zayn invited Gigi to a restaurant in New York. A few months later, in the photographs of Hadid taken by the paparazzi, especially attentive people saw a photo of Zayn on the phone screensaver. A few days later, the musician released a video for his debut solo single Pillowtalk, in which he and Gigi show the world their feelings for three minutes.
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In May 2020, they first appeared at the famous New York fashion event Met Gala. Within six months, the lovers began to live together, and subsequently information appeared in the media that Malik proposed to his beloved, but she refused, saying that she was not yet ready for marriage.
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In 2020, the lovers appeared on the pages of the American glossy Vogue. Their relationship developed rapidly: they celebrated all the holidays together, and even managed to meet each other’s parents. Malik even got a tattoo in honor of his beloved - he tattooed Gigi Hadid's eyes on his chest.
Gigi and Zayn on the cover of gloss / Vogue
In May 2020, one of the most beautiful couples in Hollywood shocked everyone with the news of their separation.
I will be forever grateful for the love, time and life lessons that Zane and I shared. “I want only the best for him and will continue to support the man for whom I have boundless respect,” Hadid commented on the breakup.
A few months later, the paparazzi caught the couple kissing, so fans regarded their separation as nothing more than a PR stunt. Throughout 2020, Gigi and Zayn made up and broke up many times; their stormy emotional relationship could often be seen either by taking photos together on social networks or by deleting photos together.
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In connection with the coronavirus pandemic, US authorities have called on all residents to self-isolate. Lovers Gigi and Zayn quarantined together at the Hadid family farm in Pennsylvania.
On April 23, the American supermodel celebrated her birthday with the people closest to her: her mother, sister, lover and friend. In fact, it was the footage from the celebration that attracted the attention of journalists. According to insider information, Gigi is 20 weeks pregnant.
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