Zain Javadd Malik, better known as Zayn Malik (born January 12, 1993), is a member of One Direction.
Early Life
Zayn was born in West Lane, Baildon, Bradford, England to British
Pakistani father Yaser Malik and English mother Patricia. He has one
older sister, Doniya, and two younger sisters, Waliyha and Safaa. Zayn
grew up in East Bowling, located south of the Bradford city centre. He
was a student at Lower Fields Primary School in East Bowling and went to
Tong High School, a state comprehensive school.
Musical Career
In 2010, when he was 17 years old, Zayn auditioned in Manchester for the seventh series of The X Factor.
Zayn during his X Factor audition.
He sang "Let Me Love You" by Mario. All three judges — Simon, Louis, and Nicole — gave him a 'yes'. His audition was initially not broadcast, but was later shown on The Xtra Factor.
He was noted for becoming nervous in bootcamp, and when he was
told he had to dance, he decided to remain backstage, effectively
running the risk of elimination. Simon noticed Zayn missing from the dance routine and went backstage and convinced him to return.
Following The X Factor, One Direction signed a record contract with Sony Music subsidiary Syco Music. They released their studio album, Up All Night.
Personal Life
Zayn and His Family
Zayn is of English and Pakistani descent. He and his family are Muslim. He has a dog named Boris.
Zayn smokes cigarettes. In late 2011, he announced that his New Year's resolution was to quit smoking.
On February 29, 2012, Zayn left One Direction's tour to return to the UK and be with his family due to the death of a family member.
Tattoos
Zayn has twelve tattoos as of August 2012.
His first tattoo is والتر, whis is his grandfather's name,
Walter, in Arabic on his chest toward the upper right. He got the tattoo
after his grandfather passed away while he was on The X Factor.
During an interview with Capital FM in September 2011, Zayn confirmed he had two additional tattoos.
He added a Japanese symbol that means "born lucky" on his stomach
(which was later covered up by a heart), and a ying yang symbol on his
left wrist.
Afterwards he added a playing card on his side that also has a
crown with his initials. While touring in the U.S, Zayn got a picture
of crossed fingers on his forearm tattooed, which he said is a symbol of
good luck. During the Australasian leg of the Up All Night Tour he added a native new Zealand fantail on his neck.
He's added an inscription across his collarbone which he tweeted
meant "be true to who you are", a puzzle piece on his under forearm, and
a microphone along his forearm with a splash of ink at its bottom by
his wrist. Recently he's added a 6 or 9 to his forearm, and a graphic
that says "ZAP!".
Relationships
Zayn Malik and Geneva Lane
Zayn Malik and Rebecca Ferguson
Zayn dated fellow The X Factor contestant Geneva Lane Briefly.
Afterwards, he began dating another fellow X Factor contestant, Rebecca Ferguson
which caused controversy because of the six year age difference. The
relationship ended after 4 months together. In November 2011 Rebecca
stated in an interview: "Me and Zayn just grew apart. I wish him all the
best."
Zayn is currently dating Perrie Edwards from the girl group Little Mix. They met when One Direction performed on the eighth season of The X Factor.
They were rumored to be dating, but neither confirmed being in a
relationship with each other. In May 2012 pictures that seem to confirm
they're romantically involved appeared. In an interview for the Today Show that aired on 30 May 2012, Zayn confirmed having a girlfriend.
Quotes
- "Vas Happenin?" (Common Quote)
- "I'd become Vashappening Man! And save them all!" (Tour Diary 3)
- "I wouldn't change anything because I love my life!" (Tour Diary 4)
- "We'd party hard! DJ Malik! DJ Malik!" (Tour Diary 4)
- "No. None of them would be bad boyfriends." (Sugarscape Interview)
- "I'd make Liam my slave and I would make him be my uh personal trainer!" (Spin the Harry 1)
- [pretending to be Harry] "I would...probably...like...drive my car?" (Tour Diary 3)
External Links
- @zaynmalik - Twitter
- onedirectionmusic.com - Official band website
