Zayn is an English singer who came to limelight for his debut studio album “Mind of Mine”. He got more exposure for his collaborations with Taylor Swift on “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” and Sia on “Dusk Till Dawn”. He has won numerous awards like America Music Video award and MTV Video Music Award.
Zayn Malik
Profession: Musician
Born: January 12, 1993
Age: 33 years old
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: West Yorkshire, England
Known for: debut studio album Mind of Mine
Profile Overview
Zayn Malik was born on January 12, 1993, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. He is of mixed ethnicity as his father is a British Pakistani and his mother of English and Irish descent. He also has three siblings; an older sister and two younger sisters. Her grew up in Bradford where he had his education at both Lower Fields Primary School and Tong High School.
He took interest in music listening to his father’s urban music records, and began to write raps at school. He developed his passion with influences from music stars like Usher, Donell Jones, Gregory Isaacs, Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, Chris Brown and so on.
He auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition series X Factor in 2010, and ended up becoming part of five-piece boy band One Direction. He left the music group in March 2015 and signed a solo recording contract with RCA Records.
He came through with his debut studio album “Mind of Mine” in 2016 which was released alongside its lead single “Pillowtalk”.
He followed up with several collaborative singles, “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” with Taylor Swift, and “Dusk Till Dawn” featuring Sia.
He released the albums; Icarus Falls in 2018, Nobody is Listening in 2021, Room Under The Stairs in 2024, and Konnakol in 2026. He had an amazing collaboration with Ayra Starr on the hit single “Heaven Baby”.
He won the America Music Video award, MTV Video Music Award. He is the only artist to have won the Billboard Music Award for New Artist of the Year twice, where he re ejved it first as a member of the music group One Direction in 2013, and as a solo artist in 2017.
Zayn dated The X Factor contestant Rebecca Ferguson before they parted ways. He began dating English singer Perrie Edwards of the group Little Mix in December 2011. They got engaged in in August 2013 and eventually went their separate ways in August 2015.
He was in an unstable relationship with American model Gigi Hadid in late 2015. Both featured in the music video for “Pillowtalk” and also appeared on both the August 2017 cover of Vogue and a photograph for Verdace campaign in 2017. They welcomed their daughter in 2020 and later ended their relationship in October 2021.
Career Timeline
- 2016 – Mind of Mine (debut album)
- 2018 – Icarus Fals (Album)
- 2021 – Nobody is Listening (Album)
- 2024 – Room Under The Stairs (Album)
- 2026 – Konnakol (Album)
Personal Details
- Alternative name: Zain Javadd Malik
- Nationality:
- Religion: Non practicing Muslim
- Height: 1.75 m
- Parents: Yaser Malik, Trisha Malik
- Siblings: Sarah Malik, Waliyha Malik, Monica Malik
- Partner: Gigi Hadid (2015-2021)
- Children: Kai Hadid Malik
- Official website: http://inzayn.com/ Instagram – @zayn
Trivia
- Zayn can speak English and Urdu and can read Arabic.
- He took performancing art courses and took part in school productions as a teenager.
- He has performed in Hindi as he did the cover of Bollywood song “Allah Duhai Hai”.
- He has several Arabic tattoos.
- He was ranked number fifth on Glamour’s “100 Sexiest Men” list in 2016.
- He boxed for two years from age 15 to 17.
- Aside from music, Malik also worked in fashion, film and television.
- He has openly discussed his eating and anxiety disorder.
- He is consider3d to be LGBTQ+ friendly as he shows support for the community.
- He has an estimated networth of over $75 million.
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