Zayn Malik Biography

Zayn Malik (also called Zain Javadd Malik) had an early love for both singing and performing. At the age of 17, he appeared on the competition series called "The X Factor." He was teamed with 4 other male contestants to form a group act named "One Direction," which went on to become one of the successful and most popular boy bands in the history of music. in March 2015, after leaving "One Direction," Malik has made a splash the following year with the release of his debut solo album, which is the "Mind of Mine." 

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Early Life

To start with Zayn Malik biodata, Malik (also called Zain Javadd Malik) was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in Northern England, on January 12, 1993. He is of English and Pakistani descent. His father, named "Yaser Malik," is an English-Pakistani and his mother, named "Patricia" (also called Tricia), is English. "Doniya" is his older sister, and "Waliyha" and "Safaa" are his younger sisters. The Malik family is a devout Muslim family.

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Malik was born and raised in East Bowling, a Bradford suburb south of the city centre. In Bradford, he attended Lower Fields Primary School and Tong High School. As a teenager, he took acting classes and appeared in practically all of the school's productions. 

His father had a big music albums collection from multiple genres and greatly helped Zayn in getting a taste of different musical kinds. His mother is Trisha Malik, who has Irish and English roots.

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The first time Zayn played on stage was when Jay Sean was brought to his school as an event's guest, according to an interesting narrative about the singer Jay Sean. Zayn has fond memories of that special day and still recalls the same with a lot of enthusiasm.

Zayn Malik was gifted with three younger sisters named "Waliyha," "Malik," and "Safaa Malik." Also, he has an elder sister named "Duniya Malik."

'The X Factor’

In 2010, the 17-year-old Malik auditioned in Manchester for the 7th season of the reality-television competition named "The X Factor." In that audition, he sang the song "Let Me Love You" by rhythm-and-blues vocalist Mario. For his performance, he was accepted into the next round. Malik was removed from the competition before the final round, but judges Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger put him together with fellow contestants Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and Liam Payne to form a new act for the rest of the show.

The group then went on to become one of the most popular finalists on "The X Factor," performing as "One Direction." Although they have finished the competition in 3rd place, immediately, they were signed to the next project, "Cowell's Syco" music label.

‘One Direction’

"One Direction" had almost topped as the pop music charts in the whole United Kingdom region with their first single, which is called "What Makes You Beautiful," when it was released in the year 2011 - Sep. Their debut album, which is "Up All Night," was a best seller in both the United Kingdom and the United States in the year 2012. Malik extensively toured with "One Direction," meeting the young female fans band worldwide.

In Mar 2015, Malik surprised his fans by dropping out of the world tour group. "Zayn has been signed off with the stress and he is travelling back to the United Kingdom to recuperate," a band spokeswoman tweeted. On Mar 25, Malik gave an announcement that he was leaving "One Direction" for a good reason. In one of the Facebook statements, he wrote: "After 5 years, I feel like now, it is the right time for me to leave the band. I regret to the fans if I have disappointed them, but I must do what I believe is right in my heart."

Solo Career

Not long after the leaving of One Direction, Malik launched his solo music career with the demo version, named "I Don't Mind," leaked online by the producer Naughty Boy. The official singles soon followed, including the "It's You" and "Pillowtalk." Both these tracks were featured on his first album, Mind of Mine that debuted at No. 1 in both the US & UK. in spring 2016. Later the same year, Malik gained mainstream success with his duet with Taylor Swift on the song "I Don't Wanna Live Forever," which was included in the "Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack."

At the beginning of Ap 2018, Malik has released a string of singles from his next sophomore solo album, including "Entertainer," "Let Me," and "Sour Diesel." The most-awaited album, named "Icarus Falls," finally surfaced in Dec and drew almost positive reviews despite falling short of its commercial success of predecessor.

In 2019, Malik paired with Zhavia Ward for an "A Whole New World" version from the Aladdin soundtrack. In the same year, he worked on a remix with Shaed called "Trampoline" and joined Jungleboi and DJs R3hab on the track "Flames."

Malik released his 3rd solo album, "Nobody is Listening," in Jan 2021. This is the detailed overview of Zayn biography and the Zayn Malik religion biography.

Fashion

The departure of Malik from the confines of "One Direction" gave him an opportunity to pursue his fashion interests. In the early 2017s, he teamed having footwear designer Giuseppe Zanotti to launch a shoe line of men. He served as creative director for the Versace collection, which debuted that spring.

Musical Career

In 2010, Zayn Malik started his career when he auditioned for Britain's "The X factor," 2010. Zayn was a bit hesitant to appear for the show, but upon the insistence of her mother, he joined the show. When he came in as a solo performer, he was eliminated, but later, he was again called back on the show with 3 other boys, and thus the band named 'One direction' was formed. Harry Styles was the other important group member. They became a rage in the United Kingdom and the USA and their singles named 'Gotta be you,' 'What makes you beautiful?', 'One Thing' became an immediate hit with the people. And, in 2015, Zayn quit that group as he wanted to enjoy private time and denied the rift rumours.