After being catapulted to fame and success in the form of hastily-assembled 'supergroup' One Direction alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson on "The X Factor" in 2010, Malik left the band in 2015.
He and ex girlfriend, American model Gigi Hadid, had a daughter, Khai, in September 2020. He has recently released his fourth album called "Room Under The Stairs" that is all about his personal journey, healing and growth. Apparently.
"[The music] is raw and stripped back and the type of music I always hoped to make.," he said. "I think just being where I was at that time, staying away from things and living with my own thoughts inspired me to want to write something from that place.
"I’ve got to put this out as a whole body of work, it’s something for myself, not even just for the world." He made his debut UK solo performance at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Friday, 17 May 2024.