Zayn Malik

Zain Javadd Malik (; born 12 January 1993), known professionally as Zayn Malik or simply Zayn, is a British singer and songwriter. He was born and raised in Bradford to a Pakistani father and a white English and Irish mother. He attended St Stephens Primary School and Tong High School.

Malik wanted to pursue a career in music from a young age leading him to audition as a solo artist for the British reality television music competition The X Factor in 2010. After being eliminated as a solo performer, Malik was brought back into the competition, along with four other contestants, to form the boy band that would become known as  One Direction.

During his time in the group, they released the albums Up All Night (2011), Take Me Home (2012), Midnight Memories (2013), and Four (2014).

Malik split from the boy band in March 2015 and signed a solo recording contract with RCA Records.

He has been in a relationship with American model Gigi Hadid since late 2015. In September 2020, Hadid gave birth to their daughter in New Hope, Pennsylvania."Gigi Hadid Is a Mom! Supermodel Welcomes Baby Girl with Boyfriend Zayn Malik". People. 23 September 2020.They broke up in 2021

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