If you’ve ever heard of One Direction, the most important boy band of the 21st century, Zayn Malik’s name will surely ring a bell. Of course, it’s also possible that you haven’t heard of him for five years. The most famous of the four is Harry Styles, the other four have disappeared from the face of the Earth.
Zayn Malik, born Zain Javadd Malik on January 12, 1993, is the son of an English mother and British Pakistani father. He grew up in Yorkshire with his three sisters, Doniya, Waliyha and Safaa.
Origin of One Direction
At the age of 17, she auditioned for the seventh season of The X Factor in 2010. She sang Mario’s Let Me Love You and the three judges, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger, gave her the “yes”.
Unfortunately, he failed to progress as a soloist. But Nicole, the guest judge, came to the rescue and suggested that he and four other rejected hopefuls form a group, and One Direction was born.
The boys had great success on the show and finished in third place. They immediately signed to their mentor Simon’s label Syco Records.
In September 2011, they released their debut single, What Makes You Beautiful, which entered the UK charts at number one. Then, in early 2012, their debut album Up All Night was released worldwide.
It became the fastest-selling debut album in the UK and topped the charts in 16 countries, including the United States, making One Direction the first British group in the history of the US charts to enter at number one with a debut album.
Zayn Malik and his four bandmates embarked on a prodigious decade, filled with international tours, hundreds of awards… they even performed at the London 2012 Olympics and sang for Queen Elizabeth II of England.
A present of addictions and ostracism
In 2016 he surprised with his first single as a solo artist titled “Pillow Talk”, where he also confirmed his relationship with model Gigi Hadid. One Direction had died some time before after the departure of Harry Styles.
The musician is going through a very difficult time and according to those close to him, he was involved in episodes of violence and drugs that ended with the artist out of the spotlight, trying to recover.
Zain Malik is the father of a two-year-old girl and his personal life is currently a mystery after separating from his partner Gigi Hadid in 2021.
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