Zayn Malik Bio (Wiki)

Publish date: 2024-05-03

Who is Zayn Malik?

Zayn Malik is a British singer and songwriter.  He is best known as a former member of the highly successful British boy band, One Direction alongside Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson. He has received eight Teen Choice Awards with the band.

With his band-mates, he has released five commercially successful albums and has performed on four worldwide tours. He left the band in March 2015 and released his debut solo album Mind of Mine in March 2016.

Zayn Malik: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Nationality

Zayn Malik is 28 years old. He was born Zain Javadd Malik on 12 January 1993, in Bradford, England, UK. His nationality is British and he is of Pakistani, English, and Irish ethnicity.

He is the son of a Pakistani father, Yaser Malik, and an English mother Trisha Malik. He has one older sister named Doniya and two younger sisters named Waliyha and Safaa. Zayn’s parents divorced when he was six years old.

In which school did Zayn Malik attend?

Zayn Malik attended Lower Fields Primary School and Tong High School in Bradford. As a teenager, he took performing arts courses and appeared in school productions.

He started writing raps when he was at school and sang on stage for the first time when singer Jay Sean visited his school. Malik initially wanted to become an English teacher.

Social Media Profile

Zayn Malik is active on different social media platforms. Currently, Zyan has around 32.1 million followers on Instagram. He has more than 28.5 million followers on Twitter and more than 18.9 million followers on Facebook.

Zayn Malik: Professional Life, Career

Zayn Malik began his professional singing career auditioning as a solo artist for the British television competition The X Factor in 2010. During the show, he was eliminated in the final round of the competition, but he was called back and he was put into a group along with Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson to form the boy band that later became known as One Direction.

Following The X Factor, One Direction was signed to Simon Cowell‘s Syco Entertainment in 2010. The band released their first studio album, Up All Night in 2011, followed by their second album, Take Me Home in 2012. Their third album Midnight Memories was released in 2013, followed by their fourth album Four in 2014, and Made in the A.M. in 2015.

Zayn left the band in March 2015 to pursue his solo career. He released his first solo album Mind of Mine under the Syco label in 2016. Later, he signed a recording deal with RCA Records. His debut album reached number one in several countries including the UK, Australia, Canada, and the US. IN 2016, he made his debut as a model on The Business of Fashion’s annual BoF500 index.

He released a shoe line with Italian footwear designer Giuseppe Zanotti in Jan 2017.

In 2011, Zayn Malik was ranked number 27 on Glamour’s “World’s Sexiest Men” list. In 2014, he was voted British GQ’s best-dressed male. He was ranked number six on MTV’s “50 sexiest men alive” list in 2015.

Zayn Malik: Salary, Net Worth

Throughout his successful career as per 2022’s data, he has earned a net worth of $65 million but his salary is yet to be revealed.

His salary is estimated to be around $6 million. Similarly, he endorses brands including Giuseppe Zanotti Design, Tom Ford, Versace, and ZAYNmoji.

Charity

Zayn Malik funds the organizations including American Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR), Autism Rocks, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Kean’s Children’s Fund, and Comic Relief.

Zayn Malik: Rumors, Controversy

Zayn Malik has defended their girlfriend Gigi Hadid after she was heavily criticized by fans on social media for allegedly making fun of Asians in an Instagram video which has since been deleted.

He was caught hanging out with another girl when he was dating Perrie Edwards, and he was accused of cheating on her.

How tall is Zayn Malik?

Zayn Malik has a height of 5 feet 9 inches. His body weighs 66kg. Besides these, he has black hair and a light blue eye.

Besides these, his YouTube account holds more than 10.8 million subscribers.

Favorite Things

Favorite FoodChicken
Favorite BookHarry Potter
Favorite PetCat
Favorite BandNSYNC
Favorite SongThriller by Michael Jackson
Favorite ArtistsNiall, Chris Brown
Favorite AnimalLion
Favorite AlbumGraffiti by Chris Brown
Favorite ColourBlack

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