early life
Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik was born January 18, 1993 to Pakistani father, Yaser Malik, and English mother, Tricia Malik, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. He has an older sister, Doniya, and 2 younger sisters, Waliyha and Safaa. He was a pupil at Lower Fields Primary School, and Tong High School. He didn't fit in at his first two schools and after transferring at age 12, he started taking pride in his heritage and appearance.
THE X-FACTOR
Zayn Malik stated that he was looking for an experience by auditioning for the X-Factor UK in 2010. He sang, "Let Me Love You" by Mario. In boot-camp, he refused to dance in a challenge, and in the end, had to go out by himself and dance. To this day, he still states he can't dance, and wears a signature shirt that says, "Cool Kids Don't Dance".
Fun Facts ABOUT DJMALIK!
- He has a HUGE crush on Megan Fox, but is dating singer from Little Mix, Perrie Edwards.
- His favorite books are Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling.
- He likes intelligent girls.
- He can't swim and has Aquaphobia.
- His favorite band is *NSYNC.
- Malik in Arabic means "king" or "chief".
- His real name is spelled "Zain" but he opted for his stage name, "Zayn" stating it was more original.
- He dated X-Factor star, Rebecca Ferguson.
- His favorite song is "Thriller" by Michael Jackson.
- His grandfather passed away during the 2010 X-Factor, he got his granddad's name, Walter, tattooed on himself in Arabic.
- He is totally flabbergasted about the MAJOR success of One Direction.
- Zayn means "beautiful" in Arabic.
- He always brushes his teeth before performing.
- He is a cat person.
- His favorite animal is a lion.
- He has over 8 tattoos.
- He sprained his wrist working out, which caused a #GetWellSoonZayn hashtag to trend on Twitter.
- He is good friends with Olly Murs.
- He loves posing topless, but is too shy to pose naked.
- He originally tried out for the 2009 X-Factor, but got pulled out due to nerves.
- He is said to be the neatest member of One Direction.
- If he wasn't a pop-star, he says he would be an English teacher.
- He loves a girl's eyes.
- He is a good artist and loves to draw.
- He hates it when people chew loudly and/or with their mouth open.
- He loved singing "I Believe I Can Fly" by R Kelley as a kid.
- He has a mole on his ribs.
- His first kiss was with a girl called Sophie Kirk when he was 10.
- His dream date would be going out for a meal, going out to a movie, and then going back home to hang out with some drinks.
- His nickname as a kid was "Z", pronounced the British way, "zed".
- He's a big Chris Brown fan.
- When Harry Styles got his star tattoo, ink veteran Zayn held his hand.
- He said if he was stranded on a desert island, he would want to take Louis Tomlinson with him.
- He would love to collaborate with Bruno Mars.
- He almost shaved all his hair off, but Twitter followers talked him out of it.
- His favorite song on 1D's first album, "Up All Night" was written by Kelly Clarkson, and is called, "Tell Me a Lie".
- Zayn's favorite subjects in school are English, Art, and Drama.
- He made a fan faint.
- He has 5.5 minutes of solos on "Up All Night".
- His favorite album is "Graffiti" by Chris Brown.
- When he was younger, he had 2 cats named Lily and Lolo.
- His dream date would be with Michael Jackson.
- Fans mean a LOT to him- he calls them family.
- When he gets bored on the tour bus, he keeps himself entertained with a Nintendo 3DS.
- When he was younger he collected comic books.
- His favorite food is chicken.
- He said that one thing that is guaranteed to make him smile is talking to his little sister, Safaa.
- He can play the triangle.
- He doesn't like to stay in hotels.
- He loves to read.
- His nicknames are DjMalik, the Bradford Bad Boy, and Vain Zayn.
- I LUFF MY BRADFORD BOI.