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Zayn Malik
Zain Javadd Malik, known professionally as Zayn Malik or simply Zayn, is an English singer. He auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition television series The X Factor in 2010, where he ended up being a part of five-piece boy band One Direction, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. He left the group in March 2015 and signed a solo recording…
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entertainment · English singer (born 1993) · singer · songwriter · musician · singer-songwriter · pop singer · also Zayn Malik, Zayn Javadd Malik, Zayn, Malik
Born 12 January 1993 · Q3626950
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2026· 18 entries
“I'd make Liam my slave and I would make him be my (uh) personal trainer!”
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“Before you judge someone else, judge yourself!”
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“If people talk behind your back, it's because you're ahead of them.”
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“spread their message and save animals in need.”
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“I think the intention behind this album fully is for the listener to get more insight on me personally as a human being”
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“I think I always wanted to go, from like the first year”
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Puente Libre: Zayn Malik sorprende a sus fans mexicanos al presumir playera del Tri🎦
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Canal 44: Publica Zayn Malik foto con jersey de la Selección Mexicana
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Excélsior: Zayn Malik sorprende a fans al posar con playera de la Selección Mexicana
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lineadirectaportal.com: Zayn Malik reaparece con playera de la Selección Mexicana y enamora a sus fans
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Net Noticias: Zayn Malik luce jersey del Tri y provoca ola de memes
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Por Esto!: Zayn Malik sorprende a sus fanáticos al mostrar su playera de la selección mexicana
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El Imparcial: Zayn Malik presume su playera de la selección mexicana en Instagram
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Infobae: Zayn Malik presume playera de la Selección Mexicana tras el triunfo de Inglaterra en el Mundial 2026
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Daily Mail: Zayn Malik shares rare picture of his daughter Khai, five, as they enjoy wholesome summer amid rumors ex Gigi Hadid has 'secretly' married Bradley Cooper
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AOL.com: Gigi Hadid Defends Ex Zayn Mailk After Fan Accuses Singer of Skipping Their Daughter Khai's 5th Birthday Party
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The Guardian: Zayn Malik cancels US tour and some UK concerts after illness
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2025· 1 entry
The Guardian: Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson to make Netflix road trip series
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2024· 4 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “A photo shows Harry Styles and Zayn Malik walking side-by-side at Liam Payne’s funeral.” Fake.
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The Guardian: Zayn Malik postpones US tour dates after Liam Payne’s ‘heartbreaking’ death
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Malik was announced as the ambassador for Bradford's year as the UK's city of culture
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“s Bush Empire on 17 May in celebration of the release of Room Under the Stairs. He performed a selection of tracks from his new LP. Room Under the Stairs spawned three singles: lead single”
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2022· 1 entry
The Guardian: Zayn Malik urges Rishi Sunak to give free school meals to all children in poverty
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2021· 1 entry
The Guardian: Zayn Malik denies hitting Yolanda Hadid, grandmother of his child
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2020· 2 entries
fact checker rated the claim “Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadidnamed their daughter Firdous.” fake.
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fact checker rated the claim “Gigi Hadid andZayn Malikmayraise their child as a Muslim.” misleading.
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2019· 2 entries
Malik and indie pop trio Shaed released a remix of the latter's song "Trampoline"
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Malik performed a cover version of "A Whole New World" with Zhavia Ward for the soundtrack to the 2019 film remake Aladdin
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2018· 4 entries
The Guardian: What I wore this week: making like Zayn Malik | Priya Elan
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Owned an apartment in SoHo, Manhattan, and previously owned homes in Los Angeles and London, both of which he sold in 2018
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(Icarus Falls), 2021 (Nobody Is Listening), 2024 (Room Under the Stairs), and 2026 (Konnakol)
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Reported net worth: £35M (as of 2018).
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2017· 5 entries
Awarded MTV Europe Music Award for Best Look (2017).
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Awarded MTV Video Music Awards for I Don't Wanna Live Forever (2017).
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Malik stated that he identified as a non-practising Muslim and did not want to be defined by his religion or cultural background
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Hadid photographed them both for a Versace campaign
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In 2017, Malik stated that he identified as a non-practising Muslim and did not want to be defined by his religion or cultural background.
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2016· 9 entries
Exactly a year after Malik's departure from One Direction
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He typically saved his words for the songs, not for media soundbytes." A 2016 paper in Popular Music and Society discussed how, after leaving One Direction, Malik's public persona emphasised creative control and "rebellious, rock-grounded masculinity", in contrast to the aesthetics typically associated with boy bands.
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Ranked fifth on Glamour's "100 Sexiest Men" list
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After experiencing "the worst anxiety" of his career
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Malik sponsored a box at Bradford City for underprivileged children to watch football
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Malik made his debut on The Business of Fashion's annual BoF500 index, which profiles the most influential people in fashion
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Donatella Versace, chief designer of Versace, announced Malik as the creative director for a men's and women's capsule collection
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“I've known Zayn for a really long time, I think his voice is one of those that is really rare and I think he's really special and wonderful and it's really, really amazing to get to work together.”
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“I don't speak to him but his girlfriend is beautiful and I wish him well. We went through an experience together that was life-changing.”
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2015· 2 entries
Was voted as the "World's Sexiest Asian Man" based on a worldwide poll by the British newspaper Eastern Eye, and ranked number six on MTV's "50 Sexiest Men Alive" list
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The group began the On The Road Again Tour
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2014· 2 entries
Malik was voted British GQ's best dressed male
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In 2014, Malik was voted British GQ's best dressed male.
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2012· 1 entry
Was ranked number 27 on Glamour's "World's Sexiest Men" list
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2010· 2 entries
17-year-old Malik, on the suggestion of a choir leader who praised his voice, auditioned in Manchester for the seventh series of the television music competition show The X Factor
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Where he ended up being a part of five-piece boy band One Direction, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time
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1993· 1 entry
Born 1993-01-12.
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