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Zayn Malik is an English singer who rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction before launching a solo career. He matters as a notable figure in modern popular music who has influenced the sound and direction of contemporary pop and R&B genres.
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Zayn (full name, Zain Javadd Malik) was born on January 12, 1993, in Bradford, England. Solo career - on July 29, 2015, Zayn wrote on his Twitter feed that he had signed a solo record deal with RCA. Making the announcement, Zayn said, "I guess I never explained why I left, it was for this moment to be given the opportunity to show you who i really am! #realmusic" - a perceived dig at his former band, One Direction. Big break-through - Zayn's major <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Zayn+Malik
Quotes
- “(to Liam) "No, don't be sorry [for yourself].”
- “"I'd make Liam my slave and I would make him be my (uh) personal trainer!"”
- “(on Ashley Tisdale) "You don't need a prince to be a princess."”
- “"Join us next week... where interviewer will be eating fruit off my naked body.."”
- “(on "I Don't Get Down Like That" the Swedish group Play pop song) "There comes a day when you realise turning the page is the best feeling in the world, because you realise there is so much more to the book than the page you were stuck on."”
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Zain Javadd Malik (/ˈmælɪk/; born 12 January 1993), 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 contract with RCA Records.
Adopting a more alternative R&B music style on his debut solo studio album, Mind of Mine (2016), and its lead single, "Pillowtalk", he became the first British male artist to debut at number one in both the UK and US with his debut single and album. His subsequent collaborative singles "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" with Taylor Swift and "Dusk Till Dawn" featuring Sia were met with international success. He released his second studio album, Icarus Falls, in 2018, followed by his third studio album, Nobody Is Listening, in 2021. His fourth studio album, Room Under the Stairs, was released in 2024. He released his fifth studio album, Konnakol, on 17 April 2026.
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1993 births21st-century English male singers21st-century English singer-songwritersAlternative R&B musiciansBritish musicians of Pakistani descentColumbia Records artistsEnglish contemporary R&B singersEnglish former MuslimsEnglish male singer-songwritersEnglish people of Irish descentEnglish people of Pakistani descentEnglish philanthropists