Zayn Malik

Name: Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik
Born: 12 January 1993 (age 19) in St. Luke's Hospital
From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Father:  Yaser (British Pakistani
)Mother: Tricia Malik (England)
Older sister:  Doniya
Younger sisters: Waliyha and Safaa
Religion: Moslem
Hobby: Drawing

Twitter: @zaynmalik

He grew up in East Bowling, and was a pupil at Lower Fields Primary School and went to Tong High School, a state comprehensive school. Malik did not fit in at his first two schools due to his mixed heritage, revealing that when he and his older sister moved schools he felt he fitted in better. After moving schools at the age twelve, Malik, states he started taking pride in his appearance.

On auditioning for The X Factor, Malik said "I was looking for an experience". He cites urban music as his main musical influence, growing up, he was into R&B and rap. For his X Factor audition, he performed the Mario R&B song, "Let Me Love You". He as well as other members of One Direction further notes artists such as Bruno Mars, as a "dream collaborator." Malik is addicted to smoking cigarettes; in late 2011, he expressed his desire to quit. Malik once tweeted, "La ila ha ill lalla ho muhammed door rasoolalah", the tweet is regarded as a common declaration of faith among Muslims meaning: "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah." In May 2012, Malik confirmed he is dating Little Mix member Perrie Edwards. he has six tattoos on his body. Grandfather's name in Arabic on his chest, Ying Yang symbol on his left hand, a symbol of the Arabic language in the stomach and the underlayer peacefully in his right hand and a michrophone.