Zayn Malik

Zayn Malik
Malik at an event for Vogue in 2024
Born	Zain Javadd Malik (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 31) Bradford, England
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2010–present
Works	Discography
Partner	Gigi Hadid (2015–2021)
Children	1
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Pop[1] R&B[2]
Labels	Syco Columbia RCA Mercury
Formerly of	One Direction
Website	inzayn.com
Musical artist
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Zain Javadd Malik (/ˈmælɪk/ MAL-ik; 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. After being eliminated, he was brought back to the competition to form the 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 first 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 album, Nobody Is Listening, in 2021.

Malik has received several accolades, including an American Music Award and a MTV Video Music Award. He is the only artist to have won the Billboard Music Award for New Artist of the Year twice, receiving it once as a member of One Direction in 2013 and again in 2017 as a soloist.