Zayn Jawaad Malik

Zain Jawaad Malik better known as Zayn Malik (he changed the way his name was spelt) was born on January 12th 1993 in St. Luke's Hospital. He is from West Lane Baildon, Bradford, England, UK. Malik is British Pakistani. Zayn was born to his mother Tricia and father Yaser. He also has 3 sisters Doniya, Waliyha and Safaa. He grew up in East Bowling. He was a pupil at Lower Fields Primary School in East Bowling and went to Tong High School. Zayn admited the when he was a child he was a bit of a hand full. He also didn't feel like he fit in at his first 2 schools because of his Herritage but he fit in more at his new school him and his sister moved to. At the age of 12 he started taking pride in his looks, "I had a few dodgy haircuts over the years. He shaved my head a few times and also had slits in my eyebrows. He thought he looked gangster while listening to R&B and rap.
   
    In 2010, Zayn auditioned as solo candidate for the seventh series of The X Factor. His audition was not broadcast but shown at the end finale. He was noted for becoming nervous in bootcamp, and when he was told he had to dance, he decided to remain backstage, effectively running the risk of elimination. Simon Cowell (judge) noticed that Zayn was missing from the dance routine and went backstarge and convinced him to return.  At bootcamp he failed to qualify for the "Boys" category but was put into a group of 5 boys then ended up being, One Direction. He dated fellow X Factor contestant, Rebecca Ferguson which caused controversy because of the six year age difference. The relationship ended after 4 months together. In November 2011, Ferguson stated the following in an interview: "Me and Zayn just grew apart. I wish him all the best. Zayn Malik has four tattoos, his grandfathers name in Arabic on his chest, a Ying Yang sign on his left wrist, a symbol on his stomach and a peace sign on his right arm. Recently Zayn's aunt passed away and had to rush back home, missing the rest of One Direction's American tour dates.

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