Today, on January 12, the famous singer Zayn Malik turns 30 years old. On this occasion, let's reveal some interesting facts about the former member of One Direction.
The artist's full name is Zayn Javadd Malik. He was born in Bradford. The singer's father is a Pakistani, his mother is an Englishwoman.
Zayn grew up a Muslim. In addition to English, he also knows Urdu and Arabic. However, in 2018, in an interview with British Vogue, the singer said that he no longer considers himself a Muslim.
During his school years, Malik was already creating in the rap genre. He first performed on stage with the famous singer Jay Sean when the latter visited their school.
Malik did boxing at the age of 15 to 17. Before he began his career as a singer, the future star had the intention of majoring in English because he wanted to become an English teacher.

He is the only artist to win the title of Best New Artist of the Year twice at the Billboard Awards. The singer won the award for the first time as a member of One Direction and for the second time as a solo artist.
In addition to his musical activities, Zayn is also involved in charity and community work. The singer is an ambassador for the British Asian Trust, a charity that aims to improve the lives of disadvantaged people in South Asia. In 2020, Malik donated 10,000 euros to save the life of a 5-year-old girl.

As for Zayn Malik's personal life, he has been in a relationship with model Gigi Hadid since 2015. The couple had a daughter in 2020, but in 2021, after the model's mother Yolanda Hadid accused the singer of beating her, Zayn and Gigi broke up.
Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images, Vogue, Getty Images
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