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Zayn Malik (One Direction)

ZAYN MALIK

Birth Name:

Zain Javadd Malik

Birth Date:

January 12, 1993

Birth Place:

Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Height:

5' 9"

Nationality:

British

Hair Color:

Black

Eye Color:

Brown

FAMILY

Father

Yaser Malik

Mother

Tricia Malik

Sister

Doniya Malik (older), Waliyha Malik & Safaa Malik (younger)

FACTS

1. Zayn Malik was born on 12th January 1993 in St Luke’s Hospital, Bradford. He’s the second oldest member of One Direction behind Louis.

2. Zayn was brought up in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Other famous Bradfordians include magician Dynamo, Kimberley Walsh from Girls Aloud, Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson and Gareth Gates.

4. Zayn fancies the pants off Megan Fox and has a secret man crush on Justin Timberlake.

5. Zayn’s favourite book is Harry Potter.

6. Zayn has a soft spot for intelligent girls.

7. Zayn can’t swim and is scared of open water (also known as Aquaphobia). Despite this he likes sharks – especially hammerheads!

8. Zayn’s favourite band of all time is *NSYNC.

9. Zayn’s X Factor audition wasn’t broadcast on the main show. When he had progressed further it was shown retrospectively on spinoff The Xtra Factor.

10. Malik in Arabic means ‘king’ or ‘chieftain’.

11. Zayn’s name is actually spelt with an ‘i’ (Zain). He reckons ‘Zayn’ looks more original and adopted it as his stage name.

12. Despite living in Bradford, Zayn is a Manchester United fan – just like Louis and Harry.

13. Zayn attended Lower Fields Primary School as a youngster before moving on to Tong High School.

14. Zayn dated fellow X Factor star Rebecca Ferguson for four months but the relationship ended when they “drifted apart”. Rebecca is six years older than Zayn.

15. Zayn has three sisters but no brothers. They’re called Doniya, Waliyha and Safaa.

16. Zayn’s middle name is Javadd (often wrongly written as Javaad, Jawadd or Jawaad).

17. Zayn’s favourite song of all time is ‘Thriller’ by Michael Jackson.

18. Zayn was born to British Pakistani father Yaser and an English mother Tricia Malik (maiden name Brannan).

19. During his time on The X Factor, Zayn’s granddad sadly passed away. In tribute, Zayn has his granddad’s name Walter tattooed on his chest in Arabic.

20. Zayn is addicted to cigarettes and desperately wants to give up. He said at the start of 2012: "My new year's resolution is definitely to quit smoking. I need to do it." Come on Zayn, more willpower!