1. The real name
Zayn was born as Zayn Zabbad Malik on January 12, 1993 at Bradford, West Yorkshire in England. He is 28 years old now
2. First introduced on UK’s ‘X Factor
Zayn initially appeared on the famous reality show the X Factor as a solo artist in the year 2010 but was eliminated
2. First introduced on UK’s ‘X Factor
Zayn initially appeared on the famous reality show the X Factor as a solo artist in the year 2010 but was eliminated
3. His first SOLO track
He released his first ever solo track Pillow Talk in the month of January 2016. The name of his debut solo studio album is Mind of Mine
4. Parent to a daughter
He and his girlfriend, the supermodel Gigi Hadid, have welcomed a daughter together. Although they are not together anymore
5. Suffers from aquaphobia
In some lesser know facts about the Dusk til Dawn’ singer. Zayn is scared of water, i.e. he has aquaphobia, and so can’t swim.
6. His favourite song
Zayn's favourite song happens to be 'Thriller' sang by none other than the famous legend Michael Jackson
7. Roots in Pakistan
Raised as a Muslim and has roots in Pakistan on his dad's side but the singer does not prefer to talk or discuss about religious topics in the public