Zayn Malik

Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik, born 12 January 1993 (age 19) in St. Luke's Hospital, is from Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.Born to British Pakistani father Yaser and an English mother, Tricia Malik (née Brannan), he has one older sister Doniya, and two younger sisters Waliyha and Safaa. He grew up in East Bowling, located to the south of Bradford city centre. Malik was a pupil at Lower Fields Primary School in East Bowling and went to Tong High School, a state comprehensive school. Malik did not fit in at his first two schools due to his mixed heritage, revealing that when he and his older sister moved schools he felt he fitted in better. After moving schools at the age twelve, Malik, states he started taking pride in his appearance. During his time on The X Factor, his grandfather passed away; he has a tattoo of his grandfather's name Walter in Arabic on his chest. On auditioning for The X Factor, Malik said "I was looking for an experience". He cites urban music as his main musical influence, drawing inspiration from Michael Jackson, Usher and Ne-Yo. Growing up, he was into R&B and rap.For his X Factor audition, he performed the Mario R&B song "Let Me Love You". He as well as other members of One Direction further notes artists such as Bruno Mars, as a "dream collaborator."Malik is addicted to smoking cigarettes; in late 2011, he expressed his desire to quit^. Malik once tweeted, "La ila ha ill lalla ho muhammed door rasoolalah", the tweet is regarded as a common declaration of faith among Muslims meaning: "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah."In May 2012, amidst media speculation, Malik confirmed he is dating Little Mix member Perrie Edwards.