Who is Zayn Malik? Age, net worth, girlfriend and One Direction career
ZAYN Malik shot to fame as one-fifth of One Direction.
But since then he has become a global superstar who shares a daughter with a supermodel.
Who is Zayn Malik and what is his background?
Zayn Malik is a 28-year-old singer and former member of the UK boy band , aka 1D.
The sole brother of three sisters, Zayn was born Zain Javadd Malik in Bradford to a British Pakistani father and English mother.
Brought up in East Bowling, Zayn appeared in school productions, attended performing arts courses, and wrote his own raps, singing with Jay Sean when he visited his school.
Initially intending to be an English teacher, Zayn's life took a very different direction when he auditioned for in Manchester when he was 17 and One Direction was formed.
When did Zayn leave One Direction?
After One Direction released their fourth album, Four, Zayn grew tired of being in the band.
He made his last live appearance with them in March 2015 and announced he was quitting a week later, writing in a statement that wanted to be a "normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight".
The news sent shock waves through the enormous One Direction fan base, who are still not quite over it to this day.
Despite appearing to want out of showbiz, tattooed Zayn was seen working with Naughty Boy in a recording studio the same month he announced he was leaving 1D.
He bagged a contract with RCA Records in July and his debut solo album Mind Of Mine came out in 2016.
Lead track Pillowtalk caused a stir with its sexual lyrics, which led to much fan speculation over which girlfriend it was written about.
His other songs, which are almost always collaborations, include I Don't Wanna Live Forever, Like I Would, Still Got Time, and Dusk Till Dawn.
Zayn, who now does a lot of modeling for magazines thanks to his edgier image, has pulled out of many live performances due to anxiety since going solo.
When did Zayn Malik start dating Gigi Hadid?
Gigi and Zayn got together at the beginning of 2016.
Gigi appeared alongside Zayn in his debut solo music video, PillowTalk, and Zayn let slip that they were dating in an interview about the release.
However, the relationship hasn't been without its struggles and the pair briefly split in June 2017 before reconciling weeks later.
The Sun then exclusively confirmed that the couple had split in March 2018, despite rumours that they were engaged, with reports that they had drifted apart due to work pressures.
However, again they got back together a few months later and welcomed a daughter, Khai, in September 2020.
The couple then in October 2021 amidst allegations Zayn had a with Gigi's mom, .
Zayn dated Little Mix star Perrie Edwards from 2012-2015 after a brief fling with X Factor contestant Rebecca Ferguson.
They moved into a house together but split in 2015, breaking off their engagement.
Perrie accused Zayn of dumping her by text and made a verbal diss to his new relationship with Gigi on stage in 2017.
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What is Zayn Malik's net worth?
Zayn has amassed a huge fortune since his rise to fame.
He has an estimated net worth of $70M (£56M).
This is from his time in One Direction and his successful solo career,