Zayn Malik is a British singer. He is famous as a former member of the popular British boy band One Direction.
Zayn Malik’s Early Life and Education
He was conceived on 12th January 1993, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. He is the son of his father Yaser Malik and his mother Tricia Malik.
Zayn has three sisters Doniya, Waliyha, and Safaa. His upbringing was in a working-class family in East Bowling, Bradford.
As a teenager, he took performing arts courses and also appeared in numerous school productions. He used to listen to his father’s urban music records.
He wrote raps in school and even performed on stage for the first time when Jay Sean visited his school. From age 15 to 17, he also boxed.
He belongs to Pakistani, English, Irish, and Welsh ethnic heritages. Zayn has British citizenship and his zodiac mark is Capricorn.
Zayn went to Lower Fields Primary School and then Tong High School. Before his musical career, he wanted to pursue an academic degree in English to be an English teacher.
Zayn Malik’s Professional Life
In 2010, Zayn auditioned for the British music competition series The X Factor. After being eliminated, he was brought back to form the five-piece boy band One Direction.
The band went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. After five years, he left the band to pursue a solo career.
In March 2015, he signed a recording contract with RCA Records. The following year, he released his first solo album Mind of Mine with its lead single Pillowtalk.
Malik became the first British debutant to reach No. 1 in both the UK and US with his single album. His other collaborative singles Dusk TillDawn with Sia and I Don’t Wanna Live Forever with Taylor Swift were also huge hits.
He released his second album Icarus Falls in 2018 and his third album Nobody Is Listening in 2021. He is also the only artist to win the Billboard Music Award of the Year twice.
Zayn Malik’s Personal Life
Moving on to his personal life, the popular singer Zayn Malik is living a single life. He does not appear to be dating anyone.
Though in the past, he was in an on-and-off relationship with American model Gigi Hadid. They were together from 2015 to 2021. They even have a daughter together.
Prior to dating Gigi, he dated other personalities like Stephanie Davis, Rebecca Ferguson, Cher Lloyd, and others.
Zayn was also once engaged to British singer Perrie Edwards. They were together for three years but broke their engagement.
Is Zayn Malik Single?
Most sources online claim the singer to be probably single. Zayn does not seem to be with anyone at the moment.
After his separation from model Gigi Hadid in 2021, he has not dated anyone since. He does not seem much interested in dating anyone for the time being.
When the right moment comes, he will for sure find the most suitable partner for himself. Till then, he prefers to keep things on the path it is moving.
Who has Zayn Malik Dated?
Throughout his years-long career in the musical industry, the award-winning singer Malik has been in numerous relationships in his life.
Initially, he was in a short-term relationship with fellow X Factor contestant Cher Lloyd. Though they did not confirm anything about their relationship.
But according to DailyMail UK, they were in a short-term relationship. The same year, he again dated X Factor contestant Geneva Labe.
They started dating at the end of 2010 in December. The two were together for approximately two months and later broke up.
Then in 2011, he met yet another fellow contestant Rebecca Ferguson in March 2011. Their relationship survived for about four months.
Ferguson was also six years older than Malik. However, things did not seem to work very well for them leading to a separation.
Then in 2012, he started going out with X Factor-winning group Little Mix member Perrie Edwards in March.
Their bond started to grow stronger over time and the two ended up dating. After dating for about a year, they even got engaged on 4th August 2013.
Things were going pretty well for them. However, things started to go downhill. After being engaged for two years, they called off their engagement.
After that, he was rumored to be in a relationship with a regular LA girl Carlyn Bryan. He also posted pictures with her which made fans speculate about their relationship.
Then he met American model Gigi Hadd in November 2015 and started dating. They were loved by the fans very much.
Their relationship started to develop much stronger over a small span of time. However, just after three years, they broke up.
But only after six weeks, the two reconciled. They were seen kissing and confirmed their relationship via Instagram in June 2018.
Just seven months later, the two again split up for the second time. Then at the end of the year, they again reconciled.
Around the same time, rumors about Hadid and Malik’s pregnancy started to spread. Finally, in April 2020, Gigi confirmed their pregnancy on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Gigi then revealed her pregnancy by showing her beautiful baby bump on her Instagram in August 2020.
The following month, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter Khai. They were having a great time parenting their newborn.
Again just after a year in October 2021, the couple again broke up for the third time. they have not been together since.
Zayn Malik’s Net Worth
The aspiring singer Zayn Malik has an estimated net worth of around $75 million as per celebrity net worth.
A huge load of his income generally comes from his years-long career in the music and entertainment industry.
Zayn also earns millions of dollars every year through his successful musical career. Although the exact figure is unknown.
Likewise, his net worth in the upcoming time is also very sure to take a huge uplift with his growing fame and career.
Zayn lives a very lavish and luxurious life in his expensive and huge real estate in Los Angeles, California.
In 2012, he bought a $5 million house in North London. In 2019, he listed the property for $4.6 million.
Then in 2015, he paid $3.1 million for a house in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. In 2018, he listed the house for $3.2 million and accepted a price of $2.9 million in October 2019.
In 2018, he purchased another property in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan for $10.7 million. The property includes 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.
