Zayn Malik was born on January 12, 1993 in the city of Bradford, UK, under the name Javadd Zain Malik. He is the son of Yaser Malik and Tricia Brannan, and has two younger sisters, Waliyha Safaa Malik and Malik, along with an older sister named Doniya Malik.3 grew up in East Bowling area, south of Bradford and studied at the Primary Fields Tong High School and School.7 When Zayn was a child, showed to be somewhat hyperactive. Even in the house of his mother used to play a lot with his coche.8 As a teenager, her mother told the Daily Record that he spent most of the time on your computer listening to music and singing along during hours.3
In 2009, Zayn was auditioning for The X Factor, but due to nerves, retired before he could be brought before the jueces.1 Then in 2010, auditioned with the song "Let Me Love You" for Mario Dewar Barrett and managed advancing to the second stage. However, he refused to dance because he had not perfected his moves, so he risked being expelled and did not qualify in the category of "Boys" of the program. Despite this, he was given the opportunity to continue and was integrated One Direction.1 8
