

He sang " Let Me Love You" by Mario as his audition song and was accepted into the next round. On the morning of the audition, Malik became nervous and did not want to attend, but his mother eventually forced him out of bed and coaxed him into going.
#DUSK TILL DAWN CAST ZAYN SERIES#
In 2010, 17-year-old Malik auditioned in Manchester for the seventh series of reality television competition The X Factor. One Direction greeting fans in Stockholm, Sweden, May 2012 Career 2010–2015: The X Factor and One Direction Before beginning his music career, he intended to pursue an academic degree in English in hopes of becoming an English teacher. Malik also boxed for two years, from ages 15 to 17. He wrote raps when he was at school and sang on stage for the first time when singer Jay Sean visited his school. He grew up listening to his father's urban music records, primarily R&B, hip hop, and reggae. As a teenager, he took performing arts courses and appeared in school productions. He attended Lower Fields Primary School and Tong High School (now Tong Leadership Academy) in Bradford. Malik grew up in East Bowling, Bradford, in a working-class family and neighbourhood. Despite having an Islamic upbringing, he no longer identifies as a Muslim.

Malik has one older sister, Doniya, and two younger sisters, Waliyha and Safaa. Zayn Malik was born Zain Javadd Malik on 12 January 1993 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to an immigrant Pakistani Muslim father, Yaser Malik, and a White British mother of English and Irish descent, Trisha Malik (née Brannan), who converted to Islam upon marriage. He is the only artist to have won the Billboard Music Award for New Artist of the Year twice, receiving it once as a member of One Direction in 2013 and again in 2017 as a soloist. Zayn has received several accolades, including an American Music Award and a MTV Video Music Award. He released his second studio album, Icarus Falls, in 2018, followed by his third album, Nobody Is Listening, in 2021. His subsequent collaborative singles " I Don't Wanna Live Forever" with Taylor Swift and " Dusk Till Dawn" featuring Sia were met with international success. He left the group in March 2015 and signed a solo recording contract with RCA Records.Īdopting a more alternative R&B music style on his first solo studio album, Mind of Mine (2016), and its lead single, " Pillowtalk", he became the first British male artist to debut at number one in both the UK and US with his debut single and album. After being eliminated, he was brought back to the competition to form the five-piece boy band One Direction, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Zayn auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition television series The X Factor in 2010. Zayn then responds to the cop and says, "You don't know me." WHAT A LINE, WHAT A LINE.Zain Javadd Malik ( / ˈ m æ l ɪ k/ MAL-ik born 12 January 1993), known mononymously as Zayn, is a British pop and R&B singer. LITTLE HOMIES? IS HE TALKING ABOUT HARRY, NIALL, LOUIS, AND LIAM? This part of the video could definitely about all the hate Zayn got after leaving the boy band. You know your little homies? They pissed off. There's eyes on you everywhere, you know that, right? I'm watching you. The cop says, Your life in the daytime is over. There's one scene in the video where Zayn gets interrogated by a cop. On top of that, fans also think the "Dusk Till Dawn" music video throws a little shade at One Direction. The two have been together for quite some time now, so I'd say that's a fair assumption to make. Fans think the song itself is about Zayn's relationship with Gigi Hadid. The chorus literally reads:īut you'll never be alone I'll be with you from dusk till dawn I'll be with you from dusk till dawn Baby, I am right here I'll hold you when things go wrong I'll be with you from dusk till dawn I'll be with you from dusk till dawn Baby, I am right here I'll be with you from dusk till dawn Baby, I am right here I'll be with you from dusk till dawn Baby, I am right hereĪll right, so that's pretty damn clear. The meaning of Zayn's "Dusk Till Dawn" music video is also pretty deep, too.įirst of all, "Dusk Till Dawn" is definitely a love song. The song will make you sob like a little baby because it's romantic and emotional AF. Our boy Zayn Malik hooked us up with his new single, "Dusk Till Dawn," featuring Sia. If you need some new music to blast on repeat this weekend, then have no fear.
