Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik is an English singer and songwriter. In 2010, Malik auditioned as a solo artist for the British reality television music competition The X Factor. After being eliminated as a solo performer, Malik was brought back into the competition, along with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson, to form the boy band One Direction. During his time in the group, Malik and his bandmates released the albums Up All Night, Take Me Home, Midnight Memories, and Four. In March 2015, Malik's representative announced the singer's departure from the band.
Actually Zayn Malik's birth spelling is "Zain." His full name is Zain Javadd Malik but he stylizes it "Zayn." Still, the One Direction connection is rather off-putting when it comes to using this name now.
― Anonymous User 8/7/2013
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A famous bearer of the name is Zayn Malik, from the British boy band One Direction.