Zain Javadd "Zayn" Malik 

Zayn was born on the 12th of January 1993 (age 19) in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. He was born to British Pakistani father Yaser and an English mother, Tricia née Brannan. He has one older sister Doniya, and two younger sisters Waliyha and Safaa. He grew up in East Bowling where he was a pupil at Lower Fields Primary School and went to Tong High School, a state comprehensive school. Malik did not fit in at his first two schools due to his mixed heritage, revealing that when he and his older sister moved schools he felt he fitted in better. After moving schools at the age twelve, Malik, states he started taking pride in his appearance. On auditioning for The X Factor, Malik said "I was looking for an experience". He cites urban music as his main musical influence, drawing inspiration from Michael Jackson, Usher and Ne-Yo. Growing up, he was into R&B and rap. For his X Factor audition, he performed the Mario R&B song "Let Me Love You". He as well as other members of One Direction further notes artists such as Bruno Mars, as a "dream collaborator." Zayn is a smoker and in late 2011, he expressed his desire to quit. In May 2012, Malik confirmed he is dating Little Mix member Perrie Edwards.