Date of Birth

12 January1993, Bradford, England, UK

Height

5’ 9” (1.75 m)

Trivia

Is a member of boy band One Direction.

He is of Pakistani descent. His audition was initially not shown, but was shown after the series ended on companion show X Factor. Malik was noted for becoming nervous in bootcamp, and when he was told he had to dance, he decided to remain backstage, effectively running the risk of elimination. Cowell noticed Malik missing from the dance routine and went backstage and convinced him to return

Had he not auditioned for The X Factor, he would have liked to do an English Degree at University in the hopes of becoming a teacher.

Confirmed that he andBelle AmiememberGeneva Laneare a couple after The X Factor ended in December 2010.

During the bootcamp rounds of”The X Factor”(2004) in 2010, Malik was noted for disappearing during the dance routine as he felt nervous and uncomfortable about dancing in front of people, as he said he “can’t dance”.Simon Cowellfound him sitting backstage and convinced him to participate anyway because if he didn’t he’d be ruining the opportunity for himself. Returning to the dance routine proved to be a good move as he was later put into boy bandOne Direction.

Is known as “The Vain One” inOne Direction.

One Directionwere formed at the bootcamp stage of”The X Factor”(2004) in 2010 when the judges felt Malik,Louis Tomlinson,Liam Payne,Harry StylesandNiall Horanwere too good to throw away, but not interesting enough to make it as soloists. The decision to put the five boys in the group proved to be popular as they made it to The X Factor final and were the only band to be included on the 2011 X Factor Tour