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Zayn Malik Fast facts: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Name: Zayn Malik Occupation : Singer Birth Date :January 12, 1993 (Age: 20) Education: Lower Fields Primary School, Tong School, Bradford Place Of Birth: Bradford, England, United Kingdom Full Name: Zain Javadd Malik Zodiac Sign: Capricorn Relationships: Engaged to one of the girl band ‘Little Mix’ members, Perrie Edwards Biography Zayn Malik was born on January 12, 1993, in Bradford, England, to a family of EnglishPakistani descent. He had an early love for singing and performing, and at the age of 17 he competed in the television competition The X Factor. Although he didn't win, the judges combined him with four other competitors to form the pop boy band One Direction Child Hood and School Years Zayn Malik was born on January 12, 1993, in Bradford, a town located in the county of West Yorkshire in Northern England. He is of English and Pakistani descent. His father, Yasser Malik, is English-Pakistani and his mother, Patricia (known as Tricia), is English. He has one older sister, Doniya, and two younger sisters, Waliyha and Safaa. The Malik family belongs to the Muslim faith. Malik grew up in East Bowling, located south of the Bradford city center. He attended Lower Fields Primary School and Tong High School in Bradford. As a teenager he took performing arts courses and appeared in school productions.