Zayn Malik twitter, True Fun Facts About Him Before And After The Fame.

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(ThyBlackMan.com) When it comes to bands of any kind, it is tough even for diehard fans to know the names of the individual members. However, this is not the case with one of the most famous British boy bands of recent times, One Direction. Zayn Malik is one of the members of this band. He was born on January 12 of 1993 in Bradford, England as Zain Javadd Malik.

He has always known he can sing and millions of fans worldwide agree. He first came into focus when he auditioned for the 7^th season of X Factor but failed to qualify to the show. Simon Cowell then added him to the group he was forming called One Direction. Here are some fun facts about the singer you might not have known:

The all-time favorite band of Zayn Malik is NSYNC
He cannot swim and has an extreme fear of open water known as aquaphobia. Interestingly though, he loves sharks particularly hammerheads
The name Malik means Chieftain or King in Arabic
Zayn Malik went to the Lower Fields Primary School then proceeded to Tong High School
He is a big fan of Manchester United despite living in Bradford, which surprises many of his fans
Zayn Malik dated fellow X Factor participant Rebecca Ferguson for four months. The relationship ended since, according to them, they drifted apart. She is six years older than Malik
The pop star has three singers named Safaa, Waliyha and Doniya. He has no brothers though
Zayn Malik‘ father is of Pakistani origin, and he’s called Yaser, and his mother is named Tricia Malik is English
When he was away auditioning in X Factor, his grandfather passed away. As a way to honor his grandpa’s memory, he tattooed his grandpa’s name Walter across his chest in Arabic
Zayn Malik‘s favorite song of all time is ‘Thriller’ from the diseased music icon, Michael Jackson
Malik is a practicing Muslim and has even tweeted expressions of his faith
The pop star has a somewhat weird habit of brushing his teeth always before going on stage. Some says it’s some sort of ritual
Zayn Malik so far has eight tattoos on his body. One of the most recent ones is a life-size microphone that he had tattooed on his right arm in Los Angeles
The pop star says he loves to pose topless, though he is too timid to pose completely naked
His favorite food is chicken, though he admits he gets fed up at staying in hotels sometimes when they are on tour
According to other members of the band, Malik has kissed the most fans. The craziest thing he has seen a fan do is to hide in a dustbin just to evade security
Before joining one direction, he did not even have a passport. Now he is an international jet star who has toured many parts of the world