Zayn Malik

I think I was about 11, 12. I'd sung a little bit before, like I'd done a bit in school choir and stuff. Funny story, I actually fancied these three girls that were in choir, and they were triplets, and that's why I just was like, I'm gonna be in choir just so I can hang around these girls.

I think I was about 11, 12. I'd sung a little bit before, like I'd done a bit in school choir and stuff. Funny story, I actually fancied these three girls that were in choir, and they were triplets, and that's why I just was like, I'm gonna be in choir just so I can hang around these girls.

I think I was about 11, 12. I'd sung a little bit before, like I'd done a bit in school choir and stuff. Funny story, I actually fancied these three girls that were in choir, and they were triplets, and that's why I just was like, I'm gonna be in choir just so I can hang around these girls.

And then it developed from there when I went into high school, I went to a performing arts college, specifically majored in sports and performing arts.

And then it developed from there when I went into high school, I went to a performing arts college, specifically majored in sports and performing arts.

And then it developed from there when I went into high school, I went to a performing arts college, specifically majored in sports and performing arts.

and they were doing the school production that year for Greets and I auditioned and nobody could sing like at all like in our whole school and I went and did this like singing audition everyone was like whoa you can sing and then my music teacher like recommended that I get like a couple of singing lessons and stuff and then she said I think you should go on X Factor I think you've got a good chance like and it just kind of went from there like

and they were doing the school production that year for Greets and I auditioned and nobody could sing like at all like in our whole school and I went and did this like singing audition everyone was like whoa you can sing and then my music teacher like recommended that I get like a couple of singing lessons and stuff and then she said I think you should go on X Factor I think you've got a good chance like and it just kind of went from there like

and they were doing the school production that year for Greets and I auditioned and nobody could sing like at all like in our whole school and I went and did this like singing audition everyone was like whoa you can sing and then my music teacher like recommended that I get like a couple of singing lessons and stuff and then she said I think you should go on X Factor I think you've got a good chance like and it just kind of went from there like

I was like eight as well, by the way. So swaggy.

I was like eight as well, by the way. So swaggy.

I was like eight as well, by the way. So swaggy.

I need to just, yeah, spend this time here.

I need to just, yeah, spend this time here.

I need to just, yeah, spend this time here.

I think it was just nerves. I built it up in my head and I was like, yo, this is a massive thing. And yeah, I was like, I don't think I'm going to go today. And my mom's like, you are going, you're going right now. You're going to go see what happens. So yeah, definitely owe it to her for that, for sure.

I think it was just nerves. I built it up in my head and I was like, yo, this is a massive thing. And yeah, I was like, I don't think I'm going to go today. And my mom's like, you are going, you're going right now. You're going to go see what happens. So yeah, definitely owe it to her for that, for sure.

I think it was just nerves. I built it up in my head and I was like, yo, this is a massive thing. And yeah, I was like, I don't think I'm going to go today. And my mom's like, you are going, you're going right now. You're going to go see what happens. So yeah, definitely owe it to her for that, for sure.

Yeah. But I had no idea, no clue. Like they told us like we had to have like a backing track. like a karaoke version. And like, I was so like inexperienced at that time that I didn't even know what that was. So like, I was just planning on singing acapella. So I was just gonna do it like without anything. And it was so weird for me to adjust to singing on a backing track.

Yeah. But I had no idea, no clue. Like they told us like we had to have like a backing track. like a karaoke version. And like, I was so like inexperienced at that time that I didn't even know what that was. So like, I was just planning on singing acapella. So I was just gonna do it like without anything. And it was so weird for me to adjust to singing on a backing track.