"It was a bit difficult as a kid because I was pretty hyperactive," he says of his childhood. "Even at home, my mother would always put me in my stroller because it was so full."
It wasn't always easy for him at school.About that time he said, “I almost felt like I didn't fit into my first two schools because I was the only mixed-race kid in my class.”
“When my sister and I moved to another school , It was a lot more mixed which I thought fitted better.
"Plus, all the girls wanted to know who this new guy was, and that's when I got cool."
By the time he was about 12 years old, Zayn, jokingly dubbed the group's "Vanity," began to take pride in his looks.
"I've had some dodgy haircuts over the years," he said of his image."I've shaved my head a few times and also had undercuts on my eyebrows. I thought I was a real gangster, that I was into R&B and rapping, and that made me look tough!”
At the age of 17, he auditioned for the seventh season of The X Factor in 2010. She sang Mario's Let Me Love You, and all three judges, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh and Nicole Scherzinger, gave her a "yes".
Unfortunately he couldn't get ahead as a solo artist.But then guest judge Nicole came to the rescue and suggested that he and four other rejected hopefuls form a band, and One Direction was born.
The boys were very successful in the show and eventually took third place. They were immediately signed to their mentor Simon's label, Syco Records.
In September 2011 they released their debut single, What Makes You Beautiful, which debuted at number one in the UK Singles Chart. In early 2012, his first album Up All Night was released worldwide.
became the best-selling debut album in the UK and topped the charts in 16 countries including the US, making One Direction the first UK group in US chart history to have a debut album at number one.
The boys are showing no signs of slowing down. They've already embarked on two major tours, won numerous awards, performed at the London 2012 Olympics and sung for the Queen, not to mention headlining a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Of course, her personal life is just as interesting to her loyal fans as her music.
In 2011, he dated X Factor contestant Rebecca Ferguson, who was 24 years old and six years his senior.
They met on the show, but according to Rebecca, "It took us a while to start looking at each other in a different light. There wasn't a specific moment, it just evolved over time.” Their relationship ended after four months when Rebecca said, “Zayn and I just broke up, I wish him the best.” Zayn caught then started dating Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards. In early 2013, the pair were rocked by claims that he had been unfaithful, but they managed to put the scandal behind them and move on.
