The waxworks were one of the museums most popular installments of the last decade, and we can see why! Following on from their mammoth tour, the 1D boys went back out on the road in , this time with their Where We Are Tour.
Playing at sold-out dates across the world, the tour ran between April and October, with the boys performing at 69 shows in total. The tour was the band's biggest to date, with over 3,, million fans turning up to see their idols perform.
Released in November , One Direction released their final album as a five-piece, titled 'Four'. The album, which featured hits like 'Steal My Girl' and 'Stockholm Syndrome', debuted at Number 1 in a massive 18 countries! Zayn Malik broke the hearts of many One Direction fans in March , announcing he was leaving the popular group. One Direction said in a statement at the time, "After five incredible years Zayn Malik has decided to leave On Direction.
Niall, Harry, Liam and Louis will continue as a four-piece and look forward to the forthcoming concerts of their world tour and recording their fifth album, due to be released later this year. Much to the heartbreak of fans across the world, One Direction announced they would be taking an extended hiatus, which would start in After confirming they were set to take a break, Harry, Louis, Liam and Niall performed at The X Factor final in December , leaving fans in tears as they performed 'History'.
Not only does Zayn suffer from aquaphobia—which means that he's afraid of open water and can't swim—he's also not a big fan of heights. Hence why flying across oceans probably wasn't his favorite activity. Zayn has a heart of gold. Sure, every Directioner knows he bought his mom and sisters a new house, but did you also know Zayn can't stand seeing an animal in any sort of discomfort?
While filming This Is Us , the boys plucked a fish out of water and while it wriggled in a net, Zayn had to walk away, explaining he couldn't bear to see it struggling. He designed most of his tattoos himself, including his infamous pop art "Zap! Zayn's all-time favorite song? He's also said if he could have dinner with anyone dead or alive, he'd choose the King of Pop. We never do that. They all text when it comes out, but beforehand, no. We'll be chatting away, but we never say, 'What do you think of this?
Horan explained that they don't even tell one another when they're planning to release music, so they end up "bombarding the charts at the same time. You bring out a song around September or October and then an album at the end of the year, then tour the year after. That's what we did in the band," he added. On One Direction's year anniversary , Horan shared an Instagram of the band before Malik left on tour and wrote, "when I met these four gents there was no way I thought we would go on to do what we did.
So many unbelievable memories we shared together. We felt the adoration of millions from around the planet on a daily basis and it was mind blowing. He continued, "It's such a major part of our lives and always will be. Cheers to US today boys and thank you to all you beautiful people who have supported us over the last 10 years. In an interview with Dermot O'Leary on the "People, Just People" Audible podcast , the singer answered questions about how the band was feeling just before they went on hiatus.
They'd just wrapped the On the Road Again stadium tour. We'd done two years of stadiums and it was kind of like there. So where do you go now without messing it up? There's no conversation of, 'Let's leave it 20 years,'" he said. He continued, "It was just very much like, let's not book anything we're all knackered. We'd been working flat-out since we were 16, 17 years old. The Irish singer said he had mixed feelings about the band going on hiatus, noting he would've loved "a couple years off" but shortly after the hiatus he ended up recording solo music because he missed the studio and the "buzz" of doing interviews and photoshoots.
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Christina Dambrosio and Paige DiFiore. One Direction shot to stardom in after competing on "The X Factor" and went on hiatus in Zayn Malik has said he made no friends while in One Direction and didn't like their music.
Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson have spoken about a possible reunion, but have not given details. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. One Direction has been on hiatus since In his first interview after leaving the band, Zayn Malik called One Direction's music "generic as f In , Malik seemed to suggest One Direction's music wasn't "real. In , Malik said he never wanted to be in One Direction. In , Malik said he and Harry Styles didn't really talk when they were in the band together.
He also said he didn't really talk to any of his bandmates anymore. In , Malik has said he didn't make a single friend during his time in One Direction. That same year, Malik told GQ he felt his vision was not aligned with the band's.
Malik has also said, toward the end, he felt he wasn't able to enjoy the experience of being in the band. In , Malik said Horan was his favorite member of One Direction. Harry Styles responded to some of Malik's comments in Styles has also explained why he felt the band's hiatus was best for their long-term success. In , Styles said a 1D reunion could eventually come about if everyone was in the right mindset.
In , Styles spoke about Malik leaving One Direction. On the year anniversary of One Direction in July , Styles shared a heartwarming Instagram post. In , Styles spoke to Vogue about being part of the band. In December , he also spoke about what it was like being in One Direction. In , Louis Tomlinson said he was feeling more confident than ever just before the band's hiatus. That same year, Tomlinson said he thought he would have a harder time than his bandmates trying to work with major names in the music industry.
On the nine-year anniversary of the band being formed, Tomlinson sent his love to his bandmates. In , Louis Tomlinson said he thinks a 1D reunion is "inevitable" and he wasn't ready for the band to split when it did. In , Tomlinson also spoke about his and Malik's strained friendship. Tomlinson has continued to speak about his strained relationship with Malik. In January , Tomlinson spoke about how often he speaks to his bandmates and he mentioned the idea of a reunion.
That same month, Tomlinson said he loves One Direction. That same year, during a speech, Payne made a joke about Malik's departure from the band.
In , Payne told a fan on Twitter to stop asking him about the hiatus. In , Payne spoke about how "dumb luck" played a role in 1D's success and how the fame could get toxic.
That same year, Payne said he'd like to collaborate with Styles. Payne has also called himself the "anti-christ version" of Styles. In , Payne said a One Direction reunion is "at least" two years away. Also in , Payne implied that he wasn't close to most of his bandmates.
Payne said going solo was tough but fun, and that he and his bandmates are finding their place in the music world. He also said he and his bandmates have had their differences, but he found it "strange" that Malik never said goodbye. In January , he released a shoe line with Italian footwear designer Giuseppe Zanotti. The Giuseppe for Zayn capsule collection featured four shoe styles - two boots and two sneakers.
Donatella Versace , the chief designer of Versace, appointed Malik as the creative director for a men and women's capsule collection entitled Zayn x Versus , which have been available since May He is an official ambassador of the British Asian Trust charity group, contributing to improving the lives of disadvantaged people living in South Asia.
The charity founder Charlie Kean was organising an online auction for the guitar and the money raised from the auction will be used to buy iPads for the children's ward at Ninewells. In March , he bought a box at Bradford City for underprivileged children to watch football, named after his maternal grandfather Walter Brannan. Malik possesses a wide tenor vocal range, and is known for his belting and falsetto singing techniques and hitting high notes with his vocals.
He was regarded by Jamieson Cox in Time as the band's strongest singer. Brad Nelson of The Guardian wrote "He was one of the more accomplished vocalists of the group, exhibiting the widest range.
He mostly inhabited a silvery, full-bodied tenor, similar to but more sharp and precise than Harry Styles' smoky warble", asserting that his departure would leave "a void of vocal agility". On September 13 , Zayn announced that an official autobiography called Zayn would be released.
Previews from the book appeared online in the weeks following the announcement. The official description states "ZAYN is going to tell and show all in this intimate and raw scrapbook of his life. Never-before-released photos give readers insight to ZAYN, no-holds-barred. Malik was known as the "Bradford Bad Boy" of One Direction , due to his mischievous behaviour, scandals, many tattoos, graffiti art, and rock star hairstyles.
His first tattoo was revealed on his Twitter account. Since then, Malik has had several more tattoos. Discussing Malik's possible solo career after leaving the boyband, Billboard editor Joe Lynch described him as "the quiet one in the group [ He typically saved his words for the songs, not for media soundbytes. In , he was ranked number 27 on Glamour 's "World's Sexiest Men" list. In , Malik was voted British GQ 's best dressed male. In , he was ranked number five on Glamour magazine's " Sexiest Men" list.
Malik's fandom is known as Zquad. Malik has grown up as a Muslim. He speaks English and Urdu, and can read Arabic. He has been the target of anti-Muslim slurs, which led to him deleting his Twitter account in During the Israel—Gaza conflict, Malik posted the message " FreePalestine" on Twitter, resulting in him receiving angry responses and death threats.
He has since avoided publicly expressing political views. He said that, after the release of his debut album , he plans to pursue an academic degree in English or literature which he originally intended to study before his music career , while at the same time writing his next album. Zayn's parents are Yaser Malik and Trisha Malik. He also has three sisters. Zayn credits his father's music taste as a big influence on his own singing and songwriting. In the One Direction film This Is Us , Zayn is shown buying a house for his entire family and he states this was the entire reason he wanted to be a successful entertainer, so he could give back to and provide for his family.
Zayn currently has three dogs, Boris, Rhino and Marley. An attack dog was mentioned in his November Fader interview, but has never been photographed. Ex-girlfriend Perrie Edwards kept the two dogs they bought while they were still dating. At the time, he was 17 and she was They grew close during their time on the show. However, due to Simon Cowell's strict ban against the contestants dating, they denied there was a relationship. At the season seven finale, they finally revealed themselves as a couple when cameras captured them kissing.
Zayn later confirmed on Twitter that they were together. When I found out he was seeing Rebecca I felt numb. Their relationship drew media attention because of the six year age difference. They met while they were on The X Factor , but Rebecca stated that "It took a while before we looked at each other in a different light. There was no one particular moment, it just evolved over time.
The relationship ended after four months in July with Rebecca stating at the time, "Me and Zayn just grew apart. I wish him all the best. It was just a wrong idea from the start. It did end quite badly, so we don't talk any more. We're not in touch at all. They met when One Direction performed on the show. Zayn revealed in various interviews he had a crush on Perrie. In May , Zayn confirmed they were a couple after paparazzi pictures of them kissing and riding a scooter were published.
On August 18, , after a weekend together, Zayn proposed. Zayn told fans at a soundcheck during the Australian leg of the Take Me Home Tour, he proposed in front os his and Perrie's parents in their garden during a specially set up "Outdoor Movie Night" [17]. On August 4th, , it was confirmed Zayn and Perrie had officially split up. Zayn called off the engagement, ending the relationship in July. I love her a lot, and I always will, and I would never end our relationship over four years like that.
She knows that, I know that, and the public should know that as well. To make matters worse, there were so many crazy stories flying around in the newspapers about us, and it felt like such an invasion of privacy, it made me just want to disappear for a while.
On November 23, , media outlets began reporting Zayn was dating supermodel Gigi Hadid. They were photographed together a few days later. In February , Zayn officially confirmed Gigi was his girlfriend in a radio interview with Zach Sang. Subsequently, they still appeared together in public. The couple parted ways in March releasing both statements on social media. She has such an incredible soul. I'm grateful to all of our fans for respecting this difficult decision and our privacy at this time.
We wish this news would have come from us first. We love you all. On April 29, they were photographed kissing. Later on, it was confirmed via Hadid that the duo are back together. Now, Zayn has a daughter with Gigi, who was born on 23rd September The couple have decided to name their daughter Khai. Gigi made the reveal in the most subtle way by changing her Instagram bio to add ' Khai's mom'. The footage showed Zayn and Louis, alongside other members of their management team, smoking cannabis while being driven to a concert in Peru.
The footage contained Zayn criticizing One Direction's official merchandise, stating that both the band and the fans were growing tired of it pandering to a much younger audience, devoid of any artistic creativity. Louis received media backlash for apparently using racial slurs. No member of the band has ever publicly commented on the incident, or the video, but Liam offered an apology on their behalf on Twitter, a few days after the video leaked.
It was speculated in early that Zayn and Louis may be charged for using illegal drugs but nothing eventuated.
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