MUSICIAN

Zayn Malik

1993 - Today

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Zain Javadd Malik ( MAL-ik; born 12 January 1993), known professionally as Zayn Malik or simply Zayn, is an English singer. He auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition television series The X Factor in 2010. After being eliminated, he was brought back to the competition to form the five-piece boy band One Direction, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zayn Malik has received more than 37,764,797 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Zayn Malik is the 1,950th most popular musician (down from 1,781st in 2019), the 4,918th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,485th in 2019) and the 323rd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 38M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Zayn Malik ranks 1,950 out of 3,175Before him are Percy Heath, Sébastien Izambard, Keiko Matsui, Steve Coleman, Juan Atkins, and Clem Burke. After him are Rex Brown, Mick Karn, Andy Rourke, Vicki Peterson, Joan Armatrading, and Axwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1993, Zayn Malik ranks 74Before him are Naomi Scott, André Gomes, Anitta, Lee Tae-min, Danny Ward, and Ricardo Pereira. After him are Leonardo Spinazzola, Victoria Justice, Junya Ito, Felipe Anderson, Rafa Silva, and Geoffrey Kondogbia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Zayn Malik ranks 4,918 out of 8,785Before him are Thomas C. Jerdon (1811), Jill Dando (1961), Alan Hodgkinson (1936), Izaak Walton (1593), Charlotte Lewis (1967), and Jamie Bamber (1973). After him are Harry Melling (1989), Andy Rourke (1964), Maisie Williams (1997), Tracey Emin (1963), John Fenning (1885), and Basil Hume (1923).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Zayn Malik ranks 323Before him are Leeroy Thornhill (1968), Chris Dreja (1945), Colin Greenwood (1969), Andy Fraser (1952), Lily Allen (1985), and Mike Ratledge (1943). After him are Andy Rourke (1964), Will Champion (1978), Gem Archer (1966), David Bedford (1937), Ralph McTell (1944), and Guy Fletcher (1960).