Zain Malik is a famous singer and songwriter of the British Muslim musical group One Direction. His musical career began in 2013, when he was selected to compete in the first season of The X Factor, a British singing competition.

The competition was hosted by The X Factor host and music producer Steve Jones, who is also known for hosting another famous singing competition, the Eurocup. In 2014, the winner of The X Factor, Lewis Capaldi, went on to release his first solo album, entitled Say I Do. In 2015, One Direction, which was originally formed in 2009, released their debut album, called Begin. In 2018, their third album, named One Direction, was released.

In 2019, the group changed their name to One Direction and their logo.

In addition to being a singer, Zain is also a songwriter and has written several songs for the group. He has also written and produced several of their songs. He has also written a number of songs for other artists.