It’s been years since One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik pursuing solo careers. However, anticipation for a reunion is at an all-time high in 2023.
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Zayn Malik has opened up about leaving One Direction and the band’s eventual hiatus in his first interview in six years.The singer joined the boyband during the seventh series of The X Factor and remained in the line-up until 2015 when his departure was announced.Appearing on Spotify podcast Call Her Daddy, hosted by Alex Cooper, Malik discussed his time in the band, admitting that songwriting together was “hard”. “There used to be five of us in the room when we would write, it was so hard for us all to have the same viewpoint to talk about the same thing,” he said.Of his decision to leave the band after five years together, he said he didn’t want to “go into too much detail”, but said there “was a lot of politics going on, certain people were doing certain things, certain people didn’t want to sign contracts, so I knew something was happening”.“There were obviously underlying issues,” he continued.
“Like within our friendships, too. We’ve been together every day for five years, and we got sick of each other, if I’m being completely honest.
So we were close.” Despite feeling that way at the time, he added that now he looks back on his experiences with One Direction in a “much fonder light”.Malik also discussed how being in the band changed his life, referring to the “visual evidence” of the phenomenon around himself and his bandmates, like people waiting for them outside of studios. “We started to get a fanbase and an audience and you could see that people were paying an interest in us,” he said.
“From that point on, it was kind of a bit crazy.”The star is set to make his return to music, two years since he released his third solo album ‘Nobody Is Listening’. He was recently confirmed to have signed a new record deal
.It’s been years since One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik pursuing solo careers. However, anticipation for a reunion is at an all-time high in 2023.
Zayn Malik has dropped his first single in two years with ‘Love Like This’. Check out the music video below.The Bradford-born singer and former One Direction member hasn’t released music since 2021 with his third studio album ‘Nobody Is Listening’.
Zayn Malik is back with his first new song in two years, “Love Like This”.
Zayn Malik is back with his first new song in years!
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Zayn Malik has teased his next single ‘Love Like This’ in a series of video teasers. Check them out below.The single will be the ex-One Direction member’s first original release in two years, following his third studio album ‘Nobody Is Listening’ from 2021, after recently signing a new deal with Mercury Records.The singer started teasing ‘Love Like This’ last month after wiping his Instagram feed.
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Naman Ramachandran Former One Direction member Zayn Malik has opened up about the reasons he left the band and also on the incidents involving Yolanda Hadid, the mother of his ex-girlfriend, Gigi Hadid. Malik said that he realized the band’s time together was drawing to a close when his fellow musicians declined to sign new contracts. “I knew something was happening, so I just got ahead of the curve,” Malik said. “I was like, ‘I’m just going to get out of here, I think this is done.'” The British singer was speaking to Alex Cooper on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast ahead of the release of his comeback single “Love Like This” — his first interview in six years.
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Call Her Daddy has on pop culture. From getting Hailey Bieber to spill all the behind-the-scenes details behind her infamous feud with Selena Gomez, to instantly iconic interviews with John Mayer and Cole Sprouse, the podcast dominates the celebrity scene thanks to Alex's ability to get celebs chatting in an open, honest and casual way with no subject off limit.And now the 28-year-old is gearing up for one very exclusive chat with Zayn Malik, the ex-One Direction member who hasn't given an interview in over six years. Watch Below: Zayn Malik on the Call Her Daddy Podcast Teaser TrailerFollowing the British singer's early exit from 1D back in 2015, Zayn has become notorious for his reclusive approach to the press. Not one to follow traditional avenues of music promotion, the 30-year-old has kept largely out of the public eye in recent years apart from some sporadic social media posts. However, as he prepares to release his new single, Love Like This, Zayn Malik is joining Alex Cooper on Call Her Daddy for an exclusive interview. The first teaser trailer saw Zayn share insight into why he left One Direction.News first broke of the interview on Tuesday 11 July, with Zayn announced as the latest guest to appear on the popular podcast alongside a teaser trailer of the episode. In the preview clip, Zayn revealed why he chose this moment to return to the limelight. “I feel like we were so overexposed in the band that that’s why I took the time that I have to not even necessarily do interviews,” he explained.Zayn and Gigi share a two year old daughter.He also shared that his two-year-old daughter, Khaie, who he shares with ex-girlfriend Gigi Hadid, spurred him on to do the interview. “Since I’ve had my daughter, the main thing
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