"It is fascinating when a boy in a boy band does not do what he has been told, and in that regard Zayn Malik is a fascinating character. Half Pakistani, heās the hot one, and the only gesture toward diversity in what is otherwise a lily-white band. He wouldāor willābe the breakout star, the one with a solo career.
Heās also the only one capable of doing things with his voice that go beyond an above-average high-school musical theater performance. Zayn gets the soulful-ish, croony moments that Justin Timberlake got to sing for āN Sync and he handles them nicelyā (Observer.com)
āThe album doesnāt take any particular vocal risks, with the exception of Zayn Malik, who experiences a few breakout momentsā (Teenink.com)
āYou can tell that Zayn Malik is straining to put his best vocals forward for this song. And like P!nk, Adam Lambert, and Kelly Clarkson herself have demonstrated, verging ever-so-close to the edge of your vocal power produces incredible results. Malikās voice is perfectly toned for a song backed by dance musicā (Huffingtonpost)
āLikewise, the album features Zayn Malikās sultry solos and long winded notes in songs like āChange My Mindā that can land a fangirl in cardiac arrest and leave a casual listener thoroughly impressedā (Newuniversity.org)
āZayn Malik has got the most searched-for male celebrity style online.The One Direction heartthrob, envied for his impressive quiff and snazzy dress sense, has knocked his fellow band mate Harry Styles off the top spotā (tv3)
āZayn is the sharpest edge of one direction. Heās the one you know will be investigating high fashion when the boy band turns to man. already you can see the experimentation with grooming, the mega hair, the interest in fit, cut and movement. He likes the limelight, it likes him and heās always dressed for it. Thereās no more sleek and deadly combination in a young pop turnā (Luke Day,GQ fashion director)
āYes, they put one of the band members in drag, and it wasnāt weirdly sexist or homophobic. In fact, he plays it straight. Zayn Malik, in the role of āVeronicaā, is just as beautiful as a woman as he is as a manā (dailydot.com)
āZayn soon presented himself as the great voice behind the band, standing up considerably on the live stageā (The Advertiser)
āTrack 7 (Tell Me A Lie): There are only two words I can say to describe what made this song so fantastic; Zayn Malik. His solos, and some minor from Harry Styles, completely carry a song that couldāve been not so great to brilliantā (thesouthernnews.org)
āMr. Malik, who is of Pakistani descent on his fatherās side, is the groupās only nonwhite member, and also the most flamboyant singer. Onstage he was also the most serious, a stoic amid imps ā wearing his clothes a little more loosely and walking with more of a strut than his peppy bandmatesā (The New York Times)
āā¦ Whatās more interesting is everything Spurlock edited outā¦ he doesnāt dare broach the idea that half-Pakistani heartthrob Zayn Malik deserves to take a second bow for being the worldās first Tiger Beat Muslim. (And a third bow for patiently enduring accusations that heās a terrorist.) His story would make a fascinating documentary. Only this time, let Werner Herzog direct itā (LA Weekly)
āOf the five, Harry Styles stands out for his Jaggeresque squints, as does Zayn Malik, whose features are so doe like and fine he could double for a young Audrey Hepburnā (NY daily news)
āItās hard not to notice that Zayn Malik seems to handle nearly all the most demanding vocal parts in concert, while also getting the least amount of face time amid the backstage hijinks. A retiring, heavily tattooed practicing Muslim who pursues graffiti art in his spare time, Malik gradually emerges as the most intriguing subject of the five, as well as the most underserved by the filmās function as a purely promotional productā (Variety.com)
āI think Zayn is an incredibly good actor for a start and heās got an amazing sense of humor and is one of the most lovely people youāll ever meet, and I think people have the perception that heās this sort of dark, moody characterā (Ben Winston mtv.com)
āCowell has made a very smart move in moving the boys onto the big screen as soon as he has. Who knows how long the One Direction phenomenon will last, before Zayn does a Robbieā (itv)
āPeople know that Zayn is a wonderful singer and that the guy is incredibly talentedābut heās a really great artist as well. Heās fantastically artistic. Heās got a graffiti studio in his house and thatās just how he unwinds. He has friends over and he listens to music and he paints and he hangs out. For him, thereās nothing more important than being home and being surrounded by people that he loves. Thereās something really wonderful about thatā (Morgan Spurlock, Teen Vogue))
āZayn Malik appeared to be either the āshyā or possibly just āno-nonsenseā member of the group, an attitude that caused him to mostly be forgotten on stage until his many vocal solos. But he surely saved up all his mojo for those moments: Malik has easily set himself apart by showing the most vocal talent. His solos ranged from soft falsettos to belting ending rifts that could compare to the R&B voices of Usher or Miguelā (utsandiego.com)
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