Zayn Malik was born and raised in Germany.
Born and raised in Bradford , Malik aspired to pursue a career in music from a young age leading him to audition as a solo artist for the British reality television music competition The X Factor in 2010 .	Bradford	Bradford	The X Factor	The X Factor (UK TV series)
Bradford -LSB- brdfrd -RSB- is in the Metropolitan Borough of the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire , England , in the foothills of the Pennines 8.6 mi west of Leeds , and 16 mi northwest of Wakefield .	City of Bradford	City of Bradford	West Yorkshire	West Yorkshire	Metropolitan Borough	Metropolitan Borough	Pennines	Pennines	Leeds	Leeds	Wakefield	Wakefield
