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Zayn Malik Signs Solo Record Deal And Reveals The REAL Reason He Quit One Direction!
29 July 2015, 22:53
Simon Cowell gives his music blessing as the former 1D star took to Twitter to reveal that he has signed a deal with RCA records. #realmusic
It's been brewing ever since his departure from One Direction back in March, but now fans can celebrate as Zayn Malik has finally confirmed his plans to go solo.
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The former 1D star officially announced on his Twitter account that he has signed a deal with RCA Records - home to the likes of Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys.
Malik's tweet also revealed the real reason he left the chart-topping band.
I guess I never explained why I left , it was for this moment to be given the opportunity to show you who i really am! #realmusic #RCA !!
— zaynmalik (@zaynmalik) July 29, 2015
— zaynmalik (@zaynmalik) July 29, 2015
Simon Cowell gave his blessing on Twitter praising the former X Factor star and his forthcoming project.
We have been working on this for a while and I am pleased to say congratulations to @Zaynmalik on signing with @RCARecords
— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) July 29, 2015
I believe they are the perfect label for @ZaynMalik’s solo career and I am sure whatever they release together will be special.
— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) July 29, 2015
Earlier this week producer Malay – who has previously worked with the likes of Frank Ocean, Alicia Keys and John Legend – posted a photo of Zayn with his daughter on Instagram alongside the caption “Benefits of the job… my daughter gets to meet my co-workers, one who happens to be one of her favorites @niazkilam what an amazing soul #zaynmalik" hinting that the pair were working on the 22-year-old solo material.
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Zayn had originally been working with Naughty Boy on some solo music but their relationship was marred by controversy from the outset, with Louis Tomlinson starting a war of words on Twitter and Zayn also attacking the producer in a tweet saying they were not friends.
With new label mates such as Chris Brown and Justin Timberlake you can be sure that Zayn's solo offering will be a sure fire hit when released.
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