Zayn Malik has released a new single with Pakistani band Aur, and has surprised fans by singing fluently in Urdu.
The former One Direction star is back, people! The British singer collaborated with the Karachi-based R&B/Hip-Hop trio, and remade their popular track Tu Hai Kahan.
The original version of the track has over 95 million views on YouTube, but the remake — released on 12 January — has already reached over 3 million.
Fans — or Zquad-members, as they’re affectionately known — have been quick to react to Malik and Aur’s collaboration, with one fan writing: “since childhood I knew I had the right guy listed as my crush @zaynmalik”.
“Desi girls, wake up, Zayn Malik’s one Urdu verse literally changed our lives,” another user wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “Some languages just make you feel things… I hope [Zayn] does more fully Urdu songs,” echoed another.
The single marks the first release from the 31-year-old since his single from last July, Love Like This.