British heartthrob Zayn Malik, who is known to the world for his melodious vocals in English, has now put his singing chops to the test by crooning a love song in Urdu – and apparently fans can’t get enough of it.
In collaboration with Pakistani band ‘Aur’, Zayn stars in the remake of their popular hit ‘Tu Hai Kahan’ which has more than 95 million views on YouTube.
However, the remake also received significant praise from fans as the song garnered over 3.5 million views on the video sharing platform.
Speaking about his experience singing the Urdu lyrics, the 31-year-old – a former member of popular boy band One Direction – told the BBC that he loved the song and hoped fans would love the collaboration after bringing some of himself to the rendition.
It’s not the first time Zayn has performed his vocals in Urdu as the British singer – who shot to fame after his music career took off through One Direction following his appearance on British TV music competition ‘The X Factor’ in 2010 – previously included Urdu lyrics in of his track “Tightrope” from the album “Nobody is Listening” from 2021.
The collaboration cannot be called unexpected, as the British singer, who was born and raised in Bradford, has Pakistani roots, as his father immigrated to Great Britain from the South Asian country.
This is how fans reacted to Zayn’s collaboration with the Pakistani band.
“It’s a great gesture from Zayn to work with these young people and make their song much more popular than it was, Zayn’s collaboration gave it wings and wind,” commented a fan.
