Singers Zayn Malik, Perrie Edwards call off engagement

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Singers Zayn Malik, Perrie Edwards call off engagement

Both Malik and Edwards are 22. The singers got engaged in 2013.

By AP

Published: Thu 6 Aug 2015, 12:00 AM

Last updated: Thu 6 Aug 2015, 2:00 AM

Former One Direction member Zayn Malik and singer Perrie Edwards have called off their engagement.
A representative for Malik confirmed on Tuesday the couple had ended their engagement. No other details were provided.
Both Malik and Edwards are 22. The singers got engaged in 2013.
Edwards is one of four singers in the girl group Little Mix. Like One Direction, Little Mix formed on the U.K. version of The X Factor. The girls won the competition in 2011. Malik left One Direction earlier this year to launch a solo career. He announced last week that he signed a recording contract to release music as a solo artist.

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2014, file photo, One Direction's Zayn Malik arrives with bandmates to the iHeart Radio Music Festival at The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Former One Direction member Zayn Malik and singer Perrie Edwards have called off their engagement. A representative for Malik on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, confirmed that the couple ended their engagement. (Photo by Andrew Estey/Invision/AP, File)