It started with a simple tweet to Zayn from Ryan Seacrest.
I haven’t talked to zayn yet but if you read this @zaynmalik, just pencil in May 14 thx #ZaynWangoTango
— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) January 28, 2016
In an interview the following day, the “Pillowtalk” singer let Seacrest know that he’d be up for performing. The rest, they say, is history.
After two performances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and one at the iHeart Radio Music Awards, fans were eager to see him on stage for KIIS-FM’s Wango Tango on Saturday. The radio station kept their Twitter followers updated and let us know exactly when Zayn would grace the stage.
His setlist for the night was only three songs long and began with “She Don’t Love Me,” followed by “It’s You,” and closed with “Like I Would.”
Zayn walked on stage and immediately jumped into an incredible vocal riff as the audience cheered him on. His vocals were smooth as he went on to give a hauntingly beautiful performance of “It’s You.” He hit some jaw-dropping high notes as he sang his last song of the evening, “Like I Would.”
How perfect is @zaynmalik? ? #WangoTango https://t.co/mHnFppu51t https://t.co/v8dtS6IJby
— 102.7 KIIS FM (@1027KIISFM) May 15, 2016
Seriously, his voice, his face, his EVERYTHING. @zaynmalik YOU ARE PERFECT! #WangoTango https://t.co/mtNqCBon9Z… https://t.co/3YJ7U56Kxy
— 102.7 KIIS FM (@1027KIISFM) May 15, 2016
After an amazing performance, Zayn took to Twitter to interact with fans and send a thank you out to KIIS-FM and all who were able to make it to the show.
Support was great today thanks to everyone that showed up :)
— zayn (@zaynmalik) May 15, 2016
His last tweet of the evening was in response to a fan who brought up the topic of a world tour. Though his answer was short, it left us with very high hopes for the future.
— zayn (@zaynmalik) May 15, 2016
A solo Zayn tour has long been on our wishlist, and after Saturday’s performance we can only hope that it’s coming soon!
What did you think of Zayn’s performance? Which songs would you like to hear performed live? Let us know by tweeting us @CelebMix and @CelebMixZayn!