BRITISH singer Zayn Malik has signed to RCA Records.

    The 22-year-old singer — who made a shock departure from chart-topping boy band One Direction earlier this year — has revealed he is ready to show people who he “really is.”

    In a message on Twitter, he captioned a photograph of him signing a record deal: “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 !! ... #REALME (sic)”

    It was recently revealed Malik had been dropped from Simon Cowell’s Syco record label, which he was under throughout his time in One Direction.

    A source said: “It’s a big move for Simon because Zayn could have a very successful solo career but his priority absolutely remains the band and this is a big statement on his part. Simon has set up a deal that suits Zayn and One Direction. It was just felt to be a bit difficult to have One Direction and Zayn on the same label and everyone felt it was better for him to be somewhere different.”(SD-Agencies)