United Kingdom, March 26 -- Zayn Malik "almost cried" as he paid tribute to One Direction 10 years after quitting.

The 32-year-old singer was performing in Mexico on his 'Stairway to the Sky' tour and opened the show on Tuesday night (25.03.25) with a rendition of One Direction's hit 'Night Changes'.

After the performance - which has been shared on social media - Zayn said: "It's the first time I sang that song in 10 years.

"Thank you, that was f****** amazing. I almost cried at one point. This is insane."

The performance fell on the 10th anniversary of the day Zayn quit One Direction after five years in the group alongside Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and the late Liam Payne.

In a Facebook statement on March 25, 2015, ...