Knoxville, TN, USA / B97.5 | Your Life. Your Music. | Knoxville, TN Mar 17, 2021 2:45 PM In an unexpected pairing, Ingrid Michaelson has teamed with former One Direction member ZAYN -- aka Zayn Malik -- for a new duet called " To Begin Again ." Ingrid initially wrote the song in November after Joe Biden won the presidential election. In a statement, she said, "There was so much joy in my neighborhood. Pots and pans being banged out of windows. Horns and whistles. Clapping. Singing! The collective sigh of relief resonated with me in such a way that I had to get it out musically." After writing the song, Ingrid decided it should be a duet. That's where ZAYN came in.