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Little Mix
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresPop, R&B, dance, funk
Years active2011–present
LabelsSyco
MembersPerrie Edwards
Jesy Nelson
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
Jade Thirlwall
Websitewww.little-mix.com

Little Mix are a British four-piece girl group formed in 2011, comprising members Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall.[1]

They were formed exclusively for the eighth series of The X Factor, where they became the first group entry to win in the programme's eight-year history, beating Marcus Collins in the final. After winning they released their first single, a version of "Cannonball". While they were on The X Factor they were mentored by former N-Dubz member Tulisa Contostavlos. They are set to release their debut album, DNA, on 19 November 2012.[2]

Career

2011: Formation and The X Factor

Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall successfully auditioned as soloists for the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011,[3] but failed to make it past bootcamp's first challenge.[4] However, the judges decided to give them another chance to be part of the Groups category.[4] They were then put into separate ensembles by the judges during the group's bootcamp stage, with Edwards and Nelson in four-member group Faux Pas and Thirlwall and Pinnock in three-member group Orion.[5] However, both groups failed to make it through to the judges' houses. A later decision saw two members from each group being called back to form the four-piece group Rhythmix, this sending them through to the judges' houses.[6]

They eventually reached the live shows and were mentored by Tulisa Contostavlos.[7] On 26 October 2011, Rhythmix announced that they would change their name following a dispute with a Brighton-based children's music charity of the same name, after the programme tried to trademark "Rhythmix".[8][9] A spokesman for The X Factor said, "At the request of the charity Rhythmix, the members of the girl group Rhythmix have decided to change their name, a decision which has the support of Syco and TalkbackTHAMES."[10] It was reported that the band decided to make the change, despite no legal reason to do so, to avoid any difficulties for the charity.[10] On 28 October 2011, it was announced that the group's new name would be "Little Mix".[11] On 20 November 2011, Little Mix became the first girl group in the show's eight-year history to progress past the seventh live show. The previous longest-surviving girl groups were The Conway Sisters (series 2) and Hope (series 4), who had both lasted until live show 7.[12] On 11 December, Little Mix were announced as the winners, making them the first ever group to win the show.[13] Their winner's single is a cover of Damien Rice's song "Cannonball", which was released via digital download on 11 December 2011, and on CD on 14 December 2011.[14][15] The Xtra Factor: The Winner's Story was shown on ITV2 on 17 December 2011.[16] Their debut single topped the UK Singles Chart on 18 December 2011.[17] They made the Christmas number one spot on the Irish Singles Chart, beating novelty songs by The Saw Doctors and Ryan Sheridan.[18]

Performances on The X Factor

Little Mix (known as Rhythmix until live show 4) performed the following songs on The X Factor:[19]

Show Song choice Theme Result
Perrie Edwards Jesy Nelson Leigh-Anne Pinnock Jade Thirlwall
Auditions "You Oughta Know" "Bust Your Windows" "Only Girl (In the World)" "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" Free choice Through to bootcamp
Bootcamp 1 "Breakeven" "Price Tag" "Price Tag" "Firework" Bootcamp challenge Through to groups category [a]
Bootcamp 2 "Survivor" (with 'Faux Pas') "Yeah 3x" (with 'Orion') Free choice Regrouped/through to judges' houses
Judges' houses "Big Girls Don't Cry" Through to live shows
"Cry Me a River"
Live show 1 "Super Bass" Britain vs. America Saved by Tulisa Contostavlos
Live show 2 "I'm Like a Bird" Love and heartbreak Safe (4th)
Live show 3 "Tik Tok"/"Push It" Rock Safe (6th)
Live show 4 "E.T." Halloween Safe (2nd)
Live show 5 "Don't Stop the Music" Dancefloor fillers Safe (4th)
Live show 6 "Telephone"/"Radio Ga Ga" Lady Gaga vs. Queen Safe (3rd)
Live show 7 "Don't Let Go (Love)" Movies Safe (1st)
Live show 8 "Baby"/"Where Did Our Love Go" Guilty pleasures Safe (2nd)
"Beautiful" Heroes
Semi-final "You Keep Me Hangin' On" Motown Safe (1st)
"If I Were a Boy" Songs to get you to the final
Final "You've Got the Love"[20] Free choice Safe (1st)
"If I Ain't Got You"/"Empire State of Mind" (with Tulisa Contostavlos)[21] Mentor duet
"Don't Let Go (Love)" Favourite performance Winner (1st)
"Silent Night" Christmas
"Cannonball"[22] Winner's single

2012–present: DNA

Gary Barlow and Biff Stannard are rumored to be writing songs for their first studio album,[23] although the girls have denied that any songs have yet been written by Barlow. On 25 January 2012, the group made an appearance at the National Television Awards and performed the En Vogue song "Don't Let Go (Love)". They also accompanied fellow judges Gary Barlow and Tulisa Contostavlos on stage to receive the Best Talent Show award won by the The X Factor.[24] During an interview backstage, they confirmed they had been writing for their upcoming album and plan to release their next single soon. On 30 May, the quartet announced through a live stream via Twitcam that their debut single will be called "Wings". This stream was created after their filming session for Alan Carr: Chatty Man. The group performed the single for the first time at the T4 on the Beach concert on 1 July.[25] "Wings" made its official airplay on BBC Radio 1 on 2 July. The single debuted at #1.

Other projects

On 31 May 2012, it was announced that they would release an autobiography, which will be released on 31 August 2012 by Harper Collins.[26][27] On 20 June 2012, they revealed the artwork and title, Ready to Fly.[28][29]

In May 2012, Little Mix reportedly signed a deal with Vivid and Bravado to release their own range of products including dolls, puzzles, accessories and games.[30] In June 2012, Little Mix were recruited by chocolate company M&M's to launch a limited edition range of the chocolates in celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.[31]

Members

Perrie Edwards

Perrie Louise Edwards, born (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 31), is from South Shields, Tyne and Wear. Born to mother Debbie Duffy and father Alexander Edwards, she has an older brother, Jonnie.[32] Her first audition was "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette.[33] She is currently in a relationship with Zayn Malik from One Direction.[34]

Jesy Nelson

Jessica Louise "Jesy" Nelson, born (1991-09-30) 30 September 1991 (age 33), is from Romford, London.[35] Nelson was born to a single mother, Janis, and has three siblings— sister Jade and brothers Jonathan and Joseph.[36][dead link] Nelson first worked as a barmaid before joining the group.[33] Her first audition was "Bust Your Windows" by Jazmine Sullivan.[37] Since joining Little Mix, she has faced cyber-bullying and struggled to cope during her time on The X Factor.[38] She is currently dating Jordan Banjo from Diversity.[39]

Leigh-Anne Pinnock

Leigh-Anne Pinnock, born (1991-10-04) 4 October 1991 (age 33), is from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.[40] She has two older sisters, Sarah and Sian-Louise. Her parents got divorced in 2009.[41] Before joining Little Mix, she worked as a waitress in Pizza Hut.[40] Her first audition was "Only Girl (In the World)" by Rihanna.[37]

Jade Thirlwall

Jade Amelia Thirlwall, born (1992-12-26) 26 December 1992 (age 31), is from South Shields, Tyne and Wear.[32] She was born to single mother Norma and lived with her brother Karl.[citation needed] At first, she was a student and participated in various singing contests in the area. She is close friends with The X Factor series 6 winner, Joe McElderry, who is also from South Shields. The pair used to duet together.[42] She has previously auditioned on series 5 in 2008 and on series 7 in 2010, but only made it into the end of the bootcamp stage. Thirlwall has been compared to Cheryl Cole by The Mirror, who she says is one of her idols alongside Beyoncé Knowles.[43]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Nominated work Category Result
2012 Glamour Women of the Year Awards Little Mix
  • Band of the Year
 Nominated
2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Little Mix
  • Favourite UK Band[44]
  • Favourite UK Newcomer[45]
 Nominated

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK IRE SCO
DNA — — —

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[46] 		AUS
[47] 		IRE
[48] 		NZ
[49] 		SCO
[50]
2011 "Cannonball" 1 — 1 — 1 Non-album single
2012 "Wings" 1 34 1 17 1 DNA
"DNA"[51] TBR
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.
Year Singles Peak chart positions
UK
[52] 		IRE
[48] 		SCO
[50]
2011 "Wishing on a Star"
(as part of The X Factor Finalists 2011 featuring JLS and One Direction) 		1 1 1

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  2. ^ DNA: Amazon.co.uk: Music
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  6. ^ Metro (6 October 2011). "X Factor finalists Rhythmix in legal trouble with charity over name". Metro. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  7. ^ MTV (12 December 2011). "X Factor: Tulisa Planning Duet With Little Mix?". MTV Networks. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
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  9. ^ Glamour (21 November 2011). "Simon Cowell donates money to Rhythmix charity". CondéNetUK.
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  25. ^ Little Mix debut their first original single Wings at T4 On The Beach | Mail Online
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  29. ^ "Ready To Fly! Little Mix reveal name and cover of their autobiography as they continue quest for world domination". Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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  31. ^ PHOTOS: Little Mix Get In The Jubilee Mood At London Gig - Celebrity Gossip, News & Photos, Movie Reviews, Competitions - Entertainmentwise
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  39. ^ Eriksen, Alanah (12 April 2012). "Little Mix's Jesy Nelson seen out for the first time with her new beau... Diversity dancer Jordan Banjo". Daily Mail. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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  42. ^ http://programmes.stv.tv/the-x-factor/news/287582-little-mix-in-profile-jade-thirlwall/
  43. ^ Jade Thirlwall from Little Mix is "the new Cheryl Cole" - 3am & Mirror Online
  44. ^ Nickelodeon (2012). "Favourite UK Band". Viacom. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  45. ^ Nickelodeon (2012). "Favourite UK Newcomer". Viacom. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  46. ^ "ChartArchive - Little Mix". ChartArchive. chartarchive.org/.
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  48. ^ a b Peak chart positions for singles in Ireland:
  49. ^ "Little Mix - New Zealand Charts". charts.org.nz/ Hung Medien.
  50. ^ a b Peak positions for singles on the Scottish Singles Chart:
  51. ^ "Little Mix debut new single 'DNA' - listen". Digital Spy. 1 October 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  52. ^ Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK:
Preceded by Winner of The X Factor
2011 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by The X Factor winner's singles
Cannonball (2011) 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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