Little Mix is a British girl band formed in 2011 in London, UK.
Group members
Perry Edwards
Perrie Edwards (full name - Perrie Louise Edwards) was born July 10, 1993 in South Shields (England). In addition to Perry, the family also had brother Johnny and sister Caitlin.
She was engaged to Zayn Malik (member of One Direction). However, in 2015, the couple announced their separation.
Since 2016, Perry has been in a romantic relationship with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the current midfielder of the English football club Liverpool.
Jade Furwall
Jade Furwall (full name - Jade Amelia Furwall) was born on December 26, 1992 in the city of South Shields (England). In addition to English roots, Jade is a little Egyptian, a little Yemeni, and also has a little Asian roots.
Until 2016, she dated dancer Sam Kreisk. From 2016 to the present, he has been in a romantic relationship with Jed Elliot, a member of the British band The Struts.
Leigh Ann Pinnock
Leigh Ann Pinnock was born on October 4, 1991 in High Wycombe, England. In addition to English roots, there are also some Jamaican and Barbadian ancestry. The family has two older sisters - Sarah and Sian-Louise.
Before she took part in the show The X Factor, she worked as a waitress in a chain of Pizza Hut restaurants. She previously dated Jordan Kiffin, a soccer player.
Jesy Nelson
Jesy Nelson (full name - Jesy Louise Nelson) was born on June 14, 1991 in the city of Romford (a suburb of London). The family has a sister, Jade, and two brothers, Joseph and Jonathan.
Prior to appearing on The X Factor, she worked as a bartender. She dated dancer Jordan Banjo for a year. After a short breakup, the couple got back together, but after a while the young people finally broke up.
In the summer of 2014, Jesy began a romantic relationship with Jake Roche (lead singer of the Rixton music group). He proposed to his girlfriend a year later at a concert by friend Ed Sheeran.
Jake said that it was in this arena in Manchester that he met Jesy a year ago. And it became a fateful sign for both. However, despite the romantic relationship, after 18 months of relationship, the couple broke up.
The history of the creation of the Little Mix group
Then only four girls were lucky among those who came to the show The X Factor. None of them even realized that they would be united in a group, because they planned to become solo performers.
However, the organizers decided to slightly adjust the rules. As a result, the girls became the first in the history of the project, being the winners of the 8th season of the musical project as a group.
The band's debut album (2012-2013)
Throughout the year, the team performed at evening shows of TV presenters, at music festivals, and radio stations. And he combined it with the work on his debut album DNA.
Soon the girls presented the first video clip for the song Wings. He successfully entered the music world, firmly securing a leading position in the music charts.
In 2013, Columbia Records offered the band a collaboration. And the team signed a contract. The girls did not stop working, they continued to release singles, while the album was in the process.
Change Your Life "burst" into the music industry, not yielding to previous works, and took a leading position in the charts. This composition has become the hallmark of the group in the world of show business.
The popularity of the Little Mix group in 2013-2014
In the spring, the group was actively engaged in its advertising in the United States of America, the girls attended shows and radio. They also gave interviews to various American publications.
In the summer, the group worked on their second studio album, the first single of which the girls soon announced. The video for the single Move took the lead in the music charts.
Follow-up singles from the forthcoming album Little Me and the eponymous Salute were also successful on the music charts. Seeing what emotions these compositions evoke in fans, clips were soon released.
Step by step in 2015-2016
In 2015, Little Mix recorded two collaborations with solo singers Jess Glynn and Jessie J. The girls also worked as co-authors for the new Britney Spears composition Pretty Girls.
The next unbeaten hit and the first single of the new album Get Weird (2015) was the composition Black Magic, which gave a new sound to the group. The video was filmed in Los Angeles.
The following year, their self-titled tour became the biggest selling tour in England in 2016. The girls also visited the cities of Europe, Asia and Australia.
Little Mix Glory Days (2016-2017)
In the fall, Little Mix presented the single Shout Out to My Ex, which held the leading positions for more than three weeks.
The release of the fourth album Glory Days took place on November 18. The album became very popular and topped the charts for about two months.
The single of the aforementioned album was the song Touch, which became very popular. She could often be heard on the most popular music channels.
The band presented an updated edition of their latest album in 2017. It includes collaborations with Kid ink, Stormzy, Machine Gun Kelly, as well as three works.
Little Mix group now
In June 2018, the band released the collaboration Only You with the Cheat Codes team. The composition was accompanied by a video work.
The group released their first single in the fall. In the process of creating the song, Woman Like Me also left her mark Nicki Minaj. The songwriters are Ed sheeran, Jess Glynn and Steve Mac.
The bilingual song Reggaeton Lento by a Latin American group is also considered a sensational work. The video for the song has received over 1,5 billion views.
Then came two singles from the fifth album: Joan Of Arc and Told You So. Clips for these works are not presented. The album LM5, which reveals Perry, Jade, Leigh-Anne and Jesy, became available on November 16, 2019.
