Perrie Edwards

Edwards performing on The Confetti Tour, 2022

**Perrie Louise Edwards** (born July 10, 1993) is an English singer-songwriter and a business woman. She's a member of one of the best selling girl group, Little Mix.

## Early life

Perrie Louise Edwards was born on 10 July 1993, to parents Deborah "Debbie" Duffy and Alexander Edwards, who separated when she was young and both remarried. Edwards was raised in the Whiteleas area of South Shields, Tyne and Wear. alongside her brother named Jonnie Edwards and paternal half-sister named Caitlin Edwards. She is of English, Scottish, Irish and Swedish heritage.

Edwards attended Radipole Primary School in Weymouth, Dorset before moving back to South Shields. She attended St. Peter and Paul RC Primary School, and Mortimer Community College in South Shields, and later transferred to Newcastle College, where she received a BTEC in Performing Arts. Edwards lived in Hamilton, New Zealand for two years as a teenager.

## Career

### 2011: The X-Factor U.K 8 & Debut with Little Mix

In 2011, Perrie auditioned for the eighth season of The X-Factor U.K as a solo singer, but she failed in the show’s first boocamp. Later, Perrie joined a four-piece group Faux Pas alongside Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock in another group named “Orion.” Both groups failed in several rounds on the show. In the same year, the judges decided to bring the group back to the show. They also announced that the group’s name would be changed to “Rythmix.” The four-peice girl group was mentored by Tulisa.*[citation needed]*

On October 28, 2011, it was announced that their official group name would be named Little Mix. On December 11, 2011, the group won the eighth season of The X-Factor U.K. and debuted on the same day and they released their first debut remake single “Cannonball” originally sung by Damien Rice. Their first debut single debuted on the charts in the U.K, U.S, Australia and in other countries in Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania.

The group took a hiatus in May 2022, ten years after their debut.

### 2021—present: Solo career

Prior to the group’s hiatus, Perrie founded a luxury clothing brand Disora. Disora ​​was officially launched on October 31, 2021.

## Personal life

In 2012 during the recording stages for the group's firstalbum DNA, Edwards had to undergo surgery to remove her inflamed tonsils. In the same year of May 2012, she began dating British singer Zayn Malik, after they met when she was a contestant on The X Factor UK in 2011. In August 2013 the couple had announced their engagement but later separated in August 2015. In November 2016, Edwards began dating English professional footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, but their relationship was not confirmed until February in 2017. On 10 May 2021, she announced that she was expecting her first child with Oxlade-Chamberlain, and on 21 August of the same year, gave birth to a son.

## References

1. ↑ Jesy Nelson's Little Mix departure has revealed the pop machine for what it really is
2. ↑ Happy Birthday Perrie Edwards! Here's your best party looks…
3. ↑ No place like home for Little Mix stars|website=www.shieldsgazette.com
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Teachers back X Factor's Jade and Perrie
5. ↑ Little Mix star looking forward to New Zealand homecoming
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Perrie Edwards recounts surgery to remove tonsils after sounding 'like Kermit'
7. ↑ Zayn Malik And Perrie Edwards: Their Relationship Timeline
8. ↑ Perrie Edwards' boyfriend doesn't want a song about him
9. ↑ Perrie Edwards And Her New Boyfriend Are Instagram Official
10. ↑ Little Mix's Perrie Edwards and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are having a baby
11. ↑ Little Mix claim X Factor crown
12. ↑ Styled to Rock Season 1
13. ↑ Katy Perry, Cheryl Cole and Little Mix lined up for Styled to Rock fashion series
14. ↑ Mix Tease Upcoming 'Glory Days: The Documentary' on Twitter
15. ↑ https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a29025155/little-mix-jesy-nelson-bbc-documentary-odd-one-out-important
16. ↑ July 2021 Celebrity Gogglebox: Little Mix confirmed for new six-part series - CBBC Newsround
17. ↑ Little Mix's YouTube Cooking Series!
18. ↑ Little Mix's new talent show start dates confirmed!
19. ↑ 'One World: Together At Home' Peaks With 6M Viewers In The UK As Little Mix & Tom Jones Perform
20. ↑ Little Mix, to host and perform at the 2020 MTV EMA's!
21. ↑ Anne-Marie's YouTube Documentary: Trailer, Release Date & Celebrity Guests Including Little Mix
22. ↑ Little Mix Announce LM5:The Tour Film!
23. ↑ Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power

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