Little Mix

**Little Mix: Who Are They?**
Little Mix are a British three-piece girl group consisting of Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards, previously a four-piece until former member Jesy Nelson left the band on December 14, 2020 due to health reasons. They competed on the eighth season of *The X Factor UK* in 2011 and won.

Since winning *The X Factor UK*, Little Mix have gone on to release six UK top 5 studio albums, five of which are platinum certified and one of which being #1 and five UK #1 singles and, as of 2021, have become the 5th best-selling girl group of all time.

***Genre:*** R&B · pop · dance-pop

***Labels:*** Syco Entertainment (2011-2018), Columbia Records, RCA Records

## Members

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## Perrie Louise Edwards

###### **Early Life**

Perrie attended Radipole Primary School in Weymouth, Dorset before moving back to South Shields. She is a graduate of St. Peter and Paul RC Primary School, in South Shields, and attended Mortimer Community College, also in South Shields, for five years, where she excelled in both academic and performance subjects. Edwards transferred and graduated from Newcastle College, where she received a BTEC in Performing Arts. She suffers from Esophageal Atresia, responsible for a bisectional scar on her stomach.

###### **Artistry and Influences**

Perrie cites Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson and Steve Perry from the American rock band Journey as her musical influences.

###### **Personal Life**

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The names of Perrie's parents are : Alexander Edwards and Debbie Duffie, she has an older brother named : Jonnie. Her parents are both singers and are divorced. Her mother is now married to Mark Duffie who became Perrie's stepdad and she also has a stepmother, Joanna Wells. She has a paternal half-sister named Caitlin Edwards.Perrie and her brother JonniePerrie and her sister CaitlinPerrie and her Mom

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Love Life

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1. Perrie is currently dating Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. On May 11, 2021, Perrie announced on Instagram that they are expecting their first child. The couple welcomed their son, Axel, on August 21, 2021.
2. During 2016, Perrie briefly dated English actor Luke Pasqualino.
3. Perrie briefly dated Leon King, who works as a British Business Professional, during 2015.
4. Perrie was the fiancée of one of the former members of the British band One Direction, Zayn Malik. They were rumoured to be dating, but both denied being in a relationship. In an interview for *Today* that aired on May 30, 2012, Zayn confirmed having a girlfriend. On August 18th 2013, after a weekend together, Zayn proposed to her. On August 21, 2013, it was announced that Zayn and Perrie were engaged. He gave her a three diamond ring. It was reported on August 4, 2015, that the couple had ended their engagement.

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Pets

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Perrie has a total of 5 petsHatchiBenjiTravisTeddyPrada

###### **Facts**

* Her full name is Perrie Louise Edwards.
* She was born on 10th of July 1993
* She grew up in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, and has one older brother named Jonnie.
* Her parents were singers, which inspired Perrie to pursue singing.
* Perrie's Vocal Type is "Spinto Soprano"
* Her style inspiration are Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
* Perrie can play guitar.
* Her favorite color is blue.
* She has 12 pets.
* Her nicknames are Pez, Perrie Winkle and her dad calls her Pep.
* She loves shoes.
* She doesn't drink alcohol.
* Her dream job as a child was vet.
* Her Chinese astrology sign is 1993 Rooster.
* She loves eating.
* She is terrified of spiders.
* Her style is boho, 80s inspired.
* She was almost 17 when she had her first kiss.
* She shares a birthday with Jessica Simpson and Jason Orange.
* Her favorite musicians are Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Mariah Carey and Steve Perry.
* Her favorite clothes shop is TopShop.
* Her favorite movies are ALL of the movies and she couldn't pick a favorite.
* She performed at school singing shows but never thought of herself as a great singer.
* Her favorite albums or songs are Ed Sheeran's *+* and Bon Jovi's "It's My Life"​.
* Her first celebrity crush is "The boy from S Club Juniors with the brace, I can't remember his name".
* Her guilty pleasure/weirdest crush is John Smith from Pocahontas.
* Her favorite Little Mix performance in X Factor is E.T.
* Her birth sign is cancer (sign of the crab) and the 4th sign of the zodiac.
* Perrie and Jade were both born on Saturday.
* Perrie can make a really good goat impression.
* She loves to change her hair color.
* Perrie was named after Steve Perry.
* She is the only member of the group that hasn't got a single tattoo.
* She has no sense of smell.
* Her favorite TV channels are Disney Channel and Nickelodeon.
* She got her nose pierced when she was in the US.
* She doesn't like roller coasters.
* "More Than This" is her favorite song off of One Direction's *Up All Night* album.
* She loves wearing bracelets that fans gave to her.
* Perrie likes guys with rugged looks who can make her laugh.
* She mostly shops at Urban Outfitters, TopShop, River, American Apparel and Vintage.
* She once got hate for spelling Zayn's name as Zayne.
* She and Zayn Malik broke up in August 2015.
* She started dating Liverpool footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in November 2016.
* She constantly start shaking her legs while sitting cross legged.
* Her favorite song from TLC is "No Scrubs".
* Before being famous, she never used to wear make up.
* She used to live in New Zealand.
* Perrie eats 9 packets of chips a day.
* Perrie gave Zayn the hat he wore at the Olympics because he was nervous.
* If Perrie could be any princess from Disney's movies she would be Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty.

## Jade Amelia Thrilwall

###### **Early Life**

Jade was raised in the Laygate neighborhood of South Shields, Tyne and Wear. She is of Yemeni and Egyptian ancestry on her mother's side. She also auditioned for The X Factor in 2008 and 2010 but got eliminated at Bootcamp stage. She attended performing arts college South Tyneside, where she studied a range of courses.

###### **Artistry and Influences**

Jade Thirlwall references Diana Ross as her favorite singer and one of her major musical influences.

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Jade has a Grandfather named Mohammid Badwi but it is unknown where he was born. He got married to Amelia Aziz born during 1928 in South Shields, Tyne & Wear and had a child called Norma. Norma Badwi is Jade's mom who was also born in Souths Shields, Tyne & Wear, in 1958. She is a business manager at Laygate Primary School in South Shields where Jade attended.

James Thirlwall was born during 1961 and is also from South Shields. He (like Norma) is a Business Manager at a community school. However he divorced Norma leaving her single. Karl David Thirlwall is Jade's older brother, born during 1988. He and his wife, Shireen Dunlop, have three children. Leoni, their first child, born during 2004. Karl, their only son, born during April 2012, and Amara Jade Elizabeth Thirlwall, named after Jade herself, born during 2016.Jade and her MomJade and her brother KarlJade and her family

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* There were rumours of her being romantically linked with Collabro member Michael Auger.
* Jade dated dancer Sam Craske from 2012 till 2014. Sam is a member of Diversity, a dance troupe, that won Britan's Got Talent in 2009. They broke up in the end of June 2014 because of their busy schedules. Jade's bandmate Jesy Nelson broke up with her boyfriend Jordan Banjo, a bandmate of Sam, around the same time.
* After being friends for some time Jade and Jed Elliott (bassist for the band The Struts) started dating in early 2016. Jade and Jed, met thanks to Jesy's ex-fiancé Jake Roche, whose is friends with the guy. They ended up breaking up in late 2019 due to them being long distance
* Jade is currently dating Jordan Stephens. They've been dating since May 2020 and moved in together in October 2020.

###### **Tattoos**

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Arabic Spine Tattoo

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Jade has a tattoo running along her spine which read "Anyone can achieve their dreams if they've got the courage" in Arabic - a nod to her Egyptian and Yemeni ancestry.

The tattoo is a tribute to her grandfather, who was Arabic, and took three years to finally perfect.

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Heart Ankle Tattoo

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Jade got this matching heart tattoo with her friends Samantha Donkin, Anna Sophie and Holly Robinson while on a girls trip to Ibiza back in October 2016.

The four friends each got a simple heart outline on their left ankle and shared a snap at the end of the holiday showing the four tats all together.

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Henna Foot Tattoo

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Jade got her latest tattoo in July 2019 - an intricate henna-style design on her right foot.

Tattoo artist Danny Robinson was responsible for the work.

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Intricate Side-Boob Tattoo

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Jade has a intricate design on the side of her boob which reads "Queen" in Arabic.

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Arabic Shoulder Tattoo

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Jade has a tattoo on the top of her left shoulder that reads family.

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Triangle Foot Tattoo

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Jade has a small outline of a triangle on her foot.

###### **Facts**

* Jade's Vocal Type is "Light- Lyric Soprano"
* She supports LGBT.
* She's straight.
* Her net worth is $5 million.
* Jade is a patron for the charity Cancer Connections.
* Another nickname is for her is Edna.
* She is the second youngest in the group
* She had anorexia.
* She had fear of clowns.
* She has 4.6 million followers on Instagram.
* At the age of 16, she started performing in clubs and pubs.
* Jade confessed to a weird addiction – boxes. If she has something, she has to put it in a box!
* Jade used to have a pet beetle called Barry.
* Her favorite food is Lasagne and biscuits.
* Jade is addicted to biscuits.
* Her favorite colors are purple and teal.
* Her birth sign is Capricorn (the sign of the Fish-Goat hybrid) which is also the tenth sign of the zodiac.
* She has a peanut allergy.
* Her favorite color are teal, gold and anything sparkly.
* One of her best friends is 2009 X Factor winner Joe McElderry.
* Jade cannot whistle.
* Her favorite celebrity is Diana Ross.
* She listed popstar and singer Cheryl Cole as one of her greatest idols.
* She was head girl at her school.
* Her Chinese astrology sign is 1992 Monkey.
* She got into singing by listening to Motown and musicals.
* Jade believed that her Mum was Diana Ross.
* She was 12 when she had her first kiss.
* Her style inspiration are geeky boys in general such as Labrinth, Arcus Collins and Paloma Faith.
* She used to get called Pickle because of her being and the anyone can keep me in a pickle jar.
* She likes to listen to Motown or Amy Winehouse.
* Jade's got a soft spot for Disney films.
* She auditioned for season five of X Factor in 2008 with The Beatles' song, "I Want to Hold Your Hand," but was not selected.
* Her favorite movies are Disney, PS I Love U and Seven Pounds.
* From the age of three to fifteen, Jade attended Steps Dance and Fitness.
* Her favorite songs and albums are 'Back to Black', 'I Am Sasha Fierce' or 'Sigh No More' by Mumford and Sons. Any Motown or musical song, or 'To Know Him Is To Love Him' cover by Amy Winehouse .
* The best of advice Jade has given was "To not to be selfish and to remember there are two people in a relationship."
* Her ideal boyfriend must buy her lots of presents, take her to Disney Land Paris and get her biscuits.
* Jade looks for a boy with swag, snapbacks and tattoos especially on first date.
* Jed said it was love at first sight.
* If Jade had the voice of any singer, she would want it to be like Stevie Wonder.
* She once spent $1500 on a shopping spree.
* Her pet peeves are eating with an open mouth and grinding teeth in sleep.
* Leigh-Anne and Jesy play loud music in the morning to wake her up.
* Leigh-Anne and Jade both climbed Mount Kilimanjaro on March 15th, 2019 for Red Nose Day
* All the members of Little Mix agree that Jade is the biggest geek.
* If Jade could be any princess from Disney's movies she would be Jasmine from Aladdin.

## Leigh-Anne Pinnock

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###### **Early Life**

Pinnock is of Barbadian and Jamaican ancestry. Before joining Little Mix, she worked as a waitress in Pizza Hut. Her first audition was "Only Girl (in the World)" by Rihanna. In February 2015, Pinnock launched a Tumblr fashion blog, titled Leigh Loves. She also started a swimsuit brand "In a Seashell" on April 18, 2019. Also she launched a charity "The Black Fund" with her fiancé and sister Sairah on May 14, 2021, the charity is made to support existing charities and groups who deliver support to the black community, including financial support.

###### **Artistry and Influences**

Leigh Anne Pinnock cites Mariah Carey as her biggest influence.

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John Pinnock and Deborah Thornhill are Leigh-Anne's parents. Her parents got divorced in 2009. She has two sisters, Sarah and Sian-Louise. Leigh-Anne and her sister Sarah attended stage school, and at the age of 11. Sarah, remembers Leigh-Anne "always used to sing in the bathroom as she got ready for school".Leigh-Anne and her parentsLeigh-Anne and her sister Sairah PinnockLeigh-Anne and her sister Sian-Louise Pinnock

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She briefly had a romantic encounter with Jamar Harding, bassist for the band Cover Drive, during 2012.

She previously dated Jordan Kiffin. He is a football player for the football club Ashford Town, Middlesex. They met each other at the celebration party for Wings during 2012. They broke up in July 2016.

She's currently in a relationship with footballer Andre Gray. On May 29, 2020, she made a post on her Instagram announcing their engagement, along with several photos from that night. On May 4, 2021, Leigh-Anne announced on Instagram that they are expecting their first child. On August 16, 2021, the couple welcomed twins.

###### **Pets**

Leigh-Anne has a total of three pets.
> **Harvey:** Leigh-Anne bought herself a pug dog named Harvey to celebrate the success of Little Mix's #1 single. Leigh-Anne is keen for her pet Harvey to move in with the girls while the other members of Little Mix are less than interested at the prospect.
> She explained to New! magazine: "I want to bring my pug Harvey to move in with us, but Jade and Jesy don’t really like animals." Jade added: "I love a good dog but we’re going to be very busy and it’s going to be hard looking after a dog."
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> **Maurice:** Leigh-Anne shared a picture on Twitter of the new present she received from her former boyfriend Jordan Kiffin which was a puppy named Maurice.
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> **Kyro:** Leigh-Anne was surprised by her now fiancé Andre Gray with a American Bulldog when she got back from Japan in March 2018
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###### **Tattoos**

Leigh-Anne has a tattoo on her neck called 'Believe'. It is believed that Leigh-Anne got this tattoo after the release of Justin Bieber's second album called 'Believe'. She unveiled a new butterfly tattoo on March 13, 2013. She got the tattoo as a tribute to the band's biggest hit Wings and their devoted fans.

###### **Facts**

* Her zodiac sign is Libra (sign of the scales), the 7th sign of the Zodiac.
* Her favorite shop is TopShop.
* Leigh-Anne's Vocal Type is "Lyric Mezzo-soprano"
* Her favorite genre of music is R&B.
* She passed her driving test the second time.
* Her Chinese astrology sign is 1991 goat, like Jesy.
* Leigh-Anne and Jesy were both born on a Friday.
* Her style inspirations are Rihanna, Lisa Turtle, and Fresh Prince.
* She started singing when she was nine.
* Her favorite movies are Titanic and White Chicks, Jason's Lyric and scary movies.
* Her favorite color is green.
* Leigh-Anne loves any film that stars Jim Carrey.
* When she was younger she had low confidence and was bullied.
* Leigh-Anne goes to Jamaica regularly to her grandfather.
* She has a pet pug that she loves more than anything, named Harvey.
* She's the second oldest in the group.
* She loves to rap.
* Leigh-Anne has Entomophobia (fear of insects)
* Leigh-Anne hates heights.
* She prefers McDonalds to KFC.
* Her first celebrity crush was Lil Romeo.
* Her dream as child was to be a singer.
* When she was little she used to put on performances with her elder sisters using a karaoke machine.
* Her favorite perfume is 'Flower-bomb' by Viktor and Rolf.
* She used to steal pizza dough from Pizza Hut (where she used to work) and cook them at home.
* When she was 5, she wanted to be a part of the Spice Girls.
* Her favorite artist is Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Aaliyah, and old school RnB.
* Her audition song for X Factor was Only Girl (in the World) by Rihanna.
* Her parents divorced in the year 2009.
* Her nicknames are 'Betsy' and 'Special Princess' 'Fresh Princess' and Fiery Mix.
* She wants to buy her beloved pug Harvey a designer coat from Harrod’s.
* Leigh-Anne's best friend is Hannah who she went all through school with.
* Leigh-Anne's favorite song by TLC is "I Miss You So Much"
* Leigh's favorite song off of Salute is These Four Walls.
* On 'The X Factor', Leigh-Anne said she'd give up her Justin Bieber poster to be in the finals.
* Her favorite food is nachos.
* She had her first kiss when she was 15.
* Her and Jade Thirlwall climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2019
* Leigh-Anne's style is inspired by the 90's and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
* If Leigh-Anne could be any princess from Disney's movies she would be Pocahontas.
* She is the cleanest of the group.