Jesy Nelson

Nelson performing on LM5: The Tour in 2019

**Jessica Louise Nelson** (born June 14, 1991) professionally known as **Jesy Nelson**, is an English singer. She was a former member of one of the best selling girl group, Little Mix. She debuted as a solo artist on October 8, 2021 with her first single, "Boyz" featuring Nicki Minaj.

## Early life

Jesy Louise Nelson was born on 14 June 1991. She was raised in Romford, East London, to John Nelson, a businessman, and Janis Nelson, a Police Community Support Officer. Her parents separated when she was five. She is the second youngest of four children with an older sister Jade, an older brother Jonathan and a younger brother Joseph.

Prior to auditioning for *The X Factor*, Nelson worked as a barmaid in Dagenham.

## Career

### Pre-debut

Prior to her debut as a singer, Nelson said that, as a child, she had small roles as an extra in *About a Boy* (2002) and *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire* (2005).

### 2011—2020: The X-Factor U.K & Little Mix

Jesy Nelson auditioned for the eighth season of The X-Factor U.K in 2011, but she failed the first bootcamp challenge. Nelson and Perrie Edwards were put in a group called "Faux Pas" while Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock were to be put in a group named "Orion". Both groups, however, failed to progress. Both groups failed to make it through to the next stage. The judges decided to bring the group back to the show, later the group changed their group name to “Rhythmix”. They were mentored by Tulisa Contostavlos.

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.

After the group released the Confetti album on November 6, on 14 December 2020, Nelson announced her departure from Little Mix due to struggles with her mental health.

### 2022—present: Solo career

In May 2021, she announced that she had signed a record deal with Polydor Records and that she is releasing solo music later in the year. On October 8, 2021, Jesy Nelson officially made her debut as a solo artist with her first single Boyz featuring Trindadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj.

## Personal life

### Education

Nelson attended Jo Richardson Community School and Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College in Hornchurch, London. She also attended the Sylvia Young and Yvonne Rhodes Theatre Schools.

### Relationship

Nelson had a 10-month relationship with Diversity member Jordan Banjo which ended in 2013. In 2014, Nelson began dating Rixton lead singer, Jake Roche. The couple became engaged on 19 July 2015, but broke up in November 2016. She had a brief relationship with Chris Clark in 2017, followed by a 16-month relationship with musician Harry James that ended in November 2018. In January 2019, Nelson began dating Love Island contestant Chris Hughes.

In April 2020, Nelson and Hughes broke up due to personal reasons. Four months later, she announced that she was in a relationship with actor Sean Sagar.

## Awards and nominations

*Further information: List of awards and nominations received by Little Mix*

## References

1. ↑ Names of Little Mix. Maximum Pop!.
2. ↑ Little Mix Glam Up As They Hit The Town For Jesy's 21st Birthday (PICS). *Huffington Post* (15 June 2012).
3. ↑ Ali, Safira. "Romford's Jesy Nelson has made history by winning X Factor with Little Mix", *Romford Recorder*, 12 December 2011.
4. ↑ "Jesy Nelson".
5. ↑ "Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out review – a modern fairytale in reverse", *The Guardian*.
6. ↑ "Jesy Nelson reveals she was secretly in Harry Potter and About A Boy!", *Hello!*.
7. ↑ X Factor: Tulisa Planning Duet With Little Mix? MTV UK
8. ↑ Jesy Nelson leaves Little Mix: 'The constant pressure is very hard'
9. ↑ Little Mix star Jesy Nelson signs solo record deal
10. ↑ Romford's Jesy Nelson has made history by winning X Factor with Little Mix.
11. ↑ "Rita Ora was a theatre school rebel", *Music News*, 14 August 2016.
12. ↑ WATCH: Jesy Nelson & Jake Roche Getting Engaged In Front Of Ed Sheeran Is Just Too Perfect
13. ↑ Little Mix talk trolls, feel-good TV and the importance of being kind to yourself
14. ↑ Little Mix star has fans thrilled as she talks about her “one”
15. ↑ Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson splits from boyfriend Harry James as she’s in ‘work mode’ for Little Mix album
16. ↑ Jesy Nelson and Chris Hughes relationship timeline
17. ↑ Jesy Nelson and Chris Hughes split after 16 months together
18. ↑ Little Mix's Jesy Nelson goes public with new man following split from Love Island's Chris Hughes
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Jesy Nelson Was In Harry Potter And About A Boy Before Little Mix. Capital (3 February 2021).
20. ↑ "Little Mix claim X Factor crown", *BBC News*, 11 December 2011. (in en-GB)
21. ↑ Styled to Rock Season 1 (en).
22. ↑ Katy Perry, Cheryl Cole and Little Mix lined up for Styled to Rock fashion series (en).
23. ↑ Little Mix Tease Upcoming 'Glory Days: The Documentary' on Twitter (en).
24. ↑ "Celebrity Gogglebox: Little Mix confirmed for new six-part series - CBBC Newsround", *BBC*. (in en-GB)
25. ↑ Little Mix's YouTube Cooking Series!.
26. ↑ Little Mix star Jesy Nelson's documentary makes for heartbreaking but important viewing (en-GB) (12 September 2019).
27. ↑ Jesy Nelson, Shania Twain, Ellie Goulding and Ella Eyre join as Guest Mentors! (7 March 2020).
28. ↑ What's happening to Little Mix's The Search after it was postponed (en).
29. ↑ Kanter, Jake (20 April 2020). ‘One World: Together At Home’ Peaks With 6M Viewers In The UK As Little Mix & Tom Jones Perform (en-US).
30. ↑ Anne-Marie's YouTube Documentary: Trailer, Release Date & Celebrity Guests Including Little Mix.
31. ↑ Little Mix Announce LM5:The Tour Film!.
32. ↑ CelebMix Awards 2019 nominees Announced!.
33. ↑ Jesy Nelson won Metro's Celeb of the Year 2019.
34. ↑ I TALK TELLY AWARDS 2019 Winners (8 December 2019).
35. ↑ A FULL ROYAL ALBERT HALL HOSTS FIRST EVER ONSIDE AWARDS (17 November 2019).
36. ↑ Jesy Nelson wins NTA and holds back tears in emotional acceptance speech for Odd One Out documentary (29 January 2020).
37. ↑ Jesy Nelson shouts out her mum and Chris Hughes in emotional NTAs speech.
38. ↑ Little Mix's Jesy Nelson Celebrates Winning Award For Odd One Out Documentary (7 May 2020).
39. ↑ PrettyLittleThing launches influencer awards (2 March 2020).
40. ↑ Announcing the 2020 PrettyLittleThing Awards.
41. ↑ CelebMix Awards 2020 nominees Announced!.

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