Leigh-Anne Pinnock

Pinnock performing on The Confetti Tour, 2022

**Leigh-Anne Pinnock** (born October 4, 1991) is an English singer-songwriter, actress and a business woman. She's a member of one of the best selling girl group, Little Mix.

## Early life

Leigh-Anne Pinnock was born on 4 October 1991, to mixed-race parents Deborah Thornhill and John Pinnock, and was raised in a Caribbean household. Pinnock lived in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. with her two older sisters Sian-Louise and Sairah. Pinnock has Barbadian and Jamaican ancestry and counts Jamaica as her second home. She has been spending her holidays there since she was a child, with many of her relatives still living there.

Before joining Little Mix, she worked as a waitress at Pizza Hut.

## Career

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

In 2011, Leigh-Anne auditioned for the eighth season of The X-Factor U.K as a solo singer, but she failed in the show’s first bootcamp. She was placed in a three-piece group named "Orion" alongside Jade Thirlwall. Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson were in another group called "Faux Pas". Both groups, however, were eliminated. 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

In May 2021, her released documentary *Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power* was released on BBC iPlayer and BBC One talking about racial issues and colourism in the music industry and her personal experiences.

In December 2021, she made her acting debut in the Christmas film *Boxing Day* for which she also recorded original music for the first time.

In February 2022, Pinnock signed a solo record deal with Warner Records U.K.

## Personal life

In 2012 during the release party for Little Mix's single "Wings", Pinnock met footballer Jordan Kiffin, and the pair was in a on-off relationship, from 2013 to 2016.In 2016 she started dating professional footballer Andre Gray. The couple eventually moved in together in December 2018 and in 2020 got engaged on their four-year anniversary. In May 2021, she announced that she was pregnant, and on 16 August 2021, she gave birth to twins. The gender and the names of twins remains unknown as Pinnock wishes to keep it private.

## Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Little Mix

## References

1. ↑ Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock: 'I felt so overlooked and it was down to my colour'
2. ↑ High Wycombe-born pop star Leigh-Anne Pinnock looks set to top album charts for first time with Little Mix
3. ↑ Leigh-Anne Pinnock – 4th October|publisher=Capital
4. ↑ 13 facts you'd love to know about Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock
5. ↑ Little Mix want to make their mark
6. ↑ Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock shows off her toned bikini body in Jamaica
7. ↑ Pimp My Ride: Little Mix
8. ↑ Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power
9. ↑ Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock debuts solo songs in new Christmas film
10. ↑ Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock announces Warner Records solo deal
11. ↑ Little Mix Ladies’ Love Lives: A Complete Guide to Their Current Boyfriends and Exes
12. ↑ Watford FC's Andre Gray engaged to Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock
13. ↑ Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock expecting first child with Andre Gray
14. ↑ Little Mix claim X Factor crown
15. ↑ Styled to Rock Season 1
16. ↑ Katy Perry, Cheryl Cole and Little Mix lined up for Styled to Rock fashion series
17. ↑ Mix Tease Upcoming 'Glory Days: The Documentary' on Twitter
18. ↑ https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a29025155/little-mix-jesy-nelson-bbc-documentary-odd-one-out-important
19. ↑ July 2021 Celebrity Gogglebox: Little Mix confirmed for new six-part series - CBBC Newsround
20. ↑ Little Mix's YouTube Cooking Series!
21. ↑ Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock tells bandmate Jade Thirlwall how fiance Andre Gray proposed: 'It's been a long time coming' (1 June 2020).
22. ↑ The Talk: Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Rochelle & Marvin Humes and more to appear in Channel 4 racism documentary (20 July 2020).
23. ↑ MTV International Launches Black Lives Matter Series Featuring Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock (26 August 2020).
24. ↑ Little Mix's new talent show start dates confirmed!.
25. ↑ 'One World: Together At Home' Peaks With 6M Viewers In The UK As Little Mix & Tom Jones Perform (en-US) (20 April 2020).
26. ↑ Little Mix, to host and perform at the 2020 MTV EMA's!.
27. ↑ Anne-Marie's YouTube Documentary: Trailer, Release Date & Celebrity Guests Including Little Mix.
28. ↑ Little Mix Announce LM5:The Tour Film!.
29. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
30. ↑ Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power.
31. ↑ RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 3 confirms Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Alesha Dixon and Emma Bunton as guest judges (8 September 2021).
32. ↑ Leigh-Anne Pinnock confirmed as a guest judge on a VERY exciting show (8 September 2021).
33. ↑ The Outsiders? Official Trailer (23 September 2021).
34. ↑ Reni Eddo-Lodge Is Among The Young Black Trailblazers Spotlighted In An Upcoming Documentary (22 April 2021).
35. ↑ First look at Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock's movie debut (en-GB) (5 January 2021).
36. ↑ CelebMix Awards 2018 nominees Announced! (30 November 2018).
37. ↑ Ethnicity Awards 2019: The firms, community figures and celebrities in line for top accolades (3 October 2019).
38. ↑ CelebMix Awards 2020 nominees Announced!.
39. ↑ Little Mix stars Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock nominated for Ethnicity Award after BLM support (1 October 2020).
40. ↑ Little Mix stars Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall 'super proud' as they win Ethnicity Award.
41. ↑ The National Diversity Awards 2020 SHORTLIST. National Diversity Awards.
42. ↑ Leigh-Anne Pinnock nominated for an NTA following touching documentary.
43. ↑ TOP 10 - MEDIA PROGRESS MOMENTS 2021.
44. ↑ Leigh-Anne Pinnock nominated for 2021 Ethnicity Awards alongside England football team for standing against racism (28 July 2021).
45. ↑ I Talk Telly Awards 2021 (en).
46. ↑ VISIONARY HONOURS 2022.
47. ↑ Strictly star Rose Ayling-Ellis wins inspirational person of the year award (en).
48. ↑ Leigh-Anne Pinnock Tipped To Win Diversity Award For Racism Documentary (18 January 2022).
49. ↑ Umbrella, Diversity. British Diversity Awards 2022 - The Winners 2022 (en).

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