Must Haves. Music Edition. Little Mix.

BACKGROUND HISTORY

Initially surpassing the achievements of One Direction and JLS by becoming the first group to win The X Factor in the U.K., Little Mix was the biggest success story to emerge from the competition's eighth season in 2011. Jade Thirlwall (who had auditioned for two previous series) and Perrie Edwards (both from South Shields), Jesy Nelson (from Romford, East London), and Leigh-Anne Pinnock (from High Wycombe) had all originally auditioned as solo artists, but like fellow acts Nu Vibe and the Risk, were put together as a group at the boot-camp stages. After impressing Jessie J and mentor N-Dubz's Tulisa Contostavlos at Judges' House, they made it to the live finals, where their engaging personalities, girl-next-door image, and contemporary song choices saw them outgrow their initial underdog status.

Active2010s - 2020s

Formed2011 in London, England

Genre

Pop/Rock

R&B

Styles

Pop

Teen Pop

Contemporary R&B

Dance-Pop

Pop Idol

Group Members

Jade Thirlwall

Jesy Nelson

Leigh-Anne Pinnock

Perrie Edwards

ALBUMS

DNA, salute, get weird, glory days, lm5, confetti

HITS

Black magic, love me like you, dna, move, wings, hair, little me, touch, secret love songs, only you, salute, break uo song, woman like me, strip, how you doing, etc

CULTURAL IMPACT

Britain's Little Mix are an exuberant, all-female pop and R&B outfit who shot to stardom after winning the eighth season of the British X Factor in 2011. Featuring the talents of singers Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jesy Nelson, the group grabbed audiences with their highly resonant vocal harmonies and charismatic stage presence, traits that helped lift their first single, "Cannonball," to number one in the U.K. They fared equally well with their 2012 full-length debut, DNA, which hit the Top Five in both the U.S. and the U.K., and spawned the number one British single "Wings." Subsequent albums like 2013's Salute, 2016's Glory Days, and 2018's LM5 have continued to gain chart attention while also showcasing Little Mix's growing maturity and empowered personas. In 2021, they compiled their hits on Between Us, which also featured the MNEK-produced track "Love (Sweet Love)."