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Little Mix (formerly known as Rhythmix) are a British four-piece girl band comprising members Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall. They were formed for the eighth series of The X Factor, where they became the first group entry to win in the programme's eight-year history. Whilst they were on The X Factor they were mentored by Tulisa Contostavlos.
Career
2011: The X Factor
The members successfully auditioned as soloists but failed to make it past bootcamp's first challenge, but the judges decided to give them another chance to be part of the Groups category. They were then grouped into separate groups, with Edwards and Nelson in 'Faux Pas' and Thirlwall and Pinnock in 'Orion'. However, both groups failed to make it through to judge's houses. After a decision from the judges, "Rhythmix" was formed after the members were called back and had agreed to worked together as a four-member group thus sending them through to the judge's houses. They eventually reached the live shows and were mentored by Tulisa Contostavlos. On 26 October 2011, they announced that they would change their name following a dispute with a Brighton-based children's music charity of the same name, after the programme tried to trademark "Rhythmix". A spokesman for The X Factor said, "At the request of the charity Rhythmix, the members of the girl group Rhythmix have decided to change their name, a decision which has the support of Syco and TalkbackTHAMES." It was reported that the band decided to make the change, despite no legal reason to do so, to avoid any difficulties for the charity. During Week 4 of the live shows the group announced that their new name would be "Little Mix". On 27 November 2011, Little Mix became the first girl group in the show's eight-year history to make it to the final four, the previous record having been held by Series 4's Hope. The group went on to win the show, becoming the first act from the Groups category to do so in the programme's eight-year history.
Their winner's single is a cover of "Cannonball", which was released via digital download on 11 December 2011, and on CD on 14 December 2011. Little Mix: The Winners Story will be shown on ITV2 on 17 December 2011.
Performances on The X Factor
Below is a list of Little Mix's (known as Rhythmix until week 4) performances on The X Factor:
Week
Song choice
Theme
Result
Auditions
"You Outta Know" (Perrie Edwards Audition)
Free choice (no theme)
Through to boot camp
Auditions
"Bust Your Windows" (Jesy Nelson Audition)
Free choice (no theme)
Through to boot camp
Auditions
"Only Girl In The World" (Leigh-Anne Pinnock Audition)
It has been announced that Gary Barlow and Richard "Biff" Stannard will write songs for their first studio album which is set for a September 2012 release. Their debut single, Cannonball is also in the album. The girls have expressed interest in writing for their album as members Pinnock, Thirlwall and Edwards are known to have songwriting skills as well as playing various musical instruments.
Members
Perrie Edwards
Perrie Edwards (18) is from South Shields near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She is recognized as the group's lead vocalist and is in charge of the high harmonies. Before Little Mix, she was a performing arts student. She sang Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" for her audition.
Jesy Nelson
Jesy Nelson (born 14 June 1991) is from Romford. She is known as one of the group's rappers and is in charge of the lower harmonies. She auditioned with a performance of Jazmine Sullivan's "Bust Your Windows" that included beatboxing. Before Little Mix, Nelson worked as a bar maid.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
Leigh-Anne Pinnock (19) is from High Wycombe. She is recognized as the group's lead rapper and is in charge of tha main harmonies. Before Little Mix, she worked as a waitress in Pizza Hut.
Jade Thirlwall
Jade Thirlwall (born 26 December 1992) is also from South Shields.. She is recognized as one of the group's main vocalists and is in charge of the main harmonies. Before Little Mix, she was a student. She auditioned for The X Factor in 2008, but only made it into the bootcamp stage. She also auditioned for The X Factor in 2010 and made it to the last day of bootcamp before being sent home. Her experience in The X Factor is similar to 2008 winner Alexandra Burke, who has also been rejected in earlier series.
