Perrie L. Edwards

Edwards was born on 10 July 1993 (age 22),and raised in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, to parents Alexander Edwards and Deborah Duffy. She has an older brother named Jonnie. Her first audition was "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette.Edwards 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.

 

 

 

Jessica L. Nelson

Nelson was born on 14 June 1991 (age 24),and raised in Romford, East London to parents John Nelson and Janice White. She has an older sister Jade and two brothers, Joseph and Jonathan.Her first audition was "Bust Your Windows" by Jazmine Sullivan.[92] Since joining Little Mix, she has faced cyber-bullying and struggled to cope during her time on The X Factor.Nelson attended secondary school Jo Richardson Community School and Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College (in Hornchurch, Essex), was noted for being a dedicated drama and music student by her teachers.She also attended Sylvia Young and Yvonne Rhodes Theatre Schools. In 2014, Nelson began dating Rixton lead singer, Jake Roche.The couple got engaged on 19 July 2015.

 

 

 

Leigh- Anne Pinnock

Pinnock was born on 4 October 1991 (age 23),and raised in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire along with her two sisters, Sarah and Sian-Louise.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.

 

 

Jade A. Thirwall

Thirlwall was born on 26 December 1992 (age 22),and raised in South Shields, Tyne and Wear.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.