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Perrie Edwards

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Perrie Edwards
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Edwards performing in 2019
Born
Perrie Louise Edwards

(1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 28)
South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
OccupationSinger
Years active2011–present
Partner(s)Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (2016–present)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
Associated acts

Perrie Louise Edwards (born 10 July 1993) is an English singer and member of the British girl group Little Mix. The band was formed on the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011, and became the first band ever to win the show. The band have since sold over 60 million records worldwide throughout their career, making them one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.

Early life

Perrie Louise Edwards[1] was born on 10 July 1993,[2] and raised in the Whiteleas area of South Shields, Tyne and Wear.[3] She has English, Scottish, Irish and Swedish heritage. She is the daughter of Deborah "Debbie" Duffy and Alexander Edwards, who are both singers. Her parents divorced when she was young and have both remarried. She also has an older brother named Jonnie Edwards and a paternal half-sister named Caitlin Edwards. Edwards attended Radipole Primary School in Weymouth, Dorset before moving back to South Shields.[4] She attended St. Peter and Paul RC Primary School, and Mortimer Community College in South Shields,[4] and later transferred to Newcastle College, where she received a BTEC in Performing Arts.[4] Edwards lived in Hamilton, New Zealand for two years as a teenager.[5]

Career

Her first audition on The X Factor was "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette.[6] After she failed the first bootcamp challenge to progress through to the Girls category (solo females aged 16-24), Edwards was then placed in a four-piece group named "Faux Pas" alongside Jesy Nelson. Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock were in another group called "Orion". Both groups, however, failed to progress. Later, a decision was made by the judges to bring back the four to form the four-piece group Rhythmix, and they progressed to judges' houses.[7] They eventually reached the live shows and were mentored and loved by Tulisa Contostavlos.[8] On 28 October 2011, it was announced that the band's new name would be Little Mix.[9] On 11 December 2011, Little Mix were announced as the winners, making them the first band ever to win the show.[10]

Edwards has released six albums with the band, DNA (2012), Salute (2013), Get Weird (2015), Glory Days (2016), LM5 (2018) and Confetti (2020).[11] In 2019, she became the new face for the Italian brand Superga and released her first designed collection of shoes.[12] In 2020, Edwards become the first female ambassador for the brand "Supreme Nutrition".[13] Later that year, Edwards was revealed as the new face of Nando's, a Portuguese-African food franchise. She also appeared in their television advertisements.[14]

Personal life

In May 2012, she began dating singer Zayn Malik. The couple became engaged in August 2013 but broke up in August 2015.[15] She began dating English professional footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in November 2016, but the relationship was not confirmed until February 2017.[16][17][18] On 10 May 2021, Edwards announced that she was expecting her first child with Oxlade-Chamberlain.[19] The couple welcomed the baby on 21 August 2021,[20] a boy named Axel.[21]

She has esophageal atresia, which is responsible for a bisectional scar on her stomach,[22] and anosmia.[23]

In April 2019, Edwards shared her struggles with anxiety via Instagram[24] and later was interviewed by Glamour Magazine regarding this subject.[25]

Discography

Main articles: Little Mix discography and list of songs

Songwriting credits

List of songwriting credits, with year released and album shown
Title Artist(s) Year Album Notes
"Change Your Life" Little Mix 2012 DNA Co-writer
"DNA"
"Wings"
"How Ya Doin'?"
"Little Me" 2013 Salute
"Move"
"Salute"
"Pretty Girls" Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea 2015 Non-album single
"Shout Out to My Ex" Little Mix 2016 Glory Days
"Break Up Song" 2020 Confetti
"Holiday"
"Heartbreak Anthem" Little Mix, Galantis, and David Guetta 2021 Non-album single

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 The X Factor (British TV series) Contestant Winner [26]
2017 Glory Days: The Documentary Herself Tour documentary [27]
2019 Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out Herself Documentary [28]
Celebrity Gogglebox Herself One episode [29]
Eat in with Little Mix Herself Web series [30]
2020 Little Mix The Search Judge Music competition series [31]
2020 MTV Europe Music Awards Host Also a performer [32]
How To Be Anne-Marie Herself Documentary [33]
LM5: The Tour Film Herself Concert film [34]
2021 Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop and Power Herself Documentary [35]

References

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  2. ^ "Happy Birthday Perrie Edwards! Here's your best party looks…". Sugarscape. 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  3. ^ "No place like home for Little Mix stars". www.shieldsgazette.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Lawson, Ruth. "Teachers back X Factor's Jade and Perrie". Chronicle Live. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Little Mix star looking forward to New Zealand homecoming". Stuff. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  6. ^ Heat (2011). "Little Mix". Bauer London Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  7. ^ "X Factor finalists Rhythmix in legal trouble with charity over name". Metro. 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. ^ "X Factor: Tulisa Planning Duet With Little Mix? | MTV UK". www.mtv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  9. ^ "X Factor girl band Rhythmix are renamed Little Mix". BBC Newsbeat. 28 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  10. ^ "X factor australia final winner". The West Australian. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  11. ^ Dixon, Faye (20 August 2019). "Eight years of Little Mix: Girl group celebrates milestone anniversary with social media message". Shields Gazette. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards is the newest face of sneaker brand Superga". Irish Examiner. 25 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  13. ^ Dixon, Faye (13 February 2020). "Little Mix's Perrie Edwards joins footballer boyfriend in becoming Supreme Nutrition ambassador". Shields Gazette. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Little Mix's Perrie Edwards became the new face of Nando's!". Capital FM. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Zayn Malik And Perrie Edwards: Their Relationship Timeline". MTV. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  16. ^ Hegarty, Tasha (26 February 2017). "Perrie Edwards' boyfriend doesn't want a song about him". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  17. ^ Clark, Minou (6 February 2017). "Perrie Edwards And Her New Boyfriend Are Instagram Official". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  18. ^ "Little Mix's Perrie Edwards stuns in plunging top for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain anniversary". HELLO!. 6 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Little Mix's Perrie Edwards and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are having a baby". BBC Newsround. 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Perrie Edwards Gives Birth To First Baby With Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain". Capital FM. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Little Mix star Perrie Edwards shares name of new-born son…". Sky News. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Perrie Edwards praises the NHS for saving her life". 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  23. ^ Izundu, Chi Chi (7 October 2013). "Little Mix's Perrie Edwards: I have no sense of smell - BBC Newsbeat". Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Perrie Edwards