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Little Mix are a British girl group, composed of group members
Leigh-Anne Pinnock Leigh-Anne Pinnock (born 4 October 1991) is an English singer, actress and songwriter. She rose to prominence in the 2010s as a member of the girl group Little Mix, one of the world's best-selling girl groups ever. With Little Mix, she release ...
,
Jade Thirlwall Jade Amelia Thirlwall (born 26 December 1992) is an English singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence in the 2010s as a member of Little Mix, one of the world's best-selling girl groups. With Little Mix, she released six studio albums and achi ...
, and
Perrie Edwards Perrie Louise Edwards (born 10 July 1993) is an English singer. She rose to prominence in the 2010s as a member of the British girl group Little Mix, one of the world's best-selling girl groups. With Little Mix, she released six studio albums ...
.
Jesy Nelson Jessica Louise Nelson (born 14 June 1991) is an English singer who rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Little Mix from 2011 to 2020, one of the world's best-selling girl groups. With Little Mix, she released six studio albums and ...
was originally part of the group before she left in 2020. After becoming the first group to win the British version of ''
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'' in its eighth series, the group signed with
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in 2011. The group released their debut album '' DNA'' (2012), which was the highest chart entry for a debut album by British girl group in the United States. Although their first and second album ''
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'' (2013) brought them mainstream success, it was after the release of "
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", the lead single from their third studio album ''
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'' (2015) that led them into national stardom. "Black Magic" went onto become Little Mix's third number-one in the UK, after "
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" in 2011 and "
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" in 2012. It spent three weeks at number-one, the most for a girl group song since 2007, and in 2017, Billboard ranked it as one of The 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. With the success of their first three albums, Little Mix's fourth studio album '' Glory Days'' (2016) became their first number-one album on the
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. It spent five weeks at number one, the most for a girl group since the Spice Girls achieved it with their debut album ''
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'' (1996). In 2018, it became the longest charting album by a girl group inside the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart. The album's lead single, "
Shout Out to My Ex "Shout Out to My Ex" is a song recorded by British girl group Little Mix. It was released on 16 October 2016 by Syco Music, as the lead single from the group's fourth studio album '' Glory Days (''2016). A dance-pop and power pop song, it wa ...
" won British Single of the Year in 2017. In 2018, Little Mix parted ways with Syco Music and signed with RCA UK. In the same year their fifth album '' LM5,'' made them the first girl group to have five top-five albums in the UK, with ''
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'' naming them one of the most influential acts in Europe. In 2021, the group's song " Sweet Melody" became their fifth chart topper in the UK, making them the winning act from the X Factor UK with the most number-one singles. That same year, Little Mix released a greatest hits album ''Between Us'' (2021), which became one of
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's top ten best-selling albums globally of 2021. In 2022, the group went on indefinite hiatus, allowing its members to pursue solo projects. Since 2011, Little Mix have sold more than 60 million records worldwide, becoming one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. The group have been named as one of the greatest girl groups of all time and the biggest girl group of the 2010s. Little Mix are also regarded for helping the girl band renaissance in the UK. They also became the first girl group to spend a 100 combined weeks inside the top ten of the UK Singles Chart. In 2021, they was named as Glamour's Women of the Year and Game-changers in music. They have been named by
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as one of the most influential people in the UK with a net worth of £60 million. In 2021, they became the first female group to win the Brit Award for British Group. Their
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include three
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, seven
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s (the most wins for Best UK & Ireland Act), two Japanese Gold Disc Awards, four
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, a iHeartRadio Music Award and three
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History


2011–2012: Formation and ''The X Factor''

In 2011, Edwards, Thirlwall, Pinnock and Nelson individually auditioned successfully as soloists for the eighth series of the UK version of ''
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'' in front of judges
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,
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,
Tulisa Tula Paulinea Contostavlos (Greek: Τούλα Παυλίνα 'Τουλίσα' Κοντόσταυλου; born 13 July 1988) professionally known as Tulisa, is an English singer, songwriter, television personality, and actress. As a part of the ...
and
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, but failed the first challenge of the "bootcamp" section. They were allowed another chance to compete when they were placed in two separate ensembles by the judges during the "group bootcamp" stage, with Edwards and Nelson in four-member group Faux Pas and Thirlwall and Pinnock in three-member group Orion. Both groups failed to make it through to the next stage. A later decision by the judges recalled two members from each group to form the four-piece group Rhythmix, sending them through to the "judges' houses" section. Footage released in November 2022 revealed that Rowland alone was the judge who formed the group. They reached the live shows section and were mentored by Tulisa. During the first live show on 8 October 2011, Rhythmix performed " Super Bass" by American recording artist
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. Their rendition was praised by the judges with Barlow calling them the "best girl band that's ever been on ''
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''." On 26 October 2011, it was announced that they would change their name following a dispute with Rhythmix, 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
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and
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." It was reported that the group decided to make the change, with no legal requirement to do so, to avoid any difficulties for the charity. On 28 October 2011, it was announced that the group's new name would be "Little Mix". On 20 November 2011, Little Mix became the first girl group in the show's eight-year history to progress past the seventh live show. The previous longest-surviving girl groups were The Conway Sisters (
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), who had both lasted until week 7. Through the remaining course of the competition the group generally received positive feedback. During the semi-final stage of the show, Little Mix performed
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's "
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" as well as Beyoncé's hit "
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". Their performance of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" received mostly negative feedback from the judges with Walsh stating that they "lost their mojo" and Rowland telling the girl group she had seen them do "better vocal performances." Their second performance of the night, "If I Were a Boy", was generally acclaimed by the judges with Walsh telling them they have "amazing potential" and calling them the "next big girlband." Rowland also told them they could be "incredibly dynamic" and "change the world" when they find the strength within each other. It was later revealed that Little Mix topped the semi-final public vote by 34.4% and advanced to the show's final at
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along with
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and
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, making them the first girlband ever to reach the final. On 11 December, Little Mix were announced as the winners, the first time a group had won the UK show and the second (of five) in the worldwide franchise (after
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on the first series of the Australian version). Their winner's single was a cover of
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's song "
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", which was released via digital download on 11 December 2011 and on CD on 14 December 2011. ''The Xtra Factor: The Winner's Story'' was shown on ITV2 on 17 December 2011. Their debut single topped the
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on 18 December 2011. They made the Christmas number one spot on the Irish Singles Chart, beating novelty songs by
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and Ryan Sheridan.


2012–2013: ''DNA'' and international breakthrough

On 25 January 2012, Little Mix made an appearance at the
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and performed the
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song "
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". They also accompanied fellow judges
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and
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on stage to receive the Best Talent Show award that had been won by ''The X Factor''. In May 2012, Little Mix reportedly signed a deal with Vivid and Bravado to release signature products including dolls, puzzles, accessories and games. Prior to their debut single release, the group covered an a cappella version of Beyoncé's " End of Time" and uploaded it on
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; the cover was publicly praised, especially for the group's impressive harmonies. Later in August, they also uploaded another cover, this time an acoustic cover of "
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" by Fun ft.
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which again received positive feedback, generally, for the group's harmonies. On 1 June, a snippet of their debut single "Wings" previewed on chat show '' Alan Carr: Chatty Man'' before its later release date in August. Little Mix performed their debut single "
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" for the first time at the
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concert on 1 July. The single debuted at number one on the
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. On 31 August 2012, the group's autobiography, titled ''Ready to Fly'', was released by
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. In October 2012, the group went on a promotional visit to Australia due to their expanding fan base there, destinations included Melbourne and Sydney. The trip lasted a week and the group visited radio stations to promote the single and debut album. They performed their single "Wings" on Australian ''The X Factor'' and on Australian breakfast-television show ''
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''. "Wings" subsequently reached number 2 on the Australian iTunes chart and number 3 on the ARIA charts. Their debut album, '' DNA'', was released in November 2012.
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co-penned a track called "Going Nowhere" on the ''DNA'' album. The album reached number 3 in both Ireland and the UK. A second single, " DNA", was released in October, and in January 2013 they signed a record deal with Columbia Records in North America. "Wings" was released as their debut single in America on 5 February 2013. In the US, the single reached number 79 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart while the album reached number 4 on the ''Billboard'' 200. On 3 February 2013, they released " Change Your Life" as the album's third single, which charted at number 12 on the
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. On 4 March 2013, it was announced that " How Ya Doin'?" would be released as the fourth and final single from their debut album. On 21 March, they announced that their next single, " How Ya Doin'?", would feature
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-winning musician Missy Elliott. On 4 April 2013, the group revealed that Schwarzkopf hair dye ''Live Colour XXL'' would be promoted through their music video for "How Ya Doin'?" in a new sponsorship deal. "How Ya Doin'?" debuted at number 57 on the UK Singles Chart on 20 April 2013, before ascending to number 23 the week after. In its third week, the song peaked at number 16, marking Little Mix's fifth consecutive UK top 20 hit. It charted for a further seven weeks. "How Ya Doin'?" sold 120,000 copies in the UK. The single debuted at number 55 on the Irish Singles Chart on 11 April 2013. It then climbed the chart to peak at number 26. Consequently, "How Ya Doin'?" became Little Mix's first single to miss the top 20 in Ireland, but spent a total of seven weeks on the chart.Peak positions in Ireland: * For all except noted: * For "DNA": The single peaked at number 16 on the
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on 11 May 2013, marking the group's fifth consecutive top 20 hit in Scotland.Peak positions for singles in Scotland: * For "Cannonball": * For "Wings": * For "DNA": * For "Change Your Life":


2013–2014: ''Salute'' and "Word Up!"

In March 2013, Little Mix began their first promotional campaign in the US. In an interview with '' Digital Spy'' in March 2013, they stated that they wanted their second album to have a more R&B sound. Nelson added: "I personally want to put a lot more dancey stuff in there. As in, one of the songs that comes on in a club that makes you want to dance. Not that
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sound, but more R&B – a bit like
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and Gwen Stefani's '
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'." They also revealed that they would be starting to write material for the new album in the coming months. On 4 October, they uploaded a video to their official YouTube page, announcing that their second album would be called ''
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'' and would be available for pre-order on 7 October. The album was released on 11 November 2013 in the United Kingdom and was released in the United States on 4 February 2014. Throughout the recording process, Little Mix worked with several producers, including TMS, Future Cut, Fred Ball, Duvall and
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. The album was largely co-written by Little Mix, who stated that they were more involved in the development of this album than with their debut. On 23 September 2013, "
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" was premiered on
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. For the single, Little Mix worked with Nathan Duvall, an up-and-coming R&B producer and Maegan Cottone, the girl's vocal coach. "Move" was released on 7 October in Australia and New Zealand. It was later released in the UK and Ireland on 3 November. It was sent to Mainstream Radio in the US on 18 February 2014 and reached number 38 on that chart. The song peaked at number three in the UK, number five in Ireland, number 19 in Japan and number 12 in New Zealand. The single also charted in Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands and Slovakia. Since then, "Move" has been certified gold in Australia for sales of 35,000 and gold in the UK for sales of 400,000. " Little Me" was selected as the second single from the album. The song was co-written by TMS and Iain James and produced by TMS. On 21 November 2013, Little Mix revealed via a YouTube video message that they decided to release it as the second single because it held a lot meaning to them and was written with their fans in mind. The song reached number 14 in the UK, number fifteen in Iceland and number 16 in the Netherlands. It also charted in Australia, Ireland and Lebanon. The band released a cover version of Cameo's song " Word Up!" as the official single for
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2014. The song reached number six in the UK and number thirteen in Ireland while also charting in Australia, Austria, Denmark and France. Little Mix announced on 5 April 2014 that the title track "
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" will be released as the album's third single. It impacted UK radio on 28 April 2014. The official music video premiered on 2 May 2014 on the group's official YouTube channel. It was released on 1 June. In December 2013, the group announced the UK and Ireland dates for their second headlining concert tour, The Salute Tour, North American dates were added in April 2014. The tour began on 16 May 2014 in
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, England at the LG Arena and ended on 27 July 2014 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire at the
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. Little Mix were expected to begin the North American leg of the tour in September 2014, but it was cancelled due to them wanting to work on their next album.


2015–2016: ''Get Weird''

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, the group confirmed that their album was completed, describing it as having a "whole new sound" and projecting the release for sometime in 2015. Having written over 100 songs for their forthcoming album, In May 2015 Little Mix released the lead single "
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" from their third studio album. The song debuted at number one in the UK and remained at the top of the chart for three weeks, becoming the first single by a girl group to do so since
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's " About You Now" in October 2007. The single also reached number 3 in Ireland, number 4 in Belgium (Flanders), number 5 in Israel, number 8 in Australia and number 67 in the US, becoming their highest-peaking single on ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The group performed the song for the first time in June 2015 for Capital's Summertime Ball at the Wembley Stadium along with some of their previous hits. "Black Magic" was also performed the song at the Teen Choice Awards in August 2015, after they received the award as Breakout Artist. Since then, "Black Magic" has been certified Gold in the US for sales of 500,000, Platinum in Canada for sales of 80,000 and double Platinum both in Australia and the UK for sales of 140,000 and 1,200,000 respectively. Little Mix also co-wrote Britney Spears' single " Pretty Girls", which was also released in May 2015. On 15 July 2015, Little Mix announced on
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that their third studio album would be titled ''
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'' and would be available for pre-order in the UK from the following day, with a global release date set for 6 November 2015. The group performed at the
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on 5 September 2015, an annual music festival held in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. On 25 September the group released "
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" as the second single from the album, it was released as a single only in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The group performed the song for the first time at ''X Factor'' Australia in October 2015, then at the Royal Albert Hall in December 2015 and at the Capital Jingle Bell Ball. The group's third studio album ''Get Weird'' debuted at number 2 in the UK becoming their highest-charting album there. In the US, the album peaked at number 13 on Billboard 200, making Little Mix the only girl group from the UK to have their first three albums debut in the top fifteen of the ''Billboard'' 200. The album has been certified double platinum in the UK and has sold over 600,000 units there as of August 2016, making it their best selling album yet. The group performed a medley of "Black Magic" and "Sax" with the former UK ''X Factor'' contestant
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on the season finale of X Factor. On 5 December the group announced on Twitter that " Secret Love Song" featuring the American R&B singer Jason Derulo would be released as the album's third single. The single reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. On 24 February 2016 the group performed "Black Magic" at the 2016
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, where they were nominated for Best British Single and British Artist Video. On 13 March 2016 Little Mix embarked on
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to promote the album, the arena tour consist of 60 dates across Europe, Australia and Asia. The Get Weird tour sold over 300,000 tickets in the UK. On 11 April 2016, the group announced that "Hair" would serve as the fourth single from ''Get Weird'' and would feature newly recorded guest vocals from
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recording artist Sean Paul. The single was released on 15 April 2016 and reached number 11 on the UK chart while peaking at number 10 in Australia making it their fourth top 10 single there.


2016–2019: ''Glory Days'' and ''LM5''

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" and that their fourth studio album would be called '' Glory Days''. "Shout Out to My Ex" was released on 16 October 2016, following the first live performance of the song on ''The X Factor''. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart becoming their fourth chart topping single there. It sold 67,000 downloads in its opening week, becoming the biggest opening week download sales for a song in 2016 in the UK. ''Glory Days'' was released on 18 November 2016 and debuted at number one on the UK album chart, becoming the group's first UK number one album and the eighth girl group in history to achieve a number one album. The album sold 96,000 copies in combined sales in the first week which is the highest first week sales for a UK girl group number one album since the Spice Girls in 1997 and the fastest-selling number one album by any girl group in 15 years, since Destiny's Child's '' Survivor'' in 2001. ''Glory Days'' spent five weeks at number one on the UK album chart, making it the longest reigning girl group number one since the Spice Girls' debut 20 years previously, surpassing Destiny's Child's ''Survivor''. The album reached number one in Ireland and debuted at number two in Australia, and in the top 10 in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain. On 1 December 2016, Little Mix performed "Shout Out to My Ex", at the 2016 Los 40 Music Awards in
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, Spain. Little Mix announced on 5 December 2016 that "
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" would be released as the second single from ''Glory Days''. It was released on 18 December 2016 and reached number four in the UK. At the
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the group was nominated for three awards, winning Best British Single for "Shout Out to My Ex", which they also performed on the award show. A remix of their song " No More Sad Songs", featuring
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, was released on 3 March 2017 as the third single from ''Glory Days'' and peaked at number fifteen on the UK Official Singles Chart. From February to April 2017 Little Mix toured North America as one of the opening acts for Ariana Grande on her
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. The group then embarked on their own headlining The Glory Days Tour which began on 24 May 2017 in Europe, with the first UK date being on 9 October in Scotland. A remix of their song "
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", featuring Stormzy, was released on 26 May 2017 as the fourth single from ''Glory Days'' and peaked at number six in the UK. In August 2017, Little Mix and
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collaborated on a remixed version of the latter group's song "
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". The song was included on the reissue of ''Glory Days'', which was released on 24 November 2017, and featured a revised track listing of four remixed songs and three new songs, as well as a bonus documentary. As of November 2017, ''Glory Days'' has sold over 1.6 million copies worldwide. The group announced on 27 November 2017 that they would be undertaking the Summer Hits Tour 2018, with tickets going on sale on 30 November. In February 2018, Pinnock announced that the group were working on their fifth album, set for release in 2018, and that there would be a tour to accompany the album. On 14 June 2018, it was revealed that a song by Little Mix and American DJ trio
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, " Only You", would be part of the compilation album ''The Pool Party'', to be released on 6 July 2018 by Ministry of Sound. The song was released on 22 June 2018. In September 2018, the group announced " Woman Like Me", the lead single from their fifth studio album '' LM5'', featuring US rapper
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. It was released on 12 October 2018. The music video for the song was released two weeks after, on 25 October 2018. The song debuted at number five on the
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, later peaking at number two. On 21 October 2018, Little Mix performed "Woman Like Me" for the first time at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards, where they also won "Best British Group" at the ceremony. Little Mix also performed the song on ''The X Factor'' on 27 October 2018. After the release of "Woman Like Me", Little Mix were dragged into a feud between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, with Cardi B claiming that the song was sent to her first, before giving the feature to Minaj. On 30 October 2018, the group went on to address the situation in a tweet saying that both rappers were approached by their label to work on the song but Minaj was approached first. They also stated "We went with Nicki because like we've said over and over for years, it's been a dream of ours to work with her since the beginning". On 2 November 2018, the group released "
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" as the first promotional single from ''LM5'', and peaked at number 61 on the UK Singles Chart. A week later on 9 November 2018, "Told You So" was released as the second promotional single from the album and peaked at number 83 on the UK Singles Chart. The group then performed "Woman Like Me" alongside Nicki Minaj at the
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on 4 November 2018, where they won an award for best UK & Ireland Act. It was later announced that the group would split from Cowell's record label, Syco Music, due to the label no longer working with the group's management company. '' LM5'' was released on 16 November 2018 and was serviced by RCA UK and Columbia Records, with future records to be released by the latter. On 13 November 2018, Little Mix teamed up with
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for an exclusive live performance in London, featuring new tracks from their new album, ''LM5''. The performances was accompanied by a live band, which marked the group's first time to perform with a live band in three years. The same day, "The Cure" was released as the third and final promotional single from the ''LM5'' album, where it peaked at number 49 on the UK Singles Chart. Alongside the album release, the music videos for the album tracks "Strip" and "More Than Words" were also released.On 14 December 2018, Little Mix performed " Think About Us" for the first time on ''
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''. On 25 January 2019, Little Mix released a remix version of their song "Think About Us" as the second and final single from their ''LM5'' album. The song features American singer-songwriter Ty Dollar $ign. The song peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. At the
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, the group was nominated for two awards, winning Best British Video for "Woman Like Me". During the ceremony, they performed a remix of the song with South London rapper Ms. Banks. During a live stream, Jesy Nelson mentioned that the group were at the writing stage for their sixth studio album. They announced their single " Bounce Back" on 26 May 2019. On the same day, Little Mix performed at the 2019
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. "Bounce Back" was released on 14 June 2019. On 1 September 2019, the group headlined the second night of the
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, UK. Little Mix's sixth concert tour, LM5: The Tour, started on 16 September 2019 in
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, Spain. The tour supported their fifth studio album, ''LM5'', and consisted of 40 shows across Europe, concluding on 22 November 2019. During the last show of the tour, Stormzy and Kamille joined Little Mix to perform "
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" and "More Than Words" respectively. On 18 November 2019, Little Mix announced that they would release their first Christmas single, titled " One I've Been Missing". The song was released on 22 November 2019. The group was named as the eighth most played artist of that year in the UK.


2020: ''Confetti'', Nelson's departure and other projects

On 15 January 2020, Little Mix announced on social media that they would be headlining the GRLS! Festival in
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, Brazil. They performed at the festival on 8 March 2020. In February 2020, the group began filming a
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music competition show, titled '' Little Mix The Search'', which began airing on
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on 26 September 2020. In March 2020, ''
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'' released a list of the 50 highest-grossing female tours of the previous two decades (2000–2019). Little Mix were placed as the second girl group on the list, only behind the Spice Girls, with $94,856,997 gross and 1,757,654 tickets sold. On 12 March 2020, Little Mix released a music video for their song, "
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", which marked the end of their ''LM5'' era. On 27 March 2020, the group released " Break Up Song", the lead single from their then-untitled upcoming sixth studio album. This was the first release entirely under their new record label RCA. The single was accompanied by a lyric video, released on the same day. The music video for the song was released on 8 May 2020. The video was semi-animated, as they had to cancel their planned video shoot for the song due to the
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. Promotion for the single was also done remotely due to the pandemic. On 19 April 2020, Little Mix performed an acoustic version of their song "
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" on the UK exclusive broadcast of the One World: Together at Home concert. On 24 July, the group released the second single from the album, titled " Holiday". The song was announced in a video posted to social media on 16 July 2020. A lyric video for the song was also released on the group's
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channel. The music video for "Holiday" was released on 28 August 2020. Little Mix embarked on their virtual concert titled Little Mix Uncancelled on 21 August, after their Summer 2020 Tour got cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 15 September 2020, Little Mix appeared on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and performed an acoustic version of "Holiday". The group also covered Harry Styles' "
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", with a mash-up of
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's "
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" towards the end. On 9 October, the promotional single "Not a Pop Song" was released. On 15 October, Little Mix announced their second promotional single "Happiness", released the next day. Their third single from the album, " Sweet Melody" was released on 23 October, as well as an accompanying music video. The track reached number one in the UK in January 2021, three months after its initial release. Their sixth album, ''
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'', was released on 6 November 2020 with the title track being released the day before on 5 November 2020. The album art, title and release date were all announced on 16 September 2020. ''Confetti'' was described by Pinnock as the group's "biggest" album yet. On 8 November 2020, the group hosted the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards; they also performed "Sweet Melody" at the ceremony. From 21 to 22 November, a tour film of the LM5 Tour premiered in cinemas worldwide. The trailer for the film was released on
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on 15 October 2020. In Mexico, '' LM5: The Tour Film'' debuted in tenth place at the Mexican box office with $375.9 thousand
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grossed. Following an illness that prevented Nelson from appearing during the final of ''Little Mix The Search'' and co-hosting the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards alongside Edwards, Pinnock and Thirlwall, it was announced by the group's
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on 17 November 2020 that Nelson would take an extended hiatus from the group for medical reasons. On 23 November, Little Mix and
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announced their collaboration for " No Time for Tears" on their social media. It was released as a single on 25 November 2020 by
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and
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. On 14 December 2020, Nelson announced her departure from the group due to mental health struggles. Following Nelson's departure, the group announced they would continue as a trio.


2021–2022: As a trio, ''Between Us'' and hiatus

In January 2021, Little Mix scored their fifth UK number-one single with "Sweet Melody", which reached the top of the UK Singles Chart three months after its release. On 8 February 2021, the group postponed their Confetti Tour to 2022. The tour was originally scheduled to start in April 2021 but it was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and also for the safety of their crew and fans. In March 2021, Little Mix were featured on the cover of the March issue of '' Glamour'', which marked their first magazine cover as a trio. They also won the award for "Gamechangers in Music" at the Glamour Women of The Year Awards. Later that month, the group was featured on
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in support of helping those who struggle due to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. On 31 March 2021, Little Mix were announced as one of the nominees for British Group at the
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. On 21 April 2021, Little Mix announced that a remix of "
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", the title track of their most recent album, would serve as the album's fourth single. The remix, featuring American rapper
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, was released on 30 April 2021, alongside a music video for the remix. The song debuted at number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart. On 29 April, the day before "Confetti" was released, Little Mix were featured on the cover of ''Euphoria'' Magazine. In May 2021, Little Mix were announced as the winner in the Best Group category at the 2021 Global Awards, and became the first ever girl group to win the Brit Award for British Group at the 2021 Brit Awards. The same month, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards both announced their pregnancies. On 13 May 2021, the group was featured on YouTube's Released with an exclusive acoustic live performance of their song "Confetti" following their episode. On 14 May 2021, Little Mix teased new music by posting a link to a website that displayed a 24-hour timer. On 15 May 2021, after the 24-hour timer finished, the group announced their new single "
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" with
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and
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, which was released on 20 May 2021. A music video for the song, directed by Samuel Douek, was released on the same day. When the song spent its tenth week in the top ten in July 2021, Little Mix became the first girl group to accumulate 100 weeks spent inside the top ten of the UK Singles Chart. On 21 May, a day after the release of "Heartbreak Anthem", Little Mix were featured on the digital cover issue of ''Hunger'' magazine. In June 2021, it was revealed that Little Mix were the most-played group on UK radio in 2020 and the sixth overall. On 16 July 2021, it was announced that Little Mix would be honoured with
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at Madame Tussauds in London, in celebration of the group's ten-year anniversary. Despite Jesy Nelson's departure from the group in December 2020, it was revealed she would still feature as one of the figures, as she was a significant part of the group during their ten years together, and the wax figures would depict the group in one of their most popular music videos. The figures were unveiled at the Baker Street attraction on 28 July 2021 depicts the group in the outfits used in their " Bounce Back" music video. On 23 July, the group released " Kiss My (Uh Oh)" in collaboration with Anne-Marie as the fourth single from her second studio album, ''
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''. The music video for the song was directed by
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and premiered on Anne-Marie's YouTube channel the same day. On 19 August, the group announced they would release their first greatest hits album, '' Between Us'', in celebration of the group's ten-year anniversary. The album's lead single, " Love (Sweet Love)", was announced on 30 August 2021 and was released on 3 September. In October 2021, it was revealed that Little Mix was the ninth-most-played female artist of the 21st century in the United Kingdom so far and the only girl group in the top ten. ''Between Us'' was released in November 2021, featuring five new songs. On 11 November 2021, a day before ''Between Us'' was released, the group was featured on the covers of ''DIY'' and ''Attitude'' magazines to promote the album. In the same month, Little Mix won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act, their fifth win in the category. On 2 December 2021, the group announced that they would be going on hiatus following the completion of their planned Confetti Tour in 2022 in order to "recharge" and work on solo projects. In December 2021, Amazon named Little Mix as one of biggest artists of 2021 year on Amazon Music. In 2021, Vevo UK revealed that Little Mix was the top female act of that year and the only British act to appear on the list top ten. On 19 December 2021, the group received two nominations for the 2022 Brit Awards, for Group of the Year and International Song of the Year for "Heartbreak Anthem". On 27 January 2022, Little Mix was nominated at the
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for Dance Song of The Year with "
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". On 3 February, it was announced that the group was
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's tenth biggest selling global act of 2021, with their greatest hits album, ''Between Us'', being one of their biggest selling album globally from that year. On 5 April 2022, the group was nominated for "Best Group" at the Global Awards. Between April and May 2022 the group embarked on
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, which started on 9 April 2022 at the SSE Arena in Belfast, and concluded on 14 May 2022 at The O2 Arena in London. Following the first of their two shows at Glasgow's OVO Hydro Arena, they were commended and awarded a framed plaque to commemorate them becoming the band that has played the most dates, the group with the highest all-time ticket sales at the arena. After their second show, the Ovo Hydro Arena tweeted that Little Mix also now held the record for the "most tickets sold for a single all-seated show by a musical act" at the venue. On 26 April 2022, Little Mix announced they would be live streaming their final tour date at The O2 Arena, in London. The stream is titled Little Mix: The Last Show (For Now...) and was available to both stream live and for a limited cinema release on 14 May 2022. Tickets were made available alongside with merchandise on 27 April 2022, with a portion of proceeds being donated to the charities
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and Choose Love. On 6 May 2022, Little Mix announced they plan to reunite in the future following their hiatus after The Confetti Tour. They stated they have decided to manage their own solo releases, and have no plans to release music around the same time as one another to avoid clashing on the charts. In the same month, the group appeared on ''
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'', which was their last interview before their hiatus. Before the group had entered their hiatus, Edwards admitted they were already planning a timeframe for their return, with her suggesting that their break may last two years. On 21 May 2022, Little Mix was named as the second most richest celebrities on Times' The UK Young Music Rich List (30 or Under) with a net worth of 60 million. On 20 June, it was revealed that the group was the fourth most played artist of 2021 in the UK. On 7 July, Between Us was announced by
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, as the fifth biggest selling album in the UK so far of that year. On 13 July, Little Mix announced a limited vinyl edition of their sixth studio album
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, in partnership with
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, for their Blue Vinyl series. On 6 August, they released their 2023 edition calendar.


Artistry

Little Mix are mainly a pop, R&B, and dance-pop girl group, with influences from genres including tropical house, latin pop, and
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. Their lyrics are often centred around
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,
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,
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, body positivity, and
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. All three members possess a three-octave soprano vocal range. Perrie Edwards cites
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,
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, Mariah Carey,
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and
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from the American rock band
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as her musical influences. Jesy Nelson cites Spice Girls,
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and Missy Elliott as her musical influences. Leigh Anne Pinnock cites Rihanna and Mariah Carey as her biggest influences. Jade Thirlwall references Diana Ross as her favourite singer. Little Mix cite Beyoncé,
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, Destiny's Child,
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, Rihanna and
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as their musical influences.


Public image and impact

Since winning the British version of ''The X Factor'' in 2011, Little Mix have gone onto to become one of the show's most successful acts. During their decade together before the group announced their hiatus in 2021, they was often labelled as "the biggest girl group in the world" with ''
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'' citing them "as the most successful girl group since the Spice Girls, and ''Variety'' describing them as the biggest girl group since the Spice Girls. The group have been named as one of the greatest girl groups of all time, with ''Billboard'' naming them as one of the most successful girl groups of the 10s decade. In 2022, Us Weekly Magazine named them as one of the best girl groups of all time. Little Mix was named by ''
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,'' as one of the most influential acts in Europe, referring to them "as this decade’s answer to Spice Girls". In 2021, the group received their own wax figures at Madame Tussauds, with them commenting "From their award-winning music, to inspiring the next generation, Little Mix have been a massive part of the past decade and long may that continue!". The group influence has also expanded overseas to Asian countries with their music being covered by numerous kpop idols, groups, and trainees, with
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citing them as one of their influences. In 2021,
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, wrote that "Little Mix have captured K-pop’s spirit better than any other Western girl group". The group are also known for their strong vocals and signature harmonies. Little Mix have been hailed as "the feminist girl band of our time". The group have been noted for their involvement with the feminist,
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, and
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movement, with some of their songs' including
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,
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, and Woman Like Me, being regarded as either girl power or feminist anthems. Their music has often been the subject of numerous topics including
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, bullying,
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,
female empowerment Women's empowerment (or female empowerment) may be defined in several ways, including accepting women's viewpoints, making an effort to seek them and raising the status of women through education, awareness, literacy, and training.Kabeer, Naila ...
, body positivity, and
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. In 2021, they was the first girl group to win Best British Group at the
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, 41 years since it was first introduced and called out the music industry for its white male dominance, misogyny, sexism and lack of diversity during their acceptance speech. Little Mix have amassed a huge following of
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fans and are cited as LGBTQ+ allies. Writing for
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, Jack Rowe wrote "They’ve marched in Pride parades, had LGBTQ+ representation in their music videos, and are also vocal supporters of our community. Their concerts offers a safe space to LGBTQ+ people to be who they are without fear of judgement". At the Attitude Awards ceremony, in 2018, the group were awarded for using their platform to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and in 2019, was a recipient of a British LGBT Award. Their 2016 single " Secret Love Song" is also regarded as a
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, and is credited to helping people come to terms with their own sexuality and feelings. In 2021, ''Glamour'' honoured them as Women of the Year Gamechangers in Music. Little Mix are listed one of the most influential people in the UK after appearing on
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list of the most influential people in the UK, and the ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 list in 2018. The group have appeared on the ''Sunday Times'' "Young Rich List" for five consecutive years from 2017 to 2022 with a estimated net worth of 60 million. They was named by
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as one of the most defining pop groups of our generation. Little Mix have become one Britain's biggest selling acts and one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, with estimated sales of over 50 million records worldwide.


Other ventures


Little Mix Uncancelled

After Little Mix's 2020 summer tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 30 July 2020, the group announced on their social media that they would be performing a virtual concert, titled Little Mix Uncancelled (stylised as 'Little Mix UNCancelled'). On 21 August 2020, the group performed the concert at
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, where they had also filmed their " Woman Like Me" music video in 2018. The concert showcased the live premiere of " Break Up Song" and " Holiday". It also has two exclusive performances for Compare The Market account holders. Little Mix Uncancelled was nominated at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best Virtual Live, a special category created as a result of the pandemic.


''Little Mix The Search''

On 17 October 2019, it was announced that the group were set to launch a talent series on
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titled '' Little Mix The Search'', in which they would create and mentor new bands, with the winners joining them on their Summer 2020 Tour. The series was set to premiere in April 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It began airing on 26 September 2020, with the winner set to support the group on their Confetti Tour in 2021.


Products and endorsements

In May 2012, Little Mix launched a
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-themed pack of
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and performed at the M&M's World store in London. That year they also released their first book, called ''Ready to Fly''. The title is a reference to their debut single "
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". The book was published through
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and documents the group's journey since auditioning for ''The X Factor''. The girl group signed a joint deal with toymaker
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and music merchandiser Bravado to release a range of products including dolls, puzzles, accessories and games in November. During 2012, Little Mix also unveiled a children's clothing range with clothing retailer
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. The line was aimed at 7–13 year olds and was composed of accessories, T-shirts, leggings and nightwear. In 2013, the group promoted Schwarzkopf hair dye ''Live Colour XXL'' through their music video for "How Ya Doin'?". That year, the group also launched a range of nails and nail wraps in partnership with Elegant Touch and New Look. In early 2014, Little Mix launched their new range of nails with Elegant Touch as a result of the previous success. In September 2013, Little Mix launched their first makeup line with Collection. During May 2014, the group teamed up with Vibe Audio to bring out Little Mix zip cable headphones. In June 2015, Little Mix launched their debut fragrance "Gold Magic". In December 2015, it was announced that Little Mix would be the new global ambassadors for the women's fitness brand USA Pro. In July 2016, Little Mix launched their second fragrance "Wishmaker". In 2017, their third fragrance, "Wishmaker Party Edition" was released. In 2018, Little Mix partnered with dry shampoo brand, Colab. Later that year, Little Mix released limited edition skin care products in partnership with
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, a skin care brand owned by
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, with the group being involved in creating the packaging for the products. Little Mix's partnership with Simple continued in 2019 and 2020, continuing in partnership with anti-bullying charity
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, and aims to tackle online bullying. The group also launched the 'Choose Kindness' campaign with the latter together with a new skin care range. Their fourth fragrance, Style, was also released. In September 2018, Little Mix released their second makeup line, LMX Beauty in
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. On 7 November 2019, Little Mix released their first clothing collection with
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.


Philanthropy

Little Mix took part in the recording of the 2011 ''X Factor'' charity single along with the finalists of ''The X Factor'' 2011 and previous ''X Factor'' contestants
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and One Direction. They covered the 1978 hit single "Wishing on a Star" by
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. All proceeds from the single went to the children's charity Together for Short Lives, which provides ongoing care and support for seriously and terminally ill children, young people and their families from the moment of diagnosis. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart with first-week sales of 98,932 copies. In 2012, the group performed their single " Change Your Life" on the Children In Need 2012 broadcast appeal show, helping raise over £26,757,446 for the cause which helps disadvantaged children in the UK. Little Mix also appeared at the two-part charity concert Children in Need Rocks 2013 to raise money for the campaign, performing a medley of their singles "Change Your Life", "DNA" and "Wings". The concert was broadcast on BBC One during the Children In Need week. In March 2014, Little Mix teamed up with BeatBullying, the largest anti-bullying organisation in Europe. The quartet is backing the anti-bullying media campaign "The Big March" and the #DeleteCyberbullying project. The campaign is urging the European Commission to introduce new laws to protect children from bullying and cyberbullying, for 77 million euros (£57m) to be set aside for services that protect them and for an annual awareness day to promote the movement. Pinnock said: "Myself and the girls have all experienced being bullied at some point in our life. When we see on Twitter that some of our fans are going through it now we find it so upsetting and that's the reason we feel so passionate about this campaign and the work that BeatBullying does." In March 2014, Little Mix released a cover of Cameo's single "Word Up!" as the official single for Sport Relief 2014. The group also visited Liberia to witness the work paid for by the Sport Relief donations. In 2019, Thirlwall and Pinnock climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for
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. In March 2021, Little Mix participated in
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's ''LOL-a-thon'' for
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's
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in support of helping those who struggle due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. The money raised would also help tackle hunger, homelessness, domestic abuse and mental health stigma. Little Mix have used their fame as a platform to advocate for
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, body positivity and
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rights.


Discography

* '' DNA'' (2012) * ''
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'' (2013) * ''
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'' (2015) * '' Glory Days'' (2016) * '' LM5'' (2018) * ''
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'' (2020)


Filmography


Concert tours


Headlining

* DNA Tour (2013) * The Salute Tour (2014) *
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(2016) * The Glory Days Tour (2017-2018) * Summer Hits Tour 2018 (2018) * LM5: The Tour (2019) *
The Confetti Tour The Confetti Tour was the seventh concert tour held by British girl group Little Mix, in support of their sixth studio album, ''Confetti'' (2020). The tour began on 9 April 2022 at the SSE Arena in Belfast, and concluded on 14 May 2022 at The ...
(2022)


Supporting

* ''The X Factor'' Live Tour (2012) * Demi Lovato
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(2014) * Ariana Grande
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(2017)


Guest

*
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(2015)


Cancelled

* Summer 2020 Tour (2020)


Awards and achievements

Little Mix was the first group to win The X Factor UK, becoming the first girl group to reach the final of the series, with their win marking the first time that a girl group had made it past week seven of the live shows. As of 2022, they remain the only girl group to have won the show. They remain as the winning act with the most number one songs from the series and the most 20 UK Top 40 singles. Their debut single "
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", made them the only third winners from the show, to follow up their winner's single with a second number-one. Their debut album DNA, reached number four on the US Billboard 200, setting a new record for the highest chart entry for a debut album by British girl group. It also had the highest chart entry there for female group’s debut album since
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in 2006. In 2015,
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reached number one on the
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, remaining at number one for three consecutive weeks, becoming the first single by a girl group to spend more than one week at number one since sugababes released " About You Now" in 2007. It became the first single by girl group in over a decade to achieve a platinum certification. In the same year Little Mix became the first UK girl group to have their first three studio albums debut in the top fifteen of the ''Billboard'' 200. It set a new record for the longest-charting album by a girl group on the
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.
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, became the group's fourth number one single in the UK, making them the act with the most number-one singles from The X Factor UK. It later became the second-best selling girl group single released in the UK, behind "
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", by the Spice Girls. It holds the record for the most streamed girl group song in the country with over 196 million streams. Little Mix's fourth album, Glory Days, made them the eighth girl group to achieve a number-one album in the UK. It also became the fastest-selling number-one album by a girl group in 15 years, since '' Survivor'' by Destiny's Child, and achieved the highest first-week UK album sales for a girl group since '' Spiceworld''. It spent five weeks at number one, the longest run at the top for a girl group album since the Spice Girls released ''Spice'' in 1996. It holds the record for the longest charting girl group album inside the top 40 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2018, the album became Little Mix's first to reach over a billion streams on
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, and became the most streamed girl group album on the platform, and the first girl group album to reach 2 billion streams. " Woman Like Me" became the first song by a girl group to reach number one on the worldwide iTunes chart. In the 2018, Little mix was the first girl group to have five top-five studio albums on the
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. They are also the first girl group to have three or more albums receive over a billion streams each on the Spotify. They are the girl group with the most platinum music certifications in the United Kingdom and Australia. In 2021, they became the first girl group to accumulate 100 weeks spent in the Top 10 of the UK Official Singles Chart. When " Sweet Melody" reached number one in 2021, it made Little Mix joint 11th on the list of artists with the most number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart. The group also hold the record for the most number-one singles on
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, with eight in total. Their singles "Shout Out to My Ex", "Touch" and "Black Magic" are three of the most-streamed songs by female artists on the UK's Official Top 40. The group have embarked on six tours and have sold over three million concert tickets worldwide. Their fourth concert The Glory Days Tour, became the sixth highest-grossing tour of 2017 by a female artists. During the LM5: The Tour in 2019, they received an award from
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for their 12 headline shows at the venue. In 2022, Following the first of their two shows at Glasgow's OVO Hydro Arena, they were awarded a framed plaque to commemorate them becoming the band that has played the most dates and the group with the highest all-time ticket sales at the arena. According to Pollstar, they ranked at number 40 for tour earnings, female artists between 2000 and 2019. The group have earned a total of $94 million from all across their tours. Little Mix have received a number of notable awards including three
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, six
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, one iHeartRadio Music Award, six Global Music Awards, four
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and one British LGBT Award. At the
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, they won their first ever Brit Award for Best British Single for "
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". In 2019 they won the fan-voted award for British Artist Video of the Year, making them the first girl group to win the award since the Spice Girls in 1997. At the
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, they became the first girl group to win the award for Best British Group. They are the act with the most wins for best UK & Ireland act at the
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, winning five awards in total. In 2021 they were given the Women of the Year Gamechangers in Music award at the
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. The group have appeared on
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2017 list of the most influential people in the UK, the ''Forbes'' "30 Under 30" list in 2018, and the ''Sunday Times'' "Young Rich List" for four years from 2017 to 2021, with an estimated net worth of £66.7 million as of 2021. They have been described as one of the best girl groups of all time. They are one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, with sales of over 50 million records. Little Mix are one of the most streamed girl group's on Spotify and are the first girl group to have multiple albums reach over a billion combined streams on the platform. They hold the record for the most streamed girl group on
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. They are also the first girl group to reaxh hit 5, 6, and 7 billion streams on the platform. Their fourth studio album Glory Days, also holds the record for being the most streamed girl group and is the first album by a girl group to hit 2 billion streams. They once held the record for the most music videos to reach a 100 million views on YouTube before being surpassed by Korean girl group
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, in 2021. As of 2021, Little Mix has sold over 28 million singles in the UK and over 3.6 million albums. They have achieved 31 Top 40 singles, nineteen top ten singles, and five number one singles. The group's singles has charted for 630 weeks on the
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with their albums reaching 429 weeks. Little Mix has also amassed over 12 billion streams worldwide, including over 7 billion streams on
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. In 2020, it was reported by the
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, that the group has amassed over 1.9 billion streams in the UK.


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