[go: up one dir, main page]
Jump to content

Little Mix

Page semi-protected
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Little Mix
Little Mix in 2022 From left to right: Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards
Little Mix in 2022
From left to right: Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards
Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2011–2022[a]
Labels
Members
Past membersJesy Nelson
Websitelittle-mix.com

Little Mix are an English girl group that formed on the eighth series of The X Factor. They are the first group and the only girl group to win the original UK series.[1] The lineup consisted of Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, and originally Jesy Nelson, before her departure from the group in 2020. Regarded as the show's most successful winning act, their success led to a girl band renaissance in the UK. Little Mix's vocals and harmonies have garnered critical acclaim[2] and the group have been ranked as one of the best vocal girl groups.[3][4] They were often dubbed, by some media, as the "biggest girl group in the world", before going on a hiatus in 2022, allowing its members to pursue solo projects.[5]

Little Mix rose to prominence with their debut single "Wings" (2012), achieving five number-one singles, and nineteen top ten entries on the UK Singles Chart. Launched into mainstream recognition after the release of "Black Magic", becoming the first song by a girl group since 2008 to spend multiple weeks at number one. In 2023, it also became the first music video by a British girl group to surpass one billion streams on YouTube and was ranked by Billboard as one of the "Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time".[6] The group has broken various records during their career, including becoming the first girl group to spend over 100 weeks inside the top ten of the UK Singles Chart, the first to accumulate six top five entries on the UK Albums Chart, and for holding the record for the highest chart entry for a debut album by a UK girl group on the US Billboard 200.

The group achieved moderate success in America and retained a popular following in Europe, South America, Asia and other regions with Forbes naming them as one of the most influential acts in Europe. Little Mix also made appearances on Debrett's list of the most influential people in the UK, the Forbes "30 Under 30", and the Sunday Times "Young Rich List". Their music has amassed over 15 billion streams worldwide, making them one of the most streamed girl groups on Spotify. Since their debut, their music has been cited as gay anthems, girl power anthems, and feminist anthems, while gaining popularity in South Korea, with Pitchfork describing them as "the girl group who has captured K-pop's spirit better than any other western girl group".[7][8] Little Mix have sold over 3 million concert tickets worldwide, and performed in over 20 countries across their tours, with the Confetti Tour, being their most critically acclaimed.[9][10][11]

In 2021, Little Mix became the first girl group in 41 years to win the British Group award at the Brit Awards. Their other accolades include a Madame Tussauds figure, three Brit Awards, seven MTV Europe Music Awards (the most wins for Best UK & Ireland Act), four Glamour Awards, a iHeartRadio Music Award, two Japanese Gold Disc Awards and three Guinness World Records. They have amassed a huge following of LGBTQ+ fans winning a British LGBT Award, an Attitude Award, and were named as Glamour's "Women of the Year and Game-changers in music". Often named as one of the greatest girl groups of all time, Little Mix have sold over an estimated 60 million records worldwide,[12][13][14][15] making then one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, and one of Britain's biggest selling acts.[16]

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 The X Factor in front of judges Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow, Tulisa and Kelly Rowland,[17] but failed the first challenge of the "bootcamp" section.[18] 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.[18][19] 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.[20] Footage released in November 2022 revealed that Rowland alone was the judge who formed the group.[21]

Little Mix in 2012

They reached the live shows section and were mentored by Tulisa.[22] During the first live show on 8 October 2011, Rhythmix performed "Super Bass" by American recording artist Nicki Minaj. Their rendition was praised by the judges with Barlow calling them the "best girl band that's ever been on The X Factor."[23] 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".[24][25] 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."[26] 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.[26] On 28 October 2011, it was announced that the group's new name would be "Little Mix".[27]

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 (series 2) and Hope (series 4), who had both lasted until week 7. Through the remaining course of the competition the group generally received positive feedback. On 3 December 2011, during the semi-final stage of the show, Little Mix performed The Supremes's "You Keep Me Hangin' On" for their Motown classic as well as Beyoncé's hit "If I Were a Boy" for a song they believe it can get them to the final. 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 them 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. On 4 December 2011, Little Mix made X Factor history by becoming the first girlband ever to make the final of the show. They advanced to the final alongside Marcus Collins and Amelia Lily.

On 11 December 2011, Little Mix were announced as the winners of The X Factor 2011, the first time that a group had won the UK show and the second (of five) in the worldwide franchise (after Random on the first series of the Australian version).[28][29] Their winner's single was a cover of Damien Rice's song "Cannonball", which was released via digital download on 11 December 2011 and on CD on 14 December 2011.[30][31] The Xtra Factor: The Winner's Story was shown on ITV2 on 17 December 2011.[32] Their debut single topped the UK Singles Chart on 18 December 2011.[33] They made the Christmas number one spot on the Irish Singles Chart, beating novelty songs by The Saw Doctors and Ryan Sheridan.[34]

2012–2013: DNA and international breakthrough

Little Mix performing on the DNA Tour (2013)

On 25 January 2012, Little Mix made an appearance at the National Television Awards and performed the En Vogue song "Don't Let Go (Love)". They also accompanied fellow judges Gary Barlow and their mentor Tulisa Contostavlos on stage to receive the Best Talent Show award that had been won by The X Factor.[36] In May 2012, Little Mix reportedly signed a deal with Vivid and Bravado to release signature products including dolls, puzzles, accessories and games.[37] Prior to their debut single release, the group covered an a cappella version of Beyoncé's "End of Time" and uploaded it on YouTube; the cover was publicly praised, especially for the group's impressive harmonies.[38] Later in August, they also uploaded another cover, this time an acoustic cover of "We Are Young" by Fun ft. Janelle Monáe 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.[39]

Little Mix performed their debut single "Wings" for the first time at the T4 on the Beach concert on 1 July.[40] The single debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart.[41] On 31 August 2012, the group's autobiography, titled Ready to Fly, was released by HarperCollins.[42][43] 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 Sunrise. "Wings" subsequently reached number 2 on the Australian iTunes chart and number 3 on the ARIA charts.[44] Their debut album, DNA, was released in November 2012. Nicola Roberts 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,[45] and in January 2013 they signed a record deal with Columbia Records in North America.[46] "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.[47] On 3 February 2013, they released "Change Your Life" as the album's third single, which charted at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.[48] On 4 March 2013, it was announced that "How Ya Doin'?" would be released as the fourth and final single from their debut album.[49]

On 21 March, they announced that their next single, "How Ya Doin'?", would feature Grammy Award-winning musician Missy Elliott.[50] 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.[51] "How Ya Doin'?" debuted at number 57 on the UK Singles Chart on 20 April 2013, before ascending to number 23 the week after.[52] In its third week, the song peaked at number 16,[53] marking Little Mix's fifth consecutive UK top 20 hit.[54] It charted for a further seven weeks.[54] "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.[55] 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.[56] The single peaked at number 16 on the Scottish Singles Chart on 11 May 2013,[57] marking the group's fifth consecutive top 20 hit in Scotland.[58]

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.[59] 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 David Guetta sound, but more R&B – a bit like Eve and Gwen Stefani's 'Let Me Blow Ya Mind'." They also revealed that they would be starting to write material for the new album in the coming months.[59] On 4 October, they uploaded a video to their official YouTube page, announcing that their second album would be called Salute and would be available for pre-order on 7 October.[60] The album was released on 11 November 2013 in the United Kingdom and was released in the United States on 4 February 2014.[61] Throughout the recording process, Little Mix worked with several producers, including TMS, Future Cut, Fred Ball, Duvall and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. 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.

Little Mix in February 2014

On 23 September 2013, "Move" was premiered on BBC Radio 1. 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[62] and gold in the UK for sales of 400,000.[63] "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.[64] 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 Sport Relief 2014.[65][66] 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 "Salute" will be released as the album's third single. It impacted UK radio on 28 April 2014.[67] The official music video premiered on 2 May 2014 on the group's official YouTube channel.[68] 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 Birmingham, England at the LG Arena and ended on 27 July 2014 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre. 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.[69]

2015–2016: Get Weird

Little Mix performing on the Get Weird Tour (2016)

At the 2015 Brit Awards, the group confirmed that their album was completed, describing it as having a "whole new sound" and projecting the release for sometime in 2015.[70] Having written over 100 songs for their forthcoming album,[71] In May 2015 Little Mix released the lead single "Black Magic" 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 Sugababes's "About You Now" in October 2007.[72][73] 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,[74] Platinum in Canada for sales of 80,000 and double Platinum both in Australia and the UK for sales of 140,000[75] and 1,200,000[76] respectively. Little Mix also co-wrote Britney Spears' single "Pretty Girls", which was also released in May 2015.[77]

On 15 July 2015, Little Mix announced on Twitter that their third studio album would be titled Get Weird and would be available for pre-order in the UK from the following day, with a global release date set for 6 November 2015.[78] The group performed at the Gibraltar Music Festival on 5 September 2015, an annual music festival held in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.[79] On 25 September the group released "Love Me Like You" 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.[80] 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.[81] 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.[82] The group performed a medley of "Black Magic" and "Sax" with the former UK X Factor contestant Fleur East 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 Brit Awards, where they were nominated for Best British Single and British Artist Video.

On 13 March 2016 Little Mix embarked on The Get Weird Tour 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.[83] 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 reggae pop 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.[84]

2016–2019: Glory Days and LM5

Little Mix performing on The Glory Days Tour in Glasgow

On 21 June 2016, it was revealed that the group had begun work on their fourth studio album; they later confirmed that they would be releasing new music "before Christmas".[85] In an interview at V Festival in Chelmsford, the group announced that the lead single from their fourth studio album would be released in October 2016.[86] On 13 October 2016, Little Mix announced the song's title as "Shout Out to My Ex" 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.[87] The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart becoming their fourth chart topping single there.[88] It sold 67,000 downloads in its opening week, becoming the biggest opening week download sales for a song in 2016 in the UK.[88]

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.[89][90] 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.[90] 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.[91] The album reached number one in Ireland and debuted at number two in Australia,[92] and in the top 10 in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain.[93][94][95]

On 1 December 2016, Little Mix performed "Shout Out to My Ex", at the 2016 Los 40 Music Awards in Barcelona, Spain.[96] Little Mix announced on 5 December 2016 that "Touch" would be released as the second single from Glory Days. It was released on 18 December 2016 and reached number four in the UK.[97] At the 2017 Brit Awards 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 Machine Gun Kelly, 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 Dangerous Woman Tour.[98] 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.[99][100] A remix of their song "Power", 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 Latin American boy band CNCO collaborated on a remixed version of the latter group's song "Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)".[101] 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.[102] As of November 2017, Glory Days has sold over 1.6 million copies worldwide.[103] 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.[104]

Still of the group performing "Woman Like Me" with Minaj on 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards, via YouTube

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.[105] On 14 June 2018, it was revealed that a song by Little Mix and American DJ trio Cheat Codes, "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.[106][107]

In September 2018, the group announced "Woman Like Me", the lead single from their fifth studio album LM5, featuring US rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released on 12 October 2018.[108] The music video for the song was released two weeks after, on 25 October 2018.[109] The song debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart, 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.[110] Little Mix also performed the song on The X Factor on 27 October 2018.[111][112]

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".[113][114]

On 2 November 2018, the group released "Joan of Arc" as the first promotional single from LM5, and peaked at number 61 on the UK Singles Chart.[115] 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.[116][117] The group then performed "Woman Like Me" alongside Nicki Minaj at the MTV European Music Awards on 4 November 2018, where they won an award for best UK & Ireland Act.[118] 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.[119] On 13 November 2018, Little Mix teamed up with Apple Music 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.[120] 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.[121] Alongside the album release, the music videos for the album tracks "Strip" and "More Than Words" were also released.[122]

Little Mix performing in Paris during their LM5: The Tour in 2019.

On 14 December 2018, Little Mix performed "Think About Us" for the first time on The Graham Norton Show.[123] 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.[124] The song peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.[117] At the 2019 Brit Awards, 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.[125] During a live stream, Jesy Nelson mentioned that the group were at the writing stage for their sixth studio album.[126] They announced their single "Bounce Back" on 26 May 2019.[127] On the same day, Little Mix performed at the 2019 BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.[128] "Bounce Back" was released on 14 June 2019. On 1 September 2019, the group headlined the second night of the Fusion Festival in Liverpool, UK.[129]

Little Mix's sixth concert tour, LM5: The Tour, started on 16 September 2019 in Madrid, Spain. The tour supported their fifth studio album, LM5, and consisted of 40 shows across Europe, concluding on 22 November 2019.[130] During the last show of the tour, Stormzy and Kamille joined Little Mix to perform "Power" and "More Than Words" respectively.[131] 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.[132] The group was named as the eighth most played artist of that year in the UK.[133]

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 São Paulo, Brazil. They performed at the festival on 8 March 2020.[134] In February 2020, the group began filming a reality television music competition show, titled Little Mix The Search, which began airing on BBC One on 26 September 2020.[135]

In March 2020, Pollstar 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.[136] On 12 March 2020, Little Mix released a music video for their song, "Wasabi", which marked the end of their LM5 era.[137]

On 27 March 2020, the group released "Break Up Song", the lead single from their then-untitled upcoming sixth studio album.[138] This was the first release entirely under their new record label RCA.[139] The single was accompanied by a lyric video, released on the same day.[140] 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 COVID-19 pandemic.[141] 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 "Touch" on the UK exclusive broadcast of the One World: Together at Home concert.[142] On 24 July, the group released the second single from the album, titled "Holiday".[143][144] The song was announced in a video posted to social media on 16 July 2020.[145] A lyric video for the song was also released on the group's YouTube channel.[146] The music video for "Holiday" was released on 28 August 2020.[citation needed] 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.[147] 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' "Falling", with a mash-up of Joel Corry's "Head & Heart" towards the end.[148][149] On 9 October, the promotional single "Not a Pop Song" was released.[150] On 15 October, Little Mix announced their second promotional single "Happiness", released the next day.[151] Their third single from the album, "Sweet Melody" was released on 23 October, as well as an accompanying music video.[152] The track reached number one in the UK in January 2021, three months after its initial release.[117]

Their sixth album, Confetti, was released on 6 November 2020 with the title track being released the day before on 5 November 2020.[153] The album art, title and release date were all announced on 16 September 2020.[154] Confetti was described by Pinnock as the group's "biggest" album yet.[155] On 8 November 2020, the group hosted the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards; they also performed "Sweet Melody" at the ceremony.[156] From 21 to 22 November, a tour film of the LM5 Tour premiered in cinemas worldwide.[157][158] The trailer for the film was released on YouTube on 15 October 2020.[158] In Mexico, LM5: The Tour Film debuted in tenth place at the Mexican box office with $375.9 thousand pesos grossed.[159]

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 publicist on 17 November 2020 that Nelson would take an extended hiatus from the group for medical reasons.[160] On 23 November, Little Mix and Nathan Dawe announced their collaboration for "No Time for Tears" on their social media.[161] It was released as a single on 25 November 2020 by RCA and Warner Music.[162] On 14 December 2020, Nelson announced her departure from the group due to mental health struggles.[163][164] Following Nelson's departure, the group announced they would continue as a trio.[164]

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.[165] 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.[166] 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.[167] They also won the award for "Gamechangers in Music" at the Glamour Women of The Year Awards.[168] Later that month, the group was featured on BBC Radio 1's LOL-a-thon for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day in support of helping those who struggle due to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.[169] On 31 March 2021, Little Mix were announced as one of the nominees for British Group at the 2021 Brit Awards.[170]

Little Mix members Leigh-Anne Pinnock (left) and Perrie Edwards (right) both announced their pregnancies in May 2021.

On 21 April 2021, Little Mix announced that a remix of "Confetti", the title track of their most recent album, would serve as the album's fourth single. The remix, featuring American rapper Saweetie, was released on 30 April 2021, alongside a music video for the remix.[171] The song debuted at number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart.[172] On 29 April, the day before "Confetti" was released, Little Mix were featured on the cover of Euphoria Magazine.[173] In May 2021, Little Mix were announced as the winner in the Best Group category at the 2021 Global Awards,[174] and became the first ever girl group to win the Brit Award for British Group at the 2021 Brit Awards.[175] The same month, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards both announced their pregnancies.[176] 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.[177] On 14 May 2021, Little Mix teased new music by posting a link to a website that displayed a 24-hour timer.[178] On 15 May 2021, after the 24-hour timer finished, the group announced their new single "Heartbreak Anthem" with Galantis and David Guetta, which was released on 20 May 2021.[179] 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.[180] On 21 May, a day after the release of "Heartbreak Anthem", Little Mix were featured on the digital cover issue of Hunger magazine.[181] In June 2021, it was revealed that Little Mix were the most-played group on UK radio in 2020 and the sixth overall.[182]

On 16 July 2021, it was announced that Little Mix would be honoured with wax figures 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.[183] 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.[184] On 23 July, the group released "Kiss My (Uh Oh)" in collaboration with Anne-Marie as the fourth single from her second studio album, Therapy.[185] The music video for the song was directed by Hannah Lux Davis and premiered on Anne-Marie's YouTube channel the same day.[186]

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.[187] Between Us was released in November 2021, featuring five new songs.[188][189] 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.[190][191] In the same month, Little Mix won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act, their fifth win in the category.[192]

On 2 December 2021, the group announced that they would be going on hiatus following the completion of their planned Confetti Tour in 2022 to "recharge" and work on solo projects.[193][194] In December 2021, Amazon named Little Mix as one of biggest artists of 2021 year on Amazon Music.[195] 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.[196] 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".[197]

On 27 January 2022, Little Mix was nominated at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards for Dance Song of The Year with "Heartbreak Anthem".[198] On 3 February, it was announced that the group was Sony Music'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.[199]

Little Mix performing at their Confetti Tour in Leeds, England.

On 5 April 2022, the group was nominated for "Best Group" at the Global Awards.[200] Between April and May 2022 the group embarked on The Confetti Tour, which started on 9 April 2022 at the SSE Arena in Belfast, and concluded on 14 May 2022 at The O2 Arena in London.[201] 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.[202]

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 along with merchandise on 27 April 2022, with a portion of proceeds being donated to the charities Child Poverty Action Group and Choose Love.[203] 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.[204][205] In the same month, the group appeared on The One Show, which was their last interview before their hiatus.[206] 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.[207]

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.[208][209] On 20 June, it was revealed that the group was the fourth most played artist of 2021 in the UK.[210] On 7 July, Between Us was announced by Official Charts, as the fifth biggest selling album in the UK so far of that year.[211] On 13 July, Little Mix announced a limited vinyl edition of their sixth studio album Confetti, in partnership with UNICEF UK, for their Blue Vinyl series.[212] On 6 August, they released their 2023 edition calendar.[213]

Artistry

Little Mix are mainly a pop,[214][215] R&B,[216][217] and dance-pop[217] girl group, with influences from genres including tropical house, latin pop, and electronic music.[218] Their lyrics are often centred around feminism, gender equality, LGBT rights, body positivity, and sexism. All three members possess a three-octave soprano vocal range.[219]

Perrie Edwards cites Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson and Steve Perry from the American rock band Journey as her musical influences.[220] Jesy Nelson cites Spice Girls, TLC 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, Michael Jackson, Destiny's Child, En Vogue, Rihanna and TLC as their musical influences.[220][221][222]

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.[223] During their decade together before the group announced their hiatus in 2021, they was often labelled as "the biggest girl group in the world"[224][225][226][227] with The Times citing them "as the most successful girl group since the Spice Girls,[228] and Variety describing them as the biggest girl group since the Spice Girls.[229] 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.[230][231] In 2022, Us Weekly magazine named them as one of the best girl groups of all time.[232]

Little Mix was named by Forbes as one of the most influential acts in Europe, referring to them as "this decade's answer to Spice Girls".[233] 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!".[234] The group influence has also expanded overseas to Asian countries with their music being covered by numerous kpop idols, groups, and trainees, with Twice citing them as one of their influences.[235] In 2021, Pitchfork wrote that "Little Mix have captured K-pop's spirit better than any other Western girl group".[236] The group are also known for their strong vocals and signature harmonies.[237]

Little Mix have been hailed as "the feminist girl band of our time".[238][239][240] The group have been noted for their involvement with the feminist, girl power, and women's rights movement, with some of their songs' including "Power", "Salute", and "Woman Like Me" being regarded as either girl power or feminist anthems.[241][242][243] Their music has often been the subject of numerous topics including feminism, bullying, gender equality, female empowerment, body positivity, and sexism.[241][244][245][246][247] In 2021, they was the first girl group to win Best British Group at the Brit Awards 2021, 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.[248]

Little Mix have amassed a huge following of LGBTQ fans and are cited as LGBTQ+ allies.[249][250] Writing for Gay Times, 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".[251][252] 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.[253][254] Their 2016 single "Secret Love Song" is also regarded as a gay anthem, and is credited to helping people come to terms with their own sexuality and feelings.[255][256] In 2021, Glamour honoured them as Women of the Year Gamechangers in Music.[227]

Little Mix are listed one of the most influential people in the UK after appearing on Debrett's list of the most influential people in the UK, and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2018.[257] The group have appeared on the Sunday Times "Young Rich List" for five consecutive years from 2017 to 2022 with an estimated net worth of 60 million.[258] They were named by DIY as one of the most defining pop groups of our generation.[259] 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 75 million records worldwide.[13]

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').[147] On 21 August 2020, the group performed the concert at Knebworth House, where they had also filmed their "Woman Like Me" music video in 2018.[260] The concert showcased the live premiere of "Break Up Song" and "Holiday". It also has two exclusive performances for Compare The Market account holders.[261] 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.[262]

Main article: Little Mix The Search

On 17 October 2019, it was announced that the group were set to launch a talent series on BBC One titled Little Mix The Search, in which they would create and mentor new bands, with the winners joining them on their Summer 2020 Tour.[263] The series was set to premiere in April 2020,[264] 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.[265]

Products and endorsements

In May 2012, Little Mix launched a Union Flag-themed pack of M&M's and performed at the M&M's World store in London.[266] That year they also released their first book, called Ready to Fly. The title is a reference to their debut single "Wings". The book was published through HarperCollins and documents the group's journey since auditioning for The X Factor.[267] The girl group signed a joint deal with toymaker Vivid and music merchandiser Bravado to release a range of products including dolls, puzzles, accessories and games in November.[268]

During 2012, Little Mix also unveiled a children's clothing range with clothing retailer Primark. The line was aimed at 7–13-year olds and was composed of accessories, T-shirts, leggings and nightwear.[269] In 2013, the group promoted Schwarzkopf hair dye Live Colour XXL through their music video for "How Ya Doin'?".[51] That year, the group also launched a range of nails and nail wraps in partnership with Elegant Touch and New Look.[270] In early 2014, Little Mix launched their new range of nails with Elegant Touch as a result of the previous success.[271] In September 2013, Little Mix launched their first makeup line with Collection.[272] During May 2014, the group teamed up with Vibe Audio to bring out Little Mix zip cable headphones.[273]

In June 2015, Little Mix launched their debut fragrance "Gold Magic".[274] In December 2015, it was announced that Little Mix would be the new global ambassadors for the women's fitness brand USA Pro.[275] In July 2016, Little Mix launched their second fragrance "Wishmaker".[276] In 2017, their third fragrance, "Wishmaker Party Edition" was released. In 2018, Little Mix partnered with dry shampoo brand, Colab.[277] Later that year, Little Mix released limited edition skin care products in partnership with Simple, a skin care brand owned by Unilever, with the group being involved in creating the packaging for the products.[278] Little Mix's partnership with Simple continued in 2019 and 2020, continuing in partnership with anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label, and aims to tackle online bullying. The group also launched the 'Choose Kindness' campaign with the latter together with a new skin care range.[279][280] Their fourth fragrance, Style, was also released. In September 2018, Little Mix released their second makeup line, LMX Beauty in Boots UK.[281] On 7 November 2019, Little Mix released their first clothing collection with PrettyLittleThing.[282]

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 JLS and One Direction.[283] They covered the 1978 hit single "Wishing on a Star" by Rose Royce. 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.[284] 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.[285]

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."[286] In March 2014, Little Mix released a cover of Cameo's single "Word Up!" as the official single for Sport Relief 2014.[287] The group also visited Liberia to witness the work paid for by the Sport Relief donations.[288] In 2019, Thirlwall and Pinnock climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief.[289]

In March 2021, Little Mix participated in BBC Radio 1's LOL-a-thon for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day 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.[169][290]

Little Mix have used their fame as a platform to advocate for female empowerment, body positivity and LGBTQ+ rights.[291]

Discography

Main articles: Little Mix discography and list of songs

Filmography

Little Mix filmography
Year Name Role Notes Ref.
2011 The X Factor Themselves Winner, Series 8 [292]
2012 Styled to Rock Celebrity mentors Season 1; Episode 3 [293][294]
2017 Glory Days: The Documentary Themselves Tour documentary [295]
2019 Celebrity Gogglebox One episode [296]
Eat in with Little Mix Web series [297]
Jesy Nelson: Odd One Out Documentary [298]
2020 Little Mix The Search Judges Music competition series [299]
One World: Together at Home Themselves Television special [300]
2020 MTV Europe Music Awards Hosts Also performers [301]
How to Be Anne-Marie Themselves Documentary [302]
LM5: The Tour Film Tour film [303]
2021 Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power Documentary [304]

Concert tours

Headlining

Supporting

Guest

Cancelled

  • Summer 2020 Tour (2020)[306]

Awards and achievements

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Little Mix

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.[307][308] As of 2022, they remain the only girl group to have won the show.[309] They remain as the winning act with the most number one songs from the series and the most 20 UK Top 40 singles.[16] Their debut single "Wings", made them the only third winners from the show, to follow up their winner's single with a second number-one.[310] 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 a female group's debut album since Danity Kane in 2006.[311][312][313]

In 2015, Black Magic reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, 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.[314] It became the first single by girl group in over a decade to achieve a platinum certification.[315] 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.[316] It set a new record for the longest-charting album by a girl group on the UK Albums Chart.[317] Shout Out to My Ex, 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.[318] It later became the second-best selling girl group single released in the UK, behind "Wannabe", by the Spice Girls.[319] It holds the record for the most streamed girl group song in the country with over 196 million streams.[320]

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.[321] 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.[322] It holds the record for the longest charting girl group album inside the top 40 on the UK Albums Chart.[322] In 2018, the album became Little Mix's first to reach over a billion streams on Spotify, and became the most streamed girl group album on the platform, and the first girl group album to reach 2 billion streams.[323] "Woman Like Me" became the first song by a girl group to reach number one on the worldwide iTunes chart.[324]

In the 2018, Little mix was the first girl group to have five top-five studio albums on the UK Albums Chart.[325] They are also the first girl group to have three or more albums receive over a billion streams each on the Spotify.[326] They are the girl group with the most platinum music certifications in the United Kingdom and Australia.[327][328] In 2021, they became the first girl group to accumulate 100 weeks spent in the Top 10 of the UK Official Singles Chart.[329] 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.[330] The group also hold the record for the most number-one singles on the Official Big Top 40, with eight in total.[331] 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.[332]

The group have embarked on six tours and have sold over three million concert tickets worldwide.[333] Their fourth concert The Glory Days Tour, became the sixth highest-grossing tour of 2017 by a female artists.[334] During the LM5: The Tour in 2019, they received an award from the O2 Arena for their 12 headline shows at the venue.[335] 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.[336] 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.[337]

Little Mix have received a number of notable awards including three Brit Awards, six MTV Europe Music Awards, one iHeartRadio Music Award, six Global Music Awards, four Glamour Awards and one British LGBT Award. At the 2017 Brit Awards, they won their first ever Brit Award for Best British Single for "Shout Out to My Ex". 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 2021 Brit Awards, 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 MTV Europe Music Awards, winning five awards in total. In 2021 they were given the Women of the Year Gamechangers in Music award at the Glamour Awards.[338]

The group have appeared on Debrett's 2017 list of the most influential people in the UK, the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in 2018,[339] 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.[340] They have been described as one of the best girl groups of all time.[341] They are one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, with sales of over 50 million records.[342] 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.[343] They hold the record for the most streamed girl group on Spotify. 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.[344] 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 Twice, in 2021.[345]

As of 2021, Little Mix has sold over 28 million singles in the UK and over 3.6 million albums.[346] They have achieved 31 Top 40 singles, nineteen top ten singles, and five number one singles.[346] The group's singles has charted for 630 weeks on the UK Singles Chart with their albums reaching 429 weeks.[347] Little Mix has also amassed over 12 billion streams worldwide, including over 7 billion streams on YouTube. In 2020, it was reported by the Official Charts, that the group has amassed over 1.9 billion streams in the UK.[348][11]

Notes

  1. ^ Indefinite hiatus

References

  1. ^ "Unearthed video shows how Little Mix were really formed". Capital. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ Damshenas, Sam (2 July 2024). "Pop emergency: Little Mix icon Jade finally announces debut single". GAY TIMES. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  3. ^ Rawlinson, Kevin (29 July 2021). "It's a no from me: ITV confirms The X Factor will not be back". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ Griffiths, George (1 September 2022). "Flashback 2012: Little Mix spread their Wings and fly to Number 1". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Little Mix announce they're going on hiatus in emotional statement". Capital. 2 December 2021.
  6. ^ Billboard Staff (10 July 2017). "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ^ "TWICE: Taste of Love". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  8. ^ Williams, Kyann-Sian (16 June 2023). "Listen to Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock's debut solo single, 'Don't Say Love'". NME. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Little Mix serve regal realness in new music video for Love (Sweet Love)". GAY TIMES. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  10. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (4 July 2023). "Little Mix on Simon Cowell, new album LM5 and online trolls". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Little Mix Confetti vs Kylie Disco". Official Charts. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  12. ^ Brandle, Lars (16 June 2023). "Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Drops First Solo Single 'Don't Say Love': Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  13. ^ a b Aubrey, Elizabeth (16 September 2023). "Leigh-Anne Pinnock hints debut album will be released next year". NME. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  14. ^ Fletcher, Harry (8 November 2023). "The 10 best girl groups of all time, from TLC to Girls Aloud". Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  15. ^ Webster, Abby (20 May 2024). "21 Best Girl Groups of All Time". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Little Mix's Leigh-Anne talks racial bias with Birmingham City University academic". 10 September 2021.
  17. ^ Plunkett, John (19 December 2011). "X Factor: Little Mix have lowest-selling winner's single since 2004". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Little Mix to earn £8 million after winning X Factor". Hello. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  19. ^ "Bootcamp 2". The X Factor. Series 8. Episode 9. 25 September 2011. ITV. ITV 1.
  20. ^ Metro (6 October 2011). "X Factor finalists Rhythmix in legal trouble with charity over name". Metro. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  21. ^ McShane, Jennifer (13 November 2022). "Unseen X Factor footage reveals Kelly Rowland was brains behind Little Mix formation". Metro. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  22. ^ "X Factor: Tulisa Planning Duet With Little Mix?". MTV. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  23. ^ "The X Factor 2011 first live show round-up". Metro. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  24. ^ Halliday, Josh (9 November 2011). "X Factor: Simon Cowell drops attempt to trademark Rhythmix". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  25. ^ Glamour (21 November 2011). "Simon Cowell donates money to Rhythmix charity". CondéNetUK. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012.
  26. ^ a b Nissim, Mayer (26 October 2011). "'X Factor' Rhythmix to change name following charity pressure". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  27. ^ "X Factor girl band Rhythmix are renamed Little Mix". BBC. 28 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  28. ^ "Teen, duo, country mum battle for X Factor". AAP. The West Australian. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  29. ^ "Little Mix are first girl group to win the X Factor – CBBC Newsround". BBC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  30. ^ "Cannonball". Amazon.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  31. ^ Hackford Jones (2011). "X Factor Winners Little Mix Release Debut Single Cannonball". Hackford Jones PR. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  32. ^ "The Xtra Factor: Winner's Story 2011". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  33. ^ Music Week (2011). "The Official UK Singles Chart [Week 50]". Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  34. ^ "Little Mix claim Irish Christmas No.1". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 23 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  35. ^ "Press releases | Little Mix named The X Factor Winners 2011 – ITV Press Centre". itv.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  36. ^ "National Television Awards: The X Factor wins best Talent Show". 25 January 2012. STV. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  37. ^ "Little Mix To Launch Own Range of Dolls For Christmas". EntertainmentWise. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  38. ^ Tellymix (2012). "X Factor's Little Mix cover Beyonce's 'End Of Time' Acapella". Tellymix. London. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  39. ^ CapitalFM (2012). "Little Mix Announce New Single 'Wings' Ahead Of Alan Carr Appearance". CapitalFM. London. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  40. ^ "Little Mix debut new single 'Wings'". Digital Spy. 1 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  41. ^ "Little Mix – 'Wings' Music Video". Directlyrics.com. 25 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  42. ^ "The X Factor and The Voice still doing wonders – for the judgesalbum". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  43. ^ "Little Mix release the artwork for their official autobiography!". Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  44. ^ ariacharts (2012). "Chartifacts". ariacharts. Australia. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016.
  45. ^ "Little Mix premiere new music video 'DNA' – watch – Music News". Digital Spy. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  46. ^ "Little Mix sign US record deal with Columbia". Digital Spy. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  47. ^ Cragg, Michael (9 December 2015). "Has time run out on Little Mix's American adventure?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  48. ^ Corner, Lewis (31 January 2013). "Little Mix debut new single 'Change Your Life' music video – watch". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  49. ^ Corner, Lewis (4 March 2013). "Little Mix to release 'How Ya Doin'?' as new single?". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  50. ^ "The group reveal there will be a "big surprise" on their next single". Digital Spy. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  51. ^ a b "Little Mix reveal sponsorship deal for 'How Ya Doin?'". PopLedge. 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  52. ^ "2013-04-27 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 27 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  53. ^ Kyuss, Alex. "Chart Log UK – Chart Coverage and Record Sales 2006". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  54. ^ a b "Little Mix". officialcharts.com. Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  55. ^ "GFK Chart-Track". Irish Recorded Music Association. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  56. ^ Peak positions in Ireland:
    • For all except noted: Hung, Steffen. "Discography Little Mix". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
    • For "DNA": "GFK Chart-Track". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  57. ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  58. ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  59. ^ a b Copsey, Robert (14 March 2013). "Exclusive: Little Mix talk next album: 'It will be more R&B'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  60. ^ Corner, Lewis (4 October 2013). "Little Mix announce new album 'Salute' – video". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  61. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (17 October 2013). "Little Mix Sets U.S. Release Date for 'Salute'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  62. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". ARIA. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  63. ^ "British single certifications – Little Mix – Move". BPI. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014. Enter Move in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
  64. ^ Little Mix (21 November 2013). "Little Mix Single 2 Reveal". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  65. ^ Runcie, Charlotte (17 January 2014). "Little Mix to cover Word Up as Sport Relief single". London: Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  66. ^ "Newsbeat – Little Mix to record Cameo's Word Up as Sport Relief song". BBC. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  67. ^ Rigby, Sam (5 April 2014). "Little Mix announce new single 'Salute' – listen". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  68. ^ "Little Mix 'Salute' Music Video For First Play On Capital TV". Capital. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  69. ^ "Important Message For Our US Mixers – Little Mix – News". Little-Mix.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  70. ^ BBC Newsbeat (25 February 2015). "Little Mix: Our third album is finished and has a 'whole new sound'". BBC News. United Kingdom. BBC. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  71. ^ Saeed Saeed (30 March 2015). "Little Mix have big ambitions and lots of love". The National. United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  72. ^ "Little Mix conjures up a second week at number 1". Official Charts Company. 24 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  73. ^ "Little Mix score third week at Number 1 with Black Magic". Official Charts Company. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  74. ^ On 7 April 2016, "Black Magic" received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales in excess of 500,000 copies.
  75. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  76. ^ "British single certifications – Little Mix – Black Magic". BPI. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Enter Black Magic in the search field and then press Enter.
  77. ^ "Britney Sounds Great": Little Mix Reveal Their Excitement At Writing 'Pretty Girls'". Capital FM. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  78. ^ "Little Mix Announces 'Get Weird', Third Studio Album". Billboard. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  79. ^ "Little Mix added to Gibraltar Music Festival line up!". Heat World. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  80. ^ "Artists: Little Mix". Official Charts Company. 9 March 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  81. ^ "CONTINUING THE GIRL POWER LEGACY, LITTLE MIX SET TWO NEW RECORDS ON THE BILLBOARD 200 CHART!". England: CelebMix. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  82. ^ "British single certifications – Little Mix – Get Weird". BPI. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014. Enter Get Weird in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field by Format. Click Go
  83. ^ "Little Mix comemora 300 mil ingressos vendidos para turnê no Reino Unido | POPline". Portalpopline.virgula.uol.com.br. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  84. ^ Corner, Lewis (11 April 2016). "Little Mix confirm that Sean Paul collaboration 'Hair' will be their next single – listen to the song here". Digital Spy. United Kingdom: Hearst Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  85. ^ Bejamin, John (15 August 2016). "Little Mix Planning to Release Fourth Album 'Before Christmas'". fuse.tv. United States: Fuse Networks LLC. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  86. ^ "Little Mix confirm brand new single is coming soon". United Kingdom: Official Charts Company. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  87. ^ "Little Mix's Shout Out To My Ex Is ALREADY Number One On iTunes After INCREDIBLE X Factor Performance". Mtv.co.uk. 17 October 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  88. ^ a b Copsey, Rob (21 October 2016). "Little Mix's Shout Out To My Ex debuts at Number 1". Officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  89. ^ Myers, Justin (13 October 2016). "Little Mix reveal Glory Days album tracklist". Officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  90. ^ a b "Little Mix claim fastest-selling UK girl group Number 1 album since Spiceworld". OfficialCharts.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  91. ^ "Little Mix's Glory Days is the millennium's longest reigning girl group Number 1". OfficialCharts.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  92. ^ "Little Mix – Love Me like You (Chanson)". chart-track.co.uk. 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  93. ^ "Little Mix – Shout Out To My Ex". Dutch Charts. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  94. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  95. ^ "LITTLE MIX – SHOUT OUT TO MY EX (SONG)". Spanishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  96. ^ "LITTLE MIX GIRLS GIVE IT THEIR ALL ON STAGE". Los 40. 2 December 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  97. ^ Copsey, Rob (5 December 2016). "Little Mix announce second single from Glory Days album". Officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  98. ^ Lee, Christina (23 September 2016). "Little Mix & Victoria Monet To Open For Ariana Grande On 'Dangerous Woman' Tour". Idolator. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  99. ^ "Tour". little-mix.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  100. ^ "Little Mix's 2017 tour is so popular they've had to add 10 new dates". Digital Spy. 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  101. ^ Cobo, Leila (16 August 2017). "Little Mix Team Up With CNCO for 'Reggaeton Lento' Remix". Billboard. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  102. ^ White, Jack (2 October 2017). "Little Mix to re-release Glory Days album with new music". United Kingdom: Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  103. ^ "Little Mix's 'Glory Days: The Platinum Edition' available to pre-order". Sony Music UK. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  104. ^ Lovell, Lucy (27 November 2017). "Little Mix announce The Summer Hits Tour 2018 – including Bolton date". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  105. ^ White, Jack (19 February 2018). "Little Mix's Leigh-Anne confirms the band's new album will be released in 2018". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  106. ^ "Little Mix Have A New Song 'Only You' Coming With Cheat Codes!". MTV.co.uk. Viacom International Media Networks UK Limited. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  107. ^ Copsey, Rob (14 June 2018). "Brand new Little Mix song to feature on Love Island album". OfficialCharts.com. Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  108. ^ "Little Mix Announces New Single 'Woman Like Me,' Featuring Nicki Minaj". Billboard. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  109. ^ "Watch Little Mix, Nicki Minaj Challenge Stereotypes in 'Woman Like Me' Video". Rolling Stone. 26 October 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  110. ^ "Teen Awards: Little Mix, BTS and Cardi B winners at Radio 1 awards". BBC News. 21 October 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  111. ^ "Fans couldn't get enough of Little Mix's AMAZING performance on The X Factor". Heat. 29 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  112. ^ "We're coming back to @thexfactor! 💃🏽Can't wait to be back on that stage performing #WomanLikeMe this Sunday night!". Instagram. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  113. ^ "Little Mix dragged into Cardi B v Nicki Minaj feud". BBC News. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  114. ^ "Little Mix Say Nicki Minaj Was Approached For 'Woman Like Me' Collaboration Before Cardi B". Billboard. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  115. ^ "Little Mix Drop Fierce Anthem 'Joan Of Arc:' Listen". Billboard. 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  116. ^ "Little Mix Comfort a Heartbroken Friend in 'Told You So': Listen". Billboard. 9 November 2018. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  117. ^ a b c "Little Mix | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  118. ^ "2018 ema: little mix and nicki minaj open with 'woman like me' performance". MTV UK. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  119. ^ Bagwell, Matt (10 November 2018). "Little Mix Split With Simon Cowell And Record Label Syco Just Days Ahead Of New Album LM5 Being Released". HuffPost. United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  120. ^ "Little Mix Teams Up With Apple Music for Exclusive London Performance". Billboard. 22 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  121. ^ "Little Mix Uplift Their Fellow Women in New Empowerment Ballad 'The Cure': Listen". Billboard. 13 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  122. ^ "Little Mix Release Videos for 'Strip,' 'More Than Words': Watch". Billboard. 18 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  123. ^ "Jason Momoa on life after Game Of Thrones: I didn't get much work after that". independent. 13 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  124. ^ "Little Mix reveal rap remix of their new single". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  125. ^ "Little Mix & Ms Banks Deliver Fiery 'Woman Like Me' Performance at 2019 Brit Awards: Watch". Billboard. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  126. ^ "Little Mix tease a 'new banger' coming very soon". Heat World. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  127. ^ Torres, Leonardo (26 May 2019). "'Bounce Back': Little Mix mostra prévia do aguardado novo single". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  128. ^ "Radio 1's Big Weekend 2019 Line Up". BBC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  129. ^ "Fusion Announce 2019 Line-up Including Little Mix & Rudimental Headlining Festival". Capital FM. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  130. ^ "Little Mix 2019 Tour: Set List, Dates And Who Is Supporting The Group?". Capital FM. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  131. ^ "Exclusive Little Mix Performance Ahead Of 'LM5 The Tour Film's' Release!". Capital FM. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  132. ^ Copsey, Rob (18 November 2019). "Little Mix announce new Christmas single One I've Been Missing". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  133. ^ "Ed Sheeran named the UK's most played artist of 2019". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  134. ^ "Kylie Minogue, Tierra Whack, Little Mix Set For Brazil's All-Female GRLS! Festival". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  135. ^ "BBC – Little Mix The Search coming to BBC One this autumn – Media Centre". bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  136. ^ Allen, Bob (27 March 2020). "Ladies Might: Box Office Triumph By Top Female Earners". Pollstar. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  137. ^ "Chris Hughes has a cameo in Little Mix's new music video, 'Wasabi'". Cosmopolitan. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  138. ^ Wass, Mike (24 March 2020). "Let Their New Era Begin! Little Mix Announces "Break Up Song"". Idolator. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  139. ^ "Little Mix open up about new album and record label drama". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  140. ^ "Little Mix – Break Up Song (Lyric Video)". YouTube. 27 March 2020. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  141. ^ "Little Mix transform into felt in official music video for Break Up Song". Metro News UK. 8 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  142. ^ "Little Mix and Tom Jones in Together At Home concert". BBC News. 19 April 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  143. ^ "Little Mix To Release New Single, "Holiday"". BeautifulBallad. 16 July 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  144. ^ "Little Mix release new single 'Holiday'". Sony Music UK. 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  145. ^ "Little Mix Announce New Single "Holiday"/Reveal Teaser". thatgrapejuice.net. 16 July 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  146. ^ "Little Mix – Holiday (Lyric Karaoke Video)". YouTube. 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  147. ^ a b "Little Mix swap packed arenas for virtual 'Uncancelled' gig". BBC. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  148. ^ Croezen, Alyssa (15 September 2020). "Little Mix Performs Heavenly Cover Of Harry Styles' 'Falling' On BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge". ET Canada. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  149. ^ "Watch Little Mix's Harmonized Cover of Harry Styles' 'Falling'". Rolling Stone. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  150. ^ @LittleMix (7 October 2020). "We can't wait any longer to give you another piece of #Confetti so... Not A Pop Song is out on Friday 🎶🎉" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 October 2020 – via Twitter.
  151. ^ "IT'S ALWAYS 'HAPPINESS' FOR US WHEN WE HEAR LITTLE MIX". The Honey Pop. 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  152. ^ @LittleMix (19 October 2020). "Went something like... 🔥 SWEET MELODY 23.10" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  153. ^ "Little Mix via Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  154. ^ @LittleMix (16 September 2020). "CONFETTI 🎉 We are soooo happy to share this news with you guys, our new album will be all yours 6th November 2020. So much love, emotion and energy has gone into the making of this record and now the news is out we can finally get excited about it with you!! #CONFETTI 🎉 🎉 🎉" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2020 – via Twitter.
  155. ^ Entertainment Tonight, Canada (3 April 2020). "Little Mix's Leigh-Anne Pinnock Says Sixth Album Is Their 'Biggest' One Yet". YouTube. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  156. ^ MTV UK [@MTVUK] (20 October 2020). "the Mixers have spoken !!!! @LittleMix ARE HOSTING THE #MTVEMA !!!! * AND PERFORMING * !!!!!!!!!!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  157. ^ "Little Mix heading to cinemas with LM5: The Tour Film". TellyMix. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  158. ^ a b Little Mix (15 October 2020). "Little Mix: LM5 – The Tour Film | Official Trailer | In Cinemas Worldwide 21 & 22 November". Youtube. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  159. ^ "Taquilla del 19 al 22 de noviembre del 2020". Cana Cine (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  160. ^ "Little Mix: Jesy Nelson takes break for medical reasons". BBC News. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  161. ^ "Nathan Dawe & Little Mix Announce New Single 'No Time For Tears'". Power Radio. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  162. ^ "Little Mix and Nathan Dawe Join forces on new single "No Time For Tears"". Warner Music New Zealand. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  163. ^ "Little Mix: Jesy Nelson leaves band after it 'took a toll on her mental health'". Sky News. 14 December 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  164. ^ a b "Jesy Nelson leaves Little Mix: 'The constant pressure is very hard'". BBC News. 14 December 2020. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  165. ^ "Little Mix score fifth Number 1 single with Sweet Melody". Official Charts UK. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  166. ^ "Little Mix Postpone Confetti Tour To 2022". Capital FM. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  167. ^ "Little Mix on their decade at the top and new life as a trio". Glamour Magazine. March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  168. ^ "Glamour Women Of The Year Awards". Glamour Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  169. ^ a b "THE RETURN OF RADIO 1'S LOLATHON". Comic Relief. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  170. ^ "2021 British Group nominees announced!". Brit Awards. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  171. ^ "Little Mix announce new single Confetti featuring Saweetie". Official Charts UK. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  172. ^ "Tion Wayne & Russ Millions score first UK Number 1 drill single with Body". Official Charts UK. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  173. ^ "Little Mix cover for Euphoria Magazine". Euphoria Magazine. 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  174. ^ "The Global Awards 2021". Global. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  175. ^ Peplow, Gemma (11 May 2021). "Brit Awards 2021: Dua Lipa and Little Mix the big winners as Taylor Swift makes surprise appearance". Sky News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  176. ^ Woodyatt, Amy (11 May 2021). "Little Mix's Perrie Edwards is having a baby". CNN. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  177. ^ "Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall Reveals 'Unblocking Toilets' Is Her Superpower: 'I'll Get That S— Down'". People. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  178. ^ "Little Mix via Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  179. ^ "Little Mix announce new collab with David Guetta and Galantis". Planet Radio UK. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  180. ^ "Little Mix make history as first girl group to claim 100 weeks in Top 10". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  181. ^ "The world's biggest girlband open up about industry sexism, the barriers faced by working class creatives and the pressures of growing up in the public eye". Hunger Magazine. 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  182. ^ "The UK's most-played artists of 2020 revealed". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  183. ^ "Little Mix honoured with waxworks at Madame Tussauds for tenth anniversary". Hits Radio. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  184. ^ Makoni, Abbianca (28 July 2021). "Little Mix waxworks unveiled at Madame Tussauds". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  185. ^ "Anne-Marie teams up with Little Mix for new single". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  186. ^ "Anne-Marie, Little Mix Recreate 'Bridesmaids' Scenes In 'Kiss My (Uh Oh)' Music Video". ET Canada. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  187. ^ Griffith, George. "Pink named UK's most played female artist of the 21st century". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  188. ^ "Little Mix announce greatest hits album". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  189. ^ Chilton, Louis (30 August 2021). "Little Mix announce new single 'Love (Sweet Love)' written by Jade, Leigh-Anne and MNEK". The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  190. ^ "Little Mix: The Magic Number". DIY. 11 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  191. ^ "Little Mix on spreading their solo wings and why the group will 'never die'". Attitude. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  192. ^ "Little Mix wins Best UK & Ireland Act at the MTV EMAs 2021". The Independent. 15 November 2021. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  193. ^ "Little Mix taking break after '10 amazing years'". BBC News. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  194. ^ Russell, Rachel (2 December 2021). "Little Mix announce break after Confetti tour to work on solo projects". Sky News. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  195. ^ "BEST SONGS OF 2021". music.amazon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  196. ^ "Most watched across Vevo 2021". Twitter. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  197. ^ "Brit Awards 2022: Full list of nominations as Dave, Ed Sheeran and Adele lead the pack". Sky News. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  198. ^ Grein, Paul (27 January 2022). "Justin Bieber Leads 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  199. ^ "Adele boosts revenues for Sony Music as the major reports record streaming income in Q4". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  200. ^ "Sam Fender and Coldplay among acts nominated for the Global Awards 2022". Radio X. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  201. ^ Duke, Simon (15 April 2022). "Little Mix fire on all cylinders as Confetti tour wows Newcastle". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  202. ^ "Girl group Little Mix awarded for their record-breaking shows in Glasgow". Glasgow Times. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  203. ^ "Little Mix – The Last Show (for now…) – Global Livestream Live From The O2, London – Live in concert on DREAMSTAGE – May 14". Little Mix – The Last Show (for now…) – Global Livestream Live From The O2, London – Live in concert on DREAMSTAGE – 14 May. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  204. ^ Roberts, Kit (6 May 2022). "Little Mix say they won't get in each other's way for solo No 1s after split". mirror. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  205. ^ Neil, Beth (6 May 2022). "Little Mix farewell tour non-stop sob-fest: 'We can't sing because we're crying'". Metro. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  206. ^ "BBC One – The One Show, 10/05/2022". BBC. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  207. ^ "Little Mix Have Shared How Long Their Hiatus Will Last". Capital. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  208. ^ "Lewis Capaldi named on 'Young Music Rich List' after amassing huge fortune". www.scotsman.com. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  209. ^ "Rich List: Ed Sheeran could become first British billionaire musician". The Independent. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  210. ^ "Ed Sheeran was the UK's most-played artist of 2021". BBC News. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  211. ^ "Official Top 40 Biggest Albums of 2022 so far". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  212. ^ "Stories – UNICEF UK announce 10 limited edition blue vinyl albums to raise money for the Children's Emergency Fund | Crowdfunder". Crowdfunder UK. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  213. ^ "Little Mix 2023 Calendar A3, Official Product". Danilo Promotions. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  214. ^ "Pop girl group of the year: Little Mix of Fifth Harmony?". Tylt. 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  215. ^ "Little Mix' Perrie Edwards is Inspiring Fans With Scars". Billboard. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  216. ^ Kheraj, Alim (3 September 2016). "The surprising stories behind six of Little Mix's biggest hits". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  217. ^ a b "Little Mix". AllMusic. 15 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  218. ^ George, Rachel (20 December 2017). "Little Mix Gives Us Friendship Goals In 'Nothing Else Matters' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  219. ^ Gil, Baby A. (17 March 2016). "Presenting Little Mix". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  220. ^ a b "Little Mix's Aspirations, Musical Influences & Collaboration Wish List". 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  221. ^ Jason Lipshutz (22 June 2013). "Little Mix On Spice Girls Influence & U.S. Success: 'We Feel Like Justin Bieber'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  222. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Little Mix Are HUGE Fans Of Taylor Swift: "She's Lovely To Be Around"". Capital. 27 September 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021. She's just very inspiring, just being with her, being on stage with her, we learned a lot. She's incredible.
  223. ^ Dabre, Winola (19 March 2022). "All-Time Most Successful X-Factor Contestants: From One Direction To Olly Murs". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  224. ^ "Little Mix are ready to own their status as the biggest girl band in the world". GAY TIMES. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  225. ^ Hodgkinson, Will. "Little Mix on Simon Cowell, new album LM5 and online trolls". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  226. ^ Lumsden, Lottie (28 March 2016). "Little Mix: "We are real people going through real things"". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  227. ^ a b "GLAMOUR Women of the Year Gamechangers in Music: Little Mix on their decade at the top and new life as a trio – 'We've really shown that women standing together works'". Glamour UK. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  228. ^ Scott, Interview by Danny. "A Life in the Day: the Little Mix singer Leigh‑Anne Pinnock". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  229. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (14 December 2020). "Jesy Nelson to Leave U.K. Pop Group Little Mix After Nine Years". Variety. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  230. ^ Fletcher, Harry (9 March 2018). "The 10 best girl groups of all time". Evening Standard. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  231. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (11 July 2017). "Are You a Harmonizer or a Mixer?". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  232. ^ Staff, Us Weekly (16 July 2022). "Destiny's Child! Blackpink! The Supremes! The Best Girl Groups of All Time". Us Weekly. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  233. ^ Robehmed, Natalie. "30 Under 30 Europe: Daniel Kaluuya, Rita Ora, Dua Lipa And The Entertainment Class Of 2018". Forbes. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  234. ^ "Little Mix launch | Madame Tussauds London". Madame Tussauds™ London. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  235. ^ Chin, Carmen (16 June 2021). "TWICE on working with Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall: "We are very honoured"". NME. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  236. ^ "TWICE: Taste of Love". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  237. ^ Abad-Santos, Alex (1 April 2020). "Little Mix is the best girl group in the world. It's time America gave them a listen". Vox. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  238. ^ Juengling, Selina. "Live Report: Little Mix and Mainstream Feminism". Hotpress. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  239. ^ Miller, Adam (15 May 2022). "Future girl bands need to learn how to be allies from Little Mix". Metro. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  240. ^ "International Women's Day: 5 times Little Mix were fierce feminists". Capital. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  241. ^ a b "11 of Little Mix's top feminist moments". The Independent. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  242. ^ Henry, Ben (11 November 2021). "The Legacy Of Little Mix: How One Of The Greatest Girl Bands To Ever Do It Is, Well, Still Doing It". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  243. ^ Woodward, Ellie (14 October 2017). "15 Times Little Mix Gave Absolutely No Fucks". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  244. ^ "Little Mix just shut down the 'sexy outfits versus feminism' argument in the best way". Glamour UK. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  245. ^ "Little Mix on spreading their solo wings and why the group will 'never die'". Attitude.co.uk. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  246. ^ "Little Mix shut down sexist critics: 'You should be able to wear what you bl**dy want!'". Attitude.co.uk. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  247. ^ Novak, Kim (11 June 2020). "Little Mix highlighting racism, trolling and LGBT issues is so important". Metro. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  248. ^ Chan, Anna (11 May 2021). "Little Mix Call Out 'White Male Dominance' in Brit Awards 2021 Speech". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  249. ^ "Every time Little Mix proved themselves to be the ultimate LGBTQ pop allies". Attitude.co.uk. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  250. ^ "Little Mix's new music video is a queer love story with an unexpected twist – watch here". GAY TIMES. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  251. ^ "Little Mix are ready to own their status as the biggest girl band in the world". GAY TIMES. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  252. ^ Bote, Joshua (8 November 2018). "Little Mix Cover 'Attitude' Mag, Talk Being LGBTQ Allies: 'It's Really Important to Us'". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  253. ^ Newman, Vicki (17 May 2019). "All the winners from the British LGBT Awards 2019 including Little Mix". mirror. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  254. ^ "Attitude's Honorary Gay Award: Little Mix". Attitude.co.uk. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  255. ^ Corner, Lewis (6 November 2015). "Little Mix's new song 'Secret Love Song, Pt II' is an LGBT anthem". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  256. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Little Mix On 'Secret Love Song' Helping Fans Come Out As Gay: "It's Incredible"". Capital. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  257. ^ "30 Under 30 Europe 2018: Entertainment". Forbes. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  258. ^ "Harry Styles, Little Mix, Ed Sheeran: Where do stars rank in under-30s rich list?". Sky News. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  259. ^ "Little Mix: The Magic Number". DIY. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  260. ^ "Little Mix perform virtual gig 'UNCancelled' at Knebworth House". Planet Radio UK. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  261. ^ "Little Mix: date, time and how to watch their Meerkat Music concert". Gazette News. 18 August 2020. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  262. ^ "THE 2020 MTV EMA NOMINEES ARE HERE!". MTV EMAs. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  263. ^ "Little Mix to create new bands for BBC TV talent show". BBC News. 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  264. ^ Darvil, Josh. "Little Mix The Search 'to start in April' on BBC One as group share backstage picture". TellyMix. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  265. ^ "When Was Little Mix: The Search Filmed?". Capital. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  266. ^ "Little Mix launch M&M's Union Jack pack". Digital Spy. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  267. ^ "Little Mix: Ready to Fly (100% OFFICIAL)". HarperCollins. 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  268. ^ "Little Mix to release range of dolls for Christmas". Digital Spy. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  269. ^ Sigby, Sam (4 September 2012). "Ten Things About... Little Mix". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  270. ^ "Little Mix nails and nail wraps in new look". 2013. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020.
  271. ^ "Little Mix Launch New Season Nail Collaboration". 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  272. ^ "Exclusive beauty interview with the Little Mix ladies". Cosmopolitan. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  273. ^ "Little Mix Headphones". 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  274. ^ Harwood, Erika. "Your First Look At Little Mix's Debut Fragrance Is Here And It's Pure Magic". MTV news. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  275. ^ Michaels, Wendy. "Little Mix Land Gig as New Face of Fitness Brand USA Pro". CAMBIO. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  276. ^ "Little Mix Vamp It Up To Launch New Fragrance Wishmaker". Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  277. ^ "Little Mix Partners With COLAB Dry Shampoo". Fuzzable. 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  278. ^ "Simple partners with girl band Little Mix to attract Gen Z consumers". Cosmetic Business. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  279. ^ "Unilever's Simple teams up with Little Mix to tackle online bullying". Campaign Live. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  280. ^ "Little Mix Announce New Skincare Range With Simple & Launch 'Choose Kindness' Campaign". Capital. 15 July 2020. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  281. ^ Capon, Laura (2 July 2018). "PSA: Little Mix are launching a makeup line". Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  282. ^ HARDING, NATASHA (7 November 2019). "The Little Mix x PrettyLittleThing collaboration just dropped online". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  283. ^ "X Factor Finalists 2011 ft. JLS, One Direction: Wishing on a Star". Digital Spy. 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  284. ^ "BBC Children in Need 2012 reaches highest total ever of £26,757,446". BBC. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  285. ^ Eames, Tom (26 September 2013). "Robbie Williams, Ellie Goulding, Little Mix for Children in Need Rocks". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  286. ^ "Little Mix talk bullies". 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  287. ^ "Little Mix to release 2014 Sport Relief single 'Word Up'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  288. ^ "Chart toppers Little Mix visit Liberia with Sport Relief". Chronicle Live. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  289. ^ Seddon, Dan (23 February 2019). "Little Mix send luck to bandmates as they start Kilimanjaro climb". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  290. ^ "BBC Radio 1 Launches Red Nose Day LOLathon With Stars Including Joe Lycett And Little Mix". Comic Relief. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  291. ^ Novak, Kim (11 June 2020). "Little Mix highlighting racism, trolling and LGBT issues is so important". Metro. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  292. ^ "Little Mix claim X Factor crown". BBC News. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  293. ^ "Styled to Rock Season 1". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  294. ^ "Katy Perry, Cheryl Cole and Little Mix lined up for Styled to Rock fashion series". Pressparty. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  295. ^ Stubblebine, Allison (30 October 2017). "Little Mix Tease Upcoming 'Glory Days: The Documentary' on Twitter". Billboard. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  296. ^ "Celebrity Gogglebox: Little Mix confirmed for new six-part series". BBC. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  297. ^ "Eat In With Little Mix: Watch Little Mix's amazing own show". TellyMix. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  298. ^ "Little Mix star Jesy Nelson's documentary makes for heartbreaking but important viewing". Digital Spy. 12 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  299. ^ "When Does Little Mix's The Search Start?". Capital. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  300. ^ Kanter, Jake (20 April 2020). "'One World: Together At Home' Peaks With 6M Viewers In The UK As Little Mix & Tom Jones Perform". Deadline. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  301. ^ "LITTLE MIX TO HOST AND PERFORM AT THE 2020 MTV EMA!". MTV EMA. 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  302. ^ "Anne-Marie's YouTube Documentary: Trailer, Release Date & Celebrity Guests Including Little Mix". Capital FM. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  303. ^ "'Little Mix: LM5 – The Tour Film' coming to cinemas this November". Sony Music. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  304. ^ "Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power". Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021 – via bbc.co.uk.
  305. ^ "Watch Taylor Swift Bring Out Little Mix, Joan Baez and Julia Roberts at 1989 Concert". Billboard. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  306. ^ Major, Melissa (22 April 2020). "Little Mix cancel upcoming UK summer tour". News and Star. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  307. ^ "Lesser-Known Facts About Little Mix". TheThings. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  308. ^ "X Factor's Little Mix Cannonballs to Number 1!". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  309. ^ "Little Mix, First Band To Win UK X Factor, Has No. 1 Single". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  310. ^ "It's been five years since Little Mix hit Number 1 with Wings". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  311. ^ "Little Mix break Spice Girls' US chart record". NME. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  312. ^ Billboard, Keith Caulfield (5 June 2013). "Little Mix Breaks Spice Girls' Chart Record". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  313. ^ "Goodbye Little Mix (For Now...)". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  314. ^ "Little Mix have UK No.1 single again". Digital Spy. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  315. ^ dave (8 January 2016). "Little Mix's third album 'Get Weird' becomes their biggest-selling to date". Sony Music UK. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  316. ^ "Little Mix Score First Triple Platinum Album with 'Glory Days'". mtv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  317. ^ "Little Mix Snatches Girl Group Record Previously Set By The Spice Girls And Destiny's Child". Arts + Culture. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  318. ^ "The X Factor cancelled: 5 chart facts on the show's biggest acts". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  319. ^ "Spice Girls lead Official Top 100 girl band singles". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  320. ^ "Little Mix return to the studio with hitmakers behind Number 1 single Sweet Melody". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  321. ^ "Little Mix claim fastest-selling UK girl group Number 1 album since Spiceworld". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  322. ^ a b "Little Mix's Glory Days sets new girl group chart record". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  323. ^ "Most streamed female group on Spotify". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  324. ^ "LM5 ジャパン・エディション". リトル・ミックス | ソニーミュージックオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  325. ^ "The Official Top 40 biggest girl band studio albums". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  326. ^ "World Music Awards". ne-np.facebook.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  327. ^ "Little Mix Break 20 Year Long Spice Girls UK Chart Record". www.mtv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  328. ^ "Little Mix break Spice Girls chart record in Australia". Pressparty. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  329. ^ "Little Mix become first girl group to land 100 weeks in the Official Singles Chart's Top 10". NME. 1 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  330. ^ "Little Mix score fifth Number 1 single with Sweet Melody". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  331. ^ "Little Mix become most successful group in UK chart history". BigTop40. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  332. ^ "The UK's Official Top 40 most-streamed songs by female artists". officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  333. ^ "When you can get tickets for Little Mix's extra North East matinee show on the Confetti 2022 tour". shieldsgazette.com. 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  334. ^ "Little Mix Score Highest Grossing Girl Group Tour of the Decade". mtv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  335. ^ "Little Mix receive an award for 12 headline shows at the O2". femalefirst.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  336. ^ "Girl group Little Mix awarded for their record-breaking shows in Glasgow". Glasgow Times. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  337. ^ "Ladies Might: Box Office Triumph By Top Female Earners". Pollstar. 27 March 2020. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  338. ^ Smith, Josh (March 2021). "GLAMOUR Women of the Year Gamechangers in Music: Little Mix on their decade at the top and new life as a trio – 'We've really shown that women standing together works'". Glamour UK. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  339. ^ "30 Under 30 Europe 2018: Entertainment". Forbes. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  340. ^ "Harry Styles, Little Mix, Ed Sheeran: Where do stars rank in under-30s rich list?". Sky News. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  341. ^ Fletcher, Harry (9 March 2018). "The 10 best girl groups of all time". standard.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  342. ^ Sturges, Fiona (10 October 2019). "'Little Mix: 'How dare they accuse us of trying to be sexual!'". The Independent. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  343. ^ "Little Mix". Sony Music UK. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  344. ^ "Most streamed female group on Spotify". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  345. ^ Li, Ruo Bing (6 July 2022). "TWICE Is Entering a Whole New Era—Are You Ready?". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  346. ^ a b "Little Mix's Official Top 20 songs revealed". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  347. ^ "Little Mix UK charts history". Official Charts. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  348. ^ "Little Mix serve regal realness in new music video for Love (Sweet Love)". GAY TIMES. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Little Mix.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winner of The X Factor
2011 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little_Mix&oldid=1258523603"