Perrie Edwards | Success Story Of Little Mix’s Fabulous Vocalist

Perrie Edwards is an English singer and songwriter born on 10 July 1993 in South Sheilds, England. She auditioned as a solo act in The X Factor’s British television series but later became part of the girl group Little Mix. The group is the world’s best-selling girl group. Perrie is known for her powerful vocals and unique voice. 

Early Life

Perrie Edwards was born on 10 July 1993 in South Sheilds, Tyne and Wear, England. Her parents are Deborah Duffy and Alexander Edwards; they got separated when Perrie was young. She was raised along with her brother, Jonnie Edwards, and paternal half-sister, Caitlin Edwards.

Perrie Edwards went to Primary School in Weymouth, Dorset, before moving back to South Shields. She then went to St. Peter and Paul RC Primary School. Perrie attended Mortimer Community College and Newcastle College to complete her college education, and she has a BTEC in Performing Arts.

The X Factor Journey

Perrie Edwards’ first audition for The X Factor  was You Oughta Know by Alanis Morisette. After this, she failed to make it through the Bootcamp round and was placed into a four-piece group named ‘Faux Pas’ alongside Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.

 Little Mix came in the form on 28 October 2011. Soon, they became the first girl band in the history of The X Factor to reach the finals. 

On 11 December 2011, Little Mix became the winner of the show. The first band ever in the history of the show to become the winner.

The band did a live performance of their first single, ‘Cannonball,’ in the finals, which later came out worldwide.

Little Mix’s Glorious Career

Perrie Edwards has released six albums and one greatest hits album with the band DNA (2012), Salute (2013), Get Weird (2015), Glory Days (2016), LM5 (2018), and Confetti (2020), and Between Us (2021).

Little Mix released their debut single ‘Wings’ in August 2012. A few months later, their debut album DNA came out in November. The album had a fantastic breakthrough. It charted no.3 in both Ireland and UK. In January 2013, the group signed a deal with Columbia Records.

The debut album DNA came out with three singles, ‘Wings,’ ‘DNA,’ and ‘Change Your Life. It was an amazing start to the journey of girls as a band. In the US, ‘Wings’ charted number 79 on Billboard Top 100. On 4 March 2013, ‘How ya Doin’ was announced as the final single from DNA. It featured Grammy-winning artist Missy Elliot.

Hiatus

Unfortunately, on 2 December 2021, Little Mix announced they would take a short break after their Confetti Tour. The gap is due to focus on their personal lives and health. Although, the group promised to come back together in the future. The band’s last performance in o2 Arena, London, had live streaming. It was known as Little Mix: The Last Show (for now…). 

The news of hiatus disheartened the fans, but the band’s constant promises to come back stronger and better gave them hope. 

Personal Life

In May 2012, Perrie Edwards began dating British singer and member of One Direction, Zayn Malik. In August 2013, the couple announced their engagement but later got separated in August 2015.

She began dating English professional footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in November 2016, but their relationship was not confirmed till February 2017.

After a few years of dating, Perrie Edwards announced on 10 May 2021 that she was expecting her first child with Alex. In the August of the same year, Perrie gave birth to a boy who she named Axel Oxlade-Chamberlain as a tribute to her partner.

About a month ago, Perrie announced her engagement to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain via an Instagram post.

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