157-401: 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. 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
314-609: A Facebook campaign targeted against The X Factor and its effect on British music took " Killing in the Name " by Rage Against the Machine to the Christmas number one spot at the expense of the X Factor winner's single by Joe McElderry . The X Factor usually has at least one "novelty" or "joke" act in the live shows, which help to boost ratings and add some fun into the live shows, although they tend to be controversial due to
471-446: 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
628-470: A Monday morning." At the 2011 National Television Awards , The X Factor won the Talent Show award, beating Strictly Come Dancing , Britain's Got Talent and Dancing on Ice . At the 2012 National Television Awards , The X Factor again beat Strictly Come Dancing , Britain's Got Talent and Dancing on Ice to the award. The show also won Best UK TV Show at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards . At
785-668: A YouTube video message that they decided to release it as the second single because it held a lot meaning to them and was written with their fans in mind. The song reached number 14 in the UK, number fifteen in Iceland and number 16 in the Netherlands. It also charted in Australia, Ireland and Lebanon. The band released a cover version of Cameo 's song " Word Up! " as the official single for Sport Relief 2014. The song reached number six in
942-486: A backing track, while for other series, they were conducted before a live audience (similar to Britain's Got Talent , with performances either done a cappella or over a backing track. Filming takes place during this stage, with the final edits for audition episodes focusing on the best, the worst and the most bizarre. In the second round, participants who reach this stage are sent to a "bootcamp" to refine their performances, while they are organised into categories based on
1099-563: A comedy programme, we're a serious factual drama". In both 2005 and 2006, The X Factor won the award for " Most Popular Entertainment Programme " at the National Television Awards . At the same awards in 2007, the show also won the award for "Most Popular Talent Show". In 2008 it lost out to Strictly Come Dancing at the TV Quick Awards, TRIC Awards and National Television Awards, despite beating it in
1256-573: A creative director for the programme, while Walsh agreed to return as a result of this situation. Osbourne later left the programme before the fifth series in 2008, with ITV later replacing her with Cheryl . During the seventh series, Minogue went on maternity leave, leaving the production staff to fill her place on the panel with a series of guest judges during auditions – these included Geri Halliwell , Natalie Imbruglia , Katy Perry , Pixie Lott and Nicole Scherzinger . In May 2011, Cowell and Cheryl announced their decision to leave
1413-470: A girl band renaissance in the UK. Little Mix's vocals and harmonies have garnered critical acclaim and the group have been ranked as one of the best vocal girl groups. 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. Little Mix rose to prominence with their debut single " Wings " (2012), achieving five number-one singles, and nineteen top ten entries on
1570-557: 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, making then one of the best-selling girl groups of all time , and one of Britain's biggest selling acts . In 2011, Edwards, Thirlwall, Pinnock and Nelson individually auditioned successfully as soloists for
1727-619: A large degree of mass appeal from among the British public, become a synonymous part of Saturday night television, after its peak in 2010, viewing figures declined by more than 50% over the next decade, with its final series aired in 2018. Although the programme was put into hiatus by Cowell in 2019, to give the format a break and determine how best to proceed with it, this hiatus continued on throughout 2020, until ITV formally announced in July 2021 that it had 'no current plans' for another series. At
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#17327916011581884-468: A list of the 50 highest-grossing female tours of the previous two decades (2000–2019). Little Mix were placed as the second girl group on the list, only behind the Spice Girls , with $ 94,856,997 gross and 1,757,654 tickets sold. On 12 March 2020, Little Mix released a music video for their song, " Wasabi ", which marked the end of their LM5 era. On 27 March 2020, the group released " Break Up Song ",
2041-546: A live band, which marked the group's first time to perform with a live band in three years. The same day, "The Cure" was released as the third and final promotional single from the LM5 album, where it peaked at number 49 on the UK Singles Chart. Alongside the album release, the music videos for the album tracks "Strip" and "More Than Words" were also released. On 14 December 2018, Little Mix performed " Think About Us " for
2198-521: 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. 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. The album
2355-544: A mash-up of Joel Corry 's " Head & Heart " towards the end. On 9 October, the promotional single "Not a Pop Song" was released. On 15 October, Little Mix announced their second promotional single "Happiness", released the next day. Their third single from the album, " Sweet Melody " was released on 23 October, as well as an accompanying music video. The track reached number one in the UK in January 2021, three months after its initial release. Their sixth album, Confetti ,
2512-636: A music video for the remix. The song debuted at number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart. On 29 April, the day before "Confetti" was released, Little Mix were featured on the cover of Euphoria Magazine. In May 2021, Little Mix were announced as the winner in the Best Group category at the 2021 Global Awards , and became the first ever girl group to win the Brit Award for British Group at the 2021 Brit Awards. The same month, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards both announced their pregnancies. On 13 May 2021,
2669-496: A net worth of 60 million. On 20 June, it was revealed that the group was the fourth most played artist of 2021 in the UK. On 7 July, Between Us was announced by Official Charts , as the fifth biggest selling album in the UK so far of that year. On 13 July, Little Mix announced a limited vinyl edition of their sixth studio album Confetti , in partnership with UNICEF UK , for their Blue Vinyl series. On 6 August, they released their 2023 edition calendar. Little Mix are mainly
2826-446: A number of different groups, each depending on size, height, fashion and chemistry. Lineup changes may also sometimes occur depending on what the judges feel the group is missing or which members they think work well with others. In the tenth series, the bootcamp stage was changed to a new format called "Six-Chair Challenge" in which participants had to secure a majority vote to sit in one of six empty chairs for their category, to move into
2983-412: A peak audience of 19.1 million viewers and over 63% of the audience share during its broadcast. Viewing figures reached their peak by 2010, with the seventh series achieving average viewing figures of over 14 million viewers, and its live final achieving a peak audience of 19.4 million viewers. In 2011, the eighth series achieved an average viewing figure of 12.4 million viewers during its broadcast, and
3140-440: A pop, R&B , and dance-pop girl group, with influences from genres including tropical house , latin pop , and electronic music . 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. Perrie Edwards cites Christina Aguilera , Whitney Houston , Mariah Carey , Michael Jackson and Steve Perry from
3297-528: A safe space to LGBTQ+ people to be who they are without fear of judgement". At the Attitude Awards ceremony, in 2018, the group were awarded for using their platform to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and in 2019, was a recipient of a British LGBT Award . Their 2016 single " Secret Love Song " is also regarded as a gay anthem , and is credited to helping people come to terms with their own sexuality and feelings. In 2021, Glamour honoured them as Women of
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#17327916011583454-429: A series of elimination heats, with those that make it through competition to win in a live final, with these filmed in two parts in a fixed studio venue (except for the final after the eighth series): a performance episode featuring all active participants; and a results episode, which includes a live or pre-recorded performances by celebrity performers. During this time, they move into shared accommodation while involved in
3611-412: A tie, the result goes to deadlock, where the earlier public vote determines the elimination of the acts in the final showdown which means, of the two acts in the final showdown, the act who received the lowest number of votes in the public vote is eliminated. Sometimes in certain years, starting with the third series, due to an increased number of acts in the live shows or reduced weeks, a double elimination
3768-559: A tour film of the LM5 Tour premiered in cinemas worldwide. The trailer for the film was released on YouTube on 15 October 2020. In Mexico, LM5: The Tour Film debuted in tenth place at the Mexican box office with $ 375.9 thousand pesos grossed. Following an illness that prevented Nelson from appearing during the final of Little Mix The Search and co-hosting the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards alongside Edwards, Pinnock and Thirlwall, it
3925-415: Is featured where the three acts who were the lowest ranked in the public vote are revealed, with the act who finished last in the public vote is immediately eliminated with the other two acts in the bottom two perform in the final showdown for the judges' votes. After only five (series 2, 4–6), or four (series, 1, 3, 7–9), or three (series 10–13, 15) acts remain, no final showdown is involved –
4082-463: Is not guaranteed. For the first three series after the programme began in 2004, the judging panel consisted of music executive and TV producer Simon Cowell , and music managers Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh , while it was presented by Kate Thornton . In March 2007, Thornton was dropped from the programme, with Dermot O'Leary offered a two-year contract, worth £1 million, to take over as host, which eventually led to him ending his involvement in
4239-536: 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 . 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
4396-500: The Big Brother franchise later that year to concentrate on his new role. In June that same year, the judging panel was expanded to include a fourth judge, and saw changes in the lineup: Brian Friedman took over from Walsh when he chose to leave the programme, while Australian singer Dannii Minogue joined the panel. However, Friedman later dropped out of the panel during auditions for the fourth series, being later reassigned as
4553-432: The 2015 National Television Awards , The X Factor won Best Talent Show for the first time in three years, beating Strictly Come Dancing , Britain's Got Talent and The Voice UK . From the outset, The X Factor has attracted heavy criticism. Recurring allegations include: that the excessive commercialism of the show detracts from its supposed purpose of unearthing musical talent and even actively damages and distorts
4710-598: 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. Little Mix have amassed a huge following of LGBTQ fans and are cited as LGBTQ+ allies . 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
4867-598: The Confetti Tour , being their most critically acclaimed. 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
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5024-614: The Gibraltar Music Festival on 5 September 2015, an annual music festival held in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar . 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
5181-530: 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". The group has broken various records during their career, including becoming
5338-763: The United Kingdom ; in some series, auditions were also allowed within the Republic of Ireland . Participants are required to provide a performance across each stage, focused on singing a piece from another artist to gauge their musical talent. The first round consists of auditionees performing before production staff – either by application and appointment, or at "open" auditions that anyone can attend. Those wishing to apply could do so via postal or online applications, with The X Factor having no upper-age limit and no restriction on groups participating. If an auditionee passes this stage, they then move on to
5495-409: The X Factor finalists in aid of Help for Heroes, we decided we wanted to do something annually on the show to help good causes." The 2009 contestants released a cover of Michael Jackson 's " You Are Not Alone " which was released in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and reached number one. The 2010 contestants released a cover of David Bowie 's " 'Heroes ", with proceeds once again going to
5652-485: The eighth series of the UK version of The X Factor in front of judges Louis Walsh , Gary Barlow , Tulisa and Kelly Rowland , but failed the first challenge of the "bootcamp" section. They were allowed another chance to compete when they were placed in two separate ensembles by the judges during the "group bootcamp" stage, with Edwards and Nelson in four-member group Faux Pas and Thirlwall and Pinnock in three-member group Orion. Both groups failed to make it through to
5809-502: 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. Their music has often been the subject of numerous topics including feminism , bullying , gender equality , female empowerment , body positivity , and sexism . In 2021, they was the first girl group to win Best British Group at
5966-399: 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
6123-645: The 2008 Christmas number one spot, and in 2009 a similar internet-led campaign was successful, taking Rage Against the Machine 's " Killing in the Name " to Christmas number one at the expense of The X Factor winner Joe McElderry. McElderry's single climbed to the top of the chart a week later. In series 1–2, the winner's debut album would be released a few months after their victory in the show. The album would contain some new material but would consist largely of cover versions . This format changed with series 3 winner Leona Lewis . Cowell, Lewis's X Factor mentor and newly appointed manager, said: "We could have gone into
6280-486: The American rock band Journey as her musical influences. 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. Since winning
6437-676: The Australian iTunes chart and number 3 on the ARIA charts. 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, and in January 2013 they signed a record deal with Columbia Records in North America. "Wings"
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6594-471: The BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards, where they also won "Best British Group" at the ceremony. Little Mix also performed the song on The X Factor on 27 October 2018. After the release of "Woman Like Me", Little Mix were dragged into a feud between Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, with Cardi B claiming that the song was sent to her first, before giving the feature to Minaj. On 30 October 2018, the group went on to address
6751-732: The Best Talent Show award that had been won by The X Factor . In May 2012, Little Mix reportedly signed a deal with Vivid and Bravado to release signature products including dolls, puzzles, accessories and games. Prior to their debut single release, the group covered an a cappella version of Beyoncé's " End of Time " and uploaded it on YouTube; the cover was publicly praised, especially for the group's impressive harmonies. Later in August, they also uploaded another cover, this time an acoustic cover of " We Are Young " by Fun ft. Janelle Monáe which again received positive feedback, generally, for
6908-422: The British version of The X Factor in 2011, Little Mix have gone onto to become one of the show's most successful acts. During their decade together before the group announced their hiatus in 2021, they was often labelled as "the biggest girl group in the world" with The Times citing them "as the most successful girl group since the Spice Girls , and Variety describing them as the biggest girl group since
7065-522: The Help for Heroes charity. In 2011, the contestants released Rose Royce 's " Wishing on a Star " and the proceeds were donated to Together for Short Lives . This song features previous contestants JLS and One Direction . In 2012, it was announced that the winner's single would also be the charity single. The charity single was scrapped after series 8, although the winner's singles from series 9 onwards were all released for charity. In celebration of
7222-738: The Royal Albert Hall in December 2015 and at the Capital Jingle Bell Ball. The group's third studio album Get Weird debuted at number 2 in the UK becoming their highest-charting album there. In the US, the album peaked at number 13 on Billboard 200, making Little Mix the only girl group from the UK to have their first three albums debut in the top fifteen of the Billboard 200 . The album has been certified double platinum in
7379-537: The Spice Girls. The group have been named as one of the greatest girl groups of all time, with Billboard naming them as one of the most successful girl groups of the 10s decade . In 2022, Us Weekly magazine named them as one of the best girl groups of all time. Little Mix was named by Forbes as one of the most influential acts in Europe, referring to them as "this decade's answer to Spice Girls". In 2021,
7536-459: The Stars was confirmed in the latter half of 2019 as The X Factor: Celebrity and began in October 2019. The show was won by Megan McKenna , with Max and Harvey finishing as runners-up. In November 2019, Cowell announced that The X Factor: The Band would launch on 9 December 2019, with the premise of finding either the biggest male or female group. Each episode lasted for 90 minutes. The show
7693-457: The UK Singles Chart becoming their fourth chart topping single there. It sold 67,000 downloads in its opening week, becoming the biggest opening week download sales for a song in 2016 in the UK. Glory Days was released on 18 November 2016 and debuted at number one on the UK album chart, becoming the group's first UK number one album and the eighth girl group in history to achieve a number one album. The album sold 96,000 copies in combined sales in
7850-540: The UK Singles Chart on 20 April 2013, before ascending to number 23 the week after. In its third week, the song peaked at number 16, marking Little Mix's fifth consecutive UK top 20 hit. It charted for a further seven weeks. "How Ya Doin'?" sold 120,000 copies in the UK. The single debuted at number 55 on the Irish Singles Chart on 11 April 2013. It then climbed the chart to peak at number 26. Consequently, "How Ya Doin'?" became Little Mix's first single to miss
8007-526: The UK Singles Chart. A week later on 9 November 2018, "Told You So" was released as the second promotional single from the album and peaked at number 83 on the UK Singles Chart. The group then performed "Woman Like Me" alongside Nicki Minaj at the MTV European Music Awards on 4 November 2018, where they won an award for best UK & Ireland Act. It was later announced that the group would split from Cowell's record label, Syco Music, due to
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#17327916011588164-407: 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. On 11 April 2016,
8321-826: 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
8478-515: The UK and has sold over 600,000 units there as of August 2016, making it their best selling album yet. The group performed a medley of "Black Magic" and "Sax" with the former UK X Factor contestant 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
8635-466: 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. The official music video premiered on 2 May 2014 on the group's official YouTube channel. It was released on 1 June. In December 2013, the group announced
8792-513: 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. 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
8949-466: The UK for sales of 140,000 and 1,200,000 respectively. Little Mix also co-wrote Britney Spears ' single " Pretty Girls ", which was also released in May 2015. On 15 July 2015, Little Mix announced on 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. The group performed at
9106-405: The UK music industry; that auditionees at mass auditions are shabbily treated; that controversy is deliberately courted and orchestrated, and supposedly spontaneous scenes are staged and scripted; that problems with phone lines leave members of the public unable to vote for their favourite acts; and that contestants are manipulated and unfairly edited. This criticism became very public in 2009 when
9263-614: The UK, number five in Ireland, number 19 in Japan and number 12 in New Zealand. The single also charted in Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands and Slovakia. Since then, "Move" has been certified gold in Australia for sales of 35,000 and gold in the UK for sales of 400,000. " Little Me " was selected as the second single from the album. The song was co-written by TMS and Iain James and produced by TMS. On 21 November 2013, Little Mix revealed via
9420-644: The Year Gamechangers in Music. 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. 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. They were named by DIY as one of
9577-472: The act who finished last in the public vote is automatically eliminated. In the final, the public vote decides the winner, who receives at the end of the competition a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music , in association with Sony Music , which, by the beginning of the fifth series, included a £150,000 cash advance with the balance covering the costs of recording and marketing. Other highly placed contestants may also be offered recording deals, but this
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#17327916011589734-442: The auditions entered a bootcamp stage in which the judges each took charge of a category of contestants to mentor, determining who may move on to the live stages of the contest, with a public vote in the live rounds eliminating these contestants one by one. The winner of the live final received a recording contract with record label Syco Music and a cash payment, though the majority was allocated to marketing and recording costs. At
9891-554: 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 . The group then embarked on their own headlining The Glory Days Tour which began on 24 May 2017 in Europe, with
10048-538: The band that has played the most dates, the group with the highest all-time ticket sales at the arena. After their second show, the Ovo Hydro Arena tweeted that Little Mix also now held the record for the "most tickets sold for a single all-seated show by a musical act" at the venue. On 26 April 2022, Little Mix announced they would be live streaming their final tour date at The O 2 Arena, in London. The stream
10205-409: The category. On 2 December 2021, the group announced that they would be going on hiatus following the completion of their planned Confetti Tour in 2022 to "recharge" and work on solo projects. In December 2021, Amazon named Little Mix as one of biggest artists of 2021 year on Amazon Music. In 2021, Vevo UK revealed that Little Mix was the top female act of that year and the only British act to appear on
10362-403: The ceremony, they performed a remix of the song with South London rapper Ms. Banks. During a live stream, Jesy Nelson mentioned that the group were at the writing stage for their sixth studio album. They announced their single " Bounce Back " on 26 May 2019. On the same day, Little Mix performed at the 2019 BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend . "Bounce Back" was released on 14 June 2019. On 1 September 2019,
10519-429: The conditions of their application. The first category consists of men and women solo acts aged under 24 – both genders were conjoined in early series until split into individual gender in the fourth series – with the minimum age allowed being 16 (except for the fourth to sixth series where it was lowered to 14). The second category consists of men and women solo acts aged 25 and older (with
10676-474: The continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. On 31 March 2021, Little Mix were announced as one of the nominees for British Group at the 2021 Brit Awards . 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
10833-461: The earliest ever debut album release by an X Factor winner. During the fifth series of the show, the contestants released a cover of Mariah Carey 's " Hero " in aid of Help for Heroes which reached number one in the UK singles charts. Following the success of the song, Cowell announced that a charity single would be released annually (though the process was discontinued in series 9). He is quoted as saying: "Following last year's record we made with
10990-425: The eighth series, Rowland was unable to attend live episodes for medical reasons, leading to previous X Factor winner Alexandra Burke standing in for her. After the series concluded, Rowland opted to drop out of the programme due to other commitments, leading to a series of guest judges being used during the ninth series, before Nicole Scherzinger was chosen as her replacement. In May 2013, Tulisa announced she
11147-432: The episode. Performance may sometimes be accompanied by backing dancers and musicians, and, in some cases, participants may also provide their own music and/or dance routines. At the end of each performance, the judges provide feedback on each performance, with their discussions often regularly adding entertainment value to each live episode. However, success is determined by the public vote in each episode. The system involves
11304-502: The exception of a few series where the minimum age was raised to 26, 27, 28 and 29). The third and final category consists of group acts, which include two or more members within each group. During this time, the producers decide on which judge for that year's competition is assigned to mentoring one of the category of participants. After the judges receive their assigned category, they then oversee two stages of performances from participants in each category, in which they must whittle down
11461-479: The first UK date being on 9 October in Scotland. 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) ". The song was included on the reissue of Glory Days , which
11618-522: 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
11775-630: 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
11932-638: The first three series were hosted by Kate Thornton ; while Caroline Flack and Olly Murs hosted the show for the twelfth series. Each year of the competition saw contestants of all ages and backgrounds auditioning for a place, in hopes of proving that they had singing talent. Auditionees attempted to do so before a panel of judges, each selected for their background in the music industry – these have included Cowell, Louis Walsh , Sharon Osbourne , Dannii Minogue , Cheryl , Gary Barlow , Tulisa , Kelly Rowland , Nicole Scherzinger , Mel B , Rita Ora , and Robbie Williams . Those acts who survived
12089-655: The first time in June 2015 for Capital's Summertime Ball at the Wembley Stadium along with some of their previous hits. "Black Magic" was also performed the song at the Teen Choice Awards in August 2015, after they received the award as Breakout Artist. Since then, "Black Magic" has been certified Gold in the US for sales of 500,000, Platinum in Canada for sales of 80,000 and double Platinum both in Australia and
12246-427: The first time on The Graham Norton Show . On 25 January 2019, Little Mix released a remix version of their song "Think About Us" as the second and final single from their LM5 album. The song features American singer-songwriter Ty Dollar $ ign . The song peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. At the 2019 Brit Awards , the group was nominated for two awards, winning Best British Video for "Woman Like Me". During
12403-539: The first week which is the highest first week sales for a UK girl group number one album since the Spice Girls in 1997 and the fastest-selling number one album by any girl group in 15 years, since Destiny's Child 's Survivor in 2001. Glory Days spent five weeks at number one on the UK album chart, making it the longest reigning girl group number one since the Spice Girls' debut 20 years previously, surpassing Destiny's Child's Survivor . The album reached number one in Ireland and debuted at number two in Australia, and in
12560-400: The fourth and final single from their debut album. On 21 March, they announced that their next single, " How Ya Doin'? ", would feature Grammy Award -winning musician Missy Elliott . On 4 April 2013, the group revealed that Schwarzkopf hair dye Live Colour XXL would be promoted through their music video for "How Ya Doin'?" in a new sponsorship deal. "How Ya Doin'?" debuted at number 57 on
12717-410: 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. The music video for the song was released two weeks after, on 25 October 2018. 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
12874-619: 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. 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". In an interview at V Festival in Chelmsford,
13031-413: The group announced that the lead single from their fourth studio album would be released in October 2016. 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 . The song debuted at number one on
13188-418: The group announced they would continue as a trio. In January 2021, Little Mix scored their fifth UK number-one single with "Sweet Melody", which reached the top of the UK Singles Chart three months after its release. On 8 February 2021, the group postponed their Confetti Tour to 2022. The tour was originally scheduled to start in April 2021 but it was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and also for
13345-750: The group headlined the second night of the Fusion Festival in Liverpool, UK. 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. During the last show of the tour, Stormzy and Kamille joined Little Mix to perform " Power " and "More Than Words" respectively. On 18 November 2019, Little Mix announced that they would release their first Christmas single, titled " One I've Been Missing ". The song
13502-747: The group received their own wax figures at Madame Tussauds , with them commenting "From their award-winning music, to inspiring the next generation, Little Mix have been a massive part of the past decade and long may that continue!". The group influence has also expanded overseas to Asian countries with their music being covered by numerous kpop idols, groups, and trainees, with Twice citing them as one of their influences. In 2021, Pitchfork wrote that "Little Mix have captured K-pop's spirit better than any other Western girl group". The group are also known for their strong vocals and signature harmonies. Little Mix have been hailed as "the feminist girl band of our time". The group have been noted for their involvement with
13659-445: The group was featured on YouTube's Released with an exclusive acoustic live performance of their song "Confetti" following their episode. On 14 May 2021, Little Mix teased new music by posting a link to a website that displayed a 24-hour timer. On 15 May 2021, after the 24-hour timer finished, the group announced their new single " Heartbreak Anthem " with Galantis and David Guetta , which was released on 20 May 2021. A music video for
13816-578: The group was nominated for "Best Group" at the Global Awards . 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 O 2 Arena in London. Following the first of their two shows at Glasgow's OVO Hydro arena, they were commended and awarded a framed plaque to commemorate them becoming
13973-404: The group were working on their fifth album, set for release in 2018, and that there would be a tour to accompany the album. On 14 June 2018, it was revealed that a song by Little Mix and American DJ trio 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. In September 2018,
14130-506: The group's harmonies. On 1 June, a snippet of their debut single "Wings" previewed on chat show Alan Carr: Chatty Man before its later release date in August. Little Mix performed their debut single " Wings " for the first time at the T4 on the Beach concert on 1 July. The single debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart . On 31 August 2012, the group's autobiography, titled Ready to Fly ,
14287-482: The joke contestants made it through to the live shows used to be the most gloriously British part of The X Factor . We love an underdog... It was a vital part of the format." The Xtra Factor (known as The Xtra Factor Live in 2016) was a behind-the-scenes companion show that was broadcast on ITV2 in the UK and on TV3 in Ireland, usually on Saturday and Sunday nights after the main show, this aired from 4 September 2004 to 11 December 2016. On 18 January 2017, it
14444-400: The judges – while earlier series focused on reprisal of their earlier songs, producers later changed this after the fourth series to allow them to pick new songs to perform to. After their performances are completed, the judges vote on which act to eliminate. When the fourth series saw the introduction of a fourth judge, the result was given the chance to be tied. In the event of
14601-411: The judges and a live studio audience. Their routine is often designed to fully judge their singing talent, appearance, personality and stage presence that may not have been noticeable during auditions, with their routine focusing a performance to a specific song – originally a pop or contemporary hit from the charts in early series, before being later assigned based on the musical theme for
14758-479: The judges each have their selected participants for their category to mentor, these participants then move on to the "judges' houses" stage of the competition, which is held in private residences for each judge; according to Louis Walsh , these homes tend to not belong to the judges, but rented out for this purpose. In this stage, the participants each conduct a performance to their category's judge, who must decide which of their category's participants will proceed into
14915-447: The judges for that year's competition. To proceed into the next round of the contest, each participant must secure a majority vote from the judges, otherwise they are eliminated at this point; the judges themselves will usually comment on what they heard first, before they cast their vote. For the majority of series (Series 1–5, 10–11, and 13–14), the third stage auditions were conducted in a closed room in which performance were done without
15072-442: The judges had on the contestant's progress – several individuals, including fellow judge Pete Waterman , agreed with him that Michelle McManus who won the second series of Pop Idol had been unworthy to earn victory compared to others who had participated. Cowell eventually made plans to devise a new televised competition, in which he would own the television rights and thus maintain control on decisions held on
15229-402: The label no longer working with the group's management company. LM5 was released on 16 November 2018 and was serviced by RCA UK and Columbia Records , with future records to be released by the latter. On 13 November 2018, Little Mix teamed up with Apple Music for an exclusive live performance in London, featuring new tracks from their new album, LM5 . The performances was accompanied by
15386-458: The lead single from their then-untitled upcoming sixth studio album. This was the first release entirely under their new record label RCA. The single was accompanied by a lyric video, released on the same day. The music video for the song was released on 8 May 2020. The video was semi-animated, as they had to cancel their planned video shoot for the song due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Promotion for
15543-565: The list top ten. On 19 December 2021, the group received two nominations for the 2022 Brit Awards , for Group of the Year and International Song of the Year for "Heartbreak Anthem". On 27 January 2022, Little Mix was nominated at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards for Dance Song of The Year with " Heartbreak Anthem ". 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. On 5 April 2022,
15700-441: The live episodes, sharing this with production staff; filming "behind-the-scenes" within the accommodation is frequently down and used in live episodes for The Xtra Factor . In some series, some additional participants are sometimes selected from the rejects to act as wildcards in these stages, alongside those who progressed to the live episodes. In these stages, each participant not only performs on live television, but also before
15857-404: The live rounds. Both the bootcamp and the judges' homes stages of the contest are pre-recorded, though in some cases, either between the first and second stages of Bootcamp or prior to judges' houses, judges may look at certain rejected solo artists who they feel have potential but may be better suited in a group, and in an attempt to give them a lifeline, then send these acts into a room to form
16014-404: The members of the girl group Rhythmix have decided to change their name, a decision which has the support of Syco and TalkbackTHAMES ." It was reported that the group decided to make the change, with no legal requirement to do so, to avoid any difficulties for the charity. On 28 October 2011, it was announced that the group's new name would be "Little Mix". On 20 November 2011, Little Mix became
16171-444: The most defining pop groups of our generation. Little Mix have become one Britain's biggest selling acts and one of the best-selling girl groups of all time , with estimated sales of over 75 million records worldwide. The X Factor (British TV series) The X Factor is a British reality television music competition, and part of the global X Factor franchise created by Simon Cowell . Premiering on 4 September 2004, it
16328-799: 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". Little Mix have sold over 3 million concert tickets worldwide, and performed in over 20 countries across their tours, with
16485-445: The most-played group on UK radio in 2020 and the sixth overall. On 16 July 2021, it was announced that Little Mix would be honoured with 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
16642-507: The nation and facing the judges of the previous The X Factor series: Cowell, Osbourne and Walsh. Voting revenues were donated to the celebrities' chosen charities. The contestants were Michelle Marsh , Nikki Sanderson , Matt Stevens , Lucy Benjamin , Gillian McKeith , Chris Moyles , Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee , James Hewitt and Rebecca Loos , and "The Chefs", a quartet of celebrity chefs comprising Jean-Christophe Novelli , Aldo Zilli , Paul Rankin and Ross Burden . The winner of
16799-417: The new programme. In 2004, ITV secured the rights to broadcast The X Factor after Cowell approached them with his concept, despite a legal challenge by Simon Fuller , the creator of Pop Idol , over perceived similarities between the two shows. Each year's competition begins with auditions round, which consists of three stages held several months prior to the series premiere, and within venues around
16956-481: The next stage. A later decision by the judges recalled two members from each group to form the four-piece group Rhythmix, sending them through to the "judges' houses" section. Footage released in November 2022 revealed that Rowland alone was the judge who formed the group. They reached the live shows section and were mentored by Tulisa. During the first live show on 8 October 2011, Rhythmix performed " Super Bass " by American recording artist Nicki Minaj . Their rendition
17113-417: The next stage; if all six seats were filled, the judge of that category must replace one of these participants with another they wish to see through. This new format, despite some tweaks, was not well received by viewers after its introduction. Contestants who make it through both the second and third stages eventually enter the live rounds of the competition. By this stage they compete against each other over
17270-470: The next two years, though the latter two cast doubts on this arrangement. Cowell was joined on the judging panel by Robbie Williams , Ayda Field and Louis Tomlinson for the fifteenth and final series in 2018. When the programme initially began in 2004, its viewing figures fell behind those for the BBC's rival talent show Strictly Come Dancing . However, the situation changed in the following year, when
17427-419: The number of participants to around six per category (eight for the seventh and eighth series). The process varies across the programme's history – in most cases, their performances during this stage determines whether they move on to the next round or not; in some series, audition tapes are reviewed before the round with the judges making their choices before this stage of the competition. Once
17584-554: The programme before the eighth series, in order to concentrate on the American edition of the programme . That same month, Minogue also left the programme, citing that her schedule for the live episodes of Australia's Got Talent that year would conflict with her involvement with The X Factor . Several celebrities in the music industry were approached to replace all three, before the producers opted for their replacements to be Gary Barlow , Tulisa , and Kelly Rowland . During
17741-462: The programme to focus on his music career, with Flack later departing the programme around the same time. The following month, O'Leary rejoined the programme as presenter. Alongside the change in presenters, the judging panel was also changed again – after Grimshaw left in February 2016, Cheryl in April, and Ora in May, Cowell was rejoined by Walsh, Osbourne and Scherzinger, for
17898-492: The programme were effectively worse off, with The X Factor achieving low average viewing figures of less than seven million viewers, effectively placing its future in doubt after the fifteenth series, and leading to its eventual cancellation. At the 2005 British Comedy Awards , The X Factor beat Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway to take the award for Best Comedy Entertainment Programme. This prompting Cowell to remark, "We're not
18055-412: The programme, effectively meaning it was shelved. The programme's format was devised by Sony Music executive Simon Cowell in 2004. The concept for The X Factor stemmed from his involvement as a judge on Pop Idol , another music talent competition that ITV aired from 2001 to 2003. While the programme had been massively successful in its own right, Cowell disliked the lack of control that he and
18212-575: The ratings. In 2010, The X Factor won "Best Talent Show" at the National Television Awards. The show won the Entertainment award at the 2010 Royal Television Society Awards , described as "Undeniably a brilliant, genre-defining piece of television; the team behind this show never rest on their laurels and are determined to continually raise the bar and set new standards. Must-see television, which everyone talks about on
18369-425: The results are announced of each stage of the live shows is shown, with the public vote results not detailing the actual number of votes or the ranked order (first to last) the public placed each act in). In the elimination stages, the two acts to be the lowest ranked in the public vote are revealed, and thus face off against each other in a "final showdown". This consists of conducting a new performance primarily for
18526-535: The safety of their crew and fans. In March 2021, Little Mix were featured on the cover of the March issue of Glamour , which marked their first magazine cover as a trio. They also won the award for "Gamechangers in Music" at the Glamour Women of The Year Awards . Later that month, the group was featured on BBC Radio 1 's LOL-a-thon for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day in support of helping those who struggle due to
18683-399: The same phone number, with exception for the last two digits which, beginning at "01", is assigned to each participant by order of appearance. The phone number is displayed twice for viewers – once after a participant's performance is over, and a second time after all performances are completed and phone lines opened. Voting is conducted over a set time period, and closed before
18840-483: The same time as one another to avoid clashing on the charts. In the same month, the group appeared on The One Show , which was their last interview before their hiatus. Before the group had entered their hiatus, Edwards admitted they were already planning a timeframe for their return, with her suggesting that their break may last two years. On 21 May 2022, Little Mix was named as the second most richest celebrities on Times' The UK Young Music Rich List (30 or Under) with
18997-432: The same time of its premiere, The X Factor was accompanied by spin-off behind-the-scenes show called The Xtra Factor on ITV2 , which focused on the recent episode's performances; this was later replaced in 2016 with an online spin-off show, Xtra Bites , on ITV Hub . The programme itself proved popular on British television, attracting high viewing figures at its peak – over 14 million on average in
19154-404: The second series began to attract a larger audience share. While the second series attracted an average of over 8 million viewers during its broadcast, consecutive series increased these figures – peak audience figures for the fourth series' live final surpassed over 12.7 million viewers, achieving a share of 55% share of the terrestrial TV audience, while the sixth series achieved
19311-483: The second stage in which they perform before a senior production member. Both of these stages are not filmed, but shots of the crowds waiting to audition are later spliced into audition episodes during final editing; the televised version can sometimes misrepresent the process in this fashion by implying that huge crowds all perform before the judges. Participants that make it to the third stage of auditions then conduct their performance and potential singing talent before
19468-582: The seventh series – leading to the formation of an international franchise . In addition, many of its acts, including JLS , Little Mix , One Direction and Ella Henderson , later went on to release singles that entered number-one in the UK charts . From 2011, viewing figures began to decline, and Cowell later opted to rest the programme in 2019, assigning two spin-offs as mini-series that year – The X Factor: Celebrity and The X Factor: The Band . On 28 July 2021, ITV announced that there were no plans to air another series of
19625-512: The show (including winners and runners-up). By series 6 in 2009, it had seemingly become such a certainty that the X Factor winner would gain the Christmas number one slot every year that bookmakers William Hill were considering withdrawing from the 30-year tradition of betting on the outcome. However, hostility to the show's stranglehold on the Christmas number one slot from some quarters had prompted attempts to propel an alternative song to
19782-550: The show being primarily a singing competition. Former judge Gary Barlow reportedly had an issue with joke acts when asked to mentor the Over 28s category in the ninth series , because "Gary doesn't like joke acts and the Overs category is often full of novelty acts." Despite controversially being part of the format, their non-involvement in the tenth series drew criticism, with Olly Mann of The Daily Telegraph arguing, "The fact that
19939-413: The show was Lucy Benjamin, mentored by Walsh. Xtra Bites is the second companion and spin-off show to The X Factor which replaced The Xtra Factor , although Xtra Bites is an online spin-off show which started airing in 2017. The show looks at all the action from the show including behind the scenes footage of the judges and interviews with contestants from the show. It is uploaded onto ITV Hub ,
20096-434: The show's 10th series, The X Factor – The Greatest Hits was released on 25 November 2013. The album features 34 songs from 21 of the show's contestants. The X Factor Songbook is a 60-song compilation album released 24 November 2014. The X Factor brand has also appeared on clothing, jewellery, perfume, make-up, toiletries, bedding, gifts, confectionery, soft drinks and pizzas. While The X Factor had attracted
20253-492: The show's YouTube channel, and the X Factor page on the Just Eat website. There were 13 episodes uploaded altogether for the first series, all presented by Becca Dudley. On 23 August 2018, it was announced that Xtra Bites would return for another series after a successful first series, with new presenters Dudley and Tinea Taylor. Vick Hope took over as host for the celebrity series in 2019. A second edition of Battle of
20410-469: 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. On 24 July, the group released the second single from the album, titled " Holiday ". The song was announced in a video posted to social media on 16 July 2020. A lyric video for the song
20567-411: The situation in a tweet saying that both rappers were approached by their label to work on the song but Minaj was approached first. They also stated "We went with Nicki because like we've said over and over for years, it's been a dream of ours to work with her since the beginning". On 2 November 2018, the group released " Joan of Arc " as the first promotional single from LM5 , and peaked at number 61 on
20724-421: The song was directed by Hannah Lux Davis and premiered on Anne-Marie's YouTube channel the same day. On 19 August, the group announced they would release their first greatest hits album, Between Us , in celebration of the group's ten-year anniversary. The album's lead single, " Love (Sweet Love) ", was announced on 30 August 2021 and was released on 3 September. In October 2021, it was revealed that Little Mix
20881-426: The song, directed by Samuel Douek, was released on the same day. When the song spent its tenth week in the top ten in July 2021, Little Mix became the first girl group to accumulate 100 weeks spent inside the top ten of the UK Singles Chart. On 21 May, a day after the release of "Heartbreak Anthem", Little Mix were featured on the digital cover issue of Hunger magazine. In June 2021, it was revealed that Little Mix were
21038-458: The studio for a month, made the record quick, and thrown it out. It would have been the wrong thing to do." The success of Lewis's debut album Spirit ensured that the debut albums of future series winners (such as series 4 winner Leon Jackson ) would consist more of new material than of cover versions. Series 10 winner Sam Bailey , however, released her debut album of covers, The Power of Love , in March 2014, just three months after winning –
21195-565: The top 10 in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain. On 1 December 2016, Little Mix performed "Shout Out to My Ex", at the 2016 Los 40 Music Awards in Barcelona, Spain. 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. 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
21352-534: The top 20 in Ireland, but spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. The single peaked at number 16 on the Scottish Singles Chart on 11 May 2013, marking the group's fifth consecutive top 20 hit in Scotland. In March 2013, Little Mix began their first promotional campaign in the US. In an interview with Digital Spy in March 2013, they stated that they wanted their second album to have a more R&B sound. Nelson added: "I personally want to put
21509-462: The wax figures would depict the group in one of their most popular music videos. The figures were unveiled at the Baker Street attraction on 28 July 2021 depicts the group in the outfits used in their " Bounce Back " music video. On 23 July, the group released " Kiss My (Uh Oh) " in collaboration with Anne-Marie as the fourth single from her second studio album, Therapy . The music video for
21666-405: 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 ). 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. The Xtra Factor: The Winner's Story
21823-453: Was also released on the group's YouTube channel. The music video for "Holiday" was released on 28 August 2020. Little Mix embarked on their virtual concert titled Little Mix Uncancelled on 21 August, after their Summer 2020 Tour got cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 15 September 2020, Little Mix appeared on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and performed an acoustic version of "Holiday". The group also covered Harry Styles ' " Falling ", with
21980-466: Was announced by the group's publicist on 17 November 2020 that Nelson would take an extended hiatus from the group for medical reasons. On 23 November, Little Mix and Nathan Dawe announced their collaboration for " No Time for Tears " on their social media. It was released as a single on 25 November 2020 by RCA and Warner Music . On 14 December 2020, Nelson announced her departure from the group due to mental health struggles. Following Nelson's departure,
22137-522: Was announced that The Xtra Factor would be axed after 13 years and would be replaced by an online show instead. The X Factor: Battle of the Stars was a celebrity special edition of The X Factor , which screened on ITV, starting on 29 May 2006 and lasting for eight consecutive nights. Pop Idol was intended to be broadcast in its place as Celebrity Pop Idol but was stopped shortly before transmission, when ITV selected The X Factor instead. Nine celebrity acts participated, singing live in front of
22294-424: Was cancelled due to them wanting to work on their next album. 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. Having written over 100 songs for their forthcoming album, In May 2015 Little Mix released the lead single " Black Magic " from their third studio album. The song debuted at number one in
22451-540: Was effectively overtaken in the ratings battle by Strictly Come Dancing , especially for its live final showing the beginning of a steep ratings decline. From 2012 onwards, ratings of The X Factor went into sharp decline – the tenth series achieved an average viewing audience of 8.5 million viewers, much less than Strictly Come Dancing , with later series proving less popular on Saturday evenings compared to other programmes, such as Michael McIntyre's Big Show and Planet Earth II . By 2017, ratings for
22608-545: Was leaving The X Factor , with Osbourne revealed to be returning, but later clarifying it was for the tenth series only, with Barlow announcing during its live episodes that he would also be leaving The X Factor after the series' conclusion. In February 2014, Cowell announced his return as a judge for the eleventh series, as he worked to reinvent the programme. The panel saw him bring back Cheryl as Osbourne's replacement, while replacing Scherzinger with Spice Girls member Mel B . In March 2015, O'Leary announced that he
22765-408: Was praised by the judges with Barlow calling them the "best girl band that's ever been on The X Factor ." On 26 October 2011, it was announced that they would change their name following a dispute with Rhythmix , a Brighton -based children's music charity of the same name, after the programme tried to trademark "Rhythmix". A spokesman for The X Factor said, "At the request of the charity Rhythmix,
22922-419: 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
23079-517: Was produced by Fremantle's British entertainment company, Thames ( Talkback Thames until 2011), and Cowell's production company Syco Entertainment for ITV , as well as simulcast on Virgin Media One in Ireland. The programme ran for around 445 episodes across fifteen series, each one primarily broadcast late in the year, until its final episode in December 2018. The majority of episodes were presented by Dermot O'Leary , with some exceptions:
23236-458: Was quitting the show in order to pursue other projects, and was replaced a month later by both Olly Murs and Caroline Flack as co-presenters, the latter having served as a backstage presenter since 2013. Walsh later left the programme in May 2015, after revealing that he had spent enough time on The X Factor . With Mel B not signing up for another series, both judges were replaced by Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora . In February 2016, Murs quit
23393-531: Was released as their debut single in America on 5 February 2013. In the US, the single reached number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart while the album reached number 4 on the Billboard 200 . On 3 February 2013, they released " Change Your Life " as the album's third single, which charted at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart . On 4 March 2013, it was announced that " How Ya Doin'? " would be released as
23550-447: Was released by HarperCollins . 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
23707-570: Was released on 11 November 2013 in the United Kingdom and was released in the United States on 4 February 2014. Throughout the recording process, Little Mix worked with several producers, including TMS, Future Cut, Fred Ball, Duvall and 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. On 23 September 2013, " Move "
23864-611: Was released on 22 November 2019. The group was named as the eighth most played artist of that year in the UK. 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. 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. In March 2020, Pollstar released
24021-480: Was released on 24 November 2017, and featured a revised track listing of four remixed songs and three new songs, as well as a bonus documentary. As of November 2017, Glory Days has sold over 1.6 million copies worldwide. The group announced on 27 November 2017 that they would be undertaking the Summer Hits Tour 2018 , with tickets going on sale on 30 November. In February 2018, Pinnock announced that
24178-402: Was released on 6 November 2020 with the title track being released the day before on 5 November 2020. The album art, title and release date were all announced on 16 September 2020. Confetti was described by Pinnock as the group's "biggest" album yet. On 8 November 2020, the group hosted the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards ; they also performed "Sweet Melody" at the ceremony. From 21 to 22 November,
24335-553: Was shown on ITV2 on 17 December 2011. Their debut single topped the UK Singles Chart on 18 December 2011. They made the Christmas number one spot on the Irish Singles Chart , beating novelty songs by The Saw Doctors and Ryan Sheridan . 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
24492-543: Was the ninth-most-played female artist of the 21st century in the United Kingdom so far and the only girl group in the top ten. Between Us was released in November 2021, featuring five new songs. On 11 November 2021, a day before Between Us was released, the group was featured on the covers of DIY and Attitude magazines to promote the album. In the same month, Little Mix won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act , their fifth win in
24649-433: Was won by Real Like You , a girl group composed of Jess Folley, Virginia Hampson, Luena Martinèz, Seorsia Jack, Halle Williams and Kellimarie Willis. As of June 2015 , the show has spawned a total of 35 number-one singles: 10 winners' singles (six of which have been the Christmas number one), four charity singles (one each by the finalists of series 5, 6, 7 and 8), and 21 other number-ones by contestants who have appeared on
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