Perrie Edwards

Perrie Edwards was born on July 10, 1993 in South Shields, England, to Alexander Edwards and Deborah Duffy. She has a brother, Jonnie Alexander Edwards and a younger half-sister, Caitlin Edwards from her father’s side.

In 2011, Perrie Edwards gave the audition as a solo singer for 'The X Factor' in 2011. Unfortunately, she got rejected and was teamed up with another rejected participant Jesy Nelson in the group ‘Faux Pas’.

At the same time, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock were in another group ‘Orion’. Later, all the four rejected candidates were put together in a group named ‘Rhythmix.’ The name of this group ‘Rhythmix’ was then changed to ‘Little Mix,’ and it went on to emerge as the winner of the competition, becoming the first girl group to ever win the title of ‘The X Factor’.

After winning the title, Perrie Edwards and the other girls rose to fame. Perrie and her band released their debut album ‘DNA’ on 19 November 2012. This album went straight to the Number 3 position on the UK Albums Chart and was also placed in the list of top 5 albums in the USA.

In 2013, Little Mix released their second album titled ‘Salute’. Two years later, they released their third album ‘Get Weird’ followed by the fourth one ‘Glory Days’ in 2016. Apart from this, Perrie Edwards has also participated in several tours and events. She has even endorsed and promoted a number of products and brands.

In May 2012, Perrie Edwards, along with her band mates, launched a Union Flag-themed set of M&M’s. The same year, they released their book ‘Ready to Fly’ and also unveiled a children's clothing range.

In 2013, Perrie and her girl group promoted the Schwarzkopf hair dye Live Colour XXL via their video clip ‘How Ya Doin’. They also launched their first makeup range with ‘Collection’.

In 2014, Edwards and her team mates launched a new range of nails with the brand ‘Elegant Touch’. A year later, Little Mix launched their fragrance ‘Gold Magic. In July 2016, they released their second fragrance named ‘Wishmaker’.