How Little Mix went from solo wannabes to the biggest girl group since the Spice Girls

LITTLE Mix went from solo wannabes on TV’s X Factor to the biggest international girl band since the Spice Girls.

Here we take a look at some of their highlights from the last nine years.

X FACTOR: Little Mix were the first group to win the ITV show in 2011, with mentor Tulisa. All auditioned as solo acts but were put together by the judges.

FIRST SINGLE: Their cover of Damien Rice’s Cannonball spent a week at No 1 after they won the show.

FIRST ALBUM: A year later they released their first studio album DNA.

NUMBER ONES: Four of their singles have gone to the top spot, spending a total of eight weeks there.

SHOUT OUT TO THE EXES: Leigh-Anne’s exes include Ashford Town footballer Jordan Kiffin. She is now with Watford striker Andre Gray.

Perrie was with 1D’s Zayn Malik but is now dating Liverpool footie ace Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Jade is dating Rizzle Kicks star Jordan Stephens, while Jesy is said to be seeing actor Sean Sagar.

EARLY CRACKS: A split was first rumoured in 2017 after Perrie posted a photo with Jesy cropped out. She later said Jesy just did not like the pic.

SIMON COWELL: Signed to his label Syco as part of their X Factor win but left in 2018.

TOURING: They have completed six international tours. Their last, LM5 in 2019, consisted of 40 European gigs and took more than £16million.

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