Jade Thirlwall

Jade Amelia Thirlwall (born 26 December 1992) is an English singer and songwriter, known for being a member of the British four-piece girl group Little Mix. The group was formed on the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011 and became the first group to win the competition. Since their debut the girl group has sold just under 60 million records worldwide, placing them in the top 5 of the best selling girl groups of all time. [1][2]

Jade Thirlwall
Thirlwall performing on tour in 2016
Background information
Birth nameJade Amelia Thirlwall
Born (1992-12-26) 26 December 1992
South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2011–present
Labels
Associated actsLittle Mix

Early life

Thirlwall was born and raised in the Laygate town of South Shields, Tyne and Wear. She is the daughter of Norma Badwi and James Thirlwall and has an older brother named Karl Thirlwall.[3] She is Egyptian and Yemeni from her mother's side and English from her father's side.[4] She auditioned for The X Factor in 2008 and 2010 but was eliminated at the Bootcamp stage.[5][6] She attended performing arts college South Tyneside, where she studied a range of courses.[7] As a teenager, Thirlwall suffered with anorexia for five years before beginning her recovery.[8]

Career

Thirwall first auditioned on The X Factor in 2008, but go no further than boot camp. She then returned in 2011, performing the song "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles. Thirlwall earned 4 yeses and went through to boot camp.[9] Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock were to be put in a group named "Orion" and Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson were in another group called "Faux Pas". The four were later formed into the four-piece group Rhythmix, and they progressed to judges' houses.[10] They eventually reached the live shows and were mentored by Tulisa Contostavlos.[11] On 28 October 2011, it was announced that the group's new name would be Little Mix.[12][13][14] On 11 December 2011, Little Mix were announced as the winners, and became the first group to win the programme.[15]

Thirlwall has released five albums with the group: DNA (2012), Salute (2013), Get Weird (2015), Glory Days (2016) and LM5 (2018) with a sixth one to be released in 2020.[16] Thirlwall was the guest judge on the "Girl Group Battle Royale" episode in RuPaul's Drag Race UK on 31 October 2019.[17][18] Then in May 2020, it was announced that she would be hosting an MTV web series, titled Served!.[19]

Business ventures

In November 2019, Thirlwall opened her own cocktail bar, Red Door, in South Shields,[20][21][22] the name of which was later changed to Arbeia in February 2020.[23] Residents praised Thirlwall for improving the town's nightlife.[24] In March 2020, her new nightclub, Industry, launched next door to Arbeia.[25]

Personal life

In 2012, Thirlwall began dating Sam Craske from the dance troupe Diversity. The pair broke up in 2014.[26] In 2016, it was confirmed that Thirlwall was dating Jed Elliott from The Struts, but the pair split in July 2019.[27]

Thirlwall is known for being a prominent supporter of the LGBT community. In May 2018, she spoke at the Stonewall Youth Awards about what it means to be an ally and encouraging more artists to do the same.[28] In August 2018, Thirlwall attended the Manchester Pride alongside LGBT charity Stonewall, joining 50 young LGBT people at the front of the parade.[29] In 2019, Thirlwall, alongside Michelle Visage, raised ₤10,000 for the Mermaids UK. For the 2019 UK General Election, Thirlwall endorsed the Labour Party.[30] In 2019, Thirlwall and Pinnock, along with other British celebrities, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day.[31]

Discography
Main articles: Little Mix discography and list of songs

Songwriting credits
List of songwriting credits, with year released and album shown
Title Artist(s) Year Album Notes
"Pretty Girls" Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea 2015 Non-album single Co-writer

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2011 The X Factor Contestant Winner
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Guest Judge Episode: "Girl Group Battle Royale"
2019 Alan Carr's Celebrity Re-play Herself Guest star
2020 How's Your Head, Hun? Herself Guest star
2020 Served! Presenter Web series
2020 Little Mix: The Search Judge Music competition series

Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Little Mix
Year Award ceremony Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
2017 BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards Most Entertaining Celebrity Herself Nominated [32]
2020 PLT Awards[33] LGBTQ Influencer of the Year Herself Nominated [34]
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References
  1. "Names of Little Mix". Maximum Pop!. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. "Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall celebrates her 21st birthday at charity swim in the icy cold sea - VIDEO". 28 December 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. "No place like home for Little Mix stars". Jarrow and Hebburn Gazette. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. Hamad, Marwa (27 November 2013). "Little Mix Want to Make Their Mark". tabloid!. Gulf News. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. "So we're low key obsessed with these Liam Payne and Jade Thirlwall throwback pics". 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. "Jade Thirlwall And Little Mix". www.listal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. Lawson, Ruth (10 October 2011). "Teachers back X Factor's Jade and Perrie". Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. "Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall on anorexia: 'How I recovered from an eating disorder'". BBC Newsround. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  9. "Auditions". All About Little Mix.
  10. "X Factor finalists Rhythmix in legal trouble with charity over name". Metro. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  11. "X Factor: Tulisa Planning Duet With Little Mix? | MTV UK". Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  12. "X Factor girl band Rhythmix are renamed Little Mix". 28 October 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  13. Halliday, Josh (9 November 2011). "X Factor: Simon Cowell drops attempt to trademark Rhythmix". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  14. Glamour (21 November 2011). "Simon Cowell donates money to Rhythmix charity". CondéNetUK. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012.
  15. "Teen, duo, country mum battle for X Factor". AAP. The West Australian. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  16. Dixon, Faye (20 August 2019). "Eight years of Little Mix: Girl group celebrates milestone anniversary with social media message". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  17. Welsh, Daniel (1 November 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK Fans Were Living For Jade Thirlwall's Judging Stint". HuffPost. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  18. "Every Guest Judge On Ru Paul's Drag Race UK – Including Jade Thirwall, Cheryl And Maisie Williams". Capital FM. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  19. MTV [@MTVUK] (18 May 2020). "You are invited to dinner! Join @LittleMix's Jade Thirlwall as she competes to cook up some eleganza realness with her superstar drag queen friends 💋💁🏻‍♀️ Served! With Jade Thirlwall launches across MTV UK Facebook Watch and MTV International YouTube from Thursday 28th May 🎉" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. Novak, Kim (27 October 2019). "Jade Thirlwall celebrates launch of her own Red Door cocktail bar with Little Mix bandmates". Metro. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  21. Meechan, Simon (22 October 2019). "Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall will open her own Red Door cocktail bar in South Shields". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  22. McFarland, Kelly (22 October 2019). "Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall will open her own cocktail bar". Fuzzable. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  23. Clark, Kevin (4 February 2020). "New name for Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall's South Shields bar". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  24. "South Shields residents praise Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall for expanding her bar with new nightclub". www.shieldsgazette.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  25. "Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall's South Shields bar to expand with new nightclub next door". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  26. "A Complete Guide To The Little Mix Ladies' Love Lives". J-14. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  27. "Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall 'splits from Jed Elliott' after three years together". Metro. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  28. "Jade Thirlwall Showed Again Just How Much She Cares About Being An LGBT Ally". Capital. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  29. "Jade Thirlwall attends Stonewall Youth event at Manchester Pride". Stonewall. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  30. "Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall announces support for Labour". Independent.ie. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  31. "Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall suffers altitude sickness on Kilimanjaro climb for Comic Relief". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  32. "Liam Payne, Rita Ora, The Vamps, Camila Cabello and Dua Lipa to perform at BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards 2017". BBC. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  33. Halliday, Sandra (2 March 2020). "PrettyLittleThing launches influencer awards". Fashion Network. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  34. "Announcing the 2020 PrettyLittleThing Awards" (PDF). Boohoo PLC. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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