Little Mix: Here’s how they’ve changed through the years

Their new album 'LM5' is out now!

Little Mix

by Alex Ross |
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Little Mix are one of the BIGGEST girl bands in the world right now! Made up of Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jesy Nelson, the girls have been making waves in the music industry since they became the first ever group to win The X Factor back in 2011.

Since that moment, Little Mix have enjoyed worldwide success, gained a massive fan following, dropped five studio albums, including their brand new one 'LM5', toured the world and released a number of merchandise.

As the girls are about to embark on another UK tour in 2019, check out how they've changed throughout the last seven years.

Little Mix - Through the years:

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Little Mix Through the years stacked

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2011

After being put into a group by Kelly Rowland on The X Factor in 2011, the Little Mix girls rocked denim and trainers as they posed at the Judges Houses' stage of the competition.

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2011

Throughout their time on The X Factor, Jade, Perrie, Jesy and Leigh-Anne stuck with the same 'colour and prints' theme for performances, each making an identify for themselves.

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2011

Attending the Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1 premiere in 2011 with their X Factor mentor Tulisa, the Little Mix girls dressed up in stunning LBDs.

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2011

After winning The X Factor ahead of Marcus Collins, Little Mix started to make an identity as a band, co-coordinating their outfits both on stage and at events.

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2012

One year on from their historic win on The X Factor, Little Mix returned to perform their brand new single, looking more grown up.

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2012

At the launch for Little Mix's debut album 'DNA', Jade, Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jesy looked stunning in black outfits.

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2013

All of the Little Mix girls have experimented with their hair colours, but in 2013 Perrie went for purple, whilst Jade was rocking the colour blue.

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2013

Attending their first ever BRIT Awards in 2013, Little Mix dressed up for the occasion, all wearing totally different outfits.

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2013

Experimenting even further with her hair in 2013, Perrie changed her look from purple to dip dye pink later in the year.

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2015

Perrie couldn't resist getting into the Disney spirit in 2015 when she made a trip to Disneyland Paris!

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2016

After taking some time off to work on their new album, Little Mix returned in 2016 with a brand new look. Looking a lot more grown up, the girls started to wear a lot more custom-designed outfits on stage.

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2016

Walking the red carpet ahead of their first ever BRIT Awards performance, Little Mix oozed glamour as they invited their mums along for the party.

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2016

That same night the girls took to the stage in matching green and black outfits to give an incredible performance of their hit song 'Black Magic'.

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2017

After taking more of an interest in fashion, attending various fashion events with her band mate Jade Thirlwal, Leigh-Anne started to take inspiration, wearing this cute number for her birthday in 2017.

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2017

After receiving some harsh criticism online for some of the more risqué outfits, Little Mix wore suits for their performance of 'Power' during The X Factor finals in 2017.

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2017

Little Mix embraced the race driving theme brilliantly in 2017 when they performed at F1 Live in London.

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2017

The girls attended the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles in 2017, rocking the red carpet with their different outfit choices.

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2018

Looking completely stunning, Jade, Leigh-Anne, Jesy and Perrie rocked the red carpet at the 2018 BRIT Awards. Whilst most fans loved their look, Jesy, Jade and Perrie were quick to mock Leigh-Anne for wearing her 'dressing gown'.

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2018

Little Mix stars Leigh-Anne and Jade attended The British Fashion Awards in 2018, wearing stunning dresses to the prestigious event.

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2018

The girls went for a more retro look during a performance to their fans in Germany in 2018.

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2018

At the launch of their amazing album 'LM5' in 2018, Leigh-Anne, Jesy, Perrie and Jade looked casual and chic as they signed copies of their album for fans.

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2018

Ahead of their performance with American rapper Nicki Minaj, Jesy injected a bit of colour into Little Mix's red carpet look at the 2018 MTV EMA Awards, whilst Leigh-Anne rocked green dreadlocks.

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2018

The girls then changed into smart black and white suits for their first ever performance of 'Woman Like Me' with Nicki Minaj.

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2019

The ladies oozed glamour at the BRIT Awards in 2019, looking stunning in ballgowns.

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2019

The girls donned a tonne of different looks on their 2019 'LM5' tour, playing dates across the UK and Ireland.

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2019

In November 2019, Little Mix teamed up with clothing brand PrettyLittleThing to release their own clothing collection. Here they are looking super hot at the official launch party.

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2020

In 2020, Little Mix announced they are launching their very own TV talent show called Little Mix: The Search. Both Perrie and Jesy went platinum blonde for the photo shoot with the BBC, looking sensational.

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2020

Little Mix announced their sixth album 'Confetti' will land in November 2020!

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2020

After their Summer 2020 Tour was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Little Mix delighted fans by announcing a massive arena tour for 2021. Tickets for the shows are on sale now.

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2020

In December 2020, Jesy Nelson announced she'd made the tough decision to quit Little Mix, after the band was having a negative effect on her mental health. Jade, Leigh-Anne and Perrie announced they would continue Little Mix as a three.

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2021

Jade, Leigh-Anne and Perrie attended The BRIT Awards in May 2021, with Lee Lee and Pez both glowing whilst showing off their baby bumps!

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2021

Celebrating their 10th anniversary in style, the girls looked gorgeous and chic as they posed for the cover of their surprise album 'Between Us', which was released on 12th November 2021.

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2021

Perrie and Jade supported Leigh-Anne at the premiere of her first ever movie called Boxing Day in December 2021, with all three girls looking fabulous on the red carpet.

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