Little Mix state their solo releases won’t clash & are discussing comeback

[Gimme More 35,377]

THEY have spent 11 years as a group, had five No1 singles, won three Brit Awards and released seven hit albums.

But as Little Mix prepare to bow out - for now, at least - they have insisted they are doing it as the best of friends and are doing everything they can to ensure they aren’t pitted against each other as they prepare to launch their post-band solo careers.

In an exclusive final print interview with The Sun, just a week before they go their separate ways, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall have revealed their timetables will be carefully managed so there is no way they will put new music out at the same time.

Perrie, 28, said: “We’ve all said we will let each other know when we’re going to release so we don’t end up clashing in the charts. We’re rooting for each other, not competing against each other.”

Jade, 29, who has signed a solo deal with RCA, added: “It’s just not going to happen. There will be a conscious effort from all of us to make sure of that.”

Leigh-Anne, 30, said their friendship was too precious to risk a head-to-head and the fact they remain so tight-knit will mean they’re able to be open with each other about their solo plans.

She has recently signed with Warner and said: “We are so close and that’s the thing. We’re all going to be in communication about this the whole time.”

In the 11 years since Little Mix were first brought together on The X Factor, they have become Britain’s most successful ever girl band, selling more than 50 million records worldwide and collecting over 22 million monthly Spotify listeners.

Next Saturday will see the final performance of their sold-out Confetti tour — which is their first as a trio since fourth member Jesy Nelson quit in 2020.

It will end with an emotional show which will be livestreamed around the world from London’s O2 Arena – the last chance to catch the girls before they bow out for their hiatus.

Perrie, who has also already started working on solo music, said: “Even though it’s a massive, epic show, I think knowing everyone is watching it is going to make it feel super intimate.”

However, they are already plotting their comeback as a band and promise they won’t follow the lead of One Direction, who went on their “hiatus” in 2015 and show no signs of reuniting.

Perrie said: “Honestly, we haven’t even parted ways yet and we’re already talking about when we’re coming back! We’re like: ‘is two years away enough? Two and a bit years?’.”

Jade points out they are parting as the closest of friends and so there’s every reason to get back together sooner rather than later.

She said: “You can’t deny our relationship – whenever anyone comes to watch the show or sees us in interviews or on social media it’s pretty obvious that we can’t actually live without each other.

“We know how phenomenal we are together, so why would we never want to do that again? Change has to happen in life, you have to move on at some point and try new things, but it’s such a comfort to know we have each other to come back to.

“We don’t know how long this will be for but I’m already ready for that reunion!”

Source: The Sun

[LadyEnigma 1,218]

i absolutely love them

[monstertoronto 10,168]

If one (or more) of them breaks out as a massive solo act I doubt they would actually reunite. As a point of comparison, Harry Styles is so huge now and has arguably achieved greater success as a solo artist than with One Direction, so it’s pretty hard to picture him stopping his solo career to get back together with Liam and Louis etc. If one of these girls achieved similar success, she’s not going to go back. 

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1 hour ago, Gimme More said:

they have become Britain’s most successful ever girl band, selling more than 50 million records worldwide

Is this true?  I thought Spice Girls were still more successful. I read that SG had sold 85 million records worldwide. 

[freezer bride 1,394]

love that

[Addison Rae 16,715]

i just know their solo music is gonna slap 

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1 hour ago, monstertoronto said:

Is this true?  I thought Spice Girls were still more successful. I read that SG had sold 85 million records worldwide. 

"The Spice Girls have sold 100 million records worldwide,[19] making them the bestselling girl group of all time,[20][21][22] one of the bestselling artists, and the most successful British pop act since the Beatles."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Girls

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41 minutes ago, NATAH said:

"The Spice Girls have sold 100 million records worldwide,[19] making them the bestselling girl group of all time,[20][21][22] one of the bestselling artists, and the most successful British pop act since the Beatles."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Girls

That’s what I thought!  Thanks!  I still like Little Mix but Spice Girls have not been surpassed. 

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6 hours ago, blackpink said:

i just know their solo music is gonna slap 

It really is 

Most excited for Jade's and Perrie's!

Less so or Leigh as we heard some solo stuff in her film.