Jade Thirlwall Biography

Jade Thirlwall started singing at the age of 6. At that time, she used to participate in singing competitions. At the age of sixteen, she started performing in clubs and pubs. In the year 2008, Thirlwall gave the audition for ‘The X Factor’ but was eliminated at the Bootcamp stage for lacking confidence. She again gave the audition for the competition in 2010, and unfortunately, this time too, got rejected. However, she didn’t lose hope and auditioned again in 2011. This time, she failed to impress the judges with her solo performance and was paired with Leigh-Anne Pinnock and one more girl in the group Orion. Although Orion didn’t achieve success, Jade moved on to form ‘Little Mix’ along with Leigh-Anne, Jesy Nelson, and Perrie Edwards and won the title of the eighth season of ‘The X Factor.’ This 4-member girl group released their debut album ‘DNA’ in 2012 which charted at #4 on the US Billboard 200. Since then, the band has released many other albums such as ‘Salute,’ ‘Get Weird,’ ‘LM5,’ ‘Confetti,’ and their latest, ‘Between Us.’ The band ‘Little Mix’ also holds a YouTube channel on which one can find its official songs, trailers, experiences, etc. Also, the group has managed to earn over 17 million followers on their Instagram account!

In 2021, she participated in the fourth season of the British television baking competition, ‘The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off’ where she came out as the winner. That same year, she also launched her 42-color eyeshadow palette in collaboration with Beauty Bay. In 2022, she signed a solo contract with RCA Records. Although she took a break from music, Jade has announced plans to release new songs in 2023.

Jade also owns the cocktail bar, Arbeia along with a nightclub named Industry.

Jade Thirlwall was born Jade Amelia Thirlwall on December 26, 1992, in South Shields, England. Her parents are Norma Badwi and James Thirlwall. She has a brother whose name is Karl. From the age of three to fifteen, Thirlwall attended Steps Dance and Fitness. At the age of nine, she started attending the Performer’s Stage School and at the age of thirteen, she enrolled at St. Wilfrid’s Community College. During this time, she studied several courses. She also struggled with anorexia nervosa as a youngster.

Coming to her love life, the British pop singer dated Sam Craske from 2013 to 2014. After splitting from Craske, Thirlwall began dating Jed Elliott. However, they later parted ways in 2019. She is currently in a relationship with British singer, Jordan Rizzle Stephens.