Pixie Lott Biography

Pixie was born on January 12, 1991, in Bromley, London. She was raised in Petts Wood and Bickley, along with her brother and sister.

When Pixie turned five, she was sent to the Italia Conti Associates Saturday school in Chislehurst. Her regular schooling started at Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts when she was eleven years old. Pixie was a very bright student and was awarded a scholarship.

She then appeared as Louisa von Trapp in the musical ‘The Sound of Music’. Pixie’s opportunity to sing for a professional group arrived when she was fourteen as she became a part of the chorus of Roger Waters’ opera, ‘Ça Ira’.

Apart from writing songs of her own album, she has written songs for other artists too. She wrote the track ‘You Broke My Heart’ from the album ‘Overcome’ which was the debut album of Alexandra Burke. Next, she wrote a song for the band ‘Girls Can't Catch’. She then followed it up by writing lyrics for a couple of tracks for the album ‘Smoke’ which was Lisa Lois’ debut album. Selena Gomez too, has sung songs written by Pixie with ‘We Own the Night’ being one of them.

On June 8, 2009, Pixie launched her first single, ‘Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)’. Soon after, she released the music video of the single. The new single was a chartbuster, gaining two million views on YouTube. It also secured the top position at the UK Singles Chart. Pixie was surprised and overwhelmed by the response she received post the release.

A month later, on September 14, 2009, Pixie released her debut album, ‘Turn It Up’, on which she had been working for the past few months. The album reached the sixth position in the UK Albums Chart and was given a Double Platinum certification after it sold over 1 million copies worldwide.

‘Gravity’, Pixie’s fourth single was released on March 8, 2010. Since she was already a star by then, a lot of endorsement offers came her way. She endorsed Nokia’s new Illuvial Pink Collection mobile phone range. This gave Pixie a new image as that of a fashionista. Top-notch designers were hired to design her clothes and accessories whenever she had to attend a public event.

On November 7, 2011, Pixie launched her second album, ‘Young Foolish Happy’. For a long period of time, the album was among the top 20 in the UK Albums Chart. The British Phonographic Industry acknowledged the album as a gold record after it sold more than100,000 copies within the first week of its release. The album also gave Pixie her first highest grossing single, ‘All About Tonight’, which sold over 88,000 copies within the first week.

In 2012, Pixie came up with another hit single ‘Kiss the Stars’ from her second album. The single took the eight spot in the UK Chart. ‘Young Foolish Happy’ became her first album to produce three back-to-back top 10 singles. Pixie released her third and the first self-titled album on August 1, 2014.

Pixie got into a relationship with Oliver Cheshire, an English model, in 2014, and they got engaged in November 2016. In 2022, the couple got married.

Pixie Lott is a talented tap dancer and has showcased her skills on various TV shows and live performances.

She is known for her love of vintage fashion and often incorporates retro styles into her wardrobe.

Pixie Lott is a trained saxophonist and has been known to surprise fans by playing the instrument during her concerts.

She is a passionate animal lover and has spoken out about animal rights and conservation efforts.

In addition to her music career, Pixie Lott has also tried her hand at acting, appearing in various films and television shows.