Jade Thirlwall
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Jade Amelia Thirlwall (born 26 December 1992) is an English singer, songwriter and activist. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Little Mix, who won the eighth series of The X Factor UK. As part of the group she won three Brit Awards—becoming the first girl group recipient to win British Group. They also achieved nineteen top-ten singles and five number-ones on the UK Singles Chart, before going on hiatus in 2022.
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Birth name | Jade Amelia Thirlwall |
Born | (1992-12-26) 26 December 1992 (age 31) South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England |
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Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | RCA |
Member of | Little Mix |
Website | little-mix |
In 2022, Thirlwall signed a record contract with RCA Records.[1] In addition to her solo work, she signed a songwriter's publishing deal in 2019 with Sony/ATV Music, and shares songwriting credits for Little Mix, Twice, Billy Porter, Britney Spears, Iggy Azalea, Nayeon and Han Ji-sung of Stray Kids.
Aside from music, she is an ambassador for Stonewall and is noted for her political reviews and social activism, advocating for LGBTQ+ rights, the ban against transgender conversion therapy in the UK and Black Lives Matter. Her involvement with charity work earned her the Gay Times Honour for Allyship in 2021.