Background and career
Perrie Louise Edwards (born 10 July 1993) is an English singer. Her music career began when she auditioned for The X Factor UK, and joined the line up for Little Mix. Formed during the show's eighth series, Little Mix became the first group to win the competition, and together went on to release six studio albums and amassed nineteen UK top-ten singles, five of which reached number one. Before going on hiatus in 2022, they became the first girl group to win the Brit Award for British Group. Edwards launched her career as a solo artist in 2024 with the single "Forget About Us", which peaked inside the top ten on the UK Singles Chart. It was followed up by singles "Tears", "You Go Your Way" and "If He Wanted to He Would". Her debut solo album, Perrie, was released on September 26, 2025, and reached number three on the UK Albums Chart. Edwards is also a patron for CoppaFeel! and is the first female ambassador for the brand Supreme Nutrition. In 2021, she launched a fashion brand, Disora.
Perrie Louise Edwards was born on 10 July 1993 and raised in South Shields, Tyne and Wear. She was named after Steve Perry from the rock band Journey. Her parents, Deborah Duffy and Alexander Edwards, divorced when she was a child and both remarried. Her mother married Mark Duffy from New Zealand, and her father married Joanna Wells. She has an older brother called Jonnie Edwards and a half-sister named Caitlin Edwards. As a child, Edwards attended Radipole Primary School in Weymouth, Dorset before moving back to South Shields. She attended St. Peter and Paul RC Primary School, and Mortimer Community College in South Shields, and later transferred to Newcastle College, where she received a BTEC in Performing Arts. As a preteen she lived two years in Hamilton, New Zealand. Edwards was born with oesophageal atresia, which is responsible for the bisectional scar on her stomach, and anosmia. As a child, she underwent several operations because of the condition.
In 2011, at age 17, Edwards auditioned for The X Factor with "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette. After she failed the first bootcamp challenge to progress through to the Girls category (solo females aged 16–24), she was placed into a four-piece group named Faux Pas with Jesy Nelson. Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock were in another group called Orion. Both groups failed to progress through the next stage. A decision was made by the judges to bring back the four to form a new four-piece group called Rhythmix and they progressed to the judges' houses. They eventually reached the live shows and were mentored by Tulisa Contostavlos. On 28 October 2011, it was announced that the group's name had been changed to Little Mix. On 11 December 2011, Little Mix were announced as the winners, making them the first band ever to win the British version of the show.
Edwards released six albums and one greatest hits album with the group, DNA (2012), Salute (2013), Get Weird (2015), Glory Days (2016), LM5 (2018), Confetti (2020) and Between Us (2021). Since their debut, the group has been cited for helping the girl band renaissance in the UK. They have gone onto become one of the best-selling girl groups and one of Britain's biggest selling acts. In December 2021, the group announced they would be going on a hiatus, after the Confetti Tour in May 2022, to allow its members to pursue solo projects.
In November 2022, Edwards' estimated net worth was revealed to be £17.5 million, appearing on the Sunday Times Rich List, for the first time. In March 2023, Edwards signed a recording contract with Columbia Records. Later that month, her clothing brand Disora became one of only 6% of brands to sell a size 18 and above. In May, she announced her partnership with BetterHelp, a virtual counseling and therapy company to help people gain access to therapy. In November 2023, Edwards appeared on the Sunday Times Rich List for a second consecutive year. In the same month, she revealed that her first solo album was almost complete. In February 2024, Edwards began teasing her upcoming first solo single and revealed a new Instagram account called 'Perrie HQ', which would be managed by her team. In March, she officially announced her debut solo single titled "Forget About Us", which was released on 12 April 2024, and peaked at number ten on the UK Singles Chart. In June 2024, she announced her second single titled "Tears", which was released on 21 June 2024. She performed both singles and a cover of "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston at Capital FM's Summertime Ball. On 12 July 2024, "Tears" was performed on The One Show. In September 2024, she announced her third single titled "You Go Your Way", which was released on 4 October 2024, and performed the song live on The Graham Norton Show the same night. Edwards released her first promotional single, "Me, Myself & You" on 8 November 2024, a previous B-side from physical copies of "You Go Your Way". On 15 November 2024, she released the Christmas single "Christmas Magic", and performed the song and her previous for singles at Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball on 7 December 2024. She featured as a guest panellist on Series 7 of The Masked Singer UK, which aired on 24 January 2026. On 14 February 2025, Edwards released her second promotional single "Rollercoaster". Her next single, "If He Wanted to He Would", was released on 22 August of the same year. On 5 September 2025, she released her third promotional single "Cute Aggression". Her first solo album, Perrie, was released on 26 September 2025. On 29 May 2026, Edwards released "Passenger Princess", after the song was initially featured as a "very rough" demo on the fan edition of her first studio album. Following the birth of her daughter, she re-recorded the song and released it as a single. Edwards debuted the song live at the 2026 edition of Mighty Hoopla on 31 May. In August 2026, it was reported she had departed Modest Management and Columbia Records, signing with Various Artists Management.
Edwards is a patron for CoppaFeel!, a breast cancer charity. In 2019, she became the face of Italian brand Superga and released a designed collection of shoes. In 2020, she was announced as the first female ambassador for Supreme Nutrition. Later that year, Edwards became the new face of Nando's, a Portuguese-African food franchise. She also appeared in their television advertisements. In 2021, Edwards launched her own fashion brand, Disora, describing it as a "contemporary luxury" brand. Disora's first collection, DS001, sold out within 48 hours but received criticism at the brand's lack of size inclusivity. In 2023, in an interview for Grazia, Edwards stated that Disora had become inclusive for all sizes, making it one of only 6% of brands that sell a size 18 and above.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
