Jade Amelia Thirlwall was born December 26, 1992 in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. She is a member of the British girl group Little Mix with Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and formerly Jesy Nelson. Jade won The X Factor 2011 with Little Mix but she had actually auditioned for the show in both 2008 and 2010. She made it through both times but was sent home due to lack of confidence. She dated Sam Craske from the dance group Diversity. They broke up in Mid-2014.