From X Factor hopefuls to pop royalty.
Way back in 2011, Britain's future biggest girlband was born on The X Factor.
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We may not have known it then, but Jesy, Leigh-Anne, Jade and Perrie were destined for ~stardom.~
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Back then, in fact, they were still called Rhythmix, and singing for their lives each Saturday night.
Fun fact, they were forced to change their name after attempting to trademark it, because a Brighton based children's music charity was already established under the same name.
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Back then, they were all for sartorial experimentation.
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