Perrie Edwards

Perrie Louise Edwards (born on July 10, 1993) is a member of the British four-piece girl group named Little Mix, formerly known as Rhythmix, with Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall. The group released their new single, "Wings" on July 1, 2012. She is currently dating Zayn Malik of One Direction.

Early Life
Perrie Louise Edwards was born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear. She was born to Alexander Edwards and Debbie Duffie. She has one older brother, Jonnie.

Background
Perrie successfully auditioned as a solo artist for the eighth season of  The X Factor with Alanis Morrisette's "You Oughta Know." However, she failed to make it past bootcamp's first challenge. Similar to the previous season, some rejected contestants were given the opportunity to continue in a newly formed group. Perrie and Jesy were put in the four-member group Faux Pas.

Zayn Malik
Perrie is currently dating Zayn Malik from One Direction. The two have been together for quite a while, and seem to be very close and supportive of each other.