Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jesy Nelson sit behind a neon-lit desk deciding which six homemade bands deserve to become their 2021 arena-tour openers. Each week the remaining groups remake a Little Mix hit, learn a new style (latin, disco, acoustic), then face a sing-for-survival showdown that ends with one act sent home by majority vote. Host Chris Ramsey keeps the tone breezy while the women deliver feedback that swings from maternal to surgical; a gospel-tinged harmony earns a standing ovation, a flat high note earns silence. The prize is exposure, not a record deal, so every rehearsal is freighted with the knowledge that failure means returning to bar gigs and TikTok covers. After nine episodes the final four become Since September, the band that actually joined the Confetti tour when arenas finally reopened.
Production Details
BBC One / 1 Season / 9 Episodes / 2020
Created by: Paul Newton, Rob Davies
Showrunner(s): Leanne Witcoop, Andrea Hamilton
Producer(s): Nick Jones
Main Cast
Jade Thirlwall as Judge - Self
Perrie Edwards as Judge - Self
Leigh-Anne Pinnock as Judge - Self
Jesy Nelson as Judge - Self
Chris Ramsey as Host - Self
Harry Holles as Self - Contestant
Mathew Nolan as Self - Contestant
Patrick Ralphson as Self - Contestant
Jacob Fowler as Self - Contestant
Kaci Brooks as Self - Contestant
Talis Eros as Self - Contestant
Adam Harison as Self - Contestant
