She rose to prominence as a member of Little Mix, a girl group formed during the eighth series of The X Factor UK, which they eventually won.

Perrie Louise Edwards was born on 10 July 1993 and raised in South Shields, Tyne and Wear.

[2][3] As a child, Edwards attended Radipole Primary School in Weymouth, Dorset before moving back to South Shields.

[9] 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.

[12] 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.

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.

[20] In February 2024, Edwards began teasing her upcoming debut solo single and revealed a new Instagram account called 'Perrie HQ' which would be managed by her team.

[24] She performed "Forget About Us", "Tears" and a cover of I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston at Capital FM's Summertime Ball.

[28] In September 2024, she announced her third single titled "You Go Your Way", which was released on 4 October 2024,[29] and performed the song live on The Graham Norton Show the same night.

On 29 October, she performed "You Go Your Way" and a mashup cover of "Die with a Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars and "Wonderwall by Oasis on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.

[33] On 7 December 2024, she performed "Forget About Us", "Tears", "Christmas Magic" and "You Go Your Way" at Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball.

On 27 September 2022, Edwards and Oxlade-Chamberlain were at home with their son when burglars broke in, with police being called to the incident.

[47] In 2012, during the recording stages for the group's debut album DNA (2012), Edwards had to undergo surgery to remove her inflamed tonsils.

In April 2019, Edwards shared her struggles with panic attacks and anxiety and underwent therapy for her mental health.