Jessica Louise Nelson is an English singer who was born on June 14, 1991 in Romford, London, England. She gained popularity when she was a member of the popular British girl group Little Mix, who won the eighth season of The X Factor.
Nelson’s father was a businessman and her mother was in the support of the Police community, but her parents separated when she was only five years old.
Education:
Nelson received her primary and secondary education at Jo Richardson Community School located in Dagenham, then went on to Abbs Cross Academy and College of Art located there to complete her college degree. Finally she went to Sylvia Young Theater School to learn performing arts.
Jessica Louise Nelson- Career
After completing a performing arts degree at Sylvia Young Theater School, Nelson worked as a barmaid in the town of Dagenham. She then went on to audition in The X Factor with her team Little Mix which was a group of 4 members and now 3 as Nelson left.
Eventually, her group won the 8th season of The X Factor and then her career took off. Nelson said in an interview that she worked as a child actor in the 2002 romantic comedy-drama film About a Boy and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
After winning The X Factor, she signed a record deal with the British company Syco Music. Nelson then went on to release 6 back to back albums called DNA, Salute, Get Weird, Glory Days, LM5, and Confetti and all of them did quite well. At the end of the year 2022, Nelson left the group Little Mix stating mental issues, and decided to become a solo artist.
After leaving the group, in 2021 she signed a record deal with the German-English label Polydor Records. In October 2021, Nelson hit the scene with her debut solo single Boyz which also featured rapper Nicki Minaj. The song was quite controversial but managed to enter the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart, the full album will be released later in 2022.
Relationship :
Jordan Banjo (2012-13)
Jake Roche (2014-16)
Chris Clark (2017)
Harry James (2017-18)
Chris Hughes (2019-20)
Sean Sagar (current boyfriend)
Net worth:
Her net worth is estimated to be around 4 million USD.