Little Mix US Debut Album DNA Available May 28th, 2013

THE X FACTOR UK WINNERS WILL MAKE THEIR US TELEVISION PERFORMANCE DEBUT ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA ON JUNE 7TH

05/02/2013

NEW YORK, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- (Columbia Records) – The highly anticipated US debut album DNA from THE X FACTOR UK winners Little Mix will be released on May 28th, 2013 via Syco/Columbia Records. The album will feature the top 40 pop anthem "Wings" which is currently rocketing up the charts and has amassed over 46 million views on VEVO http://smarturl.it/wingsvideo. Billboard claims "Little Mix is poised for a US takeover" and Seventeen Magazine agrees "It's official! British girl group Little Mix has totally taken over." "Wings" stateside debut comes hot off the heels of its international success where it debuted at #1 in the UK and was recently certified double platinum in Australia.

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Stand out tracks on the album include the futuristic title track "DNA", the emotive and heartfelt ballad "Change Your Life," the T-Boz of TLC assisted "Red Planet" and the 90's inspired Missy Elliott collaboration "How Ya Doin'?," with the girls co-writing on several tracks.  The deluxe edition of DNA features four additional exclusive tracks including "Love Drunk", "Make You Believe", "Case Closed" and a special acoustic version of Fun.'s "We Are Young" (see below for full track list).

Little Mix will make their U.S. television debut on ABC's Good Morning America annual Summer Concert Series on New York City's prestigious Central Park Stage on Friday, June 7th. The group will perform their hit single "Wings" and join a stellar line up of superstars who are set to take the stage this summer including Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Demi Lovato, John Legend, Pitbull and Selena Gomez. For free tickets and more information visit: http://abcn.ws/12mnwYx.

Little Mix are Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinncok and Jade Thirlwall. All four girls auditioned for THE X FACTOR UK in 2011 as solo artists. However, at the suggestion of judge and mentor Tulisa Contostavlos they joined forces to become Little Mix, X FACTOR's first ever victorious group.  Having captured the hearts and minds of the UK with their winning chemistry, musical sensibility and breath-taking vocal prowess, the girls nabbed two consecutive No. 1 singles with their debut UK single "Cannonball" and "Wings," and are now preparing to conquer America with their old school pop and R&B sound. In the past year, Little Mix have amassed a dedicated and loyal fan base with over 114 million cumulative VEVO views, 1.4 million Facebook fans and over 3 million twitter followers. 

Little Mix's debut album DNA will be released in the US May 28th, 2013.

The Track list for DNA is:

  1. Wings   
  2. DNA
  3. Change Your Life
  4. Always Be Together
  5. Stereo Soldier
  6. Pretend It's OK
  7. Turn Your Face
  8. We Are Who We Are
  9. How Ya Doin'? featuring Missy Elliott
  10. Red Planet featuring T-BOZ
  11. Going Nowhere
  12. Madhouse
  13. Love Drunk*
  14. Make You Believe*
  15. Case Closed*
  16. We Are Young (Acoustic)*

* EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE ON THE DELUXE ALBUM

Pre-order DNA
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/littlemixdnadeluxe
Amazon: http://amzn.to/ZO2RYY
D2C: http://smarturl.it/DNADigi

"Wings" available digitally now
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/wingslittlemix

For more info visit
http://www.little-mix.com/
http://www.facebook.com/LittleMixOfficial
http://twitter.com/LittleMixOffic

About COLUMBIA RECORDS
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Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a current roster that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. It is home to premier record labels representing music from every genre, including Arista Nashville, Beach Street Records, Bystorm Entertainment, Columbia Nashville, Columbia Records, Day 1, Epic Records, Essential Records, Flicker Records, Kemosabe Records, Legacy Recordings, MASTERWORKS, Polo Grounds, RCA Inspiration, RCA Nashville, RCA Records, Reunion Records, Roc Nation, Sony Classical, Sony Music Latin, Star Time International, Syco Music and Volcano. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. 

SYCO ENTERTAINMENT
Syco Entertainment is a joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music and is one of the world's leading global music and television production companies responsible for some of the world's most successful global TV and music franchises.  Syco Entertainment is also the world most successful producer of international talent with Syco Music being the record label home for such diverse international recording artists as Labrinth, One Direction, Cher Lloyd, Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle, Little Mix, and Il Divo. Syco's television assets include the global franchises The X Factor and Got Talent. THE X FACTOR was created by Syco Television and is produced by Syco Television and FremantleMedia. Local versions of The X Factor are produced in more than 42 territories and the US version of The X Factor airs in over 191 countries. Artists discovered by The X Factor format have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, including 110 number ones, 270 top 10, and 501 top 50 releases. During 2012 Got Talent became the world's biggest selling TV format and is now commissioned in 56 countries as a local format.  The US version, America's Got Talent, is NBC's leading summer entertainment format and additionally airs in 193 countries. 

SOURCE Columbia Records

For further information: Mike Navarra, Columbia Records, Mike.Navarra@sonymusic.com, 212-833-7545; Benny Tarantini, Columbia Records, Benny.Tarantini@sonymusic.com, 212-833.5858; Ann-Marie Thomson, Syco Entertainment, Ann-marie.thomson@sonyentertainment.com, 310-435-1034