Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson sizzles in skintight leather as she joins the band for their FIRST performance of Sweet Melody on The Search… but Jade Thirlwall misses the show to isolate
Little Mix opened the first live show of The Search with a bang as they performed their new single Sweet Melody on Saturday.
Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards put on a sizzling display as they took to the stage in black and white leather skintight outfits.
Jade Thirlwall was noticeably absent from the performance as she was forced to self-isolate at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Showstoppers: Little Mix opened the first live show of The Search with a bang as they performed their new single Sweet Melody on Saturday
Taking to the stage after the performance, host Chris Ramsey said: ‘I am so happy to finally say welcome to Little Mix The Search. We are here to find the next big thing in music.’
When the ladies took their seats, Chris added: ‘Now obviously Jade is currently isolating at home but we have her here.’
Jade then appeared on screen from home and admitted she was saddened to not be in studio.
She said: ‘I am doing alright, I’m obviously gutted that I can’t be here tonight but I’m happy that I can do it from home.’
Wow: Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards took to the stage in black and white leather skintight outfits
One down: Jade Thirlwall was noticeably absent from the performance as she was forced to self-isolate at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic
The performance was met with praise from fans but many took to social media to express their sadness that Jade couldn’t be there.
One viewer wrote: ‘It was amazing! So sad Jade couldn’t be there though,’ while another added: ‘Missing Jade but they killed it.’
Meanwhile, ahead of the show, Jesy took to Instagram and shared a stunning snap of herself in her outfit and captioned it with: ‘Who’s tuning into @littlemixthesearch to watch our very first performance of Sweet Melody.’
The six bands who are in with a chance to win the show and go on tour with Little Mix told viewers the names they have chosen for their bands during the episode.
Performance: Leigh-Anne, Jesy and Perrie showed the show’s contestants what to aspire to with their performance
Stunning: Leigh-Anne donned a leather leotard with a large collar while Perrie opted for a black leotard with a v-neckline
The vocal and instrument band opted for the name Since September, the boy band called themselves Priority and the girl vocal group chose the name Nostalia.
The rap and R&B group revealed they had chosen YChange for their name, the mixed group went for Jasper Blue and the girl dance group named themselves Melladaze.
Since September were the first group to take to the stage and performed I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift.
Impressed with the performance, Leigh-Anne said: ‘I feel quite emotional watching you. You look and perform like you’ve been together for years.’
Style: Jesy put on a sizzling display in a black bra that highlighted her washboard abs
Sultry: Ahead of the show, Jesy took to Instagram and shared a stunning snap of herself in her outfit
Jesy added: ‘With bands like this normally, there’s a frontman but with you boys, you’re all frontmen, you all own the stage.’
The groups are judged on a score out of 100 per cent with each Little Mix member able to give a maximum socre of 25 per cent.
Having impressed all four of the ladies, Since September received a high score of 84 per cent.
Next to perform were Nostalia who were one girl down as member Mya-Louise was absent due to personal reasons.
Reaction: The performance was met with praise from fan but many took to social media to express their sadness that Jade couldn’t be there
The group performed Case of the Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do) by Mya and were praised as ‘the strongest vocalists of the whole competition’ by Perrie and received a score of 90 per cent.
Next up were New Priority who performed Can’t Feel My Face by The Weeknd and received a more mixed reception from the judges with Jesy saying: ‘Something was missing for me.’
However, Jade disagreed saying: ‘Jesy Nelson what were you listening to? The audacity! You should be proud of yourselves boys, well done,’ with the group getting a score of 87 per cent.
Jasper Blue were next and performed I Just Got Paid by Sigala, Ella Eyre and Meghan Trainor and were praised for their uniqueness by Leigh-Anne and Perrie. The group received a score of 79 per cent.
First up: Since September were the first group to take to the stage and performed I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift
Missing: Next to perform were Nostalia who were one girl down as member Mya-Louise was absent due to personal reasons
Boy band: Next up were New Priority who performed Can’t Feel My Face by The Weeknd and received a more mixed reception from the judges
Impressive: YChange received high praise after their performance with Jesy proclaiming: ‘You are my favourite of the night
YChange received high praise after their performance with Jesy proclaiming: ‘You are my favourite of the night’.
Jade added: ‘I felt like I was watching you at the BRIT Awards,’ before the group the group were given a score of 94 per cent.
Melladaze were the final group to take to the stage and performed Sucker by the Jonas Brothers.
The group were praised for their performance but finished in sixth place with 77 per cent after Jesy and Perrie criticised their vocals.
Sent home: Jasper Blue ended up in the bottom two with all four members of Little Mix voting to send them home
Melladaze and Jasper Blue then found themselves in the bottom two and had to face off to keep their places in the competition.
Jasper Blue performed Walk Me Home by Pink while Melladaze sang a rendition of We Got Love by Sigala and Ella Henderson.
Jesy, Leigh-Anne, Perrie and Jade then debated amongst themselves which group they were going to send home.
All four chose to save Melladaze, meaning Jasper Blue were sent home.
Saved: Melladaze were the other group in the bottom two and broke down in tears after they were saved
It comes after the competition series was postponed earlier this month when a ‘small number’ of crew members contracted the virus.
After the news that Jade would not be present for the first live show, a statement was released that read: ‘Jade has to self-isolate this week and will therefore be carrying out her role as Mentor on Little Mix The Search from home.
‘For this Saturday’s show, Jade will participate via video link, continuing to mentor alongside Jesy, Leigh-Anne and Perrie.’
Details: ‘Jade has to self-isolate this week and will therefore be carrying out her role as Mentor on Little Mix The Search from home’, a statement read ahead of the show
People in the UK self-isolate if they show any symptoms or are tested positive for COVID-19. They also quarantine if someone they live with or a member of their support bubble catch the virus.
Despite mixing with the crew members in question, artists Jade, Perrie, 27, Jesy and Leigh-Anne, both 29, all got the all-clear.
‘They’ve all tested negative and do not need to isolate,’ a source told The Sun. ‘They will be regularly tested throughout the run of the series.’
A spokesperson for the BBC added: ‘We can confirm that a small number of people on the Little Mix The Search production have tested positive for coronavirus and they are now self-isolating following the latest government guidelines.
Uh oh: The competition series was postponed earlier this month when a ‘small number’ of crew members contracted the virus
‘Due to the format of the show we have made the decision to postpone Saturday’s programme.
‘There are rigorous protocols in place to manage COVID-19 as the safety of all those involved in the production is paramount. We hope to be back on air on Saturday 24 October.’
Host Chris Ramsey had also taken to Twitter to confirm he’d also tested negative for COVID-19 as he told fans he was ‘gutted’ the live shows had been postponed.
We’ll be back! Host Chris Ramsey had also taken to Twitter to confirm he’d also tested negative for COVID-19 as he told fans he was ‘gutted’ the live shows had been postponed
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