Kelly Rowland deserves ALL the credit for Little Mix’s formation (Picture: Joseph Okpako/WireImage)
In new unseen X Factor footage, singer Kelly Rowland is seen using her expertise and insisting the, at the time, Little Mix foursome was going to be the next big thing.
In the short video, posted on Twitter, we see the show’s judges, Louis Walsh, Gary Barlow, Tulisa, and Kelly discussing singers at the panel table.
But it was the Desinty’s Child star, now 41, who picked out the four women who would later become worldwide sensation Little Mix.
In the clip, the four judges are going over the performances of the singers, with their photos displayed all over the table.
From the start, Kelly was sure of the match as she is seen grabbing Perrie Edwards’ photo and placing it alongside Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
‘This is strong. Vocally,’ she says, as the camera pans over photos of the four singers.
The other judges are uncertain. Tulisa questions her, asking ‘really?’ but Kelly is sure. ‘Abso-freaking-lutely,’ she insists, confident in her match.
‘It’s about having… being the next generation and discovering something new,’ she says, adding how the girls have strong personalities and vocally work well alongside each other.
As a veteran of the music industry, Kelly knows talent when she sees it (Picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Little Mix was formed on X Factor in 2011 and went on to win the show (Picture: GC Images)
Louis didn’t focus on vocal abilities and simply kept asking if the four performers would ‘gel’ together. Take That alum Gary Barlow rightfully insisted that couldn’t be known until the group was formed.
Twitter users more than agreed that it was Kelly who deserved more credit for her foresight in forming the group that has been consistently releasing music a decade after they were formed – even with the departure of Jesy Nelson.
She saw all their potential from the very start, that’s mother,’ said one.
The judges had doubts but Kelly went with her gut (Picture: Twitter / The X Factor UK)
‘Oh, Kelly KNEW what she was doing,’ added another, while some commented that Louis was simply there for ‘drama’ and insisted that Simon shouldn’t get the credit.
Little Mix was put together as a four-piece and eventually became the first group to win the show, alongside mentor Tulisa.
The trio insisted they were not splitting up (Picture: JMEnternational/JMEnternational for BRIT Awards/Getty Images)
Since then, they have attracted fans across the world and sold 60 million albums, thanks to hits such as Shout Out To My Ex, Black Magic and Sweet Melody.
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The group recently released a greatest hits album, Between Us, commemorating the decade since their formation on the talent show.
Since re-emerging as a trio, the band announced they would be taking a break to focus on family and their solo projects, but were adamant that they will not be ‘splitting up’.
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Give Kelly Rowland ALL the love tbh.
