Jade Thirlwall shares more behind the scenes from her 'Angel Of My Dreams' music video
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Last updated 23rd Aug 2024
After much speculation, Jade Thirlwall announced the name and release date of her debut solo single in July, and now it's finally landed, along with several videos! The singer, who is the last of the Little Mix girls to release solo music, had been teasing her music for some time, and 'Angel Of My Dreams' is now officially out.
Taking to Instagram on Friday 19th July, Jade wrote: 'Angel Of My Dreams is officially out in the world and I don’t know whether to cry or laugh or s--t myself 😂 This song means everything to me - my love/hate letter to the music industry, telling my story from the beginning of my journey to now. It’s the perfect introduction and launch into my world as a solo artist so buckle the f--- up lolllll
'@mikesabath @r.i.pablo @iamstephjones I can’t explain how grateful I am to have been able to create this magic with you 🥹♥️ What a dream team ☁️ thank you for allowing our creative brains to merge and go wild. I’m proud of us for throwing the pop rule book out the window 🪟💥
'Thank you to my whole team, from the start of my solo project to now - your unwavering belief in this and willingness to support me doing whatever I wanted gave me the creative freedom I needed to become JADE ‼️💅🏽✨'. (sic)
Fans were quick to express their love for the track, with one person congratulating Jade for 'saving pop'.
Another wrote: 'A POP LEGEND IS BORN 😭❤️🔥❤️🔥', with a third writing: 'It’s your time! 💫'.
Another excited fan commented: 'AHHHH ITS INCREDIBLE!!!! You really came through the way we knew you would!!!'. (sic)
The singer then took to Instagram to share a clip of the club remix of her debut song, telling her fans: 'Just when you thought it couldn't get any more chaotic ✨✨ Angel Of My Dreams Club Remix is OUT NOW ‼️ You know what to do 🤍'.
Is there a music video?
The official music video for 'Angel Of My Dreams' was released at 10am on Friday 19th July.
Watch the video below:
Hobbycraft Wimbledon also did an alternative music video of Jade's new song, and Jade loved it! She told the shop on TikTok: 'I’VE MADE IT!!!! 😭😍 incredible 🔥🔥🔥🔥'.
Is there a lyric video?
Two weeks after releasing her song, with the music video, Jade also released her lyric video. You can watch it below...
Is there a slow version?
On Friday 9th August, Jade dropped another version of her debut single 'Angel Of My Dreams', showing off her incredible live vocals.
Dubbed the 'S.A.D. - Slow. Angelic. Dramatic.' version, Jade performs the track live, leaving fans in love.
Is there a behind the scenes version?
Yes, there are a couple of behind the scenes videos, for JADE's song. On 26th July, JADE released the Making The Video (Official BTS), followed by The Making of 'Angel of My Dreams' (Vevo Footnotes).
In this second video, JADE explained how they decided not to close the road for their four-day video shoot. She also told a story about what happened to some unfortunate extras!
How did JADE announce her song?
In July, ahead of the release of her single, the singer took to social media to share a video featuring her name written in silver, on a black background. As a clip of her new song played, the video transitioned to Jade with angel wings, sitting on the floor of a bare room, which has an open doorway, where clouds can be seen blowing past.
Jade captioned her post: 'Angel Of My Dreams. 19 July. Pre-save now. 🪽'.
In the days that followed, Jade released further teases of the song, including a video of herself doing choreography to her new track, telling fans she's 'still got it huns'. (sic)
What is Jade Thirlwall's debut solo song called?
Jade's song is called 'Angel Of My Dreams'.
When will 'Angel Of My Dreams' be released?
The song was released on 19th July.
Take a look through Jade Thirlwall's career through the years:
2008 - Jade's first audition on The X Factor
Jade first auditioned on The X Factor back in 2008 at the age of just 15. Singing Whitney Houston's song 'Where Do Broken Hearts Go', the Geordie girl impressed Louis Walsh, Cheryl Tweedy and Simon Cowell enough to be sent through to the bootcamp stage, but unfortunately she didn't progress any further.
2010 - Jade auditioned on The X Factor for a second time
Undeterred, Jade auditioned on The X Factor again, but once again it wasn't to be. Matt Cardle won the competition that year, with One Direction being runners up.
2011 - Jade won The X Factor as part of Little Mix
It was third time lucky for Jade as she won The X Factor as part of Little Mix. It wasn't an easy ride though as she failed the first bootcamp challenge to get through to the girls category.
Luckily for Jade she was brought back as part of a three-piece group along with Leigh-Anne Pinnock, with Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson in another group. Despite both groups being eliminated from the competition, it was decided that the four girls would be brought back as a group, who went on to win the competition. And as they say, the rest is history.
2013 - Little Mix released a makeup range
Little Mix released their own makeup range, Little Mix by Collection, in 2013. The girls' range consisted of bronzer, blusher, eyeshadow, lipstick and nail polish, with each girl linked to a personal range to reflect their style. Jade Thirlwall had a turquoise eyeliner.
The following year, Little Mix released a summer collection containing moisturising lip balms. Each girl had their own scent with Jade having raspberry, Perrie had natural shimmer, Jesy had vanilla, and Leigh-Anne had mint.
2016 - Little Mix released 'Glory Days'
'Glory Days' was Little Mix's fourth studio album. The album went to Number 1 in the UK and included 'Shout Out to My Ex', which was a BRIT Award-winning song for Jade and the rest of the group.
2017 - Little Mix win their first BRIT Award
'Shout Out to My Ex' won the girls their first BRIT Award. The award was for British Single of the Year and reached Number 1 in the UK, it was co-written by Jade along with the rest of the group and a team of songwriters.
2019 - Little Mix win another BRIT Awards
Despite not winning British Group, Little Mix took home the BRIT Award for British Video of the Year, for their single 'Woman Like Me' featuring Nicki Minaj. This was also the year when it was revealed that Jade had been signed to Sony/ATV via joint venture TwentySeven, as a published songwriter along with Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
2019 - Jade Thirlwall appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race UK
The singer appeared as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race UK, in the episode Girl Group Battle Royale.
2019 - Jade opened a nightclub
Jade Thirlwall opened a cocktail bar in South Shields called Red Door. In 2020, the name was changed to Arbeia.
2019 - Jade Thirlwall climbed Mount Kilimanjaro
2019 was a busy year for Jade. The singer, along with her Little Mix bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day.
2020 - Jade opened a nightclub
Jade opened a nightclub called Industry, next door to her cocktail bar, she also collaborated with clothing brand Skinnydip London.
2021 - Little Mix get their own waxworks
To mark the band's 10th anniversary, Madame Tussauds unveiled waxworks of Little Mix, including former member Jesy Nelson.
Working with Ellesse, Jade also became the new face of the Italian sportswear brand, as well as launching her own Autumn/Winter collection.
In 2021, the singer also launched her own eyeshadow palette with Beauty Bay. The palette was inspired by Jade's love for crystals, spirituality and astrology.
2021 - Jade appeared on The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off
Appearing on The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off for charity, Jade was crowned the winner of her episode. The singer wowed Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with her recreation of one of the group's concerts in front of thousands of biscuit fans.
Jade also won the Allyship award at the Gay Times Honours.
2022 - Jade was a judge at The Ciroc Iconic Vogue Ball
In June 2022, Jade was a judge at The Cîroc Iconic Vogue Ball. The Cîroc Iconic Ball took place at Koko in Camden and saw the UK's house-ballroom community unite for a celebration of Pride.
2022 - Jade attended Simon Carroll's A Disco Christmas
In December, Jade attended Simon Carroll's A Disco Christmas in support of FareShare. Simon, who is a brand partnership agency owner, held his Christmas event to raise money for a charity which fights hunger and tackles food waste in the UK.
2023 - Jade teases working on solo music
Following the announcement that Jade had signed a solo deal with RCA Records in March 2022, Jade had stayed pretty quiet on the solo music front. That was, however, until November 2023, when she shared an Instagram post showing her behind the mic. The post included an image of Jade wearing headphones in front of a recording microphone, hinting to fans that she has been working away on her upcoming solo music.
2024 - Jade posts more solo music teases
Jade got her fans whipped into a frenzy once again in May 2024, sharing a series of photos on the grid - including one of herself in a recording studio with some chunky headphones on alongside the caption: 'I'm working laaaaate cos I'm a singer,' quoting the smash hit 'Espresso' by Sabrina Carpenter. Many fans took to the comments to share their excitement - including former bandmate and BFF Leigh-Anne Pinnock, who wrote: 'Drop the album already.'
2024 - Jade announces debut solo single release date
On 2nd July 2024, Jade finally answered our prayers as she not only revealed her debut single title, but also the release date! The singer confirmed that her first solo track would be called 'Angel Of My Dreams', and would be dropping on 19th July. Jade shared the cover art for the single, as well as a short clip of the song itself - teasing a new sound we can expect to hear from her. Of course, the exciting post attracted thousands of likes and comments, including bestie Leigh-Anne Pinnock who wrote: 'Let's gooooo 😍😍😍' (sic), and boyfriend Jordan Stephens who added: 'Sweating'. It's fair to say fans couldn't wait for the track to drop, with the short teaser of the song quickly going viral on TikTok, along with an accompanying dance.
2024 - 'Angel Of My Dreams' is released
Jade released her incredible tune 'Angel Of My Dreams' on Friday 19th July 2024, with a first official play on-air the previous evening. The sensational video came out on the Friday, with Jade using it to show her "love/hate relationship with the music industry". Fans were utterly obsessed from the get-go, with many flooding the comments section of her YouTube premiere with words of praise and encouragement. It's safe to say it's a hit!
2024 - Jade gifts fans with 'Midnight Cowboy'
On 22nd September, Jade teased that she was set to release another bop - featuring a very familiar voice! The singer shared a teaser video for 'Midnight Cowboy', not only featuring a snippet of the new song, but also Ncuti Gawta, who fans know from his starring roles in titles such as Sex Education, Doctor Who and Barbie. Shortly after the teaser clip was shared, Jade wrote: 'I didn't want you all to have to wait so long for music again 💙MIDNIGHT COWBOY💙 is a gift from me to you until my next single drops 🌟'. (sic)
With her also adding: 'oh and there's a visualiser out at 10am BST too ⛲️' (sic), it was then on 25th September that fans were gifted with the full track, along with the visualiser video on YouTube. As well as reportedly working with RAYE on writing the song, Ncuti's voice can be heard in the opening of the track.
This news comes just days after Jade's Little Mix bandmate Perrie, released her stunning music video for her second solo song 'Tears'. Meanwhile, Leigh-Anne Pinnock was the first of the current Little Mix girls to release solo music, bringing out 'Don't Say Love' last summer, along with several other songs, and an EP 'No Hard Feelings' earlier this year.
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