'Angel Of My Dreams': Everything you need to know about JADE's debut solo single
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Last updated 31st Mar 2025
After much speculation, Jade Thirlwall released her debut solo single in July 2024 - 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' was hugely successful.
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)
Where did it come in the charts?
'Angel Of My Dreams' peaked at Number 7 in the UK charts, and was certified Gold in March 2025 by the BPI with a whopping 400,000 sales in the UK!
Will it be on her debut solo album?
Not too much has been said about JADE's debut solo album, but we would guess so!
'Angel Of My Dreams' Club Remix
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 🤍'.
Music video
The official music video for 'Angel Of My Dreams' was released at 10am on Friday 19th July 2024.
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...
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 obsessed.
Is there a behind the scenes version?
Yes, there are a couple of behind the scenes videos. 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)
When was 'Angel Of My Dreams' 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.
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, and that year she also opened a nightclub called Industry next door to her cocktail bar, as well as collaborating with clothing brand Skinnydip London.
2019 - Jade Thirlwall climbed Mount Kilimanjaro
2019 was a busy year for Jade. The singer, along with her Little Mix bandmate Leigh-Anne, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day.
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 - Little Mix announce their hiatus
Following the departure of Jesy Nelson, Little Mix announced that they were taking a break from the group after they'd finished their 'Confetti Tour', which took place in 2022. They wrote: 'We are not splitting up - Little Mix are here to stay 💫 We have plans for more music, tours and performances in the future. We've made so many incredible memories with you all, and we can't wait to make so many more.'
2023 - Jade teases work on solo music
Following the announcement that Jade had signed a solo deal with RCA Records in March 2022, she 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 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, who wrote: 'Drop the album already.'
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.
2025 - Jade releases 'IT Girl'
Jade released her first single of the year on Friday 10th January. It is another banger called 'IT Girl', and Jade described it as the "little sister" of 'Angel of My Dreams'.
2025 - Wins her first solo BRIT Award
In January 2025, it was revealed Jade was up for two awards at the BRIT Awards 2025 with Mastercard. Her debut single 'Angel Of My Dreams' was nominated for Song of the Year, while Jade herself was up for Pop Act! At the event on 1st March, Jade was announced as the winner of Pop Act, beating tough competition from Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Lola Young and Myles Smith. While Song of the Year went to Charli XCX for 'Guess' featuring Billie Eilish.
At the event, Jade also put on a memorable performance of her debut solo 'Angel Of My Dreams'.
2025 - Jade releases 'FUFN'
Released on 14th March 2025, Jade's song 'FUFN' is all about channelling female rage. She told us in an interview: "I think for me this one is my sort of 'all guns blazing', big pop moment. 'FUFN' is about like channelling female rage and just letting someone have it. You know when you're in an argument and you feel like it's the worst thing ever in the moment? Hoping that the next day it will all blow over, it will be fine. Which I think is very relatable."
2025 - Jade performs at Glastonbury
In March 2025, Jade was announced as part of the upcoming Glastonbury Festival line-up. She performed on Saturday 28th on the Woodsies Stage, on the same day as Charli XCX, RAYE and Neil Young.
2025 - Jade released debut solo album
Jade released her debut solo album 'That's Showbiz Baby!' on 12th September 2025 ahead of her solo tour. The album features 14 songs including her amazing debut solo hit 'Angel of My Dreams'. Then on 5th December she released 'That's Showbiz Baby! The Encore', which feature an additional eight songs.
2025: Jade went on her UK and Ireland tour
Following the release of her debut album, JADE went on her UK and Ireland tour. The tour started in Dublin on 7th October, before she travelled across the UK, ending in Newcastle on 23rd October.
2025: Awarded the Freedom of the Borough
It was announced in October 2025 that JADE will receive the Freedom of the Borough from South Tyneside Council! Council leader Tracey Dixon said she "could not be more deserving of the marvellous tribute," adding that she was nominated due to "her outstanding contribution as a cultural ambassador and her ongoing commitment to South Tyneside." Councillor David Francis praised how she'd used her "platform to speak out and amplify the voices of the marginalised." She'll receive the award at a future point.
2025: JADE received Harpers Bazaar Award
Fellow Geordie Cheryl presented JADE with her Musician of the Year Award, at the Harpers Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2025. Speaking about JADE, Cheryl said: "She and I have a lot in common: we're both from the north-east of England and we both grew up determined to follow our dreams of making it in the world of pop music.
"It takes a lot of courage to audition for a talent show, not least one that's going to be broadcast on national television, where people will be following your every move. It takes energy and passion to thrive as part of a chart-topping, record-smashing girl band. But it takes even more bravery to go it alone as a musician, and the singer I'm about to welcome on this stage has done exactly that."
2025: JADE performed at Hits Radio Live Birmingham
JADE joined the huge line-up at Hits Radio Live Birmingham on 21st November 2025. The singer performed her huge songs 'FUFN', 'Plastic Box', and 'Fantasy', ending with her debut solo hit 'Angel of My Dreams'.
The news of her debut solo single came 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' in Summer 2023, along with several other songs, and an EP 'No Hard Feelings' earlier in 2024.
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