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Little Mix cried when they first heard their track with Missy Elliott

Little Mix cried when they first heard their collaboration with Missy Elliott.  The pop foursome worked with the hip-hop legend on their track 'How Ya Doin', which was a ''dream come true'' for them.  The group - Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall - also teamed up with T-Boz from TLC for the track 'Red Planet'.  Speaking to ArtistDirect.com, Perrie, 19, said: ''Having Miss Elliott on a track is absolutely incredible. We actually cried when we heard it back.  ''We were so happy and shocked that it happened. Having T-Boz was amazing. ''There's a lot of girl power on the album ['DNA']. We grew up listening to TLC so this is cool.  ''Jesy has been in love with Missy Elliott since she was really young.'' Jesy, 22, expanded on why Missy is her idol.  She added: ''Missy Elliott has been my idol since I was a little girl. It was the coolest thing. We couldn't believe it. We look up to T-Boz and TLC so much.  ''They were massive influences on us. It was lovely having them on our tracks.'' When asked what other artists influenced them, Perrie, who is in a relationship with One Direction's  Zayn Malik, said: ''I listened to Journey when I was young, and I still listen to them now!''
Jesy added: ''I love Destiny's Child. I love Beyoncé.''

Little Mix Are Headed in the Right Direction

Just two years ago, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jesy Nelson and Jade Thirlwall were
auditioning as solo candidates on the British talent competition show The X-Factor. A judge suggested that they might work better as a group, et voilà: U.K. pop sensation Little Mix was born, winning the show's 2011 season. If all this sounds familiar, it should: U.K. boy-wonders One Direction, whose careers were also launched by The X-Factor, share a record label with Little Mix -- Simon Cowell's Syco records. Edwards is even dating 1D's Zayn Malik -- a pop romance that has reached Britney-and-Justin levels of breathless tabloid coverage overseas.

But Little Mix has certainly won its own fans: "Wings," an effervescent single with a debt to En Vogue, debuted at number one on the U.K. singles chart, was covered on Glee and racked up more than 50 million views on YouTube. All of which makes running errands back home in London a little tough. "If we're just out in the city by ourselves, it's actually fine. Some people might stop you for autographs or photos," says Edwards. "But when we go out as a group it's kind of scary."

Their debut album, DNA, released in November in the U.K. and in late May in the U.S., also features "How Ya Doin'," a collaboration with Missy Elliott. "That was wicked. We've always said from the start that we've wanted to work with her," says Pinnock. TLC's T-Boz is another guest on the album. "I grew up listening to lots of R&B, like TLC, SWV and B2K. I love the '90s. I don't know what it is, but I think it's the best era." As for a certain '90s U.K. girl group that Little Mix is frequently compared to? Yes, they've met them, and, yes, it was awesome. "I never thought we'd meet the Spice Girls," Pinnock gushes about her encounter with Emma Bunton, Mel C and Mel B. "They told us to work hard, have fun and enjoy it." With the U.K. conquered, the girls invade the U.S. this summer with tour dates and mall appearances. Edwards says, "It'll kind of be like starting from scratch, but we're excited."