X FACTOR winners Little Mix have announced they will play the ECHO arena.

The girls last appeared in Liverpool as part of the The X Factor Tour.

Jesy Nelson said: “We had such an amazing time in Liverpool on the X Factor Tour we knew we wanted to play our own date there on the tour. It was just unreal. The crowds were awesome.”

Their debut headline tour follows their number one single Wings and their debut album, due for release in November.

Perrie Edwards said: “It’s so exciting that we’re about to go out on our first tour. We’ve spent most of the year recording our album and we can’t wait to see our fans again.”

Little Mix originally auditioned for the X Factor as solo performers – but under the tutelage of judge and mentor Tulisa Contostavlos they joined forces to become Little Mix, X Factor’s first ever victorious group.

Having shot straight to number one with theirŠdebut single Cannonball, they returned last week with Wings. The four girls - Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall – have taken their time working on music for their debut album.

Little Mix play the ECHO arena on Sunday, February 3 2013. Tickets go on sale at 10am this Friday, September 7, on 0844 800 3680.