Mysql - Getting duplicate results - mysql

Question

I have 3 tables UPDATES, MODELS, and UPDATES_MODELS.
The UPDATES table has the following columns:
update_id,
posted
thumbnail
The MODELS table has the following columns:
model_id
first_name
last_name.
The UPDATES_MODELS is a linking table and has the following columns:
update_id
model_id.
Some updates have more than 1 model. For example if an update has 2 models, my query will return 2 duplicate thumbnails, 2 duplicate titles,
2 duplicate dates, and 1 update will have 1 model name and the other update will have the other model name.
This is not what I want.
An update with 2 or more models should return 1 thumbnail, 1 title, 1 date and list both model names with the update.
I tried using DISTINCT in SQL query, that did nothing. I got the same result with or without the DISTINCT keyword.
Here's is my code:
SELECT updates.update_id, title, posted, duration, updates.thumbnail, updates.alt_tag, updates.title_tag, updates.visible, models.model_id, first_name, last_name, updates_models.update_id, updates_models.model_id
FROM updates
INNER JOIN updates_models
ON updates.update_id = updates_models.update_id
INNER JOIN models
ON models.model_id = updates_models.model_id

Answer 1

First of all I doubt you table model. If you have the case 'Update have multiple Models, but not same Model can own to multiple Update', then it's one to many relation ship and you can just keep update_id in Models table.
Your question is not very clear and incomplete. Your query has columns which you have not explained in the question. However you can try below query for your case if I got you properly with limited details.
SELECT updates.update_id, posted, updates.thumbnail,array_agg(first_name), array_agg(last_name), updates_models.update_id, updates_models.model_id FROM "UPDATES" updates INNER JOIN "UPDATES_MODELS" updates_models ON updates.update_id = updates_models.update_id INNER JOIN "MODELS" models ON models.model_id = updates_models.model_id group by updates.update_id, posted, updates.thumbnail, updates_models.update_id, updates_models.model_id