The latter two generated the singles " Worth It" and " Work from Home", respectively, which reached the top 10 in several international charts. The group released the EP Better Together (2013) along with the studio albums Reflection (2015) and 7/27 (2016). After finishing in third place on the show, they signed a joint deal with Syco Music, owned by Simon Cowell, and Epic Records, L.A. After elimination during the "bootcamp" portion of the process in Miami, Florida, Cabello was called back to the stage along with other contestants Ally Brooke, Normani, Lauren Jauregui, and Dinah Jane to form the girl group that would later become known as Fifth Harmony.
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Career 2012–2016: The X Factor and Fifth HarmonyĬabello performing at the 93.3 FLZ Jingle Ball in Tampa, Florida with Fifth Harmony in 2013Ĭamila Cabello auditioned for the TV talent competition show The X Factor in Greensboro, North Carolina with Aretha Franklin's " Respect", however, her audition was not aired because the series did not get the rights for the song. She later earned her high school diploma. She attended Miami Palmetto High School but left in the 2012–2013 school year while she was in 9th grade to pursue her singing career. Cabello acquired American citizenship in 2008. When Cabello was six years old, she relocated to Miami, Florida, in the United States, with her mother her father was unable to obtain a visa at the time, and joined the family approximately 18 months later. For most of her early life, Cabello and her family moved back and forth between Havana and Mexico City. Her father was born in Mexico City and is a Mexican who moved to Cuba. She grew up in the town of Cojímar in East Havana. 2.2 2017–2018: Breakthrough with CamilaĬabello was born in Havana, Cuba, to Sinuhe Estrabao and Alejandro Cabello.2.1 2012–2016: The X Factor and Fifth Harmony.She has also received three Grammy Award nominations. Cabello's many awards include two Latin Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards, and one Billboard Music Award. Cabello made her acting debut in the titular role of the 2021 film of Cinderella.Ĭabello has amassed billions of streams on music platforms, and "Havana" became the best-selling digital single of 2018, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Her second studio album, Romance (2019), peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 chart and number one in Canada. Cabello's 2019 duet with Mendes, " Señorita", became her second single to top the Billboard Hot 100. Its lead single " Havana" topped the charts in several countries including the US and UK, and follow-up single " Never Be the Same" reached the top ten in multiple countries. The Latin music-influenced pop album was critically well-received, and received a Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After leaving the group in late 2016, Cabello released several other collaborations, including " Hey Ma" with Pitbull and J Balvin for The Fate of the Furious soundtrack (2017), and her debut solo single " Crying in the Club".Ĭabello's debut studio album, Camila (2018), reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart. While in Fifth Harmony, Cabello began to establish herself as a solo artist with the release of the collaborations " I Know What You Did Last Summer" with Shawn Mendes, and " Bad Things" with Machine Gun Kelly, the latter reaching number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, formed on The X Factor USA in 2012, signing a joint record deal with Syco Music and Epic Records. Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao ( / k ə ˈ m iː l ə k ə ˈ b eɪ oʊ/ Spanish: born March 3, 1997) is a Cuban-born American singer and songwriter.