Fifth Harmony

Fifth Harmony is an American girl group based in Miami, composed of Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and previously Camila Cabello until her departure from the group in December 2016. The band is currently in Indefinite Hiatus

X Factor
All the girls auditioned as solo artists on The X Factor. They all made it through to Bootcamp but were later eliminated. The judges realized that they were losing a lot of talent. Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Dinah Jane Hansen, Lauren Jauregui and Normani Kordei were called back to the stage to bring them back to the competition as a group, and that's how it all started with LYLAS on a memorable date to the Harmonizers, July 27th, 2012. They changed their name to 1432 and finally Fifth Harmony.

Better Together
Approximately one month following The X Factor season two finale, on January 17, 2013, Fifth Harmony was officially signed by their mentor Simon Cowell to his record label, Syco Music, in a joint deal with fellow judge L.A. Reid's label, Epic Records. Popdust awarded them the "Next Pop Superstar of 2013" recognition, an annual competition held for rising artists. They began recording covers of songs which were uploaded on the video sharing platform, YouTube. Three of their covers received public praise from the original artists, including Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande and Mikky Ekko. Fifth Harmony was also featured on Boyce Avenue's extended play, Cover Collaborations, Volume 2, singing covers of "Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake and "When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars.

Their debut extended play Better Together was released October 22, selling 28,000 copies in its first week and peaking on the Billboard 200 at number six

Camilia's Departure and Hitaus
On December 18 2016, Fifth Harmony released a statement which said that they had been informed via her representatives that Cabello had decided to leave the group, and the four remaining girls (Dinah, Normani, Lauren and Ally) would continue as a four-piece. Camila then released her own statement sharing her feelings on the matter and moved into 2017 as a full-time solo artist.

In March of 2018 the group announced an indefinite hiatus to pursue solo projects, but confirmed planned PSA Tour dates in May would still go ahead. Following this a source close to former group member Camila Cabello stated that she believed the group owed her an apology for the way they treated her when she wanted to go solo, now that they were doing exactly the same. At the time of the statement from Fifth Harmony's release, there is no confirmed length of time for this hiatus or a clear idea of when it will end.