01of 05This Is How They RollChelsea Lauren/Getty ImagesJust two years ago, fans of girl group Fifth Harmony were shocked to learn thatCamila Cabellohad decided to leave the band in pursuit of a solo career.In a now-infamous note posted on Dec. 18, 2016, the four remaining members — Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane,Lauren Jaureguiand Normani Kordei — wrote to fans that they had “been informed via her representatives” that Cabello had decided to leave the group.“We are four strong, committed women who will continue with Fifth Harmony as well as our solo endeavors,”the girls wrote at the time.Now, two years after the announcement, all five women are pursuing their own solo careers after the remaining members announcedan indefinite hiatus(a laOne Direction) in March of this year.Two years after Cabello’s departure and nine months after the group disbanded, here is what each of the group’s remaining members is up to today — and no, none of them “Work From Home!”
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This Is How They Roll
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Just two years ago, fans of girl group Fifth Harmony were shocked to learn thatCamila Cabellohad decided to leave the band in pursuit of a solo career.
In a now-infamous note posted on Dec. 18, 2016, the four remaining members — Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane,Lauren Jaureguiand Normani Kordei — wrote to fans that they had “been informed via her representatives” that Cabello had decided to leave the group.
“We are four strong, committed women who will continue with Fifth Harmony as well as our solo endeavors,”the girls wrote at the time.
Now, two years after the announcement, all five women are pursuing their own solo careers after the remaining members announcedan indefinite hiatus(a laOne Direction) in March of this year.
Two years after Cabello’s departure and nine months after the group disbanded, here is what each of the group’s remaining members is up to today — and no, none of them “Work From Home!”
02of 05Ally Brooke’s ‘Perfect’ Book DealGregg DeGuire/Getty ImagesAlly Brooke is really inviting Harmonizers to look at her now.The singer, who signed to Atlantic Records this summer, performed a rendition of Wham!’s hit “Last Christmas” at theMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.Brooke isn’t just pursuing a career in music, though. The Fifth Harmony alum also announced the upcoming release of her own memoir, titled “Finding Your Harmony,” which is set to dive into the San Antonio native’s life in and out of the girl group.“I’ve been working on this in private for so long. I have so much to tell,”Brooke said in her announcement of the book.As for her music, Brooke released a collaboration alongside Dutch DJ Kris Kross Amsterdam, the Latin-influenced Electronic hit “Vámonos,” in late November. She evenperformed the song at the ALMA Awardsthe month before.While she has not specified when fans can expect new music,she told PEOPLEearlier this year that her next album would be released between now and 2022.“I have a team who really believes in me and fights for me and who wants to see my visions come alive,” she told PEOPLE. “It feels like nothing I could ever describe, but I’m just thankful and I feel so blessed.”Brooke also released “Perfect,” and in 2017 she sayg on the track “Look At Us Now” with EDM group Lost Kings.
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Ally Brooke’s ‘Perfect’ Book Deal
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Ally Brooke is really inviting Harmonizers to look at her now.
The singer, who signed to Atlantic Records this summer, performed a rendition of Wham!’s hit “Last Christmas” at theMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Brooke isn’t just pursuing a career in music, though. The Fifth Harmony alum also announced the upcoming release of her own memoir, titled “Finding Your Harmony,” which is set to dive into the San Antonio native’s life in and out of the girl group.
“I’ve been working on this in private for so long. I have so much to tell,”Brooke said in her announcement of the book.
As for her music, Brooke released a collaboration alongside Dutch DJ Kris Kross Amsterdam, the Latin-influenced Electronic hit “Vámonos,” in late November. She evenperformed the song at the ALMA Awardsthe month before.
While she has not specified when fans can expect new music,she told PEOPLEearlier this year that her next album would be released between now and 2022.
“I have a team who really believes in me and fights for me and who wants to see my visions come alive,” she told PEOPLE. “It feels like nothing I could ever describe, but I’m just thankful and I feel so blessed.”
Brooke also released “Perfect,” and in 2017 she sayg on the track “Look At Us Now” with EDM group Lost Kings.
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‘I am NORMANI.’
Normani attends the 2018 WiLD 94.9’s FM’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball on Dec. 1 in San Francisco. .Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images
Along with her chart-topping collab with Khalid, “Love Lies,” the 22-year-old singer has impressed fans and music lovers, even being compared toBeyoncéafter she departed fromDestiny’s Child.
“I am NORMANI. I was born NORMANI. I will die NORMANI,” PERIOD in my city girls voice,”the singer tweetedabout the constant comparison.
Kordei has since released her solo single “Waves” alongside rapper 6LACK along with two tracks with powerhouse DJ Calvin Harris — dancehall-influenced “Checklist” and electropop song “Slow Down.” She was also featured on the song “SWING” on Quavo’s album.
TheDancing with the Starsalum is also set to be one of the opening acts forAriana Grande’sSweetener Tourin 2019. She is currently working on her first solo album and shared that she is working withMissy Elliott.
“The fact that she’s even willing to take a chance on me as a new artist means a lot, considering that she’s the one I’ve looked up to since I was a little girl,”she toldBillboard. “I literally remember dancing in my grandmother’s living room to all of Missy Elliott’s records. She’s such an innovator, and there’s no one else out there like her. The fact that she is willing to work with me … I’m like, ‘Who? Me?’”
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Lauren Jauregui Has High ‘Expectations’
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Lauren Jauregui admits she is “just gettin' started,” but shouldn’t be slept on.
Since Fifth Harmony’s indefinite hiatus, the Cuban-American singer has already been featured onForbes’30 Under 30and on thecover ofGalore Magazine. She also released her first solo single — a stripped, Amy Winehouse-esque track titled “Expectations.”
“This process has been incredibly different,“she told PEOPLE. “First of all, I’m part of it, so that’s great and I’m doing it. I’m just getting to explore that musicality inside of me and figuring out who it is that I really am. It’s been a healing process.”
Along with her solo single, Jauregui has performed alongsideHalseyon “Strangers,” been featured on Steve Aoki’s hit “All Night” and sung with boyfriend Ty Dolla $ign on “In Your Phone.”
Jauregui also took home twoTeen Choice Awardsthis year aschoice female hottieand choice electronic/dance song for her collaboration with Aoki.
05of 05Dinah Jane Is Creating Hit CollabsPhillip Faraone/Getty ImagesDinah Jane was the first of the girls to release herownsolo music after the group announced its hiatus and previously admitted that making music on her own was “kind of scary at first.”“Just ‘cause I was so used to my girls, their company, we always went everywhere together,”Jane toldBillboard.Collaborating with Marc E. Bassy and Ty Dolla $ign (who rapped on the group’s hit “Work From Home”), Jane released her first solo single “Bottled Up” in September.The Tongan-American singer refers to the track that made Fifth Harmony the most-watched girl group on YouTube “Work From Home,” with lyrics “I’m a bad chick, I need a bad one with me / Work from home, but he gonna stay up for me.”Jane performed the single onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Jane also told Billboard that she has written “a lot of other music” that she plans to release, with no specific details on when the “urban R&B… meets ‘90s to 2000s” tunes are expected. However, she didperform two new songs“Retrograde” and “I Don’t Mind” at the Minnesota stop of the Jingle Ball tour.Along with her own music, the singer is partnering with Xfinity and Sofar Sounds to launch the “Future of Awesome Tour.” Jane will be hand-picking artists to showcase their talents across the country.
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Dinah Jane Is Creating Hit Collabs
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Dinah Jane was the first of the girls to release herownsolo music after the group announced its hiatus and previously admitted that making music on her own was “kind of scary at first.”
“Just ‘cause I was so used to my girls, their company, we always went everywhere together,”Jane toldBillboard.
Collaborating with Marc E. Bassy and Ty Dolla $ign (who rapped on the group’s hit “Work From Home”), Jane released her first solo single “Bottled Up” in September.
The Tongan-American singer refers to the track that made Fifth Harmony the most-watched girl group on YouTube “Work From Home,” with lyrics “I’m a bad chick, I need a bad one with me / Work from home, but he gonna stay up for me.”
Jane performed the single onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Jane also told Billboard that she has written “a lot of other music” that she plans to release, with no specific details on when the “urban R&B… meets ‘90s to 2000s” tunes are expected. However, she didperform two new songs“Retrograde” and “I Don’t Mind” at the Minnesota stop of the Jingle Ball tour.
Along with her own music, the singer is partnering with Xfinity and Sofar Sounds to launch the “Future of Awesome Tour.” Jane will be hand-picking artists to showcase their talents across the country.
source: people.com
