BIOGRAPHY:
Camila Cabello first attracted attention as a member of a girl pop group, and after deciding to start a solo career, her popularity only increased. The American singer of Cuban-Mexican origin burst onto the music charts with the hit Havana and has since given the public many other memorable tracks.
Childhood and youth:
The star remembers her childhood with warmth. She was born on March 3, 1997 in the hot country of Cuba and grew up in the fishing village of Cojimar, located near Havana, the largest city and capital of the republic. Her parents were ordinary people who worked hard to give their daughter a decent future.
The early years of Camila’s biography were spent traveling between Cuba and Mexico, where her father was from. When the girl was 6 years old, her mother got on the bus with her and said that they were going to Disneyland, which the future star dreamed of. But in fact, they had a long road ahead of them to the USA, where the family went in search of a better life.
The final destination was the city of Miami, where a friend of the parents lived. Sina, a celebrity mother, was forced to get a job in a shoe store, although she is an architect by training. They had almost no belongings or money with them, but the most difficult thing for Cabello was the separation from his father. Due to visa problems, Alejandro was only able to reunite with his wife and daughter after 18 months, and the girl was counting down the days, marking them on the calendar.
Another problem was not knowing English, but it was not difficult for little Camila to learn it by watching TV shows. It was much more difficult for adults. After moving to the USA, my father worked at a car wash until he saved up money to open his own company. When the situation improved, the family was replenished with another child – a girl, Sofia, with whom the performer is very close.
The star discovered her talent for music as a child, but she grew up as a shy child and could not bring herself to perform in public. It came to tears when the parents asked the heiress to sing for them. But with age, Cabello managed to overcome his fear, overcoming it every time before going on stage.
As a teenager, the young artist began to study vocals professionally, and then decided to leave school to devote herself to a musical career.
The X Factor and Fifth Harmony:
The American television show The X-Factor gave Camila a ticket to the world of show business. Instead of celebrating the traditional quinceañera holiday, the girl persuaded her parents to take her to auditions. But she was unlucky from the very beginning. Cabello was told that the required number of casting participants had already been recruited, and she would only be able to perform if someone refused or there was extra time left. But the girl looked so unhappy that the producers still allowed her to go on stage.
The artist sang talentedly, but her number was never broadcast due to copyright problems. The experiences did not end there, and soon Camila dropped out of the project, but she was brought back to become a member of the girl pop group Fifth Harmony. The cast also includes Lauren Jauregui, Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane and Normani.
After filming on The X-Factor ended, the artist continued performing with the group. The girls signed a contract with Simon Cowell’s recording studio and soon presented their debut mini-album to the public. It was called Better Together and sold 28 thousand copies in the first week. This secured the number 6 spot on the Billboard 200 chart.
In support of the release, the band members conducted a large-scale tour, visiting every corner of the United States. They later joined the Jingle Ball Tour, where they shared the stage with Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez.
Already at the beginning of 2014, the singers announced the recording of their first studio album, which was released a year later under the name Reflection. He earned recognition from the public, and Fifth Harmony even got the opportunity to perform at the White House. The single WorthIt became an undisputed hit.
But even then Cabello realized that she lacked freedom. Every time, finding herself alone in a hotel room, the artist wrote songs, but could not perform them. The group had other authors, but she did not dare show the tracks to colleagues from the industry.
The first person to appreciate the star’s talent was Shawn Mendes. They met backstage at a Taylor Swift concert and decided to write a joint track called I know What You Did Last Summer. It was successful, and for the first time they started talking about Camila as an individual performer, and not as a member of the group. Later, she also decided to create the composition Bad Things with Machine Gun Kell.
At the same time, the singer continued to collaborate with Fifth Harmony, but the stress level increased, and she realized that she needed to make a choice. At the end of 2016, it became known that Kobello left the team. But it was not possible to leave peacefully; a scandal broke out. The remaining participants accused the artist of not bothering to personally inform them about her departure and conveying the message through her manager. And during the concert, they put on a whole show and demonstratively threw a girl who looked like Camila off the stage.
In an interview, the performer persistently refuted the words of her former colleagues and assured fans that she would never do this to them. After a while, they managed to resolve the conflict, and the star continued to perform solo.
Solo career:
Cabello’s first single, recorded without the participation of other artists, was called Crying in the Club. Popular singer Sia had a hand in its creation. Even then, fans appreciated the artist’s vocals and were looking forward to her debut album.
Camila was released in January 2018. It topped the music charts in the US and Canada. The highlight of the album is the song Havana, created in collaboration with Young Thug. During the year, about 19 million copies were sold, which surpassed even Ed Sheeran’s acclaimed Shape of You, and the video won an MTV Video Music Award. Camila later admitted that initially no one believed in the success of the composition. They refused to make it the lead single, calling it too slow and strange, but the singer insisted on her own and turned out to be right.
Since then, the performer realized that first of all you need to listen to yourself and focus on your own feelings. With this mood, she began recording the album Romance, released in 2019. Fans especially loved the songs Liar and Shameless, which were even released on the same day. But the most touching and emotional was the composition First Man, dedicated to the star’s father.
2021 was marked by the release of the film Cinderella. Camila not only recorded songs for the film, but also played the main role in it. To look believable on screen, the star took acting lessons.
In 2022, the celebrity delighted fans with her 3rd studio album, Familia, which was recorded during pandemic restrictions. The album, which included 12 tracks, was met with positive reviews. In this work, Camila tried to make reference to her Cuban-Mexican heritage.
Personal life:
Camila’s personal life is not a secret for fans, because she freely communicates with journalists. The Cuban’s first love was Austin Mahone, whom the star met in 2013. After the artist decided to publicly talk about their relationship, the lovers broke up for a while and then resumed their relationship. But in the end the couple broke up forever.
According to rumors, Cabello’s next choice was Michael Clifford, but this has not been officially confirmed. Later, the singer dated Matthew Hussey. They often appeared together in public and spoke warmly of each other in interviews, but separated in 2019.
All this time, Camila had her close friend Shawn Mendes by her side. But after the artists released a sensual video for the song Señorita (“Señorita”), rumors about their romance appeared in the press. The speculation was confirmed by paparazzi photos in which the stars were captured kissing.
The performers remained silent for some time, and then decided to talk about their feelings for each other. In a conversation with reporters, Cabello admitted that she felt attracted to Sean while working on I Know What You Did Last Summer, but was afraid to admit it because she did not want to lose the friendship.
Fans congratulated the couple, but some suspected them of playing to the public and wanting to draw attention to their creativity by manipulating the feelings of fans. They predicted a quick breakup for the couple, rumors about which repeatedly appeared on the Internet. But the love of the performers has stood the test of time. They spent quarantine together during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. At this time, the stars were working on music and delighting followers of Instagram accounts (the social network is banned in the Russian Federation, it belongs to the Meta corporation, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation) with joint photos.
In November 2021, Mendes revealed that he and Camila had broken up but remained friends.
The singer’s chosen one soon became Austin Kevich, a developer of dating applications. However, in the fall of 2022, the paparazzi no longer had the opportunity to catch the lovers. The artist herself did not speak out about this affair at all, or about the reasons for breaking up with her boyfriend.
And already in the spring of 2023, the media started talking about the reunion of Camila and Mendes. At first they wrote that neighbors allegedly saw the singer near Cabello’s door with flowers, then they were spotted together at the Coachella festival. The couple had a nice conversation and smiled at each other, which allowed fans to talk about the resumption of their romance. However, already at the beginning of summer, information appeared in the press that the stars had ended their relationship again.
Camila Cabello now:
Now the artist continues to engage in creativity. In 2023, the Ambulancia video was released, which became a collaboration between two artists – Kamla and Camilo Echeverri. The singer’s partner changed her look especially for the video, getting rid of her disheveled hairstyle.
Discography:
With Fifth Harmony:
2013 – Better Together
2013 – Juntos
2015 – Reflection
2016 – 7/27
Solo:
Albums:
2018 – Camila
2019 – Romance
Singles:
2015 — I Know What You Did Last Summer
2016 – Bad Things
2017 — Crying in the Club
2018 – Sangria Wine
2018 – Real Friends
2019 – Mi Persona Favorita
2020 – The Christmas Song
Filmography:
2018 — “King of the Golden Sun”
2021 — “Cinderella”
Interesting Facts:
- Camila delights fans with her slender figure. She weighs about 48 kg with a height of 157 cm, and her figure measurements are 87-63-91.
- The actress is a longtime fan of the Game of Thrones series. In 2019, she could not contain her emotions during a meeting with the leading actress Emilia Clarke and knelt before her.
- According to Cabello, Ariana Grande’s track GodIs a Woman was originally written for her, but she realized that the song did not suit her and decided to give it to another performer.
- The singer is actively involved in charity work and collaborates with the Save the Children organization. In 2020, she participated in online concerts organized to raise funds to fight coronavirus and raise awareness of the disease.
Awards and nominations:
- Awards Victories Nominations
- American Music Awards
- ARIA Music Awards
- Asia Pop 40 Awards
- BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards
- Billboard Music Award
- Billboard Women in Music
- BMI Awards
- Bravo Otto
- BreakTudo Awards
- BRIT Awards
- Echo Awards
- Gaon Chart Awards
- Global Awards
- Grammy Awards
- iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards
- iHeartRadio Music Awards
- iHeartRadio Titanium Award
- Juno Awards
- Latin American Music Awards
- Latin Grammy Awards
- LOS40 Music Awards
- MAD Video Music Awards
- Meus Prêmios Nick
- MBC Plus X Genie Music Awards
- Melon Music Awards
- MTV Europe Music Awards
- MTV Millennial Awards
- MTV Millennial Awards Brazil
- Video MTV Music Awards
- Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards
- Meus Prêmios Nick
- Nickelodeon Argentina Kids’ Choice Awards
- Nickelodeon Colombia Kids’ Choice Awards
- Nickelodeon Mexico Kids’ Choice Awards
- NRJ Music Awards
- People’s Choice Awards
- Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro
- Premios Juventud
- Radio Disney Music Awards
- Spotify Awards
- Swiss Music Awards
- Teen Choice Awards
- Telehit Awards
- WDM Radio Awards