Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao is a Cuban-American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony formed on The X Factor USA in 2012, after finishing third in the competition they signed a joint record deal with Syco Music and Epic Records. The group released along with the studio albums Reflection (2015) and 7/27 (2016). The latter two generated the singles “Worth It ” and “Work from Home”, respectively, which reached the top 10 in several international charts. From 2013 through the end of 2016, Cabello performed in various Fifth Harmony tours.
In November 2015, Cabello collaborated with Canadian singer Shawn Mendes on a duet titled “I KnowWhat You Did Last Summer”, a song they wrote together. The single charted at number 20 in the US and 18 in Canada, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. In December 2016, Fifth Harmony announced Cabello’s departure, with both sides giving contradictory explanations of the circumstances for her exit. Writing about Cabello’s time in the group, a Billboard journalist noted it is “rather uncommon for someone to stand out in a collective as much as Cabello has over the past years.”
New writing and recording sessions for her album were influenced by the success of her single “Havana” featuring Young Thug, which postponed its original release date. Upon its release, the single reached number one in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Hungary and the United States. It also spent seven weeks atop the US Top 40 airplay chart. The song became Spotify’s most-streamed song ever by a solo female artist in June 2018, with over 888 million streams at the time.
Titled Camila, her debut album is a pop record containing Latin-influenced songs and ballads. Camila was released on January 12, 2018 and debuted at number one in the United States with 119,000 album-equivalent units, including 65,000 from pure album sales. The album was eventually certified platinum in the US. “Real Friends” and “Never Be The Same” were released in the same day in December 2017; the latter becoming her third top 10 entry on the Hot 100. “Havana” and “Never Be the Same” made Cabello the first artist to top the Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 airplay charts with the first two singles from a debut studio album.
In October 2018, Cabello announced she would start working on new music in the new year after the holidays. On June 21, 2019, Cabello released “Senorita” with Canadian singer Shawn Mendes, along with the music video. The song debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and marks Mendes’ and Cabello’s second collaboration. In August, “Señorita” climbed to the number one position, making it Cabello’s second single to top the Hot 100 chart. It earned them a Grammy nomination for the According to the IFPI, “Señorita” was the third best-selling song of 2019 globally.
She also recorded the song “Aoth of the Border” with British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran along with American rapper Cardi B, which was released in July 2019. In September 2019, Cabello posted a clip on Instagram, teasing the release of her second studio Romance. Two days later, she announced the first two singles from the album: “Liar” and “Shameless”, which were released on September 5, followed by “Cry For Me” and “Easy” in October 2019.] Romance was released on December 6, 2019, and will be supported by the Romance Tour in 2020. “Living Proof” was released with the pre-orders of the album in November 2019. “My Oh My” featuring DaBaby entered the top 20 on the Hot 100.
