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Camila Cabello biography

Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao; (born March 3, 1997) is a Cuban-born


American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of
the girl group Fifth harmony, which became one of the best-selling girl
groups of all the time. 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 of the US Billboard
Hot 100. She left the group in late 2016.

Her debut studio album, Camila (2018), reached number one of the US
Billboard 200. The latin music influenced pop album was critically well-
received and earned a Platinum certification from the RIAA. It’s lead
single “Havana” topped charts in several countries, including the US and
UK, and the follow-up single “Never be the same” reached the top ten in
multiple countries. Cabello’s 2019 duet with Mendes. “Señorita”, became
her second single to top the Billboard Hot 100. Her second studio album,
Romance (2019), peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, with
the single “My oh My” peaking at number 12 on the Hot 100, and inside
the top ten in multiple countries.

In 2021, Cabello made her acting debut, starring as the title character
from the film Cinderella. Cabello release her third studio album Familia
in April 2022, with the lead single “Don’t Go Yet” released in July 2021.
The second single from Familia, “Bam Bam” , reached the top five of the
Billboard Global 200 Chart, Cabello’s highest entry and peaked inside the
top ten in several countries, it also peaked at 21 of the Billboard Hot 100.
Familia peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200, number 9 in the UK
and number 6 in Canada.

Cabello 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). Cabello’s
many awards include two Latin Grammy Awards, five American Music
Awards, and one Billboard Music Awards. In 2021, “Havana” was
certified Diamond by the RIAA, making Cabello the first Hispanic
woman to receive this certification.

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