Camila Cabello was born in the capital of Liberty Island on March 3, 1997.
The father of the future star worked as a car wash, but later he himself began to manage his own car repair company. The mother of the singer is an architect by profession.
Camilla very warmly remembers her childhood on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the village of Cojimare. Not far from the place where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote his famous works.
Childhood and youth
Camilla's father is Mexican by birth. To feed his family, he took on any job. He often had to leave not only from Havana, but also from his native Mexico.
In 2003, mother and future star moved to permanent residence in the United States.
At first, mother and daughter lived with relatives of Camilla's father. Then he moved to Miami, where over time he was able to become the owner of a car repair shop.
After some time, the family got their own house. Camilla has a sister - Sophia.
The future star became a US citizen in 2008.
Studying at school was very difficult for Camilla. She did not know English well and constantly experienced difficulties.
But thanks to her love of reading and television programs, the girl was able to master the language of her new homeland.
The vocal talent of the singer was noticed at school. The teachers were able to quickly unlock the potential of the future star.
Thanks to regular performances at school events, the girl overcame her natural shyness and began to love the stage.
What developed in the girl a love of music is unknown. But in one of the interviews, the girl said that she could play all the songs of Justin Bieber on the guitar.
Most likely, the girl hinted that the work of this teen idol kindled her love for music.
At the age of 15, Cabello dropped out of school and devoted herself entirely to music. She began to develop her vocal abilities and practice by performing in small clubs.
Gradually, the star mastered the piano and acoustic guitar. The girl not only learned to play these instruments, but she could easily pick up the melody she heard.
"Fifth Harmony" on "The X-Factor"
The American dream began to manifest itself after Camilla, as part of Fifth Harmony, got on the talent show The X-Factor.
In addition to the opportunity to showcase your talent, this singing competition has a $5 million prize fund that can be used to implement any project, including the professional recording of a music album.
The first season of The X-Factor ran without Cabello. But rooting for the stars she loved, the girl decided to definitely try to become a member of the second season of the show. And she succeeded.
The girl made it to the final stage of the competition, having passed all the auditions and tests.
But, the first pancake was lumpy. The girl sang the song without owning the copyright to it. Which did not allow Camille's number to be shown on TV. Because the audience did not see the performance of the artist.
But the producers of the show immediately noted the talent of Cabello, and gave her a chance to go further. They included the girl in the group Fifth Harmony. This played a decisive role in the rise of Cabello to the heights of the musical Olympus.
Fifth Harmony immediately found itself in the top three of the show. This success allowed the band to record at Simon Cowell's studio. The band's debut single was sold in the amount of 28 thousand copies.
The title track of the mini-album peaked at number six on the prestigious Billboard 200 chart. Success in the show "The X-Factor" made it possible for the girls to organize a large-scale tour of all the states of the country.
This allowed to increase the already huge number of fans of the team. Clips were shot for the best songs, which got into the rotation of popular music TV channels.
At the annual American Music Awards, the girls sang "Better Together" and were warmly received by the public and critics. But despite this, Camilla Cabello decided to continue performing on her own.
She announced her departure from Fifth Harmony in December 2016. The statement said that participation in a girl group interferes with the development of the singer's own personality.
Interestingly, other girls were shocked by Camilla's decision, they learned about it from the media.
To jump-start her own career, Cabello recorded the first track after leaving the group with renowned musician Shawn Mendes. The song became very famous.
The tandem single reached number 20 on the US consolidated charts. It received platinum status in three countries around the world.
She was named one of the 25 Most Influential Teens of 2016 by Time magazine.
The following year, Cabello released another single, which was also positively received by the public and music critics.
The mini-album featured Pitbull and J Balvin. The next composition Crying in the Club quickly reached the top lines of club hits.
Personal life and new compositions
The girl did not hide her sympathies from fans and journalists. Camille's first boyfriend was Austin Harris.
The singer did not write about this relationship on her social networks only because Austin did not allow her to do this.
When Camilla "let slip" - the couple broke up. Hariss did not like this, and he accused the girl of using his name to promote her albums.
The couple broke up, but soon the young people reconciled. True, Camille does not dare to associate herself with Austin anymore.
The next chosen one of the sultry Cuban was Michael Clifford. But Camilla did not talk about her relationship with the leader of the Australian group 5 Seconds of Summer. This was made public only after hackers hacked into the musicians' accounts.
The girl regularly donates part of her fees to charity. Likes bananas and reading Rowling's Harry Potter books.
The singer's solo album appeared in 2018 and is called very simply - "Camila". After its release, several songs immediately broke into the top of the charts.
The Billboard 200 chart included two songs from this album in its list. Records were sold in the amount of 65 thousand copies.
