All girl musical group Fifth Harmony has now become a quartet as member Camila Cabello announces she’s leaving the band. Simon Thompson reports.
Fifth Harmony formed out of U.S. talent show “The X Factor” in 2012. They said that Camila Cabello was leaving the quintet but that the band would be moving ahead. Cabello said she was launching a solo career, a move she had discussed at length with the other four members of the group.
“After four and a half years of being together, we have been informed via her representatives that Camila has decided to leave Fifth Harmony. We wish her well,” the remaining members of the group said in a posting on Instagram. The 19-year old Cuban-American’s departure followed the group’s last scheduled performance of the year at the iHeart Radio Jingle Ball tour in Florida on Sunday.
Like British boy band One Direction, Fifth Harmony was put together by record producer Simon Cowell after each girl auditioned as solo artists for his TV talent show “The X Factor.” Although they didn’t win, they went on to become the show’s most successful product, with hits like “Worth It” and “Work from Home” that led to 10 million in record sales and accolades that included three MTV Video Music Awards, an American Music award and seven Teen Choice Awards.