Music / Fifth Harmony

L-R: Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Lauren Jauregui and Dinah Jane Hansen.
Not pictured: Camila Cabello.

Fifth Harmony (5H) is an American Girl Group based in Miami and formed on the second season of the The X Factor USA in July 2012. After finishing in third place behind Tate Stevens and Carly Rose Sonenclar, they signed a joint deal with Syco Music, owned by Simon Cowell, and Epic Records, L.A. Reid's record label. Since then, they have released an EP and three full-length albums, and have sold over 20 million records worldwide.

Following their appearance on the show, their debut single "Miss Movin' On" was released, peaking at #76 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and later being certified Gold in the US. Their debut EP, Better Together, was released in 2013 with a first week position of #6 on the US Billboard 200. The following year, they won the Artist to Watch Award at the MTV Video Music Awards.

In early 2015, they released their debut album Reflection, which debuted in the top five on the Billboard 200. Their Breakthrough Hit "Worth It" (featuring Kid Ink) peaked in the top 5 in multiple countries, and hit #12 in the US. Their second hit "Work from Home" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) became their first top 10 hit and ended up peaking at #4.

In 2015, rumors of Cabello wanting to go solo soon surfaced when she started recording music away from the other girls. It only amplified throughout 2016, leading to the announcement in December of that year that Cabello had left the group for a solo career. The group remained a quartet until the spring of 2018, when they went on an indefinite hiatus to focus on solo projects & endeavors.

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Members of Fifth Harmony:

Current members in bold:

• Ally Brooke Hernandez (born July 7, 1993) (2012-2018)
• Normani Kordei Hamilton (born May 31, 1996) (2012-2018)
• Lauren Jauregui (born June 27, 1996) (2012-2018)
• Dinah Jane Hansen (born June 22, 1997) (2012-2018)
• Camila Cabello (born March 3, 1997) (2012-2016)

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Discography:

• Better Together EP (2013)
• Reflection (2015)
• 7/27 (2016)
• Fifth Harmony (2017)

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Trope it to me, I'm worth it:

• Affectionate Nickname: Normani is often called "Manibear", while Ally is called "Allycat."
• Alliterative Name: Camila Cabello. Interestingly enough, those are her middle names, and her full name is Karla Camila Cabello Estrabo.
• Arc Number: 7/27 is named after the date the group was first formed (a celebratory date for fans, similar to was July 23rd is to fans of One Direction), and while it was initially planned to be released on May 20th, it was postponed to the 27th to go along with the theme (or to avoid competition with Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman).
• Artifact Title: Still named Fifth Harmony even though they now have only four members. It is assumed that Harmonizers are the fifth member.
• A Wild Rapper Appears!: Reflection has Kid Ink on "Worth It" and Tyga on "Like Mariah", while 7/27 has Ty Dolla $ign on "Work from Home"^note though basically his entire verse is pitches, Fetty Wap on "All in My Head (Flex)", and Missy Elliott on "Not That Kinda Girl". It continued with Fifth Harmony as Gucci Mane was featured on "Down" and Pitbull collaborated with the girls on "Por Favor".
• Beach Episode: The music video for "All In My Head (Flex)."
• Celebrity Endorsement: Were this for Clean & Clear.
• Cool Big Sis: Ally is this to the other girls, due to being the oldest. She even has the nickname of "Big Little Sister" thanks to her height.
• Cover Version: Their cover of Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You".
• Crapsack World: The concept of the "That's My Girl" music video.
• Cuddle Bug: All of them. Here is a compilation.
• "Days of the Week" Song: "Who Are You"

  ''Monday, you sent me flowers

  Tuesday, made me feel stupid

  Wednesday, the world was ours

  Thursday, you didn't prove it

  Friday, fell back in love

  Saturday, we didn’t talk

  Sunday, you said you needed space''

• Dancing Is Serious Business: Normani has been dancing since she was a child and takes it as seriously as her singing. She is known to go all out with her choreography, even when the other girls might not. She even participated in Dancing with the Stars, where she finished third. The girls weren't happy.
• Deadpan Snarker: Lauren. She has no qualms sassing interviews with her Brutal Honesty.
• Deliberately Monochrome: The music video for "Write On Me" and parts of "Deliver."
• Distaff Counterpart: Seen as this to One Direction, see Transatlantic Equivalent below.
• Early-Installment Weirdness: Their earlier material and debut EP are far more "kid friendly" and pure pop than their later material, with brighter music videos and more colourful outfits. Granted, all of the girls besides Ally were teenagers at this time.
• Even the Girls Want Her: Lauren has a very loyal and dedicated female fanbase who have no problems expressing their attraction towards her. It helps that Lauren is openly bisexual.
• Executive Ball Clicker: The video for "Worth It" by Fifth Harmony depicts the members as high-power executives pushing away male workers, interspersed with close-ups of a Newton's cradle moving.
• Fanservice Pack: Reflection has the group ditch their initial wholesome image from Better Together in favor of a more mature and sexually charged image.
• Female Empowerment Song: "That's My Girl" is the most obvious example. To this day, it's often used in advertisments for women, and was even used as a music video for DC Super Hero Girls.
• Friendship Song: "Me & My Girls" and "Bridges."
• Genki Girl: Camilla, and to a lesser extent, Ally. Both girls are energetic, positive and have a tendency to say and do random things with Cloud Cuckoolander attributes.
• Girl Group: Ticks all the criteria that fits into one, Stripperiffic outfits and music videos, sexual overtones, and young women.
• Gratuitous Spanish:
  • Incorporated this into their reprise of Shontelle's "Impossible" (the song they sang at the Judges' Homes stage of the competition), which seemed like a natural decision given that three of its five members are of Hispanic origin.
  • In "Work From Home", there's "I ain't wearing na-nada" (nothing).
  • Played up to eleven when they released entire songs rewritten in Spanish like "Worth It", as well an entire EP translated into Spanish.
• Hotter and Sexier: The image throughout the years. Justified, as the girls aged and they wanted to explore themes and concepts.
• Hot Men at Work: The guys in their "Work From Home" video are muscular, shirtless, and hard at work.
• In Da Club: The music video for "He Like That" and "Me & My Girls" to an extent.
• Intercourse with You: "Work from Home" compares sex to a 9-to-5 job, though the music video focuses on construction work instead.
• The Leader: Averted. They've never had a designated leader, though oldest member Ally often acts as a Team Mom.
• Money Song: "BO$$".
• The Napoleon: Completely averted with Ally. Who, while being the shortest and oldest member, is known to be incredibly kind with no controversies.
• One-Word Title: "BO$$", "Squeeze" and "Dope".
• Pep-Talk Song: Brave Honest Beautiful.
• Retraux: The single "Angel" from their self-titled 2017 album, and it's awesome.
• The Runner-Up Takes It All: Easily the most successful alumni from the US X Factor's history, and (from an American standpoint) likely the biggest act ever produced by the franchise not named One Direction.
• Running Gag: Camila's love for bananas and anything related to them.
• Sampling: As the title indicates, "Like Mariah" samples Always Be My Baby by Mariah Carey. The lyrics make sure to credit her, too.
• Self-Empowerment Anthem: "BO$$".
• "Sesame Street" Cred: Of course.
• Shout-Out: Something of a Creator Thumbprint for them is name dropping other musicians (and sometimes other public figures).
• Singer Name Drop: At the beginning of "Brave, Honest, Beautiful."
  • "We get diva on it, we get Queen B on it, we get Britney, Demi, One Direction, Bieber on it." (Me And My Girls)
  • "You're talking to a lady; I want a Kanye-ye, not a Ray-J." [...] "This convo be like Dre-e" [...] "Boss, Michelle Obama, purse so heavy, getting Oprah dollars." (Bo$$)
  • "When you touch my body, you got me singing like Mariah" [...] "You're so sidity like Aaliyah" (Singing Like Mariah)
  • "You can dance like Beyoncé, you can shake like Shakira [...] So whine like Rihanna, go and pose like Madonna" (Brave Honest Beautiful)
  • "How Mary J call it? That real love." (I Lied)
  • "Destiny said it, you gotta get up and get it" (That's My Girl)
• Snark-to-Snark Combat: All of them.
• Soapbox Sadie: Lauren is known for being very outspoken about her political and social beliefs on social media and has publicly lent her support to various left-wing organizations and causes.
• Spicy Latina: Lauren, Ally and Camila are all Latina (Lauren is of Cuban descent, Ally is of Mexican descent and Camila is of Cuban and Mexican descent and was born in Cuba and spent her early life growing up between there and Mexico before coming to the US) and all are known to be very energetic, outspoken and sassy, particularly Lauren.
• Stage Name:
  • Karla Camila Cabello Estrabo - Camila Cabello.
  • Normani and Ally both use their middle names are surnames. Normani Kordei (Hamilton) and Ally Brooke (Hernandez).
• Three Minutes of Writhing: The music video for "All In My Head (Flex)". To a lesser extent, "He Like That" and "Work from Home."
• Title-Only Chorus: "That's My Girl", aside from the backing "What you waiting for"s.
• Title Track: "Reflection" from the album of the same name.
• Trademark Favorite Food:
  • Camila and bananas.
  • Normani and Ally with macaroni and cheese.
• Transatlantic Equivalent:
  • To Little Mix of the X Factor UK, given how they started as solo artists and were later put in a group.
  • Now that they've finished third, they have been frequently been compared to One Direction. Both groups had five members (until Zayn left 1D and Camila left 5H), were solo artists put together in a group, and have the exact same final ranking. Furthermore, both bands' names consist of a number and a word and are commonly called by initials consisting of the number and the first letter of the second word. Now that they're the show's most successful contestants in both versions of their respective shows, the comparisons are inevitable.
• What Beautiful Eyes!: Lauren's signature green eyes are this.
• Worth It: "Worth It". Double-subverted; the song is about the girls telling guys to "give it to them" because they're (in their own words) worth it, not an action's consequences being such.
• Younger Than They Look: Youngest member, Dinah, who was 15 when she auditioned for X Factor but looks much older. Her styling doesn't help.