Camila Cabello

Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao (/kəˈmiːlə kəˈbeɪoʊ/; Latin American Spanish: [ˈkaɾla kaˈmila kaˈβeʝo esˈtɾaβao]; born March 3, 1997) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the pop girl group Fifth Harmony, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. While in the group, Cabello established herself as a solo artist with collaborative singles "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (with Shawn Mendes) and "Bad Things" (with Machine Gun Kelly), the latter making number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. She left Fifth Harmony in late 2016.

Cabello's debut studio album, Camila (2018), peaked atop the US Billboard 200. Largely influenced by Latin music, its lead single "Havana" (featuring Young Thug) was an international chart-topper. It was the best-selling digital single of 2018, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Its follow-up, "Never Be the Same" reached the top ten in multiple countries. Cabello's second album Romance (2019) peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and spawned a second global chart-topper in "Señorita", a duet with Shawn Mendes. Cabello's third album Familia (2022), made number ten on the Billboard 200 and contained the international hit "Bam Bam" (featuring Ed Sheeran). Cabello's fourth studio album, C,XOXO, was released in 2024.

Cabello's awards include two Latin Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards, and one Billboard Music Award. In 2021, Cabello starred as the title character in the film Cinderella.

Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao was born on March 3, 1997. She was born in Benito Juárez, Mexico City, according to records issued in Coyoacán, Distrito Federal (now Coyoacán, Mexico City) a few days after her birth, however, she has mentioned that her parents tell her she was born in Cojímar, in the Habana del Este district of Havana, Cuba. Her father was born in Mexico City and her mother is Cuban and Mexican; After meeting in Mexico City, her parents moved to Cuba. She has a younger sister named Sofia. Cabello was raised and educated in Mexico City during her childhood, although she spent much of her early life moving back and forth between Mexico and Cuba. Cabello is a Mexican national and has Mexican citizenship. She identifies as "Cuban-Mexican", and she has expressed her desire to be recognized as a Mexican as well, denying the notion that her identity is solely Cuban-American.

Mexico, this is where my mom and dad met, so without this city, I wouldn’t exist... Tonight I’m at home... Many talk a lot about my Cuban side, but don't forget that I’m also very, very Mexican.

When Cabello was between 6 and 7, she relocated to Miami, Florida with her mother, crossing the border from Mexico to the United States and taking a 36-hour Greyhound bus-ride to Miami, after waiting only one day at the border before being granted permission to enter the US. Cabello was told by her mother that she was going to Walt Disney World as an incentive to go to the US; they moved into the home of Cabello's grandfather's colleague, who would later become her godmother. Cabello's mother took night courses to study English. Cabello's father was unable to obtain a visa at the time, and joined the family approximately 18 months later; upon his arrival in the country, he would work washing cars in front of Dolphin Mall.

Cabello's mother—a trained architect with a degree earned in Cuba—initially worked at Marshalls, stacking shoes, until one day, two other Cuban women approached her at work and told her that they had a brother who worked in architecture; she was told that the brother needed someone who worked in AutoCAD, and Cabello's mother learned the program in a week. In time, she had earned enough money to move out of her father's colleague's house and into an apartment with her children. Cabello's mother and father eventually formed a construction company named after Camila and Sofia. Cabello acquired American citizenship in 2008.

Cabello attended Miami Palmetto High School, but left during the 2012–2013 school year (while she was in 9th grade) to pursue her singing career. Later, she earned her high school diploma.