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{{Short description|American girl group}}

{{About|the group|their self-titled album|Fifth Harmony (album){{!}}Fifth Harmony (album)|the musical concept|Quintal harmony}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Fifth Harmony

| image = Fifth harmony.jpg

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| caption = Fifth Harmony performing as a quartet in 2017.

| alias = 5H

| origin = Miami, Florida, U.S.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fifthharmonyofficial.com/bio/ |title=Bio: Fifth Harmony |website=Fifth Harmony Official |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103050655/http://fifthharmonyofficial.com/bio |archive-date=January 3, 2016 |access-date=January 14, 2015}}

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| years_active = 2012–2018{{efn|Indefinite hiatus}}

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| website = {{URL|fifthharmony.com}}

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Fifth Harmony, often shortened to 5H, is an American girl group based in Miami, composed of Ally Brooke, Normani, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and formerly Camila Cabello until her departure from the group in December 2016. The group signed a joint record deal with Simon Cowell's label Syco Records and L.A. Reid's label Epic Records after forming and were the last contestant eliminated in the second season of the American singing competition series The X Factor in 2012.

The group released their debut single "Miss Movin' On", preceding their extended play Better Together. In 2015, The group released their debut studio album Reflection, which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{Cite web |url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2016/02/01/Fifth-harmonys-reflection-halseys-badlands-certified-gold-in-the-us/ |title=Fifth Harmony's "Reflection," Halsey's "Badlands" Certified Gold As RIAA Adds Track Sales, Streams |website=Headline Planet |date=February 2016 |language=en-US |access-date=April 6, 2016 |archive-date=April 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404230116/http://headlineplanet.com/home/2016/02/01/fifth-harmonys-reflection-halseys-badlands-certified-gold-in-the-us/ |url-status=live }} It spawned the singles "Boss", "Sledgehammer" and "Worth It"; the latter of which was certified triple

platinum by RIAA, and reached the top ten in thirteen countries. In 2016, the group released "Work from Home", the lead single from their second album 7/27, which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100,{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=April 4, 2016 |title=Work' Week: Rihanna Tops Hot 100 for Seventh Week, Fifth Harmony Earns First Top 10 Hit |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7318927/rihanna-work-hot-100-Fifth-harwmony-first-top-10 |access-date=April 4, 2016 |magazine=Billboard}} making it the first top five single by a girl group in a decade on that chart.{{Cite magazine |title=21 Under 21 2016: Music's Hottest Young Stars |url=http://www.billboard.com/photos/7519026/21-under-21-desiigner-Fifth-harmony-shawn-mendes/2 |access-date=September 19, 2016 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=October 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003173501/http://www.billboard.com/photos/7519026/21-under-21-desiigner-fifth-harmony-shawn-mendes/2 |url-status=live }} They released their self-titled third album in 2017. The group went on indefinite hiatus in March 2018, allowing its members to pursue solo projects.{{Cite magazine |last=Hughes |first=Hilary |date=May 11, 2018 |title=Fifth Harmony Take a Bittersweet Bow at Their Final U.S. Show: Watch |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8455711/fifth-harmony-take-a-bow-final-us-show-hiatus |access-date=May 12, 2018 |archive-date=May 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523043340/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8455711/fifth-harmony-take-a-bow-final-us-show-hiatus |url-status=live }}

Fifth Harmony has sold nearly 15 million RIAA certified units,{{Cite web|title=Fifth Harmony|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=fifth+harmony#search_section|access-date=April 9, 2021|archive-date=April 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407174642/http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Fifth+Harmony#search_section|url-status=live}} and are one of the best-selling girl groups of all time with a reported 33 million copies sold.{{Cite web|title=Top 25: Most influential girl groups of all time (+ Videos)|date=November 19, 2016|language=ES|url=https://www.eonline.com/mx/news/809651/top-25-los-grupos-femeninos-mas-influyentes-de-todos-los-tiempos-videos|publisher=E! Online|accessdate=November 19, 2016|archive-date=February 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207044652/https://www.eonline.com/mx/news/809651/top-25-los-grupos-femeninos-mas-influyentes-de-todos-los-tiempos-videos|url-status=live}} They are known for their vocal range{{Cite web|date=February 15, 2015|title=Who the Heck Are Fifth Harmony, and Why Are Teens Obsessed With Them?|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/01/who-the-heck-are-fifth-harmony.html|website=Vulture|access-date=July 14, 2022|archive-date=November 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109010907/https://www.vulture.com/2015/01/who-the-heck-are-fifth-harmony.html|url-status=live}} and songs with themes of female empowerment, self positivity, confidence, and unity.{{Cite magazine|last1=Lipshutz|first1=Jason|date=November 7, 2017|title=Are You a Harmonizer or a Mixer?|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/fifth-harmony-little-mix-harmonizer-or-mixer-6487586/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 14, 2022|archive-date=July 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711164357/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/fifth-harmony-little-mix-harmonizer-or-mixer-6487586/|url-status=live}} As of 2016, they have earned 1.6 billion on-demand streams, according to Nielsen SoundScan.{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7625604/Fifth-harmony-chart-highlights-hot-100-first-chapter |title=Fifth Harmony's Billboard Chart Highlights: The First Chapter |last=Anderson |first=Trevor |date=December 19, 2016 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 20, 2016 |archive-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924031119/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7625604/Fifth-harmony-chart-highlights-hot-100-first-chapter |url-status=live }} Billboard named them the biggest girl group of the 2010s.{{Cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|date=March 20, 2018|title=Why Fifth Harmony Mattered: Evaluating the Legacy of the Biggest Girl Group of the '10s|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/fifth-harmony-hiatus-why-they-matter-8252636/|access-date=January 11, 2022|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|archive-date=January 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111045359/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/fifth-harmony-hiatus-why-they-matter-8252636/|url-status=live}} In 2017, Time referred to them as arguably "the biggest girl group in the world".{{Cite magazine |last1=June 8 |first1=Raisa Bruner |last2=Edt |first2=2017 8:00 Am |title=Fifth Harmony on Finding Their Groove as a Foursome |url=https://time.com/4807958/fifth-harmony-foursome-down/ |access-date=February 26, 2022 |magazine=Time |language=en |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511140224/https://time.com/4807958/fifth-harmony-foursome-down/ |url-status=live }}

Fifth Harmony have earned the most top ten albums on the U.S. Billboard 200 for any girl group in the 21st century.{{Cite web |title=Billboard Explains The Evolution of Girl Groups {{!}} Ghostarchive |url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/3cY99BnfjNA |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=ghostarchive.org}} Their accolades include an American Music Award, three MTV Europe Music Awards, three Guinness World Records, four MTV Video Music Awards, four iHeartRadio Music Awards, the first ever Billboard Women in Music Group of the Year award, a record five Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (the most for a girl group),{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2022 |title=Most Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards won by a music group {{!}} Guinness World Records |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/397208-most-nickelodeons-kids-choice-awards-won-by-a-music-group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111041405/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/397208-most-nickelodeons-kids-choice-awards-won-by-a-music-group |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |access-date=January 11, 2022}} and ten Teen Choice Awards.

Career

=2012: ''The X Factor''=

File:Fifth Harmony X Factor 2012.jpg in December 2012]]

In 2012, Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane and Lauren Jauregui auditioned as soloists on the second season of the American televised singing competition The X Factor. The latter four failed to progress in the "Teens" category, with Brooke failing to enter the "Young Adults" category. However, they were later brought back and put together to form a five-piece girl group at The Fillmore, in Miami, Florida on July 27, thus qualifying for the "Groups" category. Judges Demi Lovato, L.A. Reid, Britney Spears and Simon Cowell helped form the group.{{cite web|last1=Harp|first1=Justin|title=Britain's Got Talent: Watch Fifth Harmony rock your world with a live semi-final performance|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/britains-got-talent/news/a795627/britains-got-talent-watch-Fifth-harmony-live-semi-final-performance/|website=Digital Spy|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=June 22, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020512/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/britains-got-talent/news/a795627/britains-got-talent-watch-fifth-harmony-live-semi-final-performance/|url-status=live}} For their qualifying song at the "judges' houses", and their first song as a group, the girls sang an acoustic version of "Impossible" by Shontelle.{{cite web|last1=Gratereaux|first1=Alexandra J.|title=The X Factor: Marc Anthony, Simon Cowell Blown Away by Group Talent|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-x-factor-marc-anthony-simon-cowell-blown-away-by-group-talent/|website=Fox News|date=December 14, 2016|access-date=June 22, 2017|archive-date=March 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331235140/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/10/11/x-factor-marc-anthony-simon-cowell-take-on-group-talent.html|url-status=live}} Afterwards, Marc Anthony called the performance "unbelievable" with Cowell sharing similar sentiments saying that they were "clearly one great group". Initially, the group's name was "Lylas" (an acronym for Love You Like a Sister), but another group called "The Lylas" (which consists of four of Bruno Mars' sisters) claimed that the show stole their name.{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/25/bruno-mars-my-sisters-picking-a-fight-with-x-factor-singers/|title=Bruno Mars Sisters Picking Fight with 'X Factor' Singers|date=October 25, 2012 |publisher=TMZ|access-date=October 26, 2012|archive-date=April 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414132649/http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/25/bruno-mars-my-sisters-picking-a-fight-with-x-factor-singers/|url-status=live}} Thereafter, Lylas changed their name to 1432 (a colloquial term for I Love You Too), which was announced on the first live show on October 31, during which 1432 performed "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift. Cowell and Reid were critical of the new name, and Cowell suggested that the group be renamed again. During the first live results show on November 1, 1432 performed "Skyscraper" by Demi Lovato in a sing-off with three-piece girl group Sister C. Cowell decided to send 1432 through to the Top 12 and announced that they would be renamed via the viewers online. The name chosen by the public was announced: "Fifth Harmony".{{cite web|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/x-factor/articles/what-is-x-factors-girl-group-lylas-aka-1432s-new-name/|title=What Is X Factor's Girl Group LYLAS (aka 1432)'s New Name?|last=Wayne|first=Julia|publisher=Wetpaint|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=September 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016141130/http://www.wetpaint.com/x-factor/articles/what-is-x-factors-girl-group-lylas-aka-1432s-new-name|archive-date=October 16, 2014|url-status=dead}}

In the semi-finals stage of the show, the group performed Ellie Goulding's "Anything Could Happen" as well as "Impossible" for the second time during the competition. However, their performance of "Impossible" received mostly negative reviews from the judges because the group had previously performed the song at Cowell's home (although not on The X Factor concert stage). Three members of the group (Camila, Lauren, and Ally) sang parts of the song in fluent Spanish. The following night's public vote results advanced Fifth Harmony to the final three along with Tate Stevens and Carly Rose Sonenclar. On the Top three live show, Fifth Harmony performed "Anything Could Happen" for the second time as their "Song of the Series" song. Their second song was a duet with The X Factor judge Demi Lovato singing "Give Your Heart a Break". Their final song of the night (and their last on the show) was "Let It Be" by the Beatles, billed as their "$5 million song". After the first round of the finals, they did not receive enough votes from the public to advance to the Top two on December 20, 2012.

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; margin:1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center;"
colspan="9" style="background:#BFBFBF;"| The X Factor performances and results
style="text-align:centre" rowspan="2"|Show

! style="text-align:centre" rowspan="2"|Theme

! style="text-align:centre" colspan="5"|Song

! style="text-align:centre" rowspan="2"|Order

! style="text-align:centre" rowspan="2"|Result

style="text-align:centre"|Dinah Jane Hansen

! style="text-align:centre"|Lauren Jauregui

! style="text-align:centre"|Ally Brooke

! style="text-align:centre"|Normani Hamilton

! style="text-align:centre"|Camila Cabello

Auditions

|Free choice

|"If I Were a Boy"

|"If I Ain't Got You"

|"On My Knees"

|"Chain of Fools"

|"Respect"

|rowspan="5" {{n/a}}

|Through to bootcamp

Bootcamp 1

|Free choice

|"Hero"

|"E.T."

|"Somebody That I Used to Know"

|"If I Ain't Got You"

|"Back to Black"

|Through to bootcamp 2

Bootcamp 2

|Group performance

|style="text-align:centre" colspan="5"|Not aired

|Through to bootcamp 3

Bootcamp 3

|Duet performance

|"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" (with Diamond White)

|"These Arms of Mine" (with Sister C)

|"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (with Julia Bullock)

|"What Makes You Beautiful" (with Arin Ray)

|"Your Song" (with Jordan Shane)

|Regrouped/through to judges' houses

Judges' houses

|Free choice

|colspan="5"|"Impossible"

|Through to live shows

rowspan="2"|Week 1

|Made in America

|colspan="5"|"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"

|13

|Bottom two

Sing-off

|colspan="5"|"Skyscraper"

|8

|Saved by Simon Cowell

Week 2

|Songs from Movies

|colspan="5"|"A Thousand Years"

|13

|Safe (5th)

Week 3

|Divas

|colspan="5"|"Hero"

|8

|Safe (6th)

Week 4

|Giving Thanks

|colspan="5"|"I'll Stand by You"

|6

|Safe (7th)

Week 5

|Number-ones

|colspan="5"|"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"

|4

|Safe (4th)

rowspan="2"|Week 6

|Unplugged

|colspan="5"|"Set Fire to the Rain"

|4

|rowspan="2"|Bottom three

Pepsi Challenge songs

|colspan="5"|"Give Your Heart a Break"

|10

Final Showdown (Week 6)

|Free choice

|colspan="5"|"Anytime You Need a Friend"

|1

|Saved by judges' vote (4th)

rowspan="2"|Semi-final

|Contestant's choice

|colspan="5"|"Anything Could Happen"

|4

| rowspan="2" |Safe (2nd)

No theme

|colspan="5"|"Impossible"

|8

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!rowspan="4"|Final

|Favourite performance

|colspan="5"|"Anything Could Happen"

|3

|rowspan="4"| Eliminated

style="background:pink;"

|Celebrity duet

|colspan="5"|"Give Your Heart a Break" (with Demi Lovato)

|6

style="background:pink;"

|Winner's song

|colspan="5"|"Let It Be"

|9

style="background:pink;"

|Christmas song

|colspan="5"|"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"

|2

=2013–2014: ''Better Together''=

File:Fifth Harmony at Hollywood & Highland Center (9529724872).jpg

Approximately a month following The X Factor season two finale, on January 17, 2013, Fifth Harmony was officially signed by their mentor Simon Cowell to his record label, Syco Music, in a joint deal with fellow judge L.A. Reid's label, Epic Records. Popdust awarded them the "Next Pop Superstar of 2013" recognition, an annual competition held for rising artists.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/the-x-factor-us/news/a451786/x-factor-usas-Fifth-harmony-sign-to-simon-cowell-label/|title='X Factor' USA's Fifth Harmony sign to Simon Cowell label|publisher=Digital Spy|date=January 17, 2013|access-date=May 4, 2016|archive-date=August 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807145955/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/the-x-factor-us/news/a451786/x-factor-usas-fifth-harmony-sign-to-simon-cowell-label/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Andrew|last=Unterberger|url=http://popdust.com/2013/01/14/Fifth-haromny-next-pop-superstar-2013-winners/|title=Fifth Harmony Win Popdust's Next Pop Superstar of 2013 Tournament|publisher=Popdust|date=January 14, 2013|access-date=August 12, 2013|archive-date=March 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329205955/http://popdust.com/2013/01/14/fifth-haromny-next-pop-superstar-2013-winners/|url-status=dead}} They began recording covers of songs which were uploaded on the video sharing platform, YouTube.{{cite web|title=Fifth Harmony Covers Ariana Grande's "Honeymoon Avenue"|url=http://celebsecrets4u.com/2013/09/29/Fifth-harmony-covers-ariana-grandes-honeymoon-avenue-watch-now-Fifthharmony/|publisher=Celeb Secrets 4 U|date=September 29, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422020324/http://celebsecrets4u.com/2013/09/29/fifth-harmony-covers-ariana-grandes-honeymoon-avenue-watch-now-fifthharmony/|archive-date=April 22, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Michaels|first1=Wendy|title=Fifth Harmony "Lego House" Cover: Ed Sheeran is a Fan!|url=http://www.cambio.com/2013/03/20/Fifth-harmony-lego-house-cover-ed-sheeran-is-a-fan-video/|website=Cambio|date=March 20, 2013|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=March 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323022723/http://www.cambio.com/2013/03/20/fifth-harmony-lego-house-cover-ed-sheeran-is-a-fan-video/|url-status=live}} Three of their covers received public praise from the original artists, including Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande and Mikky Ekko.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/edsheeran/status/314161005301211136|title=Twitter / edsheeran: @FifthHarmony incredible|publisher=Twitter|access-date=August 12, 2013|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005035555/https://twitter.com/edsheeran/status/314161005301211136|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mikkyekko/status/320223801386348545|title=Twitter / mikkyekko: @AmiraSaid @FifthHarmony it's|publisher=Twitter|access-date=August 12, 2013|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005034853/https://twitter.com/mikkyekko/status/320223801386348545|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Grande|first1=Ariana|title=Bbbeeeeaaautifulll @FifthHarmony #honeymoonavenue|url=https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/383817740529590272|website=Twitter|date=September 27, 2013|access-date=September 30, 2013|archive-date=January 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170115094634/https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/383817740529590272|url-status=live}} Fifth Harmony was also featured on Boyce Avenue's extended play, Cover Collaborations, Volume 2, singing covers of "Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake and "When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars.{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/10/boyce-avenue-Fifth-harmony-cover-bruno-mars_n_3417746.html|work=The Huffington Post|first=Taylor|last=Trudon|title=Fifth Harmony's Super Impressive Bruno Mars Cover (VIDEO)|date=June 10, 2013|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194210/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/10/boyce-avenue-fifth-harmony-cover-bruno-mars_n_3417746.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/boyce-avenue-and-Fifth-ha_n_3281419.html|work=The Huffington Post|first=Taylor|last=Trudon|title=Boyce Avenue And Fifth Harmony Team Up! (VIDEO)|date=May 15, 2013|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=July 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719112112/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/boyce-avenue-and-fifth-ha_n_3281419.html|url-status=live}}

Their debut single "Miss Movin' On" was released on July 16, 2013, as the lead from their debut EP and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 76, formerly the highest-charting single from an X Factor contestant to appear on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/4750824/chart-moves-finatticz-fly-danielle-bradbery-bows-panic-at-the-disco-lead|title=Chart Moves: Finatticz Fly; Danielle Bradbery Bows; Panic! At The Disco Lead Host Of Rock Debuts|magazine=Billboard|date=July 26, 2013|access-date=January 14, 2015|archive-date=January 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124073127/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/4750824/chart-moves-finatticz-fly-danielle-bradbery-bows-panic-at-the-disco-lead|url-status=live}} Their debut extended play Better Together was released on October 22, selling 28,000 copies in its first week and peaking on the Billboard 200 at number six.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/better-together-ep/701119756|title=iTunes – Music – Better Together by Fifth Harmony|publisher=iTunes|date=September 10, 2013|access-date=September 10, 2013|archive-date=October 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008222223/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/better-together-ep/id701119756|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-oct-27-2013-albums-katy-perry-151049350.html|title=Week Ending Oct. 27, 2013. Albums: Katy Perry Takes Female Record|date=October 30, 2013|publisher=Yahoo! Music|access-date=January 14, 2015|archive-date=November 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102000513/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-oct-27-2013-albums-katy-perry-151049350.html|url-status=live}} Spanish versions of the EP, Juntos and Juntos Acoustic were released on {{nowrap|November 8,{{cite web|title=Juntos – EP by Fifth Harmony|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/juntos-ep/728736472|publisher=iTunes|date=November 8, 2013|access-date=November 4, 2013|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105224649/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/juntos-ep/id728736472|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Juntos (Acoustic) – EP by Fifth Harmony|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/juntos-acoustic-ep/728736471|publisher=iTunes|date=November 8, 2013|access-date=November 4, 2013|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105225025/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/juntos-acoustic-ep/id728736471|url-status=live}}}} peaking at number 2 and 12 respectively on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. The song was certified Gold in the United States for selling 500,000 digital downloads and streams combined.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database&artist=Fifth%20HARMONY|title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database|work=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=June 10, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425180059/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database|archive-date=April 25, 2015}} The extended play's promotional single, "Me & My Girls" charted on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart at 53.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/5665538/Fifth-harmony/chart?f=395|title=Hot Digital Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=September 8, 2013|access-date=September 13, 2013|archive-date=August 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829000551/http://www.billboard.com/artist/5665538/fifth-harmony/chart?f=395|url-status=live}}

Throughout July and August 2013, Fifth Harmony performed at various shopping malls across the United States in a promotional tour titled "Harmonize America".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8252625/fifth-harmony-timeline-highlights-hiatus|title=From 'X Factor' to Hiatus, A Fifth Harmony Timeline|magazine=Billboard|date=March 19, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2019|archive-date=February 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203154029/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8252625/fifth-harmony-timeline-highlights-hiatus|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rickey.org/Fifth-harmony-harmonize-america-mall-tour-dates-and-information/|title=Fifth Harmony – Harmonize America Mall Tour – Dates and Information|work=Rickey – Entertainment News, Videos, Recaps, Results|access-date=January 14, 2015}}{{dead link|date=February 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} On August 5, 2013, the girl group celebrated their one-year anniversary by performing five shows in New York City. The pop-up concerts throughout the city included performances at the iHeartRadio Theater and Madison Square Park.{{cite web|url=http://www.at40.com/news-article/5th-harmony-celebrates-1-year-with-5-shows-in-1-day/26540|title=Fifth Harmony Celebrates 1 Year with 5 Shows in 1 Day! – News – American Top 40 With Ryan Seacrest|publisher=At40|date=August 5, 2013|access-date=August 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824180040/http://www.at40.com/news-article/5th-harmony-celebrates-1-year-with-5-shows-in-1-day/26540|archive-date=August 24, 2013}} The group was one of the opening acts for Cher Lloyd during her I Wish Tour which started on September 6, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/b/2013/07/28/cher-lloyd-heading-out-on-i-wish-tour-with-Fifth-harmony.htm|title=Cher Lloyd Heading Out on I Wish Tour With Fifth Harmony|publisher=About.com|date=July 28, 2013|access-date=August 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012043130/http://top40.about.com/b/2013/07/28/cher-lloyd-heading-out-on-i-wish-tour-with-fifth-harmony.htm|archive-date=October 12, 2013}}{{cite web|last1=Sierra|first1=Marquina|title=Cher Lloyd Announces 'I Wish' Tour With Fifth Harmony|url=http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2013/07/26/cher-lloyd-announces-i-wish-tour-with-Fifth-harmony/|website=Ryan Seacrest|date=July 26, 2013|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=August 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823091522/http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2013/07/26/cher-lloyd-announces-i-wish-tour-with-fifth-harmony/|url-status=live}} On September 11, 2013, the group announced their first concert hall tour titled "Fifth Harmony 2013", playing in concert halls in Canada and the United States.{{cite web|title=X Factor's Fifth Harmony Performs on Billboard 'Candid Covers'|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/VIDEO-X-Factors-Fifth-HARMONY-Performs-on-Billboard-Candid-Covers-20131129|website=Broadway World|date=November 29, 2013|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807070657/http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/VIDEO-X-Factors-FIFTH-HARMONY-Performs-on-Billboard-Candid-Covers-20131129|url-status=live}} Their opening act was indie pop band AJR.{{cite magazine|last1=Hyman|first1=Dan|title=NYC Brother Trio AJR 'Ready' for Stardom|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5720546/nyc-brother-trio-ajr-ready-for-stardom|magazine=Billboard|date=September 24, 2013|access-date=October 1, 2013|archive-date=July 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707084909/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5720546/nyc-brother-trio-ajr-ready-for-stardom|url-status=live}} On November 24, they performed "Better Together" on the red carpet at the 2013 American Music Awards.{{cite web|last1=Longeretta|first1=Emily|title=2013 American Music Awards Nominations: Rihanna, Taylor Swift & More|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/10/10/american-music-awards-nominations-2013-full-list/|publisher=Hollywood Life|date=October 10, 2013|access-date=October 11, 2013|archive-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807020903/http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/10/10/american-music-awards-nominations-2013-full-list/|url-status=dead}} They supported Demi Lovato's Neon Lights Tour as one of three opening acts playing 27 arenas across North America.{{cite web|url=http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2013/09/30/demi-lovato-is-bringing-Fifth-harmony-little-mix-on-her-neon-lights-tour/|title=Ryan Seacrest – Demi Lovato Bringing Fifth Harmony and Little Mix on 'Neon Lights' Tour! -|publisher=Ryan Seacrest|date=September 30, 2013|access-date=January 14, 2015|archive-date=October 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012184308/http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2013/09/30/demi-lovato-is-bringing-fifth-harmony-little-mix-on-her-neon-lights-tour/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130930-908241.html|work=The Wall Street Journal|title=Platinum Selling Artist and the X Factor Judge Demi Lovato Announces The Neon Lights Tour Set To Launch in February 2014|date=September 30, 2013}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

=2014–2015: ''Reflection'' and breakthrough=

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On January 23, 2014, Fifth Harmony headlined the MTV Artists To Watch concert, an annual concert which showcases breakout artists that will be promoted by MTV during the year. The concert also featured performances by Tori Kelly, Rixton, Echosmith and Jake Miller.{{cite web|author=MTV|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2014/01/07/tickets-mtv-artist-to-watch-Fifth-harmony-jake-miller-tori-kelly-echosmith|title=Get Tickets To See 2014 MTV Artists To Watch Fifth Harmony, Jake Miller, Tori Kelly, Echosmith & Rixton at L.A.'s House of Blues Jan. 23|publisher=MTV|date=January 7, 2014|access-date=May 16, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212101232/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2014/01/07/tickets-mtv-artist-to-watch-fifth-harmony-jake-miller-tori-kelly-echosmith|archive-date=February 12, 2014}} In early 2014, Fifth Harmony confirmed reports that recording had begun for their full-length debut album with record producers Julian Bunetta, Daylight, Joe London and multi-instrumentalist songwriter Ricky Reed. The group stated the album is less pop, "more rhythmic" and has a more mature sound than Better Together.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5923161/Fifth-harmony-to-focus-on-finishing-debut-album-in-april|title=Fifth Harmony To Focus on Finishing Debut Album in April|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|magazine=Billboard|date=March 4, 2014|access-date=August 18, 2014|archive-date=March 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316174312/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5923161/fifth-harmony-to-focus-on-finishing-debut-album-in-april|url-status=live}} Fifth Harmony's fourth headlining promo tour was revealed at the end of March 2014, titled Fifth Times a Charm Tour, with dates in Puerto Rico and the United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/03/31/Fifth-harmony-announces-summer-Fifth-times-a-charm-tour-details/|title=Fifth Harmony Announces Summer 'Fifth Time's a Charm' Tour: Details|publisher=Ryan Seacrest|date=March 31, 2014|access-date=May 16, 2014|archive-date=June 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604011926/http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2014/03/31/fifth-harmony-announces-summer-fifth-times-a-charm-tour-details/|url-status=live}}

The album's lead single, "Boss", was released on July 7, 2014, peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with first-week sales of 75,000, and received a platinum certification by the United States for selling a million digital downloads and streams combined.{{cite magazine|title=The Hot 100 – July 26, 2014|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100?page=4|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=July 17, 2014|date=July 26, 2014|archive-date=November 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107013348/http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100?page=4|url-status=live}} The second single from Reflection, the Meghan Trainor-penned "Sledgehammer", was released on October 28, 2014, and went on to become the group's first top 40 entry on the Billboard Hot 100, and was also certified platinum in the United States. On December 4, 2014, the group was invited to sing at the White House for the National Christmas Tree Lighting, where they performed a cover of Mariah Carey's hit Christmas song, "All I Want for Christmas Is You".{{cite web|last1=Muller|first1=Marissa|title=President Obama Attempts to Dance with Fifth Harmony, Santa at National Christmas Tree Lighting: Watch'|url=http://radio.com/2014/12/05/president-obama-dance-santa-national-christmas-tree/|publisher=Radio|date=December 5, 2014|access-date=December 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118013546/http://radio.com/2014/12/05/president-obama-dance-santa-national-christmas-tree/|archive-date=January 18, 2015|url-status=dead}} It was announced by Billboard that a representative from Epic Records had confirmed that the album release was moved from December 16, 2014, to January 27, 2015.{{cite magazine|last1=Lipshutz|first1=Jason|title=Fifth Harmony's Debut Album Delayed to January, Says Camila Cabello|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6312116/Fifth-harmony-debut-album-delayed-reflection|magazine=Billboard|date=November 7, 2014|access-date=November 15, 2014|archive-date=November 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109233755/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6312116/fifth-harmony-debut-album-delayed-reflection|url-status=live}}

Their debut studio album, Reflection was ultimately released on February 3, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.singersroom.com/content/2014-08-12/Fifth-Harmony-Wraps-Album-Reveals-Reflection-Album-Cover/|title=News: Fifth Harmony Wraps Album, Reveals 'Reflection' Album Cover|publisher=Singersroom|date=August 13, 2014|access-date=January 14, 2015|archive-date=March 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319010418/http://singersroom.com/content/2014-08-12/Fifth-Harmony-Wraps-Album-Reveals-Reflection-Album-Cover/|url-status=live}} After a full week of sales, the album entered the Billboard 200 at number five with 80,000 units (with 62,000 coming from traditional album sales) and was eventually certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in February 2016.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6465865/taylor-swift-1989-11th-week-no-1-billboard-200|title=Taylor Swift's '1989' Spends 11th Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=February 11, 2015|access-date=March 11, 2015|archive-date=January 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107131742/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6465865/taylor-swift-1989-11th-week-no-1-billboard-200|url-status=live}} The third single from the album, "Worth It", featuring American rapper Kid Ink, was released on March 2, 2015, and became the group's most successful single at the time, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100,{{cite magazine|last1=Pietroluongo|first1=Silvio|title=OMI's 'Cheerleader' No. 1 for Third Week on Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6642164/omi-cheerleader-third-week-hot-100|magazine=Billboard|date=July 27, 2015|access-date=July 28, 2015|archive-date=September 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929145631/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6642164/omi-cheerleader-third-week-hot-100|url-status=live}} earning the group a triple platinum certification. The song charted in the top ten in thirteen countries and received certifications from twelve. The success of "Worth It" was largely impacted with televised performances on the season finale of Dancing with the Stars, and their debut late night appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on June 18, 2015, alongside Kid Ink for the first time.{{cite web|last1=Inocencio|first1=Marc|title=Fifth Harmony Performs 'Worth It' on 'Dancing With the Stars' Finale|url=http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/05/20/Fifth-harmony-performs-worth-it-on-dancing-with-the-stars-finale/|publisher=Ryan Seacrest|date=May 20, 2015|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121652/http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2015/05/20/fifth-harmony-performs-worth-it-on-dancing-with-the-stars-finale/|url-status=live}} The album was supported by the group's first major headlining tour, the Reflection Tour, visiting 63 cities in North America and 6 cities in Europe{{cite web|url=http://997now.cbslocal.com/2015/03/02/Fifth-harmony-kick-off-reflection-tour-with-sold-out-san-francisco-show/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304214116/http://997now.cbslocal.com/2015/03/02/fifth-harmony-kick-off-reflection-tour-with-sold-out-san-francisco-show/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2015|title=Fifth Harmony Kick Off Reflection Tour With Sold Out San Francisco Show!|publisher=99-7 Now|date=March 2, 2015|access-date=March 11, 2015}} Fifth Harmony returned to the White House on April 6, 2015, to perform at the annually-held White House Easter Egg Roll, where they sang "Happy Birthday" as part of the Fifth anniversary of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" initiative.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6524432/Fifth-harmony-sing-happy-birthday-white-house|title=Watch Fifth Harmony Sing Happy Birthday at the White House|last=Strecker|first=Erin|magazine=Billboard|date=April 8, 2015|access-date=April 30, 2015|archive-date=May 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515072519/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6524432/fifth-harmony-sing-happy-birthday-white-house|url-status=live}}

Later that year, the group released "I'm in Love with a Monster" on September 25, 2015, a song for the film Hotel Transylvania 2 which was featured in the trailer and included in the movie as well.{{cite web|title=Fifth Harmony Checks into 'Hotel Transylvania 2' With New Song 'I'm in Love with a Monster'|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Fifth-Harmony-Checks-iNTO-Hotel-Transylvania-2-With-New-Song-Im-In-Love-With-A-Monster-20150616|publisher=Broadway World|date=June 16, 2015|access-date=June 16, 2015|archive-date=June 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617123336/http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Fifth-Harmony-Checks-iNTO-Hotel-Transylvania-2-With-New-Song-Im-In-Love-With-A-Monster-20150616|url-status=live}} On December 11, 2015, Fifth Harmony received the Group of the Year award at Billboard Women in Music 2015 ceremony, honoring the industry's most influential women.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/women-in-music/6805592/Fifth-harmony-women-in-music-2015-destinys-child-sister-sledge-group-of-the-year|title=Fifth Harmony Receives Group of the Year Honor at Billboard Women in Music 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423003614/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/women-in-music/6805592/Fifth-harmony-women-in-music-2015-destinys-child-sister-sledge-group-of-the-year|url-status=live}} Critically, Reflection landed in several mid-year and year-end lists, including Rolling Stone and Complex who ranked the album at 39 and 9 in the exclusively pop category, respectively.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-pop-albums-of-2015-20151218/one-direction-made-in-the-a-m-20151217|title=One Direction, 'Made in the A.M.'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 18, 2015|access-date=August 27, 2017|archive-date=July 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704191021/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-pop-albums-of-2015-20151218/one-direction-made-in-the-a-m-20151217|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/best-albums-of-2015/|title=Best Albums of 2015 – Complex|first=Christine|last=Werthman|date=December 1, 2015|work=Complex|access-date=August 9, 2015|archive-date=June 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623030111/http://www.complex.com/music/best-albums-of-2015/|url-status=live}} Several critics noted the group's experimentation with grungy hip-hop and retro R&B that was previously not heard on their extended play.{{cite magazine|last1=Cox|first1=Jamieson|title=Review: Fifth Harmony's Reflection Has Many Layers|url=https://time.com/3692465/fifth-harmony-reflection-album-review/|magazine=Time|access-date=June 8, 2017|archive-date=April 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415051627/http://time.com/3692465/fifth-harmony-reflection-album-review/|url-status=live}}

=2015–2016: ''7/27'' and Cabello's departure=

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On September 23, 2015, the group announced they had started recording for their second studio album.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCrjI5bEfrw|title=The Real- Fifth Harmony!|publisher=YouTube|date=September 23, 2015|access-date=November 3, 2015|archive-date=February 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204023454/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCrjI5bEfrw|url-status=live}} After a winter break, it was announced on February 25, 2016, that Fifth Harmony would be releasing their second studio album 7/27 on May 20, 2016.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6890289/Fifth-harmony-announce-second-album-727|title=Fifth Harmony Announces Second Album '7/27,' Video Coming Tomorrow|magazine=Billboard|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=February 25, 2016|author=Polanco, Luis|archive-date=February 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226103644/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6890289/fifth-harmony-announce-second-album-727|url-status=live}} The album is named after the day they were formed on The X Factor. It was later announced that the album's release had been pushed back a week to May 27 to keep with the album's theme of 27. The lead single, "Work from Home", which features American singer Ty Dolla Sign was released on February 26, 2016, along with its music video. The single peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the group's highest-charting single in the United States, while reaching the top 10 in twenty-two other countries.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7386139/drake-one-dance-hot-100-ariana-grande-dangerous|title=Drake's 'One Dance' Holds Atop Hot 100, Ariana Grande's 'Dangerous Woman' Returns to Top 10|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 10, 2016|archive-date=May 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531204051/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7386139/drake-one-dance-hot-100-ariana-grande-dangerous|url-status=live}} The single also became the first top-five for an all-female group in almost a decade, following The Pussycat Dolls' song, "Buttons" which peaked at number three.

7/27 was released on May 27, 2016, debuting at number four on the Billboard 200 with 74,000 album-equivalent units (49,000 in pure album sales), making it the group's highest-charting album to date.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7393605/drakes-views-no-1-Fifth-week-billboard-200|magazine=Billboard|title=Drake's 'Views' Rules at No. 1 for Fifth Week on Billboard 200 Chart|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=June 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606072225/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7393605/drakes-views-no-1-fifth-week-billboard-200|url-status=live}} The album also marked the group's debut in Japan and South Korea, while also managing top ten peaks in fifteen other countries. The track "All in My Head (Flex)" was released on May 31, 2016, as the second single from the album. The song interpolates Mad Cobra's 1995 single "Flex" and was co-written by all five members. The album was supported with The 7/27 Tour which commenced on June 22, 2016, in Lima, Peru, visiting South America, North America and Europe with supporting artists Victoria Monét and JoJo. The group won two MTV Video Music Awards for "Work from Home" and "All in My Head (Flex)" and was named by Billboard the "hottest young stars" under 21 for 2016. They performed their third single "That's My Girl" on the American Music Awards and won their first award from this show in the Collaboration of the Year category for "Work from Home". By November 2016, the album had sold 1.6 million equivalent units, that included sales, streaming and album tracks consumption.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/7581590/mavericks-adam-leber-on-britneys-comeback-why-miley-is-the-most-passionate|magazine=Billboard|title=Maverick's Adam Leber on Britney's Comeback & Why Miley Is the Most Passionate 'Voice' Coach Yet|date=November 21, 2016|access-date=November 21, 2016|archive-date=April 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407111426/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/7581590/mavericks-adam-leber-on-britneys-comeback-why-miley-is-the-most-passionate|url-status=live}} The group's last performance of 2016 and as a quintet was on the previously taped Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, during which they performed "Worth It", "Work from Home" and "That's My Girl". On December 18, 2016, the group announced that Cabello had left the group and that the remaining four members would continue as a four-piece.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/music/news/Fifth-harmony-camila-cabello-leaves-1201945116/|title=Camila Cabello Quits Fifth Harmony|website=Variety|first=Maane|last=Khatchatourian|date=December 19, 2016|access-date=December 19, 2016|archive-date=February 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201102126/https://variety.com/2016/music/news/fifth-harmony-camila-cabello-leaves-1201945116/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last1=Halperin|first1=Shirley|title=Camila Cabello Leaves Fifth Harmony|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7625544/camila-cabello-leaves-Fifth-harmony|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 19, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220031503/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7625544/camila-cabello-leaves-fifth-harmony|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/12/19/the-breakup-of-Fifth-harmony-has-started-with-camila-cabellos-exit/#2a6e72cc5f06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219092436/http://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/12/19/the-breakup-of-fifth-harmony-has-started-with-camila-cabellos-exit/#2a6e72cc5f06|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 19, 2016|title=The Breakup of Fifth Harmony Has Started With Camila Cabello's Exit|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|work=Forbes|access-date=July 17, 2017}}

=2017–2018: ''Fifth Harmony'' and hiatus=

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The group made their first appearance since Cabello's departure at the 43rd People's Choice Awards on January 17, 2017. There, they performed an edited version of "Work from Home" and went on to win the award for Favorite Group for the second consecutive year.{{cite magazine|last1=Atkinson|first1=Katie|title=Fifth Harmony Make Debut as a Quartet on People's Choice Awards Stage|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/7661728/Fifth-harmony-quartet-on-peoples-choice-awards-performance|access-date=January 21, 2017|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=January 18, 2017|location=United States|archive-date=June 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614183257/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/7661728/fifth-harmony-quartet-on-peoples-choice-awards-performance|url-status=live}} On May 29, the group announced their new single, "Down", featuring guest vocals from rapper Gucci Mane. The song was released on June 2, and peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite news|last1=Roth|first1=Madeline|title=Fifth Harmony's New Single Comes with the Steamiest Cover Art|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3016695/Fifth-harmony-announce-down-gucci-mane/|access-date=May 30, 2017|work=MTV News|publisher=Viacom|date=May 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530221428/http://www.mtv.com/news/3016695/Fifth-harmony-announce-down-gucci-mane/|archive-date=May 30, 2017|location=United States|language=en}} On July 24, during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the group announced that their third studio album would be titled Fifth Harmony. The album was released on August 25, and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200.{{cite news|last1=Wass|first1=Mike|title=Fifth Harmony's New Album Is Reportedly Self-Titled|url=https://www.idolator.com/7666644/Fifth-harmony-new-album-self-titled-release-date|access-date=July 24, 2017|publisher=Idolator|date=July 24, 2017|location=United States|language=en|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616023807/https://www.idolator.com/7666644/fifth-harmony-new-album-self-titled-release-date|url-status=live}} The girls performed on the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, where they started with the promotional single "Angel", before transitioning to "Down" featuring Mane. On August 9, they announced that they would embark on their third and final official concert tour in support of the album. The group released the second single from the album, titled "He Like That". The music video for the song was released on August 25, and as a single to radio on September 19.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7964729/fifth-harmony-flinch-james-corden-he-like-that |title=Fifth Harmony Plays 'Flinch' With James Corden, Performs 'He Like That' |first=Megan |last=Armstrong |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 13, 2017 |date=February 11, 2017 |archive-date=September 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915150915/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7964729/fifth-harmony-flinch-james-corden-he-like-that |url-status=live }} The group performed their single from the album for Good Morning America and The Late Late Show with James Corden.{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/fifth-harmony-explains-shady-vmas-performance-on-gma-w500210/|title=Fifth Harmony Explains Shady VMAs Performance on GMA|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524081003/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/fifth-harmony-explains-shady-vmas-performance-on-gma-w500210/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2017/08/29/fifth-harmony-performs-he-like-that-on-gma/|title=Fifth Harmony Performs 'He Like That' on 'GMA'|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524083038/http://www.rap-up.com/2017/08/29/fifth-harmony-performs-he-like-that-on-gma/|url-status=live}}

Fifth Harmony took over TRL performing two songs "He Like That" and "Don't Say You Love Me".{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8005707/fifth-harmony-trl-he-like-that-dont-say-you-love-me-interview-video|title=Fifth Harmony Takes Over 'TRL' With 'He Like That' & 'Don't Say You Love Me'|website=billboard.com|access-date=August 28, 2018|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614062123/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8005707/fifth-harmony-trl-he-like-that-dont-say-you-love-me-interview-video|url-status=live}} The group recorded the song, "Can You See", for the biblical computer-animated movie The Star.{{cite web|url=https://www.fuse.tv/2017/10/fifth-harmony-can-you-see-star-soundtrack-listen|title=Fifth Harmony Drop New Christmas Song 'Can You See': Listen|website=Fuse|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524082305/https://www.fuse.tv/2017/10/fifth-harmony-can-you-see-star-soundtrack-listen|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3042157/fifth-harmony-can-you-see-the-star/|title=Fifth Harmony Get In The Holiday Spirit With New Song 'Can You See'|website=MTV|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524151327/http://www.mtv.com/news/3042157/fifth-harmony-can-you-see-the-star/|url-status=dead}} The soundtrack album for The Star was released on October 24. On October 26, they released "Por Favor", a duet with rapper Pitbull, as the third single from the Spotify re-release of the album and performed it at the 2017 Latin American Music Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/por-favor-single/1299960358|title=Por Favor – Single|date=October 27, 2017|website=iTunes|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-date=February 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226103532/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/por-favor-single/1299960358|url-status=dead}} The group performed their song, "Can You See" for The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration on November 30.{{cite web|url=http://www.live955.com/fifth-harmony-jason-derulo-and-more-performing-on-abc-holiday-specials/|title=Fifth Harmony, Jason Derulo & More Performing ABC Holiday Specials – Live 95.5|date=November 2, 2017|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524082553/http://www.live955.com/fifth-harmony-jason-derulo-and-more-performing-on-abc-holiday-specials/|archive-date=May 24, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://insidethemagic.net/2017/11/walt-disney-world-christmas-special-features-performances-fifth-harmony-ciara/|title=Walt Disney World Christmas special features performances by Fifth Harmony, Ciara – Inside the Magic|date=November 7, 2017|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141233/https://insidethemagic.net/2017/11/walt-disney-world-christmas-special-features-performances-fifth-harmony-ciara/|url-status=live}} They performed the song again for the Showtime at the Apollo Christmas special hosted by Steve Harvey on December 14.{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2017/12/14/fifth-harmony-performs-showtime-at-the-apollo-christmas-special-2017/|title=Fifth Harmony Rocks Festive Performance For 'Showtime At The Apollo: Christmas'|first=Gabriella Ginsberg,Alyssa|last=Norwin|work=Hollywood Life |date=December 15, 2017|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524151156/http://hollywoodlife.com/2017/12/14/fifth-harmony-performs-showtime-at-the-apollo-christmas-special-2017/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://thatgrapejuice.net/2017/12/watch-fifth-harmony-perform-showtime-apollo/|title=Watch: Fifth Harmony Perform On 'Showtime At The Apollo'|date=December 15, 2017|access-date=May 23, 2018|archive-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524084255/http://thatgrapejuice.net/2017/12/watch-fifth-harmony-perform-showtime-apollo/|url-status=live}} The group began their PSA Tour on September 29 in Santiago, Chile, with Becky G serving as opening act in several Latin American countries, including Mexico and Argentina.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FifthHarmony/status/910967388593586176|title=Get ready Harmonizers!! SO excited to have our girl @iambeckyg joining us on the Argentina, Chile, & Mexico #5HPSATour dates See you soon!|date=September 21, 2017|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-date=May 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511140352/https://twitter.com/FifthHarmony/status/910967388593586176|url-status=live}} Lost Kings were also planned to support the group on their Australian tour dates before the dates were cancelled.{{cite web|title=Fifth Harmony Cancels Australian Tour & Fans Are Convinced A Breakup Is About To Happen|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/02/14/fifth-harmony-cancels-australian-tour-breakup/|website=HollywoodLife|access-date=March 4, 2018|archive-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714114210/https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/02/14/fifth-harmony-cancels-australian-tour-breakup/|url-status=dead}} The group performed their single "Por Favor" with Pitbull on the Showtime at the Apollo show hosted by Steve Harvey on March 1, 2018.{{cite news|last1=Cantor|first1=Brian|title=First Look: Fifth Harmony & Pitbull Perform On "Showtime At The Apollo" Premiere|url=http://headlineplanet.com/home/2018/02/14/first-look-fifth-harmony-pitbull-perform-showtime-apollo-premiere/|work=HeadlinePlanet|access-date=March 1, 2018|date=April 1, 2018|archive-date=February 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220031255/http://headlineplanet.com/home/2018/02/14/first-look-fifth-harmony-pitbull-perform-showtime-apollo-premiere/|url-status=live}}

On March 19, 2018, the group made their decision to take an indefinite hiatus to pursue solo projects.{{cite web|last1=Dupre|first1=Elyse|title=Fifth Harmony Announces Indefinite Hiatus|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/921556/fifth-harmony-announces-indefinite-hiatus|website=E! Online|publisher=NBCUniversal|access-date=March 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319143014/http://www.eonline.com/news/921556/fifth-harmony-announces-indefinite-hiatus|archive-date=March 19, 2018|location=United States|date=March 19, 2018|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8252203/fifth-harmony-hiatus-pursue-solo-careers |title=Fifth Harmony Announce Hiatus to Pursue Solo Careers |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=March 19, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=March 19, 2018 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612160322/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8252203/fifth-harmony-hiatus-pursue-solo-careers |url-status=live }} Before their hiatus, the group completed a final run of shows, and released a music video for their song "Don't Say You Love Me".{{cite magazine|last1=Jones|first1=Abby|title=Fifth Harmony Power Through Heartbreak in New 'Don't Say You Love Me' Video: Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8456673/fifth-harmony-dont-say-you-love-me-video|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 18, 2018|date=July 4, 2018|archive-date=May 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518180016/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8456673/fifth-harmony-dont-say-you-love-me-video|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Kaplan|first1=Ilana|title=Fifth Harmony release final goodbye music video for 'Don't Say You Love Me'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/fifth-harmony-dont-say-you-love-me-music-video-final-goodbye-lauren-jauregui-a8358186.html|website=The Independent|access-date=May 18, 2018|date=July 4, 2018|archive-date=May 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519034503/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/fifth-harmony-dont-say-you-love-me-music-video-final-goodbye-lauren-jauregui-a8358186.html|url-status=live}} As of January 2019, all members have released solo singles.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8223848/fifth-harmony-members-solo-songs-ranked-camila-cabello|title=Every Fifth Harmony Solo Single, Ranked: Critic's Take|website=billboard.com|access-date=August 28, 2018|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702074030/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8223848/fifth-harmony-members-solo-songs-ranked-camila-cabello|url-status=live}}

Artistry

Fifth Harmony is a pop{{cite web|first=Jim|last=Harrington|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/03/19/fifth-harmony-explains-why-hiatus-is-necessary-for-the-band-and-how-it-benefits-fans/|title=Fifth Harmony explains why hiatus is necessary for the band – and how it benefits fans|publisher=The Mercury News|date=March 19, 2018|access-date=November 7, 2021|archive-date=November 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107185146/https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/03/19/fifth-harmony-explains-why-hiatus-is-necessary-for-the-band-and-how-it-benefits-fans/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/music-stage/article/Fifth-Harmony-From-the-mall-to-the-Tobin-6414547.php|title=Fifth Harmony: From the mall to the Tobin|last=Saldana|first=Hector|newspaper=San Antonio Express-News|publisher=Hearst Corporation|date=July 30, 2015|access-date=August 21, 2015|archive-date=September 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901164143/http://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/music-stage/article/Fifth-Harmony-From-the-mall-to-the-Tobin-6414547.php|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/curr/pop-singing-group-Fifth-harmony-to-perform-at-ny-state-fair-sept-4-20150720|title=Pop singing group Fifth Harmony to perform at NY State Fair Sept. 4|newspaper=Watertown Daily Times|publisher=Johnson Newspaper Corporation|date=July 20, 2015|access-date=August 21, 2015|archive-date=October 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005125137/http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/curr/pop-singing-group-fifth-harmony-to-perform-at-ny-state-fair-sept-4-20150720|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/07/Fifth_harmony_to_perform_free_concert_at_chevy_court_at_nys_fair.html|title=Pop group Fifth Harmony to play Chevy Court at NYS Fair|last=Baker|first=Chris|publisher=Syracuse.com|date=July 17, 2015|access-date=August 21, 2015|archive-date=August 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809013719/http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/07/fifth_harmony_to_perform_free_concert_at_chevy_court_at_nys_fair.html|url-status=dead}} and R&B{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Collar|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/fifth-harmony-mn0003145706/biography|title=Fifth Harmony AllMusic Bio|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 11, 2022|archive-date=April 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412020626/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/fifth-harmony-mn0003145706/biography|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Gerrick D.|last=Kennedy|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-fifth-harmony-split-20180319-story.html|title=Here's how Fifth Harmony worked together to set up solo success for its members|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 19, 2018|access-date=April 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306015410/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-fifth-harmony-split-20180319-story.html|archive-date=March 6, 2021}} girl group. They have explored other genres such as trap,{{cite magazine|first=Brittany|last=Spanos |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-fifth-harmonys-fifth-harmony-w499107|title= Review: Fifth Harmony Bounces Back After Losing Its Leading Diva|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 24, 2017|access-date=April 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004912/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-fifth-harmonys-fifth-harmony-w499107|archive-date=June 15, 2018}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/08/fifth-harmony-self-titled-album-review/|title=Review: Fifth Harmony's First Album Without unofficial lead singer Camila Cabello Feels Like a Placeholder|magazine=SPIN|date=August 30, 2017|access-date=December 20, 2017|archive-date=March 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329214017/https://www.spin.com/2017/08/fifth-harmony-self-titled-album-review/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|first=Gerrick D.|last=Kennedy|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-fifth-harmony-album-breakdown-20170815-htmlstory.html|title=Fifth Harmony breaks down its 'passionate' new album track by track|magazine=LA Times|date=August 18, 2017|access-date=April 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208105831/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-fifth-harmony-album-breakdown-20170815-htmlstory.html|archive-date=December 8, 2021}} tropical house,{{cite news|first=Maeve|last=McDermott|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/08/24/album-week-fifth-harmony-self-titled-album-their-best-yet/594710001/|title=Album of the week: Fifth Harmony's self-titled album is their best yet|newspaper=USA Today|date=August 24, 2017|access-date=April 11, 2022|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310084905/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/08/24/album-week-fifth-harmony-self-titled-album-their-best-yet/594710001/|url-status=live}} hip hop, Rnbass, EDM, dancehall, dance-pop, and reggae. They have described their music as having a "retro feel" to it as well. The group lists the Spice Girls, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and Destiny's Child as their main influences.{{cite web|last=Lansky|first=Sam|title=Fifth Harmony: 7 Questions About The Girl Group's Upcoming Album & Cover Swag|url=http://www.idolator.com/7461573/Fifth-harmony-interview-7-questions|publisher=Idolator|date=June 4, 2013|access-date=May 11, 2014|archive-date=February 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206084844/https://www.idolator.com/7461573/Fifth-harmony-interview-7-questions|url-status=live}} Lana Del Rey, Adele, Janet Jackson, Celine Dion, Taylor Swift, Brandy, Jennifer Lopez, Patti LaBelle, Cher Lloyd, Carrie Underwood, Jessie J, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Selena, Celia Cruz, Demi Lovato, Ed Sheeran and Leona Lewis have influenced individual members of the group.{{cite web|url=http://www.teennick.com/blog/teennick-top-10-an-interview-with-Fifth-harmony.html |title=TeenNick Top 10: An Interview With Fifth Harmony |work=Teen Nick |date=August 22, 2013 |access-date=March 28, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822150229/http://www.teennick.com/blog/teennick-top-10-an-interview-with-Fifth-harmony.html |archive-date=August 22, 2013 }}

Impact

Fifth Harmony have been referred to as "the biggest girl group of the 2010s" by Billboard,{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=March 20, 2018 |title=Why Fifth Harmony Mattered: Evaluating the Legacy of the Biggest Girl Group of the '10s |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/fifth-harmony-hiatus-why-they-matter-8252636/ |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |access-date=January 11, 2022 |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111045359/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/fifth-harmony-hiatus-why-they-matter-8252636/ |url-status=live }} "America's premiere girl group" by Vulture,{{Cite web |last=Crucchiola |first=Jordan |date=2018-03-20 |title=Fifth Harmony's Successor Should Be Little Mix |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/fifth-harmonys-successor-should-be-little-mix.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614063430/https://www.vulture.com/2018/03/fifth-harmonys-successor-should-be-little-mix.html |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=Vulture |language=en-us }} "the current standard-bearers for girl group success" by Gold Derby,{{Cite web |last1=Montgomery |first1=Daniel |date=July 10, 2017 |title=Who beat Fifth Harmony and Destiny's Child for the title of best girl-group song of all time? |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/fifth-harmony-destinys-child-best-girl-group-of-all-time-billboard-news-137952468/ |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=Gold Derby |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611055650/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/fifth-harmony-destinys-child-best-girl-group-of-all-time-billboard-news-137952468/ |url-status=live }} and "the biggest girl group in a generation" by The Recording Academy.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-04 |title=Fifth Harmony On Being The Biggest Girl Group In A Generation |url=https://www.grammy.com/videos/fifth-harmony-being-biggest-girl-group-generation |website=Grammys |access-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-date=February 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224212111/https://www.grammy.com/videos/fifth-harmony-being-biggest-girl-group-generation |url-status=live }} Fifth Harmony's success was compared to the impact Spice Girls made in the 1990s, with MIC dubbing them as "The Spice Girls of the 21st Century".{{Cite web |last1=Beaudoin |first1=Kate |date=May 15, 2015 |title=Fifth Harmony Are the Spice Girls of the 21st Century — And It's Time We Recognize Them |url=https://www.mic.com/articles/118482/it-s-time-for-fifth-harmony-to-get-the-recognition-they-deserve |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=MIC |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611055644/https://www.mic.com/articles/118482/it-s-time-for-fifth-harmony-to-get-the-recognition-they-deserve |url-status=live }} Fifth Harmony have also been referred to as one of the best girl groups of all time by US Magazine, in 2022.{{Cite web |author=Us Weekly Staff |date=2022-07-16 |title=Destiny's Child! Blackpink! The Supremes! The Best Girl Groups of All Time |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/best-girl-groups-of-all-time-2012317/ |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815074410/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/best-girl-groups-of-all-time-2012317/ |url-status=live }}

American toy company Mattel produced Barbie-themed celebrity dolls modeled after each member of the group.{{Cite web |last=Keaney |first=Quinn |title=Do Fifth Harmony's Barbie Dolls Compare To The Girls' Real Life Style? |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1991102/fifth-harmony-barbie-doll-outfits/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=MTV News |language=en |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705192113/https://www.mtv.com/news/1991102/fifth-harmony-barbie-doll-outfits/ |url-status=dead }} The group have appeared on Spotify's list of the 'Top 10 Most Influential Artists Under 25' (2015),{{Cite web |date=2015-08-19 |title=Ed Sheeran named most influential artist under 25 |url=https://www.contactmusic.com/ed-sheeran/news/ed-sheeran-named-most-influential-artist-under-25_4875908 |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=Contactmusic.com |archive-date=July 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710201649/https://www.contactmusic.com/ed-sheeran/news/ed-sheeran-named-most-influential-artist-under-25_4875908 |url-status=live }} as well as Billboard's 21 Under 21 list three times (2014, 2015, 2016), including ranking atop the list in 2016.{{Cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=2016-09-29 |title=21 Under 21 2016: Music's Hottest Young Stars |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/21-under-21-desiigner-fifth-harmony-shawn-mendes/ |access-date=2022-07-10 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812222230/https://www.billboard.com/photos/21-under-21-desiigner-fifth-harmony-shawn-mendes/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=NME News |date=2014-09-25 |title=Lorde beats Justin Bieber to top Billboard poll of most influential musicians under the age of 21 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lorde-43-1227519 |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=July 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710201804/https://www.nme.com/news/music/lorde-43-1227519 |url-status=live }} That same year, they became the first female act to be crowned MTV's Hottest Summer Superstar with over 67 million votes, narrowly beating out Beyoncé.{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2020 |title=MTV Hottest Through The Years |url=https://www.latinpost.com/articles/146480/20200719/mtv-hottest-through-years-will-bts-win-again-year.htm |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=Latin Post |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206084846/https://www.latinpost.com/articles/146480/20200719/mtv-hottest-through-years-will-bts-win-again-year.htm |url-status=live }} Additionally, Fifth Harmony performed twice for former United States President Barack Obama, during his tenure at the White House.{{Cite web |title=Fifth Harmony Talk The Downsides Of Fame In Billboard Magazine – ET Canada |date=May 5, 2016 |url=https://etcanada.com/news/43817/fifth-harmony-talk-the-downsides-of-fame-in-billboard-magazine/ |access-date=2022-07-10 |language=en-US |archive-date=July 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710221747/https://etcanada.com/news/43817/fifth-harmony-talk-the-downsides-of-fame-in-billboard-magazine/ |url-status=dead }} They also hold the title for the best-selling girl group in their generation.{{Cite web |last1=McDermott |first1=Maeve |date=August 22, 2017 |title=Interview: Fifth Harmony wants to 'build bridges, not walls' with new album |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/08/22/interview-fifth-harmony-wants-build-bridges-not-walls-new-album-self-titled/586880001/ |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=Usa Today |archive-date=January 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115113604/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/08/22/interview-fifth-harmony-wants-build-bridges-not-walls-new-album-self-titled/586880001/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last1=Dinh |first1=James |date=October 30, 2018 |title=Lauren Jauregui Details Her Inspiring Studio Moment With 'Idol' Alicia Keys |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-10-30-lauren-jauregui-details-her-inspiring-studio-moment-with-idol-alicia-keys/ |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=iHeart |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611055644/https://www.iheart.com/content/2018-10-30-lauren-jauregui-details-her-inspiring-studio-moment-with-idol-alicia-keys/ |url-status=live }}

Writer Jason Lipshutz of Billboard, wrote that the group "encouraged young women to embrace self-care and confidence with an effectiveness that few other pop artists have been able to match this decade ... Fifth Harmony represented much more than a handful of hits to a young generation of music listeners. They mattered, and they will for a long time to come."

Fifth Harmony was noted for their songs regarding topics such as feminism, female empowerment, body positivity and the diversity between the members which they often used to empower their female audience.{{Cite magazine|first=Chris|last=Martins|date=July 12, 2022|title=How Fifth Harmony Moved On and Took Control of Their Music: 'The Fans Are Our Fifth Member'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/fifth-harmony-2017-billboard-cover-story-7865161/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 26, 2022|archive-date=December 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226051337/https://www.billboard.com/music/features/fifth-harmony-2017-billboard-cover-story-7865161/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|first=Minou|last=Clark|date=January 23, 2017|title=Lauren Jauregui Wants Fifth Harmony's Diversity To Empower Girls|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fifth-harmony-lauren-jauregui_n_58866ef9e4b070d8cad4b452|website=HuffPost|access-date=December 26, 2022|archive-date=December 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226051338/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fifth-harmony-lauren-jauregui_n_58866ef9e4b070d8cad4b452|url-status=live}} Member Lauren emphasized that "We have an energy about us that's so unique and so intense, and it's because of how much power we have in us as individuals, being confident, harnessing that power, and wanting to share that with other women".{{Cite web|first=Tatiana|last=Cirisano|date=January 22, 2017|title=LAUREN JAUREGUI SPEAKS OUT ON THE WOMEN'S MARCH: "THIS IS DEMOCRACY"|url=https://www.nylon.com/articles/lauren-jauregui-interview|website=Nylon|access-date=December 26, 2022|archive-date=December 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226051334/https://www.nylon.com/articles/lauren-jauregui-interview|url-status=live}}

In 2022, MTV credited Fifth Harmony for challenging several of the stereotypes associated with girl groups, pouring their voices into their music and speaking out against misogyny and abuse of power, stating that {{quote box|

"Fifth Harmony were also inheriting the low retention rate of girl groups in American popular music, which has long been driven by the misogynistic belief that multiple women couldn't function on a collaborative level without falling out with one another in a fight for the spotlight. It wasn't a fair hand to have been dealt, but it gave them something to prove. After spending their formative teenage years being compared to one another while filling in pre-shaped pop molds, Fifth Harmony looked inward on their third and subsequently final album Fifth Harmony and restored the confidence in their voices that had been hidden beneath years of being kept quiet".{{Cite web|author=Staff, MTV|date=March 16, 2022|title='Fifth Harmony' Wrestled Back The Power Of Having A Voice|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/vgdpc0/fifth-harmony-self-titled-2017-retrospective|archive-date=December 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226033222/https://www.mtv.com/news/vgdpc0/fifth-harmony-self-titled-2017-retrospective|website=MTV News|access-date=December 26, 2022}}}}

Fifth Harmony was involved in a long-time confliction with their ex-label for alleged mistreatments{{Cite web|first=Willa|last=Bennet|date=July 13, 2017|title=Lauren Jauregui Explains the Leaked Audio of Her Saying Fifth Harmony "Was Treated Like Slaves"|url=https://www.seventeen.com/about/a10301507/lauren-jauregui-explains-the-leaked-audio-of-her-saying-fifth-harmony-was-treated-like-slaves/|website=Seventeen|access-date=December 26, 2022|archive-date=December 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226051345/https://www.seventeen.com/about/a10301507/lauren-jauregui-explains-the-leaked-audio-of-her-saying-fifth-harmony-was-treated-like-slaves/|url-status=live}} and the ownership of their music, in an interview with Billboard member Lauren expressed that

"We'd put blood, sweat and tears — and birthdays and funerals we missed — into this thing, it's our livelihoods and our families, this is the train, and now you're like, 'Is the conductor going to come through with the coals, or are we left here to die?"
In 2015, the group contacted a music lawyer that helped transfer the Fifth Harmony's trademark from Simon Cowell to its members, becoming the total owners of such.{{Cite news|first=Gerrick|last=Kennedy|date=August 17, 2017|title=After a rocky year, Fifth Harmony is in control — and tighter than ever|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-fifth-harmony-20170817-htmlstory.html|newspaper=LA Times|access-date=December 26, 2022|archive-date=December 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226051340/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-fifth-harmony-20170817-htmlstory.html|url-status=live}}

In 2016, journalist Hugh McIntyre of Forbes, declared "It's safe to say that Fifth Harmony doesn't have any real competition worth speaking of in the girl group lane".{{Cite web |last1=Mcintyre |first1=Hugh |date=June 10, 2016 |title=Where Have All The Girl Groups Gone In Music? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/06/10/where-have-all-the-girl-groups-gone-in-music/ |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=Forbes |archive-date=September 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921033648/http://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/06/10/where-have-all-the-girl-groups-gone-in-music/ |url-status=live }} The Daily Trojan stated that "Fifth Harmony established themselves as the most popular girl group of the new generation — a void that desperately needed to be filled after the dissolution of the Pussycat Dolls and Danity Kane. The girls found their niche: empowered women of color who didn't shy away from sexuality, feminism or achievement. Their songs echoed with dynamism and fierceness, and their vocal talents shined through in every hit".{{Cite web |last1=Kapoor |first1=Nayanika |date=June 27, 2017 |title=Girl Group, Interrupted: Can Fifth Harmony make it without frontwoman Camila Cabello? |url=https://dailytrojan.com/2017/06/27/girl-group-interrupted-can-fifth-harmony-make-without-frontwoman-camila-cabello/ |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=Daily Trojan |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611055644/https://dailytrojan.com/2017/06/27/girl-group-interrupted-can-fifth-harmony-make-without-frontwoman-camila-cabello/ |url-status=live }}

Awards and achievements

{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Fifth Harmony}}

All three of the group's studio albums, as well as their extended play charted within the top ten of the US Billboard 200, making them the girl group with the most entries on the chart in the 21st century; they are also tied with Destiny's Child, for the third most top ten entries on the chart by a girl group overall, following behind the Chicks and the Supremes.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=September 3, 2017 |title=Lil Uzi Vert's 'Luv Is Rage 2' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/lil-uzi-vert-luv-is-rage-2-debuts-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart/ |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001052746/https://www.billboard.com/pro/lil-uzi-vert-luv-is-rage-2-debuts-no-1-on-billboard-200-albums-chart/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Asker |first=Jim |date=July 28, 2020 |title=The Chicks' 'Gaslighter' Ignites at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/gaslighter-no-1-top-country-albums-chart-the-chicks/ |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220228190636/https://www.billboard.com/pro/gaslighter-no-1-top-country-albums-chart-the-chicks/ |url-status=live }} Three members of Fifth Harmony (Camila Cabello, Normani, and Lauren Jauregui) have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 as soloists, which made them the fourth girl group to achieve this.{{Cite magazine |last=Zellner |first=Xander |date=2018-02-27 |title=Normani Becomes Third Fifth Harmony Member to Earn Solo Hot 100 Hit |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/normani-fifth-harmony-solo-hot-100/ |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706205550/https://www.billboard.com/pro/normani-fifth-harmony-solo-hot-100/ |archive-date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2022-07-06 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} Additionally, they are one of three groups to have two soloists (Camila Cabello and Normani) reach number one on the Mainstream Top 40 chart.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2020-04-06 |title=Harry Styles Earns First Pop Songs No. 1 With 'Adore You,' Becomes Fourth One Direction Member to Reign |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/adore-you-tops-pop-songs-chart/ |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706211220/https://www.billboard.com/pro/adore-you-tops-pop-songs-chart/ |archive-date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2022-07-06 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

Their biggest hit "Work from Home", became the highest-charting single in the United States and the first top-five entry from an all-female group to chart in ten years since "Buttons" by the Pussycat Dolls, which peaked at number 3.{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |date=December 8, 2017 |title=Fifth Harmony Drop New Single 'Angel' |url=https://www.rttnews.com/2805076/fifth-harmony-drop-new-single-angel.aspx |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=RTT News |archive-date=December 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213015110/https://www.rttnews.com/2805076/fifth-harmony-drop-new-single-angel.aspx |url-status=live }} In 2017, "Work from Home" ranked at number 14 on the list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks" by Billboard.{{Cite magazine |author=Billboard Staff |date=October 7, 2017 |title=100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/100-greatest-girl-group-songs-7857816/ |access-date=June 11, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626195015/https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/100-greatest-girl-group-songs-7857816/ |url-status=live }} Rolling Stone named it one of the best songs of the 2010s. In 2019, the song was placed fourth on the U.K. Official Charts Company's list of the "Top 100 girl band singles of the last 25 years", which was the highest position for an international or American act.{{Cite web |title=Spice Girls lead Official Top 100 girl band singles |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-100-girl-band-singles-and-albums-of-the-last-25-years__26540/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=www.officialcharts.com |language=en |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816185858/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-100-girl-band-singles-and-albums-of-the-last-25-years__26540/ |url-status=live }} The music video for the song was the most watched of 2016 on YouTube.{{Cite web |last=Geddes |first=James |date=2016-12-09 |title=Fifth Harmony's 'Work From Home' Is Top YouTube Video Of 2016, Calvin Harris And Rihanna Take Second [Video] |url=https://www.techtimes.com/articles/188118/20161209/fifth-harmony-s-work-from-home-is-top-youtube-video-of-2016-calvin-harris-and-rihanna-take-second-video.htm |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=Tech Times |archive-date=February 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206084856/https://www.techtimes.com/amp/articles/188118/20161209/fifth-harmony-s-work-from-home-is-top-youtube-video-of-2016-calvin-harris-and-rihanna-take-second-video.htm |url-status=live }}

Fifth Harmony's single "Worth It", was the first music video by a girl group to surpass one billion views on YouTube.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Ben |date=2016-07-28 |title=Fifth Harmony become the first girl group to pass a billion views of a single music video on YouTube |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/a802916/fifth-harmony-become-the-first-girl-group-to-pass-a-billion-views-of-a-single-music-video-on-youtube/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706011151/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a802916/fifth-harmony-become-the-first-girl-group-to-pass-a-billion-views-of-a-single-music-video-on-youtube/ |url-status=live }} It has amassed over two billion views, becoming the group's second music video to achieve this following "Work From Home".{{Cite magazine |last=Mamo |first=Heran |date=2021-08-25 |title=They're 'Worth It': Fifth Harmony Scores a Second Music Video With 2 Billion YouTube Views |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/fifth-harmony-worth-it-music-video-2-billion-views-9619891/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705223319/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/fifth-harmony-worth-it-music-video-2-billion-views-9619891/ |url-status=live }}

Philanthropy

Ally Brooke became a spokesperson for the mother and child health organization March of Dimes in November 2015, in honor of Prematurity Awareness Month and World Prematurity Day.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6770258/Fifth-harmony-ally-brooke-premature-birth-march-dimes-interview|title=Fifth Harmony's Ally Brooke Brings Awareness to Premature Birth to 'Save Little Babies Like Me'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=November 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106083836/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6770258/fifth-harmony-ally-brooke-premature-birth-march-dimes-interview|url-status=live}} Camila Cabello also partnered with Save the Children to show her care for Syria's children.{{cite web|title=Camila Cabello Designs Limited-Edition Love Only T-shirt Benefitting Save the Children|url=http://www.savethechildren.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=8rKLIXMGIpI4E&b=9357115&ct=14926155¬oc=1|website=Save the Children|access-date=June 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804213915/http://www.savethechildren.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=8rKLIXMGIpI4E&b=9357115&ct=14926155¬oc=1|archive-date=August 4, 2017|url-status=dead}} Lauren Jauregui was involved in Do Something's campaign #LoseYourVCard to help and encourage new adults to vote and to help guide them in the process so the youth of the United States could be more involved in the outcome. Normani Kordei was named the Diversity Ambassador of Cybersmile foundation after being abused online on the basis of her race.

Endorsements and sponsorships

Sony Music Entertainment announced that they would be launching endorsement deals between Fifth Harmony and a number of companies, including two clothing lines with Wet Seal. The first clothing line with Wet Seal was launched in August 2014 in 200 stores across America, featuring a collection from each member based on their individual style.{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wet-seal-teams-pop-sensation-110000550.html|title=Wet Seal Teams up with Pop Sensation Fifth Harmony for an Exclusive Collection|date=August 15, 2014|publisher=Yahoo Finance|access-date=January 14, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011054814/http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wet-seal-teams-pop-sensation-110000550.html|archive-date=October 11, 2014}} During the summer of 2015, Fifth Harmony were named as the faces of the clothing brand Candie's.{{cite web|last1=Chestang|first1=Raphael|title=Fifth Harmony Named the New Faces of Candie's|url=http://www.etonline.com/kohls/166695_Fifth_harmony_named_the_new_faces_of_candie/|website=Entertainment Tonight|date=June 24, 2015|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=September 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928165058/http://www.etonline.com/kohls/166695_fifth_harmony_named_the_new_faces_of_candie/|url-status=live}}

Discography

{{main|Fifth Harmony discography|List of songs recorded by Fifth Harmony|l2=}}

Filmography

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Name

! Role

! Notes

2012

| The X Factor

| Contestants

| 22 episodes

2014

| Faking It

| Boy Banned

| Episode: "The Ecstasy and the Agony"

rowspan="2"| 2015

| Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse

| Themselves (voices)

| Episode: "Sisters' Fun Day"

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live

| Themselves

| Concert film

2016

| The Ride

| Themselves

| Episode: "Fifth Harmony"

2018

| Lip Sync Battle

| Themselves

| Episode: "Fifth Harmony"

2018

| Sugar

| Themselves

| Episode: "Fifth Harmony surprises a remarkable fan and her wheelchair dance group."{{cite magazine |last1=Milman |first1=Lilly |title='Sugar' Trailer: Watch Maroon 5, Snoop Dogg, Charlie Puth and More Surprise the 'Most-Deserving Fans' |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/television/8468564/sugar-trailer-maroon-5-snoop-dogg-charlie-puth-surprise-fans |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 3, 2018 |date=August 3, 2018 |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903202236/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/television/8468564/sugar-trailer-maroon-5-snoop-dogg-charlie-puth-surprise-fans |url-status=live }}

Tours

;Headlining

;Supporting act

See also

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}