Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao (born March 3, 1997) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, and actress.
She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, formed on The X Factor (U.S.) in 2012, signing a joint record deal with Syco Music and Epic Records.
While a part of Fifth Harmony, Cabello began to establish herself as a solo artist with the release of the collaborations "I Know What You Did Last Summer" with Shawn Mendes, and "Bad Things" with Machine Gun Kelly, the latter reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100.
Camila Cabello’s road to superstardom passed through “The X-Factor” and Fifth Harmony, but Simon Cowell says it almost didn’t happen.
Cowell caught up with Kelly Clarkson on Wednesday’s episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show”. The judge told Clarkson how Cabello nearly missed out on an “X-Factor” audition.
RELATED: Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes Team Up For New Meditation Series “She was not even meant to audition,” Cowell revealed. “I think we were on time that particular day, which means she was a reserve, and I went backstage and had a cigarette.” “She was lying on the floor crying.
I went, ‘What’s the matter?’ She said, ‘They won’t let me audition.’ I went, ‘Well, just go out and audition.’ She came out five minutes later… amazing!” RELATED:
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