Career 2012–2018: The X Factor and Fifth Harmony Normani has said that dancing was her "first passion".
She recorded a couple of songs, her first at age 13, and appeared in the HBO series Treme. She and her mother traveled between Houston and Los Angeles for acting, singing and dance auditions. From the age of three she competed in dance, gymnastics, and beauty pageants.
Normani attended private school as a child, and was homeschooled since sixth grade. Raised in New Orleans, she and her family relocated to Pearland, Texas, after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. She has two older half sisters, Ashlee and Arielle. Normani Kordei Hamilton was born on in Atlanta, Georgia to Derrick and Andrea Hamilton. 2.2 2015–present: Solo projects and upcoming debut album.2.1 2012–2018: The X Factor and Fifth Harmony.In July 2021, Normani released the lead single from her upcoming untitled debut solo album, " Wild Side", featuring Cardi B, which reached the top 20 in the US. In August 2019, Normani released her first solo single, " Motivation". Her duet with Sam Smith, " Dancing with a Stranger" (2019), reached the top ten in both UK and US. That same year, she released the single " Waves" featuring 6lack, which won Normani the MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video. While in Fifth Harmony, Normani competed in Dancing with the Stars (2017) and released her first song outside of the group " Love Lies" (2018), a duet with Khalid, which peaked in the top ten in the US and was certified 5x platinum by RIAA.įollowing Fifth Harmony's indefinite hiatus, Normani released a two-song EP with Calvin Harris, Normani x Calvin Harris (2018). She auditioned as a solo act for the American television series The X Factor in 2012, after which she became a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony. Normani Kordei Hamilton ( / n ɔː r ˈ m ɑː n i/ nor- MAH-nee born May 31, 1996) is an American singer and dancer.