Lauren Jauregui

Lauren Jauregui
Jauregui performing in 2017
Background information
Birth name Lauren Michelle Jauregui
Born (1996-06-27) June 27, 1996
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Associated acts Fifth Harmony
Website laurenjauregui.com

Lauren Michelle Jauregui (/ˈhaʊrɛɡi/; June 27, 1996) is an American singer, best known as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony. As of 2016, Jauregui has begun a solo career collaborating with artists such as Marian Hill, Halsey, Ty Dolla Sign and Steve Aoki.[1] She is currently working on her debut solo album.

Early life

Jauregui was born in Miami, Florida, to Michael Jauregui and Clara Morgado, who are both from Cuba.[2][3][4] Her father is a plant manager, and her mother is a teacher, who moved to the United States when Fidel Castro came to power.[5][4] She has two younger siblings. Jauregui said that she can trace her family lineage back to Cuba and Spain.[6]

She attended Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, an all-girls school in Miami, where she participated in extracurricular activities including the softball team and talent show.[7][8] She has cited Journey, Paramore, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Lana Del Rey and Avicii as her music influences.[4][9][10]

Career

The X Factor and Fifth Harmony

In 2012, at the age of 16, Jauregui auditioned for the second season of the American version of The X Factor in Greensboro, North Carolina with the song "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys. Her audition was described as "perfect" by Antonio Reid, who considered Jauregui had a "husky, round, mature" voice.[11] During the second round of bootcamp, she was put up against country group Sister C with the song "These Arms of Mine". After failing to make it as a solo artist, Jauregui was brought back alongside Ally Brooke, Normani, Dinah Jane, and Camila Cabello, who were put together and formed as a group by Simon Cowell. The group, later named Fifth Harmony, went on to finish third in the competition.

Fifth Harmony released their debut EP, Better Together in 2013, their first album Reflection in January 2015, and their second album 7/27 in May 2016. Their eponymous third album, and first as a foursome, Fifth Harmony, was released in August 2017. Their first two albums generated the singles "Worth It" and "Work from Home", respectively, which reached the top 10 in several international charts. The group also contributed music to the soundtrack of the animated film Hotel Transylvania 2 with their song "I'm in Love with a Monster". On March 19, 2018, the group announced an indefinite hiatus to focus on solo projects.[12]

Solo projects

After the release of "Work from Home", Jauregui continued with Fifth Harmony and her solo endeavors, as individual members started to launch solo projects outside the group. In December 2016, she was featured on a single titled "Back to Me" with Marian Hill.[13] Jauregui was voted as the sexiest woman in top 100 list Afterellen.com 2016.[14] She was also voted by the public as "Celebrity of the Year" at the 2017 British LGBT Awards.[15] She was later featured on Halsey's album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom on the track "Strangers".[16] A Billboard writer noted it as "a long-overdue bisexual milestone in mainstream music."[17] The singer specifically chose Jauregui for the track instead of working with a straight artist, saying: "I just love that Lauren and I are just two women who have a mainstream pop presence doing a love song for the LGBTQ community."[18] Jauregui also recorded collaborations titled "All Night" with Steve Aoki and "In Your Phone" with Ty Dolla Sign.[19]

In May 2018, Jauregui declared she is working on her debut solo album.[20] She previously expressed in an interview with Playboy that she "wants to keep her options open" regarding the music genres of her future solo releases, and said she is heavily influenced by electronica, pop, rock and roll, alt-rock and Latin music.[21] She was the opening act for Halsey's Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour during the Latin America dates.[22] Jauregui performed three songs "Toy", "Inside" and "Expectations" from her debut album on the tour.[23] In an interview with Access Jauregui mentioned that the album has more of an alternative, 90's R&B and dance sound.[24] She has also mentioned that she writes all of her songs.[25][26] Jauregui will release her debut single "Expectations", on October 24, 2018.[27][28]

Personal life

Jauregui is politically outspoken and actively involved in protests.[29] She has written several open letters since the 2016 United States presidential election, criticizing Donald Trump and his policies, including the "Muslim ban", calling it "disrespectful to Humanity".[30]

She penned an open letter to members of the Republican Party, which was published by Billboard on November 18, 2016, stating that she is bisexual and called-out Trump supporters: "your actions have led to the single-handed destruction of all the progress we've made socially as a nation."[3][31] She is also a self-proclaimed feminist.[32] Jauregui has stated that she is attempting to go vegan and that she is in the process of doing so.[33]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[34]		 FRA
[35]		 SPA
[36]
"Back to Me"
(with Marian Hill)		 2016 — 195 14 Act One
"All Night"
(with Steve Aoki)		 2017 9 197 — Non-album single
"Expectations" 2018 to be released TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[37]		 AUS
[38]		 FRA
[39]		 PHL
[40]		 POR
[41]		 SCO
[42]		 SLK
[43]
"Strangers"
(Halsey featuring Lauren Jauregui)		 2017 1009313790574589 Hopeless Fountain Kingdom

Other songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US R&B/HH Dig. Sales
[44]
"In Your Phone"
(with Ty Dolla Sign)		 2017 23 Beach House 3

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2017 British LGBT Awards[45] Celebrity of the Year Herself Won
BMI London Awards[46] Pop Award Songs "All in My Head (Flex)" Won
2018 BMI Pop Awards[47] Award Winning Songs Won
Teen Choice Awards[48] Choice Electronic/Dance Song "All Night" (with Steve Aoki) Won
Choice Female Hottie Herself Won

Tours

Supporting

References

  1. ↑ Dresdlae, Andrea (15 December 2017). "Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui says her collaborations are "a chance to discover who I am as an individual artist"". ABC News Radio. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bio: Fifth Harmony". Fifth Harmony Official. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Lauren Jauregui (November 18, 2016). "Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui Pens Open Letter to Donald Trump Voters: 'I Am a Bisexual Cuban-American Woman & I Am So Proud of It'". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 2015, Por: John Benson 06 marzo. "Lauren Jauregui talks Fifth Harmony and her Latina roots". La Opinión (in Spanish). Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Michael Jauregui Professional Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui on Her Cultural Identity and Self Confidence: 'I Love Who I Am'". ET Online. October 20, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Lauren Jauregui '14 Amazes Judges on X-Factor". Carrollton School web site. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Varsity Softball Off to a 7–1 Start". Carrollton School web site. March 9, 2012. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  9. ↑ "TeenNick Top 10: An Interview With Fifth Harmony". Teen Nick. August 22, 2013. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  10. ↑ Marzovilla, Julia (April 20, 2018). "Avicii's Death Mourned by Calvin Harris, Marshmello, deadmau5 & More". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  11. ↑ Reiter, Amy (September 28, 2012). "'The X Factor' recap: Season 2 auditions end ... strangely". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  12. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (March 19, 2018). "Fifth Harmony Announce Hiatus to Pursue Solo Careers". Billboard. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Listen to Fifth Harmony's Lauren first solo track". Digital Spy. December 9, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui on winning the AfterEllen Hot 100".
  15. ↑ "LGBT Awards: Prince William honoured for supporting community". BBC News.
  16. ↑ "Halsey And Lauren Jauregui Get Real About Their Ex-Girlfriends on New Song 'Strangers'". MTV News. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Halsey & Lauren Jauregui's 'Strangers' Is a Long-Overdue Bisexual Milestone in Mainstream Music". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Halsey & Lauren Jauregui Sing About Ex-Girlfriends on Sexy 'Strangers' Song: Listen". Fuse. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui Is About to Release a Song with Ty Dolla $ign | MTV UK". Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  20. ↑ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (May 9, 2018). "Lauren Jauregui Gives Solo Album Update: 'I Can't Wait to Give You This World'". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  21. ↑ Kaplan, Ilana (March 26, 2018). "Lauren Jauregui Breaks Free". Playboy. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  22. ↑ Spanos, Brittany (March 26, 2018). "Halsey Announces Final Leg of 'Hopeless Fountain Kingdom' Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  23. ↑ Jones, Abby (June 7, 2018). "Lauren Jauregui Debuts Three New Solo Songs at Halsey's Show in Brazil: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Lauren Jauregui On Life After Fifth Harmony: 'It's All Love'". Access. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "Lauren Jauregui Likes Performing Solo After Fifth Harmony". E! News. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  26. ↑ "Lauren Jauregui Likes Performing Solo After Fifth Harmony". eOnline. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  27. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (5 October 2018). "Lauren Jauregui Announces Debut Solo Single 'Expectations'". Billboard. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  28. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (2 October 2018). "Lauren Jauregui Announces Debut Solo Single 'Expectations'". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  29. ↑ Tatiana Cirisano (January 22, 2017). "Lauren Jauregui Speaks Out on the Women's March: "This Is Democracy"". NYLON. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  30. ↑ Jeff Nelson (January 30, 2017). "Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui Calls Trump's Immigrant Ban 'Disrespectful to Humanity' in Open Letter". People. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  31. ↑ "Lauren Jauregui Gloriously Responds to Trump's Disrespectful Muslim Ban". Latina. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  32. ↑ ""Lauren Jauregui" by Jason Barbagelott". Vulkan Magazine.
  33. ↑ Doherty, Michael (February 28, 2018). "Fifth Harmony Member Lauren Jauregui Transitions to Vegan Diet". OneGreenPlanet. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Lauren Jauregui – Chart history (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  35. ↑ Peak positions:
    • For "Back to Me": Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com – Discographie Marian Hill". lescharts.com. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
    • For "All Night": "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés". SNEP. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  36. ↑ "spanishcharts.com – Physical/Digital Single Top 50: 18/12/2016". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  37. ↑ "Lauren Jauregui – Chart history (The Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  38. ↑ "ARIA CHART WATCH No. 423 | auspOp". auspOp. June 3, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  39. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP". SNEP (in French). January 25, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  40. ↑ Staff, BillboardPH (June 19, 2017). "BillboardPH Hot 100 – June 19 – Billboard Philippines". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  41. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com – Halsey feat. Lauren Jauregui – Strangers". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  42. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  43. ↑ "Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna". IFPI Czech Republic.
  44. ↑ "Lauren Jauregui – Chart history (R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  45. ↑ "British LGBT Awards 2017 winner: Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui speech". British LGBT Awards. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  46. ↑ "Jay Kay and Top Songwriters Honored at 2017 BMI London Awards". BMI. October 9, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  47. ↑ "Mark Ronson Receives the BMI Champion Award at the 66th BMI Pop Awards". BMI. May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  48. ↑ "Selena Gomez and Cardi B lead second wave of Teen Choice Awards music nominees". ABC News. June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
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