Lauren Jauregui

Lauren Jauregui
Birth name Lauren Jauregui
Born (1996-06-27) June 27, 1996
Miami, Florida
Genres Pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Associated acts Fifth Harmony

Lauren Jauregui (born June 27, 1996) is an American singer, better known as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony. Jauregui has been featured on songs by Marian Hill[1] and Halsey.[2]

Early life

Jauregui was born and raised in Miami, Florida to Michael Jauregui and Clara Morgado, who are both Cubans.[3][4][5] Her father is a plant manager, and her mother is a teacher, who moved to America from Cuba when Fidel Castro came to power.[6][5] She also has two younger siblings, her younger brother, Chris, and her younger sister, Taylor.

Inspired at an early age by music, her influences include Journey, Paramore, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, and Lana Del Rey.[5][7] She attended Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, an all-girls school in Miami. While in attendance, Lauren participated in extracurricular activities such as the school’s softball team and talent show.[8][9] At the age of 16, Jauregui auditioned for The X Factor US.[10]

Career

Jauregui auditioned for the second season of The X Factor US in 2012 in Greensboro, North Carolina with the song "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys. Her performance was described at “perfect” by Antonio Reid, who considered Jauregui had a "husky, round, mature" voice at age 16.[11] On 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 to the live shows as solo artist, Jauregui was brought into a group alongside Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane and Camila Cabello, who were put together and formed as a group by Simon Cowell and his co-judge Demi Lovato. The group, named Fifth Harmony, went on to come third in the competition.

Fifth Harmony released their debut album Reflection in January 2015 and follow up album 7/27 in May 2016. Their first album generated singles "BO$$" and "Sledgehammer" before "Worth It", featuring Kid Ink, peaked at number twelve in the United States and number three in the United Kingdom. From their sophomore album, "Work from Home" featuring Ty Dolla $ign, became their most successful song to date – peaking at number 4 in the US and number 2 in the UK, while "All in My Head (Flex)" and "That’s My Girl" didn't replicate the same success. 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".

After "Work From Home", Jauregui continued with Fifth Harmony as well as 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.[12] Jauregui was voted by the public as "Celebrity of the Year" at the 2017 British LGBT Awards.[13] She was later featured Halsey's album hopeless fountain kingdom on the track "Strangers".[14] A Billboard writer noted it as "a long-overdue bisexual milestone in mainstream music."[15] The singer specifically chose Jauregui for the track, instead of working with a straight artist: "I just love that Lauren (Jauregui) and I are just two women who have a mainstream pop presence doing a love song for the LGBTQ community."[16]

Activism

Politically outspoken and actively involved in protests,[17] Jauregui has written a couple of open letters since the 2016 Presidential Election, condemning Donald Trump and his policies, including the "muslim ban", calling it "disrespectful to humanity."[4][18] She penned an open letter to voters of Trump, which was published by Billboard on November 18, 2016 stating she is bisexual and calling out Trump voters, "your actions have led to the single-handed destruction of all the progress we’ve made socially as a nation."[4][19]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
FRA
[20]
"Back to Me"
(with Marian Hill)		 2016 195 Act One

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[21]		 AUS
[22]		 FRA
[23]		 PHI
[24]		 POR
[25]		 SCO
[26]		 SLK
[27]
"Strangers"
(Halsey featuring Lauren Jauregui)		 2017 100 93 137 90 57 45 89 hopeless fountain kingdom

References

  1. ↑ "Marian Hill Teams Up With Fifth Harmony's Lauren Jauregui on 'Back to Me': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Halsey & Lauren Jauregui's 'Strangers' Is a Long-Overdue Bisexual Milestone In Mainstream Music". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  3. ↑ "Bio: Fifth Harmony". Fifth Harmony Official. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. 1 2 3 2015, Por: John Benson 06 marzo. "Lauren Jauregui talks Fifth Harmony and her Latina roots". La Opinión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  6. ↑ "Michael Jauregui Professional Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Lauren Jauregui '14 Amazes Judges on X-Factor". Carrollton School web site. October 3, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Varsity Softball Off To A 7–1 Start". Carrollton School web site. March 9, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Lauren Jauregui Sings ‘If I Ain’t Got You’ Perfectly on ‘X Factor’". PopCrush. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  11. ↑ Reiter, Amy (2012-09-28). "'The X Factor' recap: Season 2 auditions end ... strangely". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  12. ↑ "Listen to Fifth Harmony's Lauren first solo track". Digital Spy. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  13. ↑ "LGBT Awards: Prince William honoured for supporting community". BBC News.
  14. ↑ "Halsey And Lauren Jauregui Get Real About Their Ex-Girlfriends On New Song ‘Strangers’". MTV News. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  15. ↑ "Halsey & Lauren Jauregui's 'Strangers' Is a Long-Overdue Bisexual Milestone In Mainstream Music". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  16. ↑ "Halsey & Lauren Jauregui Sing About Ex-Girlfriends on Sexy 'Strangers' Song: Listen". Fuse. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  17. ↑ Tatiana Cirisano (January 22, 2017). "Lauren Jauregui Speaks Out On The Women’s March: “This Is Democracy”". NYLON. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "Lauren Jauregui Gloriously Responds to Trump's Disrespectful Muslim Ban". LATINA. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  20. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com – Discographie Marian Hill". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  21. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  22. ↑ "ARIA CHART WATCH #423 | auspOp". auspOp. 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  23. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP". SNEP (in French). 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  24. ↑ Staff, BillboardPH (2017-06-19). "BillboardPH Hot 100 – June 19 – Billboard Philippines". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  25. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "portuguesecharts.com – Halsey feat. Lauren Jauregui – Strangers". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  26. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  27. ↑ "Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna". IFPI Czech Republic.
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