It is always a matter of time before a famous group splits with the departure of just one member, and that time has finally come for Fifth Harmony. According to the statement released by the group on Monday morning, the 19-year-old did not notify her group mates about her decision but left her agents to break the news.
Agents announced the departure news after iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball
The agents decided to announce the news concerning the departure of Camilla Cabello from Fifth Harmony just hours after all the five of them leaving the stage in Florida at the iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball.
According to the statement, Camilla Cabello had decided to leave Fifth Harmony after four and half years as a member of the group thereby leaving Fifth Harmony as a quartet. The all-female singing band announced this through their social media platforms like iInstagram and Twitter which spread through the platforms like wildfire since within 20 minutes of posting on Twitter, the tweet garnered nearly 11,000 retweets with more than 18000 likes. These are estimated to increase as more people will get enlightened with time.
Therefore, the group members took the chance to wish her all the best and stated that they intend to move forward normally as four members including, Lauren Jauregui, Dinah Jane, Normani Kordei and Ally Brooke for their fans because they are four strong women who will remain in the Fifth Harmony as four-piece.
It can be argued that Camilla Cabello was testing the waters at the beginning of the year through her solo collaboration with Machine Gun, an American hip hop artist when they released a hit track, "Bad Things" in October. The track had solder over 136000 copies in America alone just two months after its release.
More controversies in the Band
Additionally, Fifth Harmony has recently faced more controversy after one of the team members, Lauren was found in possession of Marijuana as she was preparing to travel to Brazil from America but was detailed at the airport and charged in a court of law. According to TMZ reports, the 20-year-old Lauren was going to Brazil where the band was set to perform at the VEVO FunPopFun Festival but was unable to join the group as the performance went on four-piece without her presence.