Normani
Artist
Normani Kordei Hamilton (born May 31, 1996), is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. She spent her early years in New Orleans before her family relocated to Houston, Texas after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
She recorded her first single at 13 years old and was featured in a Southwest airlines commercial for Black History Month before auditioning for the X Factor in 2012 and getting grouped together with Camila Cabello, Lauren Jauregui, Ally Brooke, and Dinah Jane to form a multi-platinum girl group Fifth Harmony. Together they’ve released chart-topping singles “Worth It” and “Work From Home”.
Normani embarked on her solo career in 2018 with the single “Love Lies”, a duet with Khalid for the Love, Simon soundtrack. She also released a two-song EP with Calvin Harris and collaborated with artists including 6LACK on her single “Waves”, Sam Smith on the Brit Awards-nominated “Dancing With a Stranger”, and Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj on “Bad To You” for the 2019 Charlie’s Angels soundtrack.
She released “Motivation” as the lead single for her debut album in 2019. However, in 2021 she released “Wild Side” with Cardi B as the new lead single. Finally, after many delays, in 2024 Normani announced her debut album, Dopamine and issued “1:59” featuring Gunna as the lead single.
