Biography
Who is Lauren Jauregui?
Early life and background
Lauren Jauregui Michelle Jauregui Morgado was born in Miami, Florida, on June 27, 1996. Her parents, Michael Jauregui and Clara Morgado, moved to the United States from Cuba. She is the oldest of three siblings. During her childhood, she attended a co-ed Catholic school before moving to the Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. This was an all-girls college preparatory institution in Miami where she attended on an academic scholarship.
While in school, Lauren participated in the international baccalaureate program and joined the softball team. She also engaged with the arts throughout her youth. She spent her time creating, singing, writing, dancing, choreographing, playing piano, and painting.
Rise to fame with Fifth Harmony
In 2012, at age 15, Lauren auditioned for the second season of The X Factor U.S. Singing If I Ain't Got You. Although she was originally eliminated as a solo performer, judges brought her back to join a group. This group became Fifth Harmony, which finished third in the competition. The members signed with Syco Music and Epic Records in 2013, leading Lauren to leave traditional school and complete her education through homeschooling.
The group saw significant success with albums like Reflection and 7/27, featuring popular tracks such as Worth It and Work From Home. In 2015, they contributed the song I'm in Love with a Monster to the Hotel Transylvania 2 soundtrack. That same year, Billboard Women in Music honored the group as Group of the Year. In 2016, the group experienced a change in membership when Camila Cabello departed. By August 2017, they released their self-titled album, which was the first time the members were able to co-write and direct their creative path. In March 2018, the remaining members announced an indefinite hiatus to focus on individual artistic growth.
Solo music and collaborations
Before the group hiatus, Lauren began working on solo material. Her first outside collaboration was Back to Me with the duo Marian Hill in 2016. She also worked with other artists, including Ty Dolla Sign on the track In Your Phone and Steve Aoki on the song All Night. In 2017, she featured on Halsey's song Strangers. Lauren signed with Columbia Records for future solo work in 2018.
She released the single Expectations in 2018, followed by the EP Prelude in 2021 and In Between in 2023. She has expressed an interest in exploring various genres, including pop, rock, and alternative. Lauren emphasizes that she writes all of her own songs and is involved in the creative concepts for her music videos and imagery.
Awards and appearances
Throughout her career, Lauren has received recognition for her contributions to music and advocacy. In 2017, the public voted her Celebrity of the Year at the British LGBT Awards for her work promoting equality for the LGBTQ community.
Beyond her studio music, she appeared on the 34th season of the competition series Dancing with the Stars in 2025. She also performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2019 by invitation of Quincy Jones. She remains focused on her creative process, often drawing inspiration from life experiences and personal feelings to guide her musical output.
Birthday and age
Lauren Jauregui was born on June 27, 1996, which makes Lauren 30 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Lauren shares the date with 33 other famous people.
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