Biography
Who is Normani?
Early life and background
Normani Kordei Hamilton was born in Atlanta, United States, on May 31, 1996. She is the daughter of Derrick and Andrea Hamilton and has two older half-sisters named Ashlee and Arielle. Her family moved to Pearland, Texas, which is a suburb located near Houston. During her childhood, she attended private school before transitioning to being homeschooled starting in the sixth grade.
From the age of three, she participated in various activities including gymnastics, dance, and beauty pageants. She frequently traveled between Houston and Los Angeles with her mother to attend auditions for singing, acting, and dancing roles. Her early experience in the industry included a role in the HBO series Treme. She has often described dance as her primary passion, having pursued it long before her formal music career began.
Fifth Harmony career
In 2012, she auditioned for the second season of The X Factor USA, performing the song Chain of Fools. Although she was cut during the boot camp phase, she was invited back to form a group with four other contestants: Ally Brooke, Lauren Jauregui, Dinah Jane, and Camila Cabello. The group eventually chose the name Fifth Harmony and finished the competition in third place.
The group released their first EP, Better Together, in 2013. This was followed by their studio albums Reflection in 2015 and 7/27 in 2016, which included popular tracks such as Worth It and Work from Home. After Camila Cabello left the group in 2016, the remaining members released a self-titled album in 2017. In March 2018, the group announced an indefinite hiatus to allow the members to pursue individual projects.
Solo music and projects
Normani began her solo career in 2018 with the single Love Lies, a collaboration with Khalid that reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Later that year, she released a two-song EP titled Normani x Calvin Harris and the single Waves featuring 6lack, which won an MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video. Her 2019 song Dancing with a Stranger, recorded with Sam Smith, achieved global success and received a Song of the Year nomination at the 2020 Brit Awards.
In 2019, she released the solo single Motivation, which earned critical praise for its music video choreography. She has collaborated with artists such as Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, and Megan Thee Stallion on various film soundtracks, including for the movie Birds of Prey. She also appeared in the music video for the 2020 single WAP by Cardi B. Her debut studio album, titled Dopamine, was released in 2024 and featured the single Wild Side.
Television appearances
Beyond her music, she has appeared on several television programs. She competed on season 24 of the reality show Dancing with the Stars in 2017, where she was partnered with professional dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy and finished in third place. In 2019, she served as an advisor on the seventeenth season of the singing competition series The Voice.
Her acting career expanded in 2024 when she made her feature film debut in the movie Freaky Tales. This film was directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Also, she appeared in the 2019 fashion event Savage X Fenty Show, which was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video, performing a dance sequence.
Birthday and age
Normani was born on May 31, 1996, which makes Normani 30 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Normani shares the date with 30 other famous people.
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