Reid were critical of the new name, and Cowell suggested that the group be renamed again. Thereafter, LYLAS changed their name to 1432 (which stands for I Love You Too), which was announced on the first live show on October 31, 2012, during which 1432 performed "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift. Originally, the group's name was "LYLAS" (acronym for Love You Like a Sister), but another group called "The Lylas" (which consists of four of Bruno Mars' sisters) claimed that the show stole their name. On 27 July 2012, they were formed as a group at the end of bootcamp by Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato, thus qualifying for the "Groups" category. franchiseįifth Harmony is composed of five singers who all successfully auditioned as soloists on the second season of The X Factor USA in 2012, but failed to progress individually to the judges' houses stage of the competition. With over 5.5 million certified digital singles sold, Fifth Harmony has emerged as the most successful alumni from the X Factor U.S. Their lead single, "Work from Home" from their sophomore album, 7/27, continued to replicate similar success, becoming the group's first top 5 single on the Billboard Hot 100. and reached the top 10 in thirteen countries. The latter achieved triple platinum certification in the U.S. The album included the platinum singles "Boss", "Sledgehammer" and "Worth It". The group released their debut studio album, Reflection in February 2015 debuting at number five on the Billboard 200 and receiving a Gold certification from the RIAA. The following year, they won the Artist to Watch award at the MTV Video Music Awards. Their debut EP, Better Together was released in 2013 with a first week position of number six on the U.S. įollowing their exit from The X Factor, they released their debut single "Miss Movin' On". Reid's record label, after finishing in third place on the show.įollowing their exit from The X Factor, they released their debut single "Miss. They signed a joint deal with Syco Music, owned by Simon Cowell, and Epic Records, L.A. The group consists of members Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane, Camila Cabello, and Lauren Jauregui.
Fifth Harmony is an American five-piece girl group formed on the second season of the The X Factor USA in July 2012.