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Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao, also known as Camila Cabello, was born on March 3, 1997, in Coj mar, Havana, Cuba. She is a Cuban-American actress, singer, and songwriter, and her name is pronounced "ca-meela ca-beyo". Cabello rose to fame as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, but she established herself as a solo artist while still in the group. She released collaborations such as "I Know What You Did Last Summer" with Shawn Mendes and "Bad Things" with Machine Gun Kelly, the latter of which reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100. She left Fifth Harmony in 2016 and went on to release many other collaborations with Pitbull and J Balvin, as well as her debut solo single "Crying in the Club". In 2018, Cabello released her debut studio album, Camila, which reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart and received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her lead single, "Havana", topped charts in many countries, including the US and UK, and "Never Be the Same" reached the top ten in many countries. In 2019, her duet with Mendes, "Se orita", became her second single to top the Billboard Hot 100, and her second studio album, Romance (2019), topped the charts in Canada and reached number three on the Billboard 200 chart. In 2021, Cabello made her acting debut in the film Cinderella. Cabello grew up in East Havana and moved to Miami, Florida, with her mother when she was six years old. Her father, Alejandro Cabello, was born in Mexico City and is Mexican. She attended Miami Palmetto High School but left in the 2012-2013 school year to pursue her singing career. Cabello gained American citizenship in 2008. She has a younger sister named Sofia and has been dating Canadian singer Shawn Mendes since July 2019. Cabello is a philanthropist and is a partner with Save the Children. She has donated $10,000 to GoFundMe campaigns and has been a part of many non-profit NGOs that work for the welfare of female children and the well-being of those living in poverty. She has also collected funds for hurricane disaster relief and participated in the Global Citizen Festival to raise awareness and funds for COVID-19. As of 2023, Cabello's net worth is $20 million, which she accumulated through her singing and songwriting career. She has won five American Music Awards, two Latin Grammy Awards, and one Billboard Music Award, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards.