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Lauren Michelle Jauregui Morgado (; born June 27, 1996) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group
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, which became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Jauregui began experimenting with different sounds and exploring solo songwriting, collaborating on songs with Marian Hill,
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and Halsey. She signed to
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to release her debut solo single " Expectations" in October 2018. In 2019, Jauregui released the song " More Than That". In 2020, she contributed "Invisible Chains" to the soundtrack of the film ''
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'' (2020), released the
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-produced Latin urban song "Lento", and the song "50ft". Jauregui independently released her debut solo
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(EP) ''Prelude'' (2021), and its follow up, ''In Between'' (2023).


Early life

Jauregui was born on June 27, 1996, in
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, to Cuban parents Michael Jauregui and Clara Morgado. Her father is a plant manager, and her mother is a teacher, who moved to the United States when
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came to power. Jauregui has mostly Cuban ancestry and some Spanish. The eldest of three siblings, Jauregui attended a co-ed Catholic school from pre-K through sixth grade. She then attended Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, an all-girls Catholic college preparatory school in Miami, on academic scholarship. She was in the
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program of the school, and participated in the talent show and softball team. Throughout her school years, Jauregui expressed herself through the arts, while she enjoyed "constantly creating", singing, writing, dancing, choreographing, playing piano and painting.


Career


2012–2018: ''The X Factor'' and Fifth Harmony

In 2012, at the age of 15, Jauregui auditioned for the second season of '' The X Factor U.S.''. After four rounds of preliminary auditions, she was called back at the age of 16 for the televised audition in front of the judges. Jauregui performed "
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" by
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for her audition. Judge Antonio Reid described Jauregui's voice as "husky, round, mature" and her audition as "perfect". She advanced to the next round after getting approval from all four of the judges. During the second round of bootcamp, she was put up against
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group Sister C with the song " These Arms of Mine". After being eliminated as a solo artist in the competition, Jauregui was brought back and put into a group alongside Ally Brooke, Normani, Dinah Jane, and
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, which would later become
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. The group made it to the finale and finished third in the competition. In January 2013, Fifth Harmony was signed to
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's label
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and
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's
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. Jauregui dropped out of school to work with Fifth Harmony, and later received her high school diploma through homeschooling. The group released their debut EP '' Better Together'' in October 2013. Their debut album '' Reflection'' was released in January 2015. Jauregui did not participate in promotion for the release of ''Reflection'' as her grandmother died the day of the album's release and her bandmates recommended she head to Florida. The album's third single " Worth It" peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, their highest peak yet on the chart. The group also contributed the song " I'm in Love with a Monster" to the soundtrack of the animated film ''
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'' (2015). In December 2015, Fifth Harmony was honored as "Group of the Year" at the ''Billboard'' Women in Music ceremony. Fifth Harmony's second album '' 7/27'' was released in May 2016. " Work From Home", the album's lead single, peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and reached the top 10 in several international charts. "Work From Home" became the first song from a girl group to reach the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in eight years. The group's third album, ''
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'', their first as a foursome after Cabello's departure in December 2016, was released in August 2017. The album marked the first time the group was able to co-write and have agency over the creative direction of an album. In March 2018, the group announced their decision to take an indefinite hiatus to grow as individual artists and pursue solo ambitions.


2016–2021: Solo projects and collaborations

After the release of the group's second album, Jauregui continued with Fifth Harmony and began exploring solo songwriting, while the other members also worked on solo projects outside the group. In December 2016, she collaborated with Marian Hill on their song " Back to Me", Jauregui's first release outside of Fifth Harmony. Jauregui said that being able to "form a genuine connection" with the duo and write for the song was an "honor", while it gave "a snippet of my vibe for the first time in collaboration with them". Samantha Gongol of Marian Hill said that the duo and Jauregui had been wanting to work together since they met at one of Marian Hill's shows over a year earlier, and they completed the song with her in a brief period she had outside her tight schedule with Fifth Harmony. Jeremy Lloyd of Marian Hill said that Jauregui told them she had written her verse about five minutes before she was going to record it, and she "nailed the rhyme scheme and did so probably quicker and more deftly than we could have done". Lloyd also complimented the harmonies Jauregui wrote, saying that she has "an amazing harmonic ear". At the end of 2016, Jauregui was voted as the sexiest woman in
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's top 100 list of the year. In May 2017, Jauregui was voted by the public as "Celebrity of the Year" at the British LGBT Awards in recognition of promoting equality for
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. Jauregui featured on Halsey's song "
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", which ''
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'' noted as a "long-overdue bisexual milestone in mainstream music." Halsey specifically chose Jauregui, who is openly bisexual, for the track, saying: "I just love that Lauren and I are just two women who have a mainstream pop presence doing a love song for the
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community." Jauregui featured on
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's song "In Your Phone" from his album ''
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'' (2017). The album track peaked at number 23 on the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart. Jauregui also recorded " All Night" with
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, released in November 2017, from his album '' Neon Future III'' (2018). "All Night" was Jauregui's first release as a primary songwriter and lead singer. She also produced the vocals on the track. Aoki said of collaborating with Jauregui: "She's got so many ideas ... She's very meticulous. The attention to detail Lauren has is something I don't find in many people. ... She's got those ears, the sensibility and the vision". Jauregui said that her collaborative projects outside the group are a "chance to explore myself and discover who I am as an individual artist", and an exploration working with different artists, "seeing what it is that we create together". In January 2018, it was reported that she would be signing to
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for her future solo work. In May 2018, Jauregui stated that she began working on solo music and visuals. She previously expressed in March 2018 that she has been exploring and getting "in touch" with herself creatively, and does not want to give herself "boundaries", adding that she is influenced by various genres, including electronica, pop, rock 'n roll, alternative rock and Latin music. In June 2018, Jauregui was the opening act for Halsey's
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leg of her Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour. In the tour with Halsey, Jauregui performed three songs she had written, "Toy", "Inside" and "Expectations". In September 2018, Jauregui said she has been composing instrumentation vocally and playing it on the piano. She has no set date for her album release as she is "really trying to let it be as organic as possible" and it will be released when she feels like it is ready. Jauregui said she writes all of her songs. Jauregui released her debut solo single " Expectations" with its accompanying music video on October 24, 2018, under Columbia Records. Of her creative process, Jauregui said: In November 2018, Jauregui performed two new songs, "More Than That" and "Freedom", at
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's Plus 1 The Vote Election Party. Jauregui released " More Than That" on January 11, 2019. It was reported in April 2019 that Jauregui signed to Records imprint alongside Columbia. In July 2019, Jauregui performed at the
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by
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' invitation, for his closing night of the festival in honor of his music. In August, Jauregui said her debut album would be released in 2020. In September, she performed at the invite-only Women of Jammcard JammJam event, partnered with the nonprofit She Is the Music. In early December 2019, Jauregui featured alongside Drew Love on Clear Eyes' (Jeremy Lloyd from Marian Hill) debut solo song, "Let Me Know". Jauregui co-wrote and performed the song "Invisible Chains" for '' Birds of Prey: The Album'', the soundtrack of the film ''
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'' released in February 2020. In February 2020, she collaborated with Puerto Rican producer
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on his Latin urban song "Nada" featuring Spanish artist C. Tangana. Jauregui released the Tainy-produced song "Lento" and its music video on March 20, 2020. On April 17, 2020, Jauregui released the song "50ft". Jauregui was scheduled to perform at Something in the Water music festival in
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in April 2020, and at the inaugural Virgin Fest in Los Angeles in June, however both festivals were postponed to 2021 due to the
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. In March 2020, Jauregui participated in ''
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''s Live At-Home Concert to raise funds for coronavirus disease relief. She joined Global Citizen and the
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's Together at Home campaign series, for which she performed and spoke to raise awareness and funds for the coronavirus disease pandemic. Jauregui featured on "The Bad Part" from Johnny Rain's ''EP2'', released on September 11, 2020. Colombian group
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collaborated with Jauregui on two songs from their upcoming album. In April 2021, Jauregui partnered with
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's ''Sound It Out'' campaign, which encourages students and their caregivers to have honest conversations about mental health. She wrote the song "Temporary" for the initiative's EP, in honor of a conversation she had with a young student. In July, Jauregui contributed the song "While I'm Alive" to the all-female album ''Big Femme Energy Vol. 1'' from female-led entertainment company Femme It Forward, which focuses on celebrating and empowering women and bringing more inclusivity in the music industry. Jauregui performed the song "Not Prepared For You" for
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's debut album ''The Cave Sessions, Vol. 1'', released in August 2021. The following month, Jauregui announced on her social networks that she is an ambassador for
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's Savage X Fenty lingerie brand.


2021–2024: ''Prelude'' and ''In Between''

Regarding her first solo album, it was scheduled to be released in 2020, but due to the
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, it was postponed to 2021. On September 15, 2021, Jauregui announced her debut solo project, ''Prelude'', and a livestream performance via Moment House scheduled for October 14 and 15. She released the tracks "Colors" and "Scattered", featuring
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, in October. On November 3, Jauregui released the track "On Guard", featuring singer 6lack. ''Prelude'' was released on November 5, 2021, via her independent record label Attunement Records. She also debuted a podcast, titled ''Attunement'', in partnership with
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in March 2022. In April 2022 it was announced that Jauregui would be supporting American singer Banks on the North American leg of her Serpentina Tour in July and August 2022. On June 1, Jauregui announced that her tour, ''An Evening With Lauren Jauregui'', would also extend to South America, passing through
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and
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in October. In September, the song "Piña" debuted on digital platforms as a partnership between Jauregui and rapper Snow Tha Product. On Friday (September 30), for logistical reasons, Lauren informed through her social networks that the shows in
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had been postponed to March 2023, in addition to adding
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and the
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to the list. country list. On October 28, Jauregui released the song "Always Love", the most emotional and raw ballad that the singer has released in all her career years. On March 31, 2023, the single "Trust Issues" was released. Both songs are part of the singer's new EP, entitled ''In Between'', which had seven tracks and was released on May 26, 2023. On December 22, 2023, Jauregui released the song "The Day the World Blows Up" on the EVEN platform. The singer reported that a portion of the profits generated from the sale of the song will be donated to MECA (Middle East Children's Alliance) in support of Palestinian children, and to FAH (Food Against Hunger) which provides financial assistance to Sudanese families in
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. Jauregui released the single "Burning", described as "an ode to my queerness and the unapologetic nature with which I embrace it regardless of my Catholic upbringing", on February 7, 2024 via EVEN. It was released for digital download and streaming elsewhere a month later on March 6, 2024. On February 29, 2024, it was announced that Jauregui would be the opening act for singer Jessie J's show in
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Musical influences

Jauregui grew up listening to 90s R&B,
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, singer-songwriters, vocalists, pop,
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, and
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. Jauregui has said that her music is largely influenced by soul, R&B, rock, alternative, pop, and Latin music. She is "mostly inspired by songwriters" and "truth and authenticity". Some of the artists who have influenced her include
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,
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,
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, and
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.


Activism and personal life

Jauregui uses her platform to raise awareness on a number of issues, including human rights, education, criminal justice, election voting, immigration, gun violence and reform, harassment, and other social issues. She is politically outspoken, involved in protests, and has partnered with several organizations and attended events that work with such causes. She has written several open letters since the
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, criticizing
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and his policies, including the " Muslim ban", calling it "disrespectful to humanity". In November 2016, ''
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'' published an open letter she penned to Trump voters, where she wrote about repercussions of Trump's campaign and election, and stated: "I am a
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woman and I am so proud of it". Jauregui has said she identifies with sexual fluidity. She has also spoken about LGBTQ issues. In October 2023, Jauregui expressed support for Palestinian people and called for a ceasefire in the
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. Jauregui has struggled with
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and depression. She was in a relationship with singer
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from 2017 to 2019. She was also in a relationship with dancer and ''So You Think You Can Dance'' alum Sasha Mallory.


Discography


Extended plays (EP)

* ''Prelude'' (2021) * ''In Between'' (2023)


Filmography


Awards and nominations


Tours


Headlining

* An Evening With Lauren Jauregui (2021–2023)


Supporting

* HalseyHopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour (2018) * Banks – The Serpentina Tour (2022)


Notes


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