Claim: Fifth Harmony's fifth member departed on Thursday December 18, 2016.

Fifth Harmony is an American girl group formed on the second season of The X Factor US in July 2012 . The group consists of members Ally Brooke , Normani Kordei , Dinah Jane , Lauren Jauregui and previously , Camila Cabello , whose departure was announced on December 18 , 2016 . In January 2013 , they signed a joint deal with Syco Music , owned by Simon Cowell , and Epic Records , L.A. Reid 's record label , after finishing in third place on the show . In December 2016 , it was reported that all group members are also individually signed to Epic Records .   Following their exit from The X Factor , they released their debut single `` Miss Movin ' On '' , which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- . Its music video won the group the MTV Video Music Award for Artist to Watch . Their debut extended play -LRB- EP -RRB- , Better Together -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , had a first week position of number six on the US Billboard 200 . The group released their debut studio album Reflection in 2015 , debuting at number five on the Billboard 200 and receiving a gold certification from the RIAA . The album included the singles `` Boss '' , `` Sledgehammer '' and `` Worth It '' . The latter achieved triple platinum certification in the United States and reached the top-ten in thirteen countries . `` Work from Home '' , the lead single from their second album 7/27 -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , became the group 's first top-ten single on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the first top-five by a girl group in a decade on that chart .   Their accolades include four iHeartRadio Music Awards , three MTV Europe Music Awards , three MTV Video Music Awards , an American Music Award , a Billboard Women in Music award and seven Teen Choice Awards . As of December 2016 , in the United States Fifth Harmony has sold a total of 424,000 albums , seven million digital songs and earned 1.6 billion on-demand streams , according to Nielsen Soundscan .