Ally Brooke

Allyson Brooke Hernandez Castillo (born July 7, 1993) is an American singer.

She was a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony.

Allyson Brooke Hernandez Castillo was born on July 7, 1993, in San Antonio, Texas, where she was raised by parents Jerry Hernandez and Patricia Castillo.

She has an older brother, Brandon.

Brooke was a 14-week-premature baby, weighing in at one pound and fourteen ounces when she was born.

She is of Mexican descent but did not grow up speaking Spanish, as her parents decided to prevent her from being discriminated against in school.

Brooke attended Cornerstone Christian Elementary School in San Antonio, and completed her high school education through home-schooling.

Brooke auditioned for The X Factor in Austin, Texas, not far from her hometown in San Antonio, singing "On My Knees" from contemporary Christian and Latin pop singer Jaci Velasquez.

For her bootcamp round she sang against Julia Bullock singing "Knockin' on Heaven's Door".

She was eliminated during the bootcamp round of competition, but was brought back along with Dinah Jane, Normani, Lauren Jauregui, and Camila Cabello to form the group now known as Fifth Harmony.

The group advanced to the live shows and managed to finish in third place.

Her grandfather died during the week 4 performance of "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson.

After the finale of The X Factor, Fifth Harmony was signed to Syco Music and Epic Records.

The group released their first extended play (EP), Better Together in 2013, along with the albums Reflection in 2015 and 7/27 in 2016.

In 2017, Brooke was featured alongside rapper ASAP Ferg on the single "Look at Us Now" by Lost Kings.

Afterwards, she released "Perfect" with DJ Topic.

Following Fifth Harmony's indefinite hiatus, Brooke signed a record deal with Atlantic, and collaborated on the single "Vámonos", with Kris Kross Amsterdam and Messiah.

They released their self-titled third studio album Fifth Harmony on August 25, 2017.

The song was released on June 9, 2017.

In July 2017, she was set to perform a solo show in São Paulo, but the show was cancelled.

On March 19, 2018, the group announced an indefinite hiatus to focus on solo projects.

Brooke's first solo project was a feat on American DJ-duo Lost Kings song "Look at Us Now" along with American rapper ASAP Ferg.

Brooke joined Plácido Domingo to sing two songs on January 24, 2018, at the Convention Center's Lila Cockrell Theatre in San Antonio, Texas.

Brooke collaborated with German DJ Topic for the song "Perfect", released on January 26, 2018, along with its music video.

She performed the song during an episode of Wild 'n Out in March 2018.

In early 2018, Brooke joined the other members of Fifth Harmony in an episode of Lip Sync Battle, performing a medley of songs by Selena and Jennifer Lopez.

In March 2018, she sang a medley of songs from Oscar-winning films such as "Beauty and the Beast" and "My Heart Will Go On" during the E! News broadcast of the red carpet pre-show of the 90th Academy Awards.

On March 12, 2018, Brooke signed with Maverick Entertainment as a solo artist.

She appeared in an episode of season 2 of Famous in Love as herself.

In April 2018, Brooke confirmed she is working on her debut solo studio album, with producers 1500 or Nothin'.

In August 2018, it was announced that Brooke signed a record deal with Latium Entertainment and Atlantic Records.

The company also announced that Brooke would release her debut solo single later in the fall.

She debuted a new, Spanish-language song called "Vámonos" at the Fusion Festival in Liverpool, England on September 2, 2018.

The song was released on November 23, 2018, as a collaboration with Kris Kross Amsterdam and Messiah; she also performed the song prior to its official release at the 2018 ALMA Awards.

Brooke released a cover of "Last Christmas" by Wham! on November 16, 2018, and performed it at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

On December 21, 2018, Brooke released a song called "The Truth Is In There", written by Diane Warren, as part of Weight Watchers International's Wellness That Works campaign.

Her major label debut single "Low Key" featuring Tyga, was released in 2019.

Brooke competed in season 28 of Dancing with the Stars, placing third alongside her partner Sasha Farber.

She then announced her memoir, Finding Your Harmony, which was set to hit bookshelves in April 2019.

Her book Finding Your Harmony was released in 2020.