Normanihas found all the motivation she needs in order to stay true to herself.At age 23, the formerFifth Harmonymember is poised to take over the music world with a newfound confidence — one she said she didn’t possess when she was part of the hit-making girl group that thrust her into the spotlight.“I remember always being asked, ‘Why do you wanna be in a girl group? So you can hide?’ — and that’s exactly what I was trying to do,” Normani toldCosmopolitanin herDecember/January cover story.She added: “I’m not sure what that turning point was, but I was like, ‘Normaniis enough. You can be on-stage and perform andyoucan be enough.'”Normani.Ellen von UnwerthNormani departed from Fifth Harmony last year after six years of singing beside othermembersCamila Cabello, Ally Brooke, Lauren Jauregui and Dinah Jane. Amid her leap to asolocareer, she told PEOPLE it was a “good time” to find her own footing.“I think that we owe it to ourselves, and we owe it to each other, to create that space of freedom to truly figure out who we are individually,” she said at the time. “You guys have only seen a fraction of me, and I’ve only gotten to know a fraction of who I am.”Ellen von UnwerthNew fans and Fifth Harmony holdovers saw Normani come into her own when she released themusic videoin August for her single “Motivation.” While channeling pop legends likeBeyoncéandBritney Spears, the singer put her own dance-heavy flare on the video.Normani,CosmopolitanDecember/January.Ellen von UnwerthThe release not only captured the attention of the internet with her instantly iconic chain-link fence twerking routine and her rain-soaked dance number, but her clear homage to African American culture in entertainment.“I told the director, ‘I want this to be as black as possible,’” she toldCosmo. “I was like, let’s show black culture. Why does pop music have to be so white? Why don’t we make it a little bit moreme?”Born in Atlanta, Normani takes a page out of the books of stars who blazed trails for her (she cites names likeDiana Ross,Tina Turner,Whitney HoustonandMariah Carey, to name a few) — and she hopes to add a few chapters to that historical record, as well, with each project she takes on.“Those women before me, I wanna finish what they started,” she toldCosmo. “I’m gonna make whatever I do black. … You’ll know that I’m a black girl, even if it’s on the quote unquote ‘whitest record ever.'”
Normanihas found all the motivation she needs in order to stay true to herself.
At age 23, the formerFifth Harmonymember is poised to take over the music world with a newfound confidence — one she said she didn’t possess when she was part of the hit-making girl group that thrust her into the spotlight.
“I remember always being asked, ‘Why do you wanna be in a girl group? So you can hide?’ — and that’s exactly what I was trying to do,” Normani toldCosmopolitanin herDecember/January cover story.
She added: “I’m not sure what that turning point was, but I was like, ‘Normaniis enough. You can be on-stage and perform andyoucan be enough.'”
Normani.Ellen von Unwerth
Normani departed from Fifth Harmony last year after six years of singing beside othermembersCamila Cabello, Ally Brooke, Lauren Jauregui and Dinah Jane. Amid her leap to asolocareer, she told PEOPLE it was a “good time” to find her own footing.
“I think that we owe it to ourselves, and we owe it to each other, to create that space of freedom to truly figure out who we are individually,” she said at the time. “You guys have only seen a fraction of me, and I’ve only gotten to know a fraction of who I am.”
Ellen von Unwerth
New fans and Fifth Harmony holdovers saw Normani come into her own when she released themusic videoin August for her single “Motivation.” While channeling pop legends likeBeyoncéandBritney Spears, the singer put her own dance-heavy flare on the video.
Normani,CosmopolitanDecember/January.Ellen von Unwerth
The release not only captured the attention of the internet with her instantly iconic chain-link fence twerking routine and her rain-soaked dance number, but her clear homage to African American culture in entertainment.
“I told the director, ‘I want this to be as black as possible,’” she toldCosmo. “I was like, let’s show black culture. Why does pop music have to be so white? Why don’t we make it a little bit moreme?”
Born in Atlanta, Normani takes a page out of the books of stars who blazed trails for her (she cites names likeDiana Ross,Tina Turner,Whitney HoustonandMariah Carey, to name a few) — and she hopes to add a few chapters to that historical record, as well, with each project she takes on.
“Those women before me, I wanna finish what they started,” she toldCosmo. “I’m gonna make whatever I do black. … You’ll know that I’m a black girl, even if it’s on the quote unquote ‘whitest record ever.'”
source: people.com
