Then at the age of 15, spurred on by her love for One Direction, Cabello decided to audition for the second season of the American version of The X Factor. ‘I don’t know if I knew I was a good singer but I really liked to sing and, whenever I did, it didn’t get a terrible response so I just kept doing it.’Īs her shyness eased, Cabello began to upload videos of herself singing covers of Alicia Keys, Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato to YouTube, though she often kept her hands up to the camera to obscure her face, or swiftly deleted the videos afterwards. ‘I would cry if my parents asked me to sing in front of their friends,’ she says. She didn’t speak any English at first, which contributed to her shyness as a child. Her memories are patchy from that time, but the ones she does have revolve around music and making new friends by bonding over a love of Disney’s The Cheetah Girls. The family emigrated to the US and settled in Miami, Florida, when Cabello was around seven years old. The album pays homage to her Mexican-Cuban roots with its Spanish title and several songs sung in the language, while others are set against mariachi bands, reggaeton beats and flamenco-style sounds.īorn in Havana, Cabello spent the first few years of her life between there – where her mother is also from – and Mexico City, where her father is from. Not just romantic – though there are several tracks documenting the highs and lows of love – but also with her friends, family (Cabello hugs her younger cousin on the album’s super-cute cover artwork) and herself. The record chronicles her ‘relationships’, she says. But I’m so exhausted, I can’t even tell you,’ she says sleepily.Ĭabello has been on the go ever since the release of her third solo studio album, Familia, earlier this year. They spent the day walking around the ancient ruins of Pompeii. After four hours of sleep, and with a few days off before heading back to the US, she flew to Italy with her family to make the most of their time in Europe.
The night before we speak, Cabello performed at the chaotic Champions League final at the Stade de France. That, or someone who is incredibly tired. Shielding her eyes from the ‘golden hour’ sunset, Cabello, 25, has that dazed smile of someone who is in peak relaxation mode right now.
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