1. Ally Brooke was a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony from 2012 to 2018.
38 Facts About Ally Brooke
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Ally Brooke competed in season 28 of Dancing with the Stars, placing third alongside her partner Sasha Farber.
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Ally Brooke's book Finding Your Harmony was released in 2020.
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Allyson Brooke Hernandez was born on July 7,1993, in San Antonio, Texas, where she was raised by parents Jerry Hernandez and Patricia Castillo.
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Ally Brooke was a 14-week-premature baby, weighing in at one pound and fourteen ounces when she was born.
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Ally Brooke is of Mexican descent but did not grow up speaking Spanish, as her parents decided to prevent her from being discriminated against in school.
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Ally Brooke attended Cornerstone Christian Elementary School in San Antonio, and completed her high school education through home-schooling.
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Ally 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.
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Ally Brooke 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.
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Ally Brooke's grandfather died during the week 4 performance of "Stronger " by Kelly Clarkson.
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Ally Brooke joined Placido Domingo to sing two songs on January 24,2018, at the Convention Center's Lila Cockrell Theatre in San Antonio, Texas.
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Ally Brooke collaborated with German DJ Topic for the song "Perfect", released on January 26,2018, along with its music video.
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Ally Brooke performed the song during an episode of Wild 'n Out in March 2018.
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In early 2018, Ally 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.
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On March 12,2018, Ally Brooke signed with Maverick Entertainment as a solo artist.
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Ally Brooke appeared in an episode of season 2 of Famous in Love as herself.
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Ally Brooke announced that Brooke would release her debut solo single later in the fall.
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Ally Brooke debuted a new, Spanish-language song called "Vamonos" at the Fusion Festival in Liverpool, England on September 2,2018.
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Ally Brooke then announced her memoir, Finding Your Harmony, which was set to hit bookshelves in April 2019.
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On December 21,2018, Ally 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.
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In July 2019, Ally Brooke said the goal was to release her debut album in spring of 2020.
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In May 2019, Ally Brooke released the single "Lips Don't Lie" featuring rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie.
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In September 2019, Ally Brooke performed the opening theme song to Nickelodeon's The Casagrandes, a spin-off of The Loud House in which she plays the fictional popstar Alisa Barela.
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Ally Brooke released the song and music video for the single "Higher" with Matoma in September 2019.
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From September to November 2019, Ally Brooke competed on the 28th season of Dancing with the Stars, finishing in third place.
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Ally Brooke danced to her own song "Higher" while on Dancing with the Stars, where she received her first perfect score from the judges.
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In May 2020, Ally Brooke revealed the cover of her upcoming memoir, Finding Your Harmony.
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Ally Brooke was cast in the film High Expectations, playing the role of "Sofia".
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Ally Brooke released "Mi Musica" as the lead single from her debut solo album of the same name, alongside its music video.
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Ally Brooke featured on the song "Ella Estuvo Aqui", by American singer Crystal Lewis, a Spanish-language cover version of Lewis's own "Ally Brooke Was Here", which featured singer Tori Kelly.
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Ally Brooke appeared on the song "High Fashion Drugs ", with American rapper Nessly, producer Dekay, and recording artist 1Da Banton.
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Ally Brooke released the single "Gone to Bed" on September 29,2023, as her first release under a new deal with Snafu Records.
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The song marked a return to pop music for Ally Brooke after experimenting with other genres for several years.
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On December 1,2023, Ally Brooke released her holiday extended play Under the Tree.
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Ally Brooke released the collaboration "Alone with You" with Jim Brickman on February 9,2024.
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Ally Brooke is a Christian and has said that she will remain a virgin until marriage.
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Ally Brooke has cited Selena, Carrie Underwood, Justin Timberlake, and Bruno Mars as her influences.
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From January 2013 to November 2015, Ally Brooke dated San Antonio native and singer Troy Ogletree.