Camila Cabello – Cuban-American Singer

As a strong voice in Fifth Harmony, Camila Cabello has been on top of the charts in the music industry in the last year. In fact, the groups single “Work From Home,” was on the Billboard Hot 100 top tier songs for several weeks and the video received over a billion views on YouTube.

However, the Cuba native is starting to break out on her own, a both an activist and recording artist. She put together a powerful essay on her experience immigrating to the United States and her strong views against building a wall on the border for PopSugar. Cabello stated that America was built by immigrants, by people who have a hunger and determination, and can overcome any struggle to make it in “the land of opportunity”.

As a solo artist, she released two hit singles that reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States - “Bad Things” with Machine Gun Kelly and “I Know What You Did Last Summer” with Shawn Mendes. In 2016, Cabello was named one of the 30 most influential teens by TIME Magazine.

The feminine name Camila is the Portuguese and Spanish version of Camilla, which is the female form of Camillus. The masculine name Camillus is a Roman cognomen that is most likely of Etruscan origin and has an unknown meaning. While some think it is related to the Latin word camillus that means “a youth employed in religious services,” it is probably not. There are many notable people with the name, from Camila Collett a Norwegian feminist to Camila Pitanga a Brazilian actress.