Her mom and dad worked incredibly hard, and for young Normani, witnessing their work ethic was an early foreshadowing of her own grit and ambition.
Normani Kordei Hamilton was born in Atlanta in 1996 and raised in New Orleans, an only child. “A lot of breakthroughs are happening these days,” she says proudly. Now, the star in bloom is in the final stages of producing her debut solo album, reveling in her grown womanhood, and at home with so much more of who she is. For 2019’s “Motivation,” Normani opted not to have a featured artist and the single gained even more traction than its predecessors, thanks to the nostalgic, bubblegum-pink music video that zoomed in on her athleticism and dance talents.Ĭoming out as a new artist for the second time is a challenge, but Normani returned on fire. Then there was the EP collaboration with Calvin Harris, and successful tracks with 6lack (“Waves”) and Sam Smith (“Dancing With a Stranger”). In 2018, she had released a massive single, “Love Lies” with Khalid, and left mouths gaping while she ate up her live performance of the song at the Billboard Music Awards. There had been no time to process the trauma she was left feeling after the Fifth Harmony breakup and the pause let Normani finally put her all into being a solo phenomenon. The pandemic mandated a change of pace that gave her the space to breathe and go inward. Over the past year and a half, a lot of truths have come to light for Normani. “I know, but I’ve been starting to know.” What she means is, at 25, after too long being told to tone it down, she’s done being held back. “There’s a difference between knowing who you are and knowing who you are,” Normani explains. She’s blushing as I read it out loud because she meant every single word. I’m really that bitch y’all, it’s not for play.” Accompanying a carousel of photos in which she is working every inch of a tiled set, serving legs and cleavage for your nerves, she wrote, “Woke up this morning and remembered who I was. Normani, who considers herself to be an introvert, comes out of her shell when I ask about the mood behind one of her recent Instagram captions. She seems all natural and serene, like the beam of light that seeps in through her curtains. She’s seated on a bedroom floor, wearing an oversize T-shirt, her hair brushed back into a puffy ponytail, and not a drop of makeup.
in Los Angeles and Normani is still a little groggy.
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