Actually, it's Camila Cabello who plays Cinderalla in the latest film version of "Cinderella". It premieres today, September 3, 2021, on Amazon Prime after a year or so worth of Covid-19 and Developmental Hell delays.
Cabello got her start in show business as part of the successful girl band Fifth Harmony, but has recently found even greater popularity as a solo act. Now she's adding "actress" to her resume, although she does more than a little singing during her starring turn as the famous fairy tale character. Here are a few pictures of Cabello in celebration.
Fifth Harmony was a Miami-based girl band that formed in 2012 after its five members had individually been contestants on the televised talent show "The X Factor." They enjoyed tremendous success during the middle years of the 2010s--with Billboard magazine naming them "the biggest girl band of 2010s".
In 2018, the band broke up and its members went their separate ways, each embarking on the solo careers they'd hoped "The X Factor" would have launched for them.
They're here at Shades of Gray to kick off the new work week with mellow music, sexy dancing, and some nice cinematography. Enjoy "Write on Me", which debuted five years ago this week (May 6, 2016 to be exact).
Write on Me (2016)
Starring: Fifth Harmony
Director: Samantha Lecca Rating: Seven of Ten Stars
Singer Camila Cabello first came to public notice as a teen-aged contestant on the X-Factor talent show in 2012. Over the past eight years, she has risen to pop music star status, complete with scandals and Twitter/Instagram apology tours for making insensitive posts!
As I type these words, it's less than a week since she released her latest music video and single. Camila Cabello ... which means it's probably the "freshest" thing to ever be featured here at Shades of Gray. Featuring this video as quickly as possible on a Musical Monday was a no-brainer since it's supporting a nice song and is set in an imaginary version of the Old Hollywood that produced so many of the films and cultural icons that are covered around here.
Oh... and don't get scared when the video is suddenly in color at the end. It's that shift that lifts if from good to great, in my opinion!
My Oh My (2020)
Starring: Camila Cabello and DaBaby
Director: Dave Meyers
Rating: Nine of Ten Stars
(This is at least the second time that director Dave Meyers has used fake movie title cards as part of a music video. I'll have to check out more of his work to see if it's a signature. He also did it in this Pink video from 2012.)
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