Fifth Harmony in Lansing 7/13/13

Anyone who has seen X Factor in the US knows of the girl group Fifth Harmony. If you haven't seen this show, that's okay. Open a new tab on the Internet now and YouTube them.  But make sure after 3 hours and 25 performances later, you come back to my blog and finish reading about them.

It has been said they are the next big girl group in a music market that is badly in need of one. As if that isn't bold enough, they have been called the female One Direction. Not only were they founded in the same way that 1D was, (each member tried out as a solo act and the group was formed by the judges) but they also placed third in the competition like the boys did in the UK and are working with Simon Cowell and similar producers as 1D.  Fifth Harmony consists of five girls ages ranging from 16-20. Ally, Camila, Dinah, Lauren and Normani all tried out for X Factor as solo acts. Simon, seeing the potential for a girl group, paired them up to form a group that would make it all the way to the finale and hopefully go on to sell millions of records. 

After the season of X Factor ended, the girls were signed to Syco Music and Epic Records where they work with Simon and LA Reid. They are working on their debut album and currently have two singles released to date: "Miss Movin' On" and "Me and My Girls".

They are now embarking on a mall tour across the country to promote their music and start to build some buzz before their album is released in the fall. I was fortunate enough to see them in Lansing, Michigan in their very first concert performance ever.

I felt odd being surrounded by 12 year old girls who were screaming in excitement because I'm not obsessed with these girls the way they are. I didn't write 5H on my face, I didn't get there at 8 in the morning just in case they did an early "meet and greet" and I can proudly say that I did not cry when the girls walked on to the stage. But I will admit that I do have an obsession with this group's talent. I love a good girl group. My heart is still recovering from the Danity Kane break up and there is in fact a gap in the market for a group like 5H.  I will always have my favorites (from 5H it is Lauren & from DK it was Aundrea) but what I love most about this group is that all five of these girls can really sing and that is not the case for every girl group out there. It was blatantly obvious during their performance that they deserve some recognition and I hope they get it!