Normani Kordei Biography

Normani Kordei, mononymously known as Normani, is an American singer who rose to fame as a member of Fifth Harmony, one of the best-selling girl groups ever. In 2018 she began her solo career with the debut single Love Lies with Khalid which hit top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, winning quintuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Normani Kordei Age

Normani was born Normani Kordei Hamilton on May 31, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. She is 28 years old as of 2024. She celebrates her birthday on May 31st.

Normani Kordei Height

She stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 3 inches.

Normani Kordei Family

Kordei was born to Derrick and Andrea Hamilton in Atlanta. She has two elder half-sisters, Ashlee and Arielle. Normani grew up in New Orleans before her family relocated to Houston, Texas following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. She traveled with her mother between Houston and Los Angeles for acting, singing, and dance auditions.

Normani Kordei Boyfriend

Normani has been in a relationship with DeKaylin Zecharius “DK” Metcalf since 2022. He works as the Seattle Seahawks wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). DK was born on December 14, 1997, and is 27 years old as of 2024. He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels. She is a Christian and lives in Los Angeles, California in the San Fernando Valley.

Normani Kordei Net Worth

She has an estimated net worth ranging between $5 Million – $20 Million which she has earned through being a singer.

Normani Kordei Motivation

Normani released Motivation co-written by Grande in September 2019. The song peaked in the top 40 in several countries, including the U.S., where it ranked at number 33. The song’s music video garnered praise from music critics who likened her choreography to artists like Michael Jackson and Britney Spears.

E! News called the music video as one of the pop culture moments that described 2019. The song won her the 2019 W Magazine Song of the Summer That Was Released Too Late Award. She also won nominations from Dance Magazine Awards, iHeartRadio Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, NAACP Image Awards, NME Awards, and Soul Train Music Awards.

Normani Kordei Wild Side

Normani released Wild Side featuring Cardi B released on July 16, 2021, through Keep Cool and RCA Records. Gaining critical praise for its vocals and production, the song hit number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number one on the R&B Streaming Songs chart, the R&B Digital Song Sales chart, and Urban Radio.

The song and its music video have won multiple nominations, including the MTV Video Music Song of Summer Award, the Soul Train Music Best Video of the Year Award, and the MTV Europe Music Best Video Award. The song also won the Soul Train Music Best Dance Performance Award and the UK Music Video Best R&B/Soul Video – International Award.

Normani Kordei Dopamine

In 2024, Normani released her debut studio album titled Dopamine on June 14, 2024, through RCA Records. Dopamine features multiple artists Starrah, Gunna, James Blake, and Cardi B, as well as contributions from Brandy and Victoria Monét. Further, she marketed two singles off the album including 1:59 featuring Gunna on April 26 and Candy Paint on May 31. Moreover, it was revealed that the top 20 single Wild Side featuring Cardi B would also be featured on the album. The album debuted at number 91 on the US Billboard 200.

Normani Kordei Racist/Bullied

Normani was a victim of racial cyberbullying in August 2016 after she did an interview. At the time, fans of Camilla Cabello thought she was insulting her when she referred to her as quirky. According to her, she was called racial slurs including the N-word and there were photoshopped images to portray her as a slave being whipped, beaten, and lynched. The incident made her temporarily deactivate her Twitter account.

Normani Kordei Camilla Cabello

In December 2019, racist Twitter and Tumblr posts from 2012 that Cabello shared when she was in Fifth Harmony resurfaced. During a February 2020 interview with Rolling Stones, Normani said that she struggled talking about the incident since she didn’t it to be a part of her narrative. She also said that she is a black woman and a part of a whole generation that has the same story. Moreover, she said that she’d be lying if she said that she wasn’t hurt.

After her tweets resurfaced, Cabello apologized, saying that she was deeply ashamed of the language she used and would always regret it. She also said that she apologized before and she apologized again. Moreover, she said that she was ignorant and uneducated and got embarrassed after she learned the history and weight of the language she used.

Cabello further said that she was an adult who had grown and learned of the history and pain in a way she hadn’t before. After she released Dopamine in 2024, Cabello offered her congratulations to Normani. She returned her congratulations with gratitude stating that she was proud of Cabello.

Normani Kordei Career

Early Career and Fifth Harmony

Normani studied at private schools as a child before she started being homeschooled from 6th grade. Since she was 3, she competed in dance, gymnastics, and beauty pageants. She recorded her first song at the age of 13 and appeared in HBO’s Treme. She said that dancing was her first passion.

In 2012, Normani auditioned for SN 2 of The X Factor USA, performing Aretha Franklin’s Chain of Fools which won her all the judges’ approval. However, she departed from the show during the second round of boot camp. Further, she returned to the show via an invite to perform alongside Ally Brooke, Lauren Jauregui, Dinah Jane, and Camila Cabello. The group later on became known as Fifth Harmony, teaching the finale and finishing in 3rd place.

Normani rose to fame as a member of Fifth Harmony, one of the best-selling girl groups ever. During her time in the group, she was a competitor in Dancing with the Stars SN 24 from March through May 2017. There, she performed alongside professional ballroom dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy, reaching the finals in 3rd place. In December 2016, Camilla left the group, leaving the group as a quartet. As a quartet, they released their self-titled album in August 2017.

Normani became the group’s de facto leader, leading solos and choreography. Her onstage presence caught the attention of executive Tunji Balogun and manager Brandon Silverstein who began working with her in late 2017. On March 19, 2018, the group declared that they would take an indefinite hiatus to pursue solo careers.

Solo Career(2018 to 2020)

Normani signed as a solo artist with management company S10 Entertainment in October 2017. The company later collaborated with Roc Nation to manage her alongside other artists. Reportedly, she signed a publishing deal with Stellar Songs in early February 2018.

After Fifth Harmony’s indefinite hiatus, an April 2018 announcement revealed that she had been the first-ever artist to sign to Keep Cool/RCA Records before releasing her debut solo album. She began her solo career with the debut single Love Lies with Khalid which hit top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, winning quintuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song was part of the soundtrack for the film, Love, Simon. The next month, she reportedly signed a modeling contract with Wilhelmina.

Billboard later revealed that Normani was partnering with Calvin Harris and Kehlani. In August 2018, Jessie Reyez featured her and Kehlani on her remix, Body Count. She also made an appearance on Quavo’s Swing with Davido. That same month, she on to a Puma campaign to endorse the brand’s RS-0 shoes. After Fifth Harmony’s undefined hiatus, Normani markets a two-song EP alongside Calvin Harris dubbed Normani x Calvin Harris in 2018.

Normani released another single with 6lack titled Waves in 2018, winning an MTV Video Music Best R&B Video Award. A year into her solo career, she became the fastest solo artist without an album to top one billion combined streams on Spotify. In March 2019, she worked as the supporting act for Ariana Grande’s first leg of the Sweetener World Tour in North America. The following month, she made a surprise guest appearance during Khalid’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival performance set.

2020 to present;

Normani released Dancing with a Stranger with Sam Smith, peaking in the top ten in 22 countries and winning a Brit  Song of the Year Award nomination in 2020. She released her first solo single titled Motivation in late 2020, winning critical acclaim. That same year, she appeared in Cardi B’s WAP.

Normani has worked with artists Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, and Megan Thee Stallion on the Charlie’s Angels: Original Motion Picture and Birds of Prey soundtracks. She worked as an advisor on SN 17 of NBC’s The Voice. In 2014, she debuted on the feature film, Freaky Tales.

Normani provided the voice for Giselle on SN 2 of Disney+’s  The Proud Family: Louder And Prouder in February 2023. In June of that year, she partnered with Bose Corporation, releasing a dance-themed commercial to preview her single Candy Paint.

On August 7, 2023, Normani revealed via Rolling Stone that she left S10 Entertainment and had signed a new management deal with managers, Brandon Creed and Lydia Asrat. That same month, she partnered with Bose Corporation, designing custom limited edition “QuietComfort II” headphones.

In 2024, she released her debut studio album titled Dopamine. Further, she marketed two singles off the album including 1:59 featuring Gunna on April 26 and Candy Paint on May 31. Moreover, it was revealed that the top 20 single Wild Side featuring Cardi B would also be featured on the album. She is scheduled to star as Entice in Freaky Tales.

Awards

 During her time in Fifth Harmony, Normani won several awards such as two BMI awards for All in My Head (Flex) from their album 7/27. During her career as a soloist, she has won eight BMI Awards, a Soul Train Music Award, a Teen Choice Award, an MTV Video Music Award, two IHeartRadio Titanium Awards, and a Webby Award. Moreover, she has received nominations at the Brit Awards, the NAACP Image Awards, and the Billboard Music Awards.

Artistry

Normani’s vocal range includes a mezzo-soprano and her music is primarily linked to pop and R&B with traces of dance-pop, retro-pop, and hip-hop. She commented that wants to be genre-less and not musically limited.

Normani draws inspiration from pop and R&B music of the 1990s and 2000s. Moreover, she mentioned that her artist influences include Lauryn Hill, Whitney Houston, TLC, En Vogue, Alicia Keys, Mya, Aaliyah, Jhené Aiko, Destiny’s Child, Toni Braxton, Britney Spears, Selena, Beyoncé, Ciara, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Brandy, and Jennifer Lopez.

Public Image

Vogue editor Lauren Valenti commented that Normani is a typical bombshell. With traces of Afrofuturism incorporated into her fashion choices, multiple publications have called her a style icon. A poll by Capital in 2018 chose her as one of the sexiest female artists in pop.

 The Guardian listed her in its list of the 25 greatest female pop-group performers of all time. With Megan Thee Stallion and SZA, she appeared on the cover of the March 2020 Women Shaping the Future issue of Rolling Stone Magazine. That same year, she earned a spot on Forbes’ list of 30 under 30.

Okayplayer and Uproxx mentioned Normani as one of the black women who reinvented pop music in 2021. That same year, The Recording Academy listed her as one of the black women who reinvented the pop star ideal and took pop music by storm. She was mentioned in the Maxim Hot 100 list in 2022.

Described as an LGBTQ ally by The Hollywood Reporter, Out dubbed her an up-and-coming gay icon. She has been mentioned among the artists who are vital in reviving choreography-centric music videos in the late 2010s. She has received praise from artists like Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Cardi for her dancing abilities.  WatchMojo ranked her among their list of the Top 20 Female Singers Who Can Dance.

Multiple of her peers and contemporaries have mentioned her as an inspiration like Zara Larsson, CNCO,  Lil Nas X, JoJo,  Becky G, Way, Jessica Mauboy, Kelly Clarkson, and Dua Lipa. Drag queen June Jambalaya cited her as an inspiration for their career. She was likened to the Bratz dolls in March 2024 while celebrating the 65th anniversary of International Women’s Day.

Philanthropy

With Fifth Harmony, Normni was involved with the Girl Scouts of the US and the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. The Cybersmile Foundation named her the Diversity Ambassador in September 2016 after she was racially abused online. The Cybersmile Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports victims of cyberbullying and online hate campaigns.

In January 2017, Normani signed on as the celebrity ambassador of the yearly Stars & Strikes Celebrity Bowling Event & Tournament hosted by the Los Angeles charity A Place Called Home. The following month, she collaborated with the American Cancer Society as a global ambassador to help elevate awareness about the significance of breast cancer screening and HPV vaccination.

Normani Kordei TV Shows

She has appeared in several TV shows during her career such as

• Faking It
• Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse
• Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live
• The Ride
• Lip Sync Battle
• Sugar
• Savage X Fenty Show
• RuPaul’s Drag Race
• Savage X Fenty Show: Vol. 2
• Legendary
• Savage X Fenty Show: Vol. 3
• That’s My Jam
• Cardi Tries

Normani Kordei Songs

She has released one studio album, one extended play, ten singles (including two as featured artist), one promotional single, and seven music videos. Her songwriting credits include Don’t Wanna Dance Alone, Who Are You, Me & My Girls, All in My Head (Flex), Sauced Up, Make You Mad, Lonely Night, Messy, Bridges, and Bounce Back.

• Love Lies (with Khalid)
• Waves(with 6lack)
• Dancing with a Stranger (with Sam Smith)
• Motivation (solo or remix with 21 Savage)
• Diamonds (with Megan Thee Stallion)
• Wild Side (featuring Cardi B)
• Fair
• New to You (with Calvin Harris, Tinashe and Offset)
• 1:59 (featuring Gunna)
• Candy Paint
• All Yours
• Body Count” (Remix) (Jessie Reyez featuring Normani and Kehlani)
• Don’t They (Josh Levi featuring Normani)