Lauren Michelle Jauregui Morgado (born June 27, 1996), known simply as Lauren Jauregui, is an American singer-songwriter from Miami, Florida. She is a former member of the girl group Fifth Harmony.

Lauren​ is of Cuban descent from her parents, Michael Jauregui and Clara Morgado. She has also two siblings, Taylor and Chris Jauregui. Throughout her school years, Jauregui expressed herself through the arts, while she enjoyed constantly creating, singing, writing, dancing, choreographing, playing piano, and painting. She cites Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Amy Winehouse and Frank Ocean as her main influences.

In 2012, at the age of 15, Lauren auditioned for The X Factor performing the song “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys. She was given four “yes” and allowed to move on into the competition. Eventually, she, along with Ally Brooke, Camila Cabello, Dinah Jane, and Normani Kordei were put into a group, later named Fifth Harmony. The group released successful singles, with “Work From Home” peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, their highest peak on the chart. The band lasted almost six years before they announced an indefinite hiatus on March 19, 2018.

When asked about her solo career, post-Fifth Harmony, the Miami native said that she’s influenced by many genres including 90’s R&B, electronica, pop, rock ‘n roll, alt-rock, and Latin music; and that she aims to perspectives on social issues and encouraging her fans to do their own work. Furthermore, Lauren has said of her songwriting:

My art is just self-explorative. I’m gonna talk about whatever it is that I’m going through, so if what I went through, I went through with a girl, you’re gonna hear about it from that perspective. If what I went through, I did with a man, you’re gonna hear it from that perspective, ‘cause I just love souls.

Her solo collaborations while with Fifth Harmony include “Back to Me” with electronic duo Marian Hill, released in December 2016 (Lauren’s first feature outside Fifth Harmony as a co-writer and vocalist); “Strangers,” a track from Halsey’s sophomore album hopeless fountain kingdom, released in June 2017; “In Your Phone,” a track from Ty Dolla $ign’s album Beach House 3; and “All Night” with Steve Aoki, released in November 2017.

On October 24, 2018, Lauren Jauregui released her debut solo single “Expectations.” Her second single, “More Than That,” was released on January 11, 2019. Additionally, Jauregui featured alongside Drew Love on clear eyes‘ debut solo song, “Let Me Know” in December 2019, and she appeared on the soundtrack of the Birds of Prey movie with the song “Invisible Chains” in February 2020. The same month, she collaborated with Puerto Rican producer Tainy on “NADA” featuring C. Tangana, and “Lento” in March 2020. It is followed by “50ft.” in April 2020.

On November 5, 2021, Jauregui finally released her long-awaited debut solo project, Prelude, via her own label Attunement Records. It includes October 2021 tracks “Colors” and “Scattered” featuring rapper VIC MENSA and November 2021 track “On Guard” featuring 6LACK. Additionally, it is accompanied by a live stream performance via Moment House.

After various projects in 2022, including the most emotional and raw ballad the singer has released since the start of her career “Always Love,” Lauren Jauregui released “Trust Issues” in March 2023. These last two singles are taken from her second EP, In Between, released on May 26, 2023.