Camila Cabello isn't the first to leave a band - but how successful will Fifth Harmony be now?

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Camila Cabello has left Fifth Harmony after four-and-a-half years of being in the band.

There's not been any statement from Camila yet, only the one from the group's official Twitter account.

Remaining members, Ally, Normani, Dinah and Lauren say they will continue as a four-piece while working on solo material.

But how successful will they be? It's not the first time a group has opted to carry on after a member has left...

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Zayn Malik quit One Direction last year, leave the band to complete their world tour without him.

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They released one more album before going on an indefinite hiatus this year.

Zayn said: "The workload and the pace of life on the road put together with the pressures and strains of everything going on within the band had badly affected my eating habits."

It's thought all original members have 1D have solo contracts with only Liam and Harry yet to release anything.

Stay tuned for 2017.

Geri Halliwell left The Spice Girls in the middle of their world tour in 1998.

Baby, Posh, Sporty and Scary continued with their North American tour and released another album after Ginger went solo.

They had two number one singles after Geri's departure, before each went their separate ways in 2000.

All five reunited in 2007 for a Spice Girls world tour and performed at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic games.

There's talk Geri, Emma and Mel B are forming a new group called GEM in 2017.

Robbie Williams left Take That in 1995.

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It's never been made clear whether he was pushed out or left because he wanted to, but they continued without him for 12 months before announcing a split.

The Samaritans set up a special helpline to help fans come to terms with the fact Take That were no more.

In 2005 Howard, Gary, Mark and Jason reunited with Robbie rejoining five years later. He left again in 2014 along with Jason.

The remaining three released an album III in 2014 with another coming next year.

Carmit (right) left the Pussycat Dolls group after their debut album PCD.

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Kimberly, Jessica, Nicole, Ashley and Melody released their second album Doll Domination as a quintet. but then things went a bit sour.

Rather than the band deciding to call it quits as a whole, they all left individually.

First Jessica left, then Ashley followed, as did Kimberly and Melody leaving just Nicole.

Before Mrs Carter there was Destiny's Child, and their line-up changed quite a bit.

The most-famous line-up was Kelly Rowland, Beyonce and Michelle Williams and they once came into the Radio 1 studios and met Scott Mills.

Before all that though LaTavia Roberson, LeToya Luckett, Farrah Franklin (whoooo?) had all at one point asked people to "say my name".

It all worked out for the best with the group ending up selling more than 60 million records worldwide.

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