Fifth Harmony’s Ally Brooke Details Reuniting with Dinah for Their Christmas Collab
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Ally Brooke is happy that she reunited with Fifth Harmony bandmate Dinah Jane. The pop singer recently opened up about how she was able to create a musical collaboration with the former co-member.
Ally Brooke Opens Up About Having a Mini Fifth Harmony Reunion with Dinah
During her recent guest appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, Brooke shared how Dinah reached out to her years after disbandment. The duo collaborated for a holiday duet of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
“We hadn’t seen each other in five years, which is a long time. We reunited at her party a few months ago and then she heard my album and she was playing it in LA traffic and she loved it so much that she wanted to hop on it,” she said.
In a previous interview with Rolling Stone in November, Dinah admitted that she was “nervous” to reach out to Ally for the duet. For Brooke, however, enlisting the former bandmate for the collab is not even a question.
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is the first time that any members of Fifth Harmony have reunited on a song since going on hiatus in 2018. The release was a surprise track added to Brooke’s Under the Tree holiday EP.
The collection was first released in November 3 consisting of four songs, including a solo version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” On December 1, the duo released the song alongside a festive music video.
Ahead of the release, Brooke shared her aspirations for a Fifth Harmony reunion. According to the “Work From Home” singer, there have been some healing relationships between the girl band.
“I want to reunite with some of the others, but that’s happening inch by inch, and we’re having different discussions about possible Fifth Harmony adventures ahead. But that’s all I can say. It’s really amazing that we’re able to reunite with each other and build those relationships again,” she said.
She Talks Navigating Music Career as a Solo Artist
Elsewhere in the interview, Brooke talked about trekking a solo career after Fifth Harmony disbandment. As per the “Low Key” hitmaker, it feels “amazing” that she gets to do things on her own terms now.
“It’s pretty awesome,” she said. “I love being in charge of my career, of my music, having the team that I’ve wanted for a long time. It’s been amazing, I get to be in control of my art and what I love to do.”
Brooke went on and stated that having a Christmas EP is one of the “liberating” aspects of going solo.
“It’s been such a goal for so long, since I was little, to have a Christmas album, and I finally have a Christmas EP,” she previously told EP. “Me and my family just love the holidays, and it’s so meaningful for me. I mean, it’s my favorite time of the year, so to have a Christmas EP after all the time that has passed, it’s magical, it really is.”
