61 Facts About Lauren Alaina

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Lauren Alaina Kristine Suddeth was born on November 8,1994 and is an American singer and songwriter from Rossville, Georgia.

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Lauren Alaina was the runner-up on the tenth season of American Idol.

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Lauren Alaina was on the twenty-eighth season of Dancing with the Stars and placed fourth with her partner Gleb Savchenko.

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Lauren Alaina was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on February 12,2022.

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Lauren Alaina was born on November 8,1994, to Kristy and JJ Suddeth of Rossville, Georgia.

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Lauren Alaina sang in church, restaurants, family holiday gatherings and anywhere within a 30-mile radius of where she lived.

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At age 8, Lauren Alaina entered the talent competition of the Southern Stars Pageant and won.

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Lauren Alaina performed on that stage annually until age 12, when she won the competition that allowed her to perform on the festival's big stage.

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Lauren Alaina traveled to Orlando, Florida, when she was ten to compete in the American Model and Talent Competition.

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Lauren Alaina sang with the Georgia Country Gospel Music Association's children's group.

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At age 12, Lauren Alaina made her first of many trips to Nashville.

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Lauren Alaina performed at local bars on Broadway, such as Tootsie's.

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In 2009, Lauren Alaina was the first winner of the WinniSTAR youth talent contest at Lake Winnepesaukah amusement park.

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Lauren Alaina was inspired to sing by her cousin, Holly Witherow, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

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Lauren Alaina attended Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, where she was a cheerleader.

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Lauren Alaina auditioned for the tenth season of American Idol in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Lauren Alaina performed with Martina McBride at LP Field during the CMA Music Festival.

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On October 11,2011, Lauren Alaina released her debut album Wildflower, which debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, number two on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and sold 69,000 copies the first week.

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Lauren Alaina performed her single "Georgia Peaches" on Good Morning America, Live with Regis and Kelly and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

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On October 22,2011, Lauren Alaina performed at Opry Goes Pink, a benefit concert at the Grand Ole Opry for Women for the Cure.

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On November 10,2011, Lauren Alaina performed "My Grown Up Christmas List" on CMA Country Christmas.

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Lauren Alaina sang the National Anthem at the Thanksgiving Day game between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers.

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On New Year's Eve, Lauren Alaina performed her single "Georgia Peaches" on American Country New Year's Eve Live.

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Lauren Alaina served as an opening act for Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party Tour from January 20,2012 to May 19,2012.

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On March 8,2012, Lauren Alaina performed "Georgia Peaches" on the eleventh season of American Idol.

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On March 26,2012, Lauren Alaina performed her single "Georgia Peaches" on The Today Show.

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On June 16,2012, Lauren Alaina headlined the final show of Riverbend, a music festival in her hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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In support of the song, Lauren Alaina embarked on an 18-city tour.

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At the 2012 American Country Awards, Lauren Alaina was selected as the New Artist of the Year.

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On May 7,2013, Lauren Alaina released the single "Barefoot and Buckwild", which charted at thirty-four on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

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Lauren Alaina performed the song on the twelfth season of American Idol on May 9,2013.

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In May 2013, Lauren Alaina released a track titled "Antarctica: One World, One Family".

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On December 10,2013, Lauren Alaina released her cover of "My Grown Up Christmas List".

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On September 18,2015, Lauren Alaina released the single "Next Boyfriend".

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On November 18,2016, Lauren Alaina released her cover of "O Holy Night".

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Lauren Alaina released the single "Road Less Traveled", which she co-wrote with Meghan Trainor and Jesse Frasure, on July 11,2016.

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Lauren Alaina performed the track on The Today Show on September 8,2016 and on Harry on February 7,2017.

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On January 27,2017, Lauren Alaina released her second album Road Less Traveled.

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Lauren Alaina describes Road Less Traveled as "very different" from her debut album.

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Lauren Alaina performed "Doin' Fine" on Good Morning America on January 31,2017.

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In February and March 2017, Lauren Alaina toured with Martina McBride on her Love Unleashed Tour.

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In May 2017, Lauren Alaina contributed guest vocals to the song "Are You Happy Now" from Rascal Flatts' tenth studio album, Back to Us.

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Lauren Alaina became the only female to top both country charts in 2017 after "Road Less Traveled" topped the Country Airplay chart and "What Ifs" topped the Hot Country chart.

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Lauren Alaina performed "Doin' Fine" and "What Ifs" at the 2018 ACM Awards where she won the award for New Female Vocalist of the Year.

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Lauren Alaina released the single, "Ladies in the '90s," on October 5,2018.

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Lauren Alaina was nominated for New Artist of the Year at the 51st Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2017 and 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards in 2018.

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Lauren Alaina headlined numerous major music festivals such as Stagecoach Festival.

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Lauren Alaina released the single, "Getting Good," on September 27,2019.

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Lauren Alaina released her third studio album, Sitting Pretty on Top of the World, on September 3,2021.

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In March 2021, Lauren Alaina revealed that she had tested positive for COVID-19.

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On December 18,2021, Lauren Alaina was asked to become an official member of The Grand Ole Opry.

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On July 25,2022, Lauren Alaina signed with Big Loud Records.

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In September and October 2016, Lauren Alaina filmed her very first movie The Road Less Traveled, which took place in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Lauren Alaina made it to the finals and finished in fourth place.

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In 2020, Lauren Alaina was named a brand ambassador for Flight by Yuengling, a premium light beer.

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In 2021, Lauren Alaina starred in the film, Roadhouse Romance, which premiered on September 11,2021.

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Lauren Alaina was a contestant on Beyond the Edge, a survival competition series that premiered in March 2022.

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Lauren Alaina tore her ligament, ending her time on the show, later admitting that her exit was the right call.

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Lauren Alaina's father is a recovering alcoholic and has been sober since October 2013.

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Lauren Alaina is a Christian and often states that she lives for Jesus Christ.

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Lauren Alaina was in a relationship with comedian John Crist for several months in 2019.