1. Lauren Ashley Daigle is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter.
30 Facts About Lauren Daigle
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Lauren Daigle was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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Lauren Daigle's mother called her house "the music box" because she was always singing.
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Lauren Daigle did not consider music seriously until contracting cytomegalovirus at age 15.
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Lauren Daigle attended a charter school and completed a year and a half of class work in six months, graduating early.
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Lauren Daigle took a year off from school and did mission work in Brazil before attending Louisiana State University for Child and Family Studies.
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Lauren Daigle started singing in her choir and continued to lead the choir at LSU.
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Lauren Daigle tried out for American Idol in 2010 and 2012 after she was encouraged by her family to compete in the singing competition.
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Lauren Daigle was cut just before the final 24 contestants in 2010, and she did not make it to Hollywood in 2011.
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Lauren Daigle made it to the Hollywood round in 2012, but was cut in the first Las Vegas round.
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Lauren Daigle made her debut on North Point InsideOut's album, Hear, where she recorded "Close" and "You Alone" live at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia.
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Lauren Daigle later appeared on North Point Music's album North Point Beginnings where she recorded "It is Well" in 2015.
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Lauren Daigle was asked to sing background vocals on an EP for a local band called "The Assemblie" and the EP was briefly the most sold album in the US iTunes Store.
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That year, Lauren Daigle was asked to be a part of the Morning Rises Fall Tour with Aaron Shust and Mikeschair.
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Lauren Daigle released the EP How Can It Be in September 2014.
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Lauren Daigle was named one of Christian music's break-out artists, and her album's first single "How Can It Be" was named by iTunes as one of the top Christian songs of 2014.
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Lauren Daigle accepted her first award, Worship Song of the Year, for her single "How Can It Be" at the 2015 K-LOVE Awards.
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Lauren Daigle won Female Artist of the Year at the K-Love Fan Awards in 2017 for the second year in a row.
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In 2015, Lauren Daigle was a member of the Outcry Tour along with Hillsong United.
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Lauren Daigle was part of the Winter Jam Tour 2016 in the central and eastern parts of the United States.
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In late 2016, she headlined her first tour, A Night With Lauren Daigle, which sold out.
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Lauren Daigle joined for King and Country on their holiday tour later in the year.
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Lauren Daigle was part of the Outcry Tour again in early 2017.
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Lauren Daigle has collaborated with Jon Foreman, CeCe Winans, Reba McEntire, and Blessing Offor.
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Lauren Daigle performed as part of Austin City Limits in 2019.
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Lauren Daigle sang the national anthem at the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship in New Orleans on January 13,2020.
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In November 2020, Lauren Daigle sang as part of Sean Feucht's "Let Us Worship" tour protesting COVID-19 restrictions.
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In March 2023 Lauren Daigle released the first single, "Thank God I Do", from her self-titled album.
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Lauren Daigle's self-titled album, Lauren Daigle, debuted at No 21 on the US Billboard 200 with 25,000 album-equivalent units, of which 20,000 were pure album sales.
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Lauren Daigle performed at the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans, singing "America the Beautiful" with Trombone Shorty.