Lauren Daigle is a young American singer whose albums periodically top the charts in many countries. However, we are not talking about ordinary music tops, but about more specific ratings. The fact is that Lauren is a well-known author and performer of contemporary Christian music.
It was thanks to this genre that Lauren gained international fame. All the girl's albums were successful both in terms of sales and critical ratings.
Lauren Daigle Style Features
Christian music as a genre appeared in the 1960s of the XX century. As it becomes clear from the name, the texts and the main ideas of the compositions are closely related to issues of religion.
Lauren's songs are characterized by a special sound, more than corresponding to the specifics of the style. In her work, one can hear both solemnly inspiring, and soulful and dreary melodies. Combined with a beautifully choreographed voice and elaborate lyrics, all this goes beyond the bounds of one genre.
Despite the specifics, the songs are quite easy to listen to in everyday life. Therefore, hits from different years from Lauren periodically fall into the charts of pop music in different countries. So, for example, Daigle managed to displace the legendary Maroon 5 from the first position in the Adult Contemporary chart. And this despite the fact that the group was then one of the most listened to in the United States.
early years
The girl was born on September 9, 1991. Place of birth was the city of Lafayette (Louisiana), USA. The parents of the future star are real music lovers, so there were always a lot of audio cassettes with various performers in their house. This fact turned out to be fatal. Lauren literally spent hours listening to her favorite tracks.
The blues got a lot of attention from the little girl. Since childhood, Lauren has been imbued with a love for vocals. She sang constantly - while listening to tapes and after, while doing household chores or going to school.
According to the performer, she firmly decided to become a musician during one serious and prolonged illness. Then the girl vowed that in case of recovery, she would definitely take up creativity and try to achieve success. And so it happened.
After entering the university, Lauren was actively engaged in vocals, sang in a local choir, and then tried her hand at the popular American Idol show. By the way, there were two attempts at once, but both times she dropped out at the stage of qualifying tests.
Lauren Daigle's popularity
Failures on the TV show American Idol did not stop the aspiring singer. She decided to independently win recognition from the audience. It was after unsuccessful attempts to gain popularity with the help of bright TV shows that the girl recorded the tracks You Alone and Close.
However, the release of compositions on their own did not give the expected effect. She was simply not noticed in the broad masses of listeners. But to say that everything was done in vain is impossible.
After some time, the girl was noticed by the management of the music label Centricity Music and offered to sign a contract. The proposal of not the largest, but well-known in certain circles, company was an excellent way out for a musician who had long been looking for an outlet for a mass listener.
The producers released Lauren's debut album How Can It Be in 2015. The title track of the same name from the release hit many music charts. Critics called it a real masterpiece, whose music captures, and the lyrics and vocals are truly inspiring.
Interestingly, even those experts who gave the album only 3-4 points note that the young talent's voice attracts attention, and that this release is a real gift for those who are tired of the modern pop product.
The album is made according to all the canons of modern Christian music, with the musicality inherent in the genre and deep penetrating lyrics. In fact, the style that the singer uses on the release is not new.
This is typical Christian music which is said to be "dedicated to God". However, the unusual voice of the singer brings variety to it, which is memorable and makes the meaning of the compositions even more convincing.
Worship Leader magazine ranked the album's title track number 9 in their Top 20 Best Songs of the Year. In general, the release was received very warmly by the public. Daigle was popular in several countries at once, including the United States, Canada and Australia.
Lauren Daigle's second album
Three years after the debut, the singer's next solo album was released. The second release Behold: A Christmas Collection (2016) turned out to be hardly noticeable, many publications refer it to ordinary collections. The release was called Look Up Child and became much more popular than the first disc.
The single You Say not only hit the Christian music charts (in which he held the leading positions for more than 50 weeks), but also displaced the stars of the American scene in the pop charts. In 2019, the disc won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.
Today, the singer is actively working on the preparation of new material.
