Lauren Alaina is the stage name of Lauren Alaina Kristine Suddeth, an award-winning American country singer and songwriter who rose to fame after appearing on American Idol.
∙ Alaina, who began singing at age three, won her first talent competition five years later, taking first prize at the Southern Stars Pageant.
∙ In 2011, she appeared on the tenth season of American Idol, finishing as the runner-up behind winner Scotty McCreery.
∙ Her first single, “Like My Mother Does,” reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2011.
∙ Produced by Bryan Gallimore (Faith Hill, Sugarland), her 2011 debut LP, Wildflower, hit No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.
∙ In 2012, she won New Artist of the Year at the American Country Awards.
∙ “What Ifs,” her 2017 duet with Kane Brown, topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
Influenced by Lauren AlainaLauren Alaina has influenced the music of Olivia Mae Graham, Hannah Christensen, Jessi Lyn and more.