Lauren Spencer Smith channels her boundless emotions into touching songs. The 21-year-old, who has never shied away from expressing her intense feelings through her music, is currently one of Canada's most promising pop stars with a unique voice and has long since achieved sensation status. Her multi-platinum hit "Fingers Crossed" went viral on TikTok in 2022 and marked her international breakthrough, which she solidified with her debut album "Mirror" (2023). The album now boasts over 1.2 billion streams on Spotify and celebrated two additional hits with the platinum-certified track "Flowers" and the fan favorite "That Part," which Lauren Spencer Smith already performed worldwide during her 42-day "The Mirror Tour."
The press is also enthusiastic about her music: Billboard named her one of the "21 under 21," while media outlets like People Magazine, The Guardian and DORK praised her and Stereogum called her the "new favorite breakup ballad singer of Gen Z." On June 27, 2025, her second album "The Art of Being a Mess" will be released, which she will perform live during a European tour in early autumn. On the "THE ART OF BEING A MESS TOUR 2025," Lauren Spencer Smith will visit cities including Hamburg, Berlin, Vienna, Munich, Zurich and Oberhausen in September.
Lauren Spencer Smith was born in 2003 in Portsmouth England, but grew up in Port Alberni on Vancouver Island in Canada. Enthusiastic about music from an early age, she was unable to attend concerts or join musical theater due to her remote location. Instead, she produced YouTube cover videos and participated in American Idol, where she reached the Top 20. Despite her elimination from the show, she continued to work hard on her music and managed to go viral multiple times as an independent artist after releasing her debut EP "Mixed Emotions." Her single "Back to Friends," with a stripped-down singer-songwriter sound, garnered several million views on TikTok in 2021, before "Fingers Crossed" became an even bigger viral success, elevating her career to a new level in 2022 with a record deal at Island / Republic Records.
In 2023, her debut album "Mirror" debuted at number 49 on the Billboard 200 and at number 11 in the UK. After releasing three Christmas songs in 2023 and two singles in 2024, Lauren Spencer Smith began a new chapter in early 2025. The singles "Pray" and "IF KARMA DOESN’T GET YOU (I WILL)" hint at her upcoming second album "The Art of Being a Mess," with stadium-ready pop sounds and her powerful voice, signaling her musical development and the upcoming release.