Laura White (born 1987) is a Grammy–nominated English singer-songwriter from Atherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester.

As part of The X Factor Finalists group, she reached number one in the United Kingdom, Scotland and Ireland with "Hero" in November 2008, eventually becoming the fastest–selling single of 2008 in the UK.

In addition to writing and releasing music both as a solo performer and as a songwriter, White has also written for fils and series, including the Netflix comedy–drama The Bold Type, and the movie Four Kids and It starring Michael Caine.

White auditioned for the 2008 series of The X Factor and reached the final live stages in the "Girls" category, mentored by Cheryl Cole.

After performing Fallin', by Alicia Keys, on the first live show, White sang You Are Not Alone as part of Michael Jackson week the following episode.

After performing Endless Love by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross in the fifth week, White was voted off the show on 8 November, after a sing-off against Ruth Lorenzo.

[9] The issue was even mentioned in the Houses of Parliament by her local MP Andy Burnham, who commented that White's exit had been "very harsh".

The song was written by Ivor Novello-winning songwriter Michelle Escoffrey and produced by Ian Green, the man behind Madonna's autumn 2009 album Celebration.

Speaking in October 2009 to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul, White stated: "I'm really pleased to kick my whole album project off with 'You Should Have Known.

[16] White has written songs for artists including Inna,[17] Leona Lewis, Eliza Doolittle, and Cher Lloyd.

White wrote "New York Raining" for Charles Hamilton & Rita Ora, which was featured on the soundtrack of the US TV show, Empire and nominated for a Grammy in 2015.