Lauren Ashley Daigle (/ˈdeɪɡəl/ DAY-gəl; born September 9, 1991)[1][2] is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter.

1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, has been certified Platinum by the RIAA and produced three No.

1 on the Top Christian Albums chart, with 115,000 album-equivalent units sold in the first week.

Daigle has experienced significant success in mainstream pop music, leading the New York Times to remark that as an explicitly Christian artist, she "has crossed over into the pop world with greater success than anyone since Amy Grant in the early ’90s.

[7][8] During college prep school, she planned to enter the medical field and do mission work.

Daigle attended a charter school and completed a year and a half of class work in six months, graduating early.

She took a year off from school and did mission work in Brazil before attending Louisiana State University (LSU) for Child and Family Studies.

[13] She was asked to sing background vocals on an EP for a local band called "The Assemblie" (Darkness Falls and Heartbeat)[14] and the EP was briefly the most sold album in the US iTunes Store.

[11] After the release of the EP, Centricity Music invited her to attend a workshop.

That year, Daigle was asked to be a part of the Morning Rises Fall Tour with Aaron Shust and Mikeschair.

Eighteen months after its release, How Can It Be achieved Gold Record status.

[29][30][non-primary source needed] The additional singles from How Can It Be also gained success for Daigle.

1 on the Billboard Christian Airplay Chart, where it remained for seven weeks; "Trust in You" also reached the No.

[35] In late 2016, she headlined her first tour, A Night With Lauren Daigle, which sold out.

[41] The album, produced by Michael Hodges, Kayla Morrison and Ashley Culp, reached No.

Daigle has also collaborated with Jon Foreman, CeCe Winans, Reba McEntire, and Blessing Offor.

[45][46] In 2017, she was chosen to sing "Almost Human" for the Blade Runner 2049: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

1, beating "Something in the Water" by Carrie Underwood for the longest reign by any solo artist in the chart's history.

[57] As of January 2019, the album had sold 208,000 copies in the U.S.[58] She performed as part of Austin City Limits in 2019.

[60] In November 2020, Daigle sang as part of Sean Feucht's "Let Us Worship" tour protesting COVID-19 restrictions.

[61] Her participation elicited criticism from New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell, including requesting that Dick Clark Productions not book her to perform for its annual New Year's Eve television special New Year's Rockin' Eve (which has included segments broadcast from New Orleans).

[62] Daigle responded with a statement that said she was riding her bike when she saw the worship protest and "was asked to sing."

She said she was "disappointed that my spontaneous participation has become part of the political discourse and I’m saddened by the divisive agendas of these times."

[63][64] In March 2023 Daigle released the first single, "Thank God I Do", from her self-titled album.

[69] Daigle performed at the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans, singing "America the Beautiful" with Trombone Shorty.