Lauren Spencer-Smith (born September 28, 2003) is a British-born Canadian singer-songwriter from Port Alberni in British Columbia.

In this way, Spencer-Smith's rise to popularity and success on social media has sometimes been compared to that of American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo.

On 24 January 2025, her new single "Pray" was featured as a future hit on Bayern 3, the state-run Top 40 station serving Munich and Bavaria, Germany.

[6] Spencer-Smith joined YouTube in 2014 where she posted her contest audition, won and got a life changing opportunity to perform on stage with Keith Urban.

[7] Spencer-Smith performed from her father's home in Port Alberni with a view of Sproat Lake in her background.