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| Born | September 12, 2000 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, [1] United States |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Website | lainehardymusic |
Laine Hardy (born September 12, 2000) is an American singer from Livingston, Louisiana, and the seventeenth season winner of American Idol.
Hardy was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, [1] and raised in Livingston, Louisiana. [7] His father Barry is a general contractor for a construction company, and his mother Cindy Lou is a real estate agent. He has a brother Kyle, and an older sister, Brittany Banta. [8] His maternal grandmother is a Korean immigrant from Seoul. [9] He attended French Settlement High School and graduated in 2018. [10] He learned to play the guitar when he was eight, and by the time he was 14, he was performing in a band with his brother and cousins called the Band Hardy in local bars and restaurants. [11] Although initially he did not sing, he was encouraged by his brother to sing. [12]
Laine Hardy first auditioned for the sixteenth season of American Idol, [13] making it to the top 50. He did not intend to audition for the seventeenth season, but after accompanying his best friend's sister, Ashton Gill, as a guitar player for her audition, he was encouraged by judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie to audition again. [14] [15] [16] [17] This time he made it all the way to the final and won the competition, making Alejandro Aranda runner-up and Madison VanDenburg second runner-up. [18]
| Episode | Theme | Song Choice | Original Artist | Order Number | Result |
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| Audition | Auditioner's Choice | "The Weight" | The Band | N/A | Advanced |
| Hollywood Round, Part 1 | Contestant's Choice | "She Talks to Angels" | The Black Crowes | N/A | Advanced |
| Hollywood Round, Part 2 | Group Performance | "Grenade" (with Laci Kaye Booth, Katie Belle & Colby Swift) | Bruno Mars | N/A | Advanced |
| Hollywood Round, Part 3 | Contestant's Choice | "Proud Mary" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | N/A | Advanced |
| Showcase Round/Top 40 | Contestant's Choice | "Come Together" | The Beatles | 36 | Advanced |
| Top 20 Solo/Duet | Contestant's Choice | Solo "Bring It On Home to Me" | Sam Cooke | 3 | Advanced |
| Duet "The Weight" (with Elle King) | The Band | 10 | |||
| Top 14 | Contestant's Choice | "That's All Right" | Elvis Presley | 1 | Safe |
| Victory Song | "Hurricane" | Band of Heathens | 12 | ||
| Top 10 | Disney Night | "Oo-De-Lally" (from Robin Hood) | Roger Miller | 9 | Safe |
| Top 8 | Queen Night | "Fat Bottomed Girls" | Queen | 8 | Safe |
| Movie Duets | "Jackson" (from Walk the Line) (with Laci Kaye Booth) | Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash | 3 | ||
| Top 6 | Woodstock | "I Don't Need No Doctor" | Ray Charles | 2 | Safe |
| Showstoppers | "Johnny B. Goode" | Chuck Berry | 12 | ||
| Top 5 | Bobby Bones' Choice | "Can't You See" | The Marshall Tucker Band | 4 | Safe |
| Elton John | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" | Elton John | 10 | ||
| Mother's Day Tribute | "Hey Jude" | The Beatles | 14 | ||
| Finale | New Song 1 | "Home" | Marc Broussard | 1 | Winner |
| New Song 2 | "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" | Hank Williams | 4 | ||
| Last song | "Bring It On Home to Me" | Sam Cooke | 7 |
| Collaborator(s) | Song | Original artist |
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| Lionel Richie and American Idol Top 10 | "Dancing on the Ceiling" | Lionel Richie |
| Jon Pardi | "Dirt on My Boots" & "Night Shift" | Jon Pardi |
| Kool & the Gang & American Idol Top 10 | "Hollywood Swinging"/"Ladies' Night"/"Celebration" | Kool & the Gang |
Hardy released a three-song EP, In the Bayou, in 2018. Later that year he released the song "Blue Christmas". [19] Following his win on American Idol, his coronation song "Flame" was released on May 19, 2019. [20] [21] He performed the single on The View in May 2019. [22] On September 20, 2019, Hardy announced his first headline tour, a 13-date tour taking place from November 14 through December 7, 2019, across the US. [23] He released two new songs, "Ground I Grew Up On" and "Let There Be Country", in April 2020, [24] and performed a cover of "Life Is a Highway" on American Idol in May 2020. [25]
His single "Tiny Town" was released in July 2020, following his recovery from COVID-19. [26] A holiday single, a cover of "Please Come Home For Christmas" followed in September. [27] While "Tiny Town" was sent to radio, Hardy released another single "Other LA" to streaming services. [28]
Following a couple televised performances (including the 2020 National Tree Lighting Ceremony), Hardy released a new single "Memorize You" in May 2021. [29] The song garnered positive reviews and gained popularity after his performance on ABC's The Bachelor series. [30] A follow-up single "Authentic" was released in July, [31] leading to the announcement of his debut album Here's To Anyone a few weeks later. The album was released on September 17. [32]
On April 29, 2022, Hardy was arrested by the Louisiana State University Police Department and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison based on allegations that he planted a recording device in the Louisiana State University dormitory room occupied by a woman who described him as her ex-boyfriend. [33] The arrest warrant alleged that the device was found in a futon by the woman and her roommate, and that the woman became suspicious when he told her information about her private life that she had never disclosed to him. [33] The warrant also alleged that Hardy, who was not an LSU student, had confessed to the woman that he bugged the room while falsely claiming that he threw the device into a pond. [33] It was later reported that Hardy was cooperating with investigators following his arrest. [34]
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| "Blue Christmas" | 2018 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Flame" | 2019 | 8 | |
| "Ground I Grew Up On" | 2020 | — | Here's to Anyone |
| "Let There Be Country" | — | ||
| "Tiny Town" | — | ||
| "Other LA" | 2021 | — | |
| "Memorize You" | 41 | ||
| "Authentic" | — | ||
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