Lauren Hildebrandt is an American pop singer from

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. She is best known for her single "Boy Shorts", released in March 2009 alongside her album '' Not Really a Waitress''. She spent her youth training as a singer, dancer, actress and gymnast and was a cheerleader for Chaparral High School. She went to

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and majored in dance but had an ambition for a mainstream pop career. About two years into her studies, she had a dancing accident and was forced to take a medical leave of absence, and during this period she moved to

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where she started recording dance music. Her debut single, "Burnin' Out", reached #5 on the ''

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'' club play chart. Its video, directed by the

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director Patricio Ginsela, helped establish her on the scene. She subsequently released the singles "Dance With You" and "My Life Again", both of which reached the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' club charts, and a more pop-oriented second album, '' My Life Again''. Hildebrandt performed at venues including Honolulu's Pipeline Café and clubs in

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and

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Discography

* ''My Life Again'' (2007) * ''Not Really a Waitress'' (2009)

References

External links

Lauren Hildebrandt official website

Interview in ''Chorus and Verse'', by Michael Shinafelt, 9 July 2010
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hildebrandt, Lauren 1982 births Living people 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers American women pop singers Musicians from Scottsdale, Arizona Singers from Arizona Arizona State University alumni