Lauren Auder (born 1998) is a British-French singer-songwriter and record producer. Born in

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and raised in the French town of

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, she began her career producing for

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French and English rap artists. Auder signed to

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and made her solo debut in 2018 with the EP ''Who Carry’s You,'' which was followed by the EP ''Two Caves In'' in 2020.

Life and career

2015–2016: Early years and career beginnings

Auder was born in

, near London, where she lived until the age of seven when she moved with her music journalist parents to

, France to avoid the "hectic and expensive lifestyle" of London. At the time of their migration, her mother worked at ''

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'', while her father worked at ''

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''. She revealed in 2015, at the age of seventeen, that she was doing literary studies in Albi. In 2015, Auder began working with artists in the London underground hip hop scene such as Lord Pusswhip, Jeshi and

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, while also self-publishing content onto

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on the side. During this period of her early career, Daisy Jones of '' Dazed'' wrote, "With erwoozy, far-away vocals and dreamy, half-baked beats, the 17-year-old French-English producer sounds like King Krule if hegot heavily into hip hop and pushed ermusic through a coedine-coated seive." After graduating from high school in September 2016, she returned to London shortly after signing to independent record label

2017–2018: ''Who Carry's You''

In December 2017, Auder made her professional solo debut under True Panther Sounds with the single "The Baptist" which was inspired by Maurice Duruflé and received acclaim from '' Pitchfork''. This was followed by her second single "These Broken Limbs Again Into One Body" in February 2018. Both singles would feature on her debut EP ''Who Carry’s You'', which was released in March 2018. In October 2018, she accompanied Christine and the Queens on their tour of Europe supporting the album '' Chris'' (2018).

2019–2020: ''Two Caves In''

Supported by the singles "June 14th" and "Meek", Auder's second EP ''Two Caves In'' was released in March 2020. In September 2020, Auder and Boston-based producer Mmph provided American band Haim a remix version of the song "

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" by for their titular remix EP. In December 2020, Auder and American singer-songwriter Caroline Polachek released a

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of the song " Some Small Hope" by

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2021–present: ''5 Songs for the Dysphoric''

Auder released her third EP, ''5 Songs for the Dysphoric'', in February 2021.

Artistry

Auder is a

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vocalist. Daisy Jones of

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described her musical style as orchestral pop. Steve Janes of WithGuitars.com wrote that she "adopt the ethos of classic era

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to fuse elements of

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and

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with

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and experimental electronics." Auder cites French composer Maurice Duruflé and California rap duo Main Attrakionz as some of her biggest musical influences, while also being inspired by romantic poets such as

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Personal life

In September 2019, Auder came out as

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. She used they pronouns up until August 2020 when she began publicly identifying as a woman. She told ''

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'': "In a lot of ways I’ve known forever, and in other ways I’ve known since I was 12, and in other ways I’m only just figuring it out, but I’m way more in touch with myself and how I feel and who I want to be ..I think it’s made me more confident and aware of myself. That transition in my life, and becoming an adult, has gone hand in hand with the way I present my work.” As of October 2020, Auder resides in Bermondsey in England.

References

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