Skylar Laine (born Skylar Laine Harden; February 1, 1994) is an American singer from

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. She placed fifth on the eleventh season of ''

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Early life

Laine was raised in

and graduated from Brandon High School a year early. Her musical influences are

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and

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. Laine also worked at her family's business in Mississippi. She has also lived in

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''American Idol''

Overview

Laine auditioned in

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, Texas. In the semi-finals she performed " Stay with Me" by

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. She was one of the top five female vote getters and advanced to the top 13. She is the second finalist from Mississippi, the other being

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from ''American Idol''

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. After the competition, she moved to

Performances/results

* When Ryan Seacrest announced the results for this particular night, Laine was among the Bottom 3, but was declared safe first. * Due to the judges using their one save on

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, the Top 7 remained intact for another week.

Post ''Idol''

She took part in the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2012, which began July 6, 2012 and ran till September 21, 2012. It was announced on November 17, 2012 that Laine had signed with

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's management and had moved to

to work on her debut album. She has worked with songwriters such as Nathan Chapman,

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, and

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. She also debuted an original song called "Settle Down," written by herself,

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and

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. In January 2013, she left 19 Entertainment's management because they were unable to find a record label for her, but she was still working on her album. On July 10, 2015, her debut album, ''Dirt Covered Lace,'' was released.

Discography

Albums

''Dirt Covered Lace (2015)''

Extended plays

References

External links

Official Website

Skylar Laine
on ''

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