Laine Hardy

Laine Hardy: Biography in Details

Who is Laine Hardy?

Laine Hardy is a singer. Hardy is the winner of the 17th season of the American Idol.

Currently, the singer is on his second musical Tour.

Who are the parents of Laine Hardy?

He was born on the 12th of September 2000 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is the youngest child of Barry Hardy (father) and Cindy Lou (mother).

His father, Barry is a general contractor of a construction company, and his mother, Cindy is a real state agent.

He has two siblings including an elder sister, Brittany Banta, and an elder brother, Kyle. Laine is of Scottish-French-Korean ancestry. As his maternal grandmother is Korean from Seoul.

Education and Early Music Career

The American Idol winner graduated from the French Settlement High School, Louisiana in 2018. He found himself engaged in the field of Music at the tender age of 8.

At the time, Laine Hardy started playing the guitar. Also, his cousins and brother are involved in the music. They had their own band named The Hardy Band. 

Influenced by them, Laine Hardy began performing with the band. They performed in the local Bars and Restaurants. Initially, he used to play musical instruments.

Later, he was encouraged to sing for the band by his brother, Kyle.

In 2018, he released his first Extended play, In the Bayou with 3 tracks including Hurricane, Louisiana Lady, and In the Bayou. 

Laine Hardy- Professional Career

Journey to American Idol Winner

Laine Hardy first took auditioned for the show in season 16. However, he was rejected by judges. After that, he never thought that he would ever audition.

Despite that, he was there during the season to support his friend, Ashton Gill by playing the guitar. The event took another turn when the judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie asked him to give the audition.

In the audition, he sang the song, The Weight which mesmerized the judges and advanced to the top 40.

Following that, he advanced to the top  20 and 14. On the 19th of 2019, he was crowned the winner of the season.

After American Idol

After the show, Laine Hardy launched his official first single, Flames under the recording label, Hollywood.

The singles sold 18k downloads in the United States. Also, the singles peaked at the rank 8 on the US Billboard and 29 in Canada.

How much does Laine Hardy earn?

Despite his initial phase in his career as a singer, he has made an estimated net worth of $1 million as of 2023.

His earnings as a singer range from 21k to $208k. He also earns through his YouTube channel, which is estimated to be around $779 – $12.5k yearly.

As the winner of the American Idol, his prize amount was $250k for his album. Also, he got $1k weekly during the album recording. Through the sales of the album, he would get 15% as royalties.

Also, Laine Hardy makes through his merch that includes T-shirts, Wrist Band, Gitar Pick, and many more.

Laine Hardy- Controversy, Rumors

To date, he has not been through any sort of controversy that created news in the media.

Body Measurement- Height, Weight

Laine Hardy is black-eyed and has hair in black color. His height is 5 feet and 8 inches and weighs around 68 kg.

Social Media- Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Laine Hardy is active on social networking sites and has 174k subscribers on YouTube.

He has about 708k followers on Facebook, around 589k on Instagram, and over  74.4k on Twitter.

In addition, this singer also has his own official website.

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