Laine Hardy is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on September 12, 2000 in Louisiana, United States. Singer and guitarist best known for winning season 17 of American Idol in 2019.
He idolized Elvis Presley for inspiration as a singer.
Hardy was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and raised in Livingston, Louisiana. 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. His maternal grandmother is a Korean immigrant from Seoul. He attended French Settlement High School and graduated in 2018. 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. Although initially he did not sing, he was encouraged by his brother to sing.
Hardy released a three-song EP, In the Bayou, in 2018. Later that year he released the song “Blue Christmas”. Following his win on American Idol, his coronation song “Flame” was released on May 19, 2019. He performed the single on The View in May 2019. 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. He released two new songs, “Ground I Grew Up On” and “Let There Be Country”, in April 2020, and performed a cover of “Life Is A Highway” on American Idol in May 2020.
His mom’s name is Cindy Lou Hardy. He has an older brother named Kyle.
