Lauren Mandel, known by her stage name LØLØ, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released two albums, falling for robots & wishing i was one (2024) and god forbid a girl spits out her feelings! (2026) as well as four EPs.

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Early life

Mandel was born and raised in Toronto. She has a younger sister and a younger brother. As a child, she idolized Shirley Temple, studied tap dancing, and dreamed of performing in Broadway theatre.

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In the 9th grade, she started taking guitar lessons to keep up with her younger sister. Her guitar teacher, Elliott Bernstein, taught her to play songs by Green Day, her favorite band. He also forced her to write her own songs and gave her encouragement.

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Mandel got her start performing at open mics around Toronto. She initially used the stage name Lo Lo, but later stylized it as LØLØ to avoid conflict with American singer Lolo.

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Career

Mandel independently released her debut single, \"Yours\", in 2018. It reached number 21 on Canadian radio. She was also named an IHeartRadio Future Star.

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Her debut EP, Sweater Collection, was released in May 2019.

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That same year, she released a cover of Bruce Springsteen's \"Dancing in the Dark\".

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During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Mandel gained greater popularity on TikTok with a series of alternate POV covers of popular songs, including Taylor Swift's \"Betty\", The Kid Laroi's \"Without You\", and Adele's \"Someone Like You\".

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In June of that year, she released the single \"Dead Inside\", and the following month she filmed an exclusive bedroom performance of the song for Ones to Watch.

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This and two subsequent singles, \"Hate U\" and \"Dear First Love,\", were announced as part of a sophomore EP entitled Permanent Damage, but the EP did not materialize.

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In February 2021, Mandel signed a publishing deal with APG. A new single, \"lonely & pathetic\", was released shortly after the announcement.

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In October 2021, Mandel signed to Hopeless Records and released the single \"u look stupid\".

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In February 2022, Mandel collaborated with Maggie Lindemann on the single \"debbie downer\". They had met during a writing session. The song and music video reference the 2000 film Bring It On.

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Two more singles were released over the next few months: \"junkie\", whose video pays homage to the crime drama Breaking Bad, and \"THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!\".

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A third EP, Debbie Downer, was released in September via Hopeless.

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In October, she teamed up with Simple Plan for an Amazon Music-exclusive 20th anniversary rerecording of the latter's song \"I'm Just a Kid\".

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In March 2023, she released \"5, 6, 7, 8\", a collaboration with Travis Mills' band Girlfriends, with production by John Feldmann, The Futuristics, and Brock. She was announced to perform at that spring's Slam Dunk Festival in May. In July, she released a new single, \"hot girls in hell\", and embarked on a fall US tour supporting Boys Like Girls, State Champs, and the Summer Set on the former's Speaking Our Language Tour.

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She released two more singles, \"faceplant\" and the acoustic song \"*snow in berlin*\", before the year's end.

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In January 2024, she was included on \"The Sound of 2024\" list of \"new artists redefining alternative music\" by Kerrang!. That same month, she released the single \"2 of us\". Another single, \"poser\" was released the following month.

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In April 2024, she released her single \"u & the tinman\". She later released her debut album Falling for Robots and Wishing I Was One in June 2024.

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In September 2024, LØLØ covered \"Let It Go\" for A Whole New Sound, a compilation album featuring pop-punk covers of songs from classic Disney films.

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In February 2025, she released the deluxe edition of falling for robots and wishing i was one (deluxe).

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Her second full album, god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!, was released in April 2026.

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Artistry

Mandel's music has been described as alternative pop, indie pop, alternative rock, pop rock, pop-punk, grunge, bedroom pop, and bubblegum pop. Her sound has been compared to Green Day, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, Renforshort, Charlotte Sands, Upsahl, Wens, Liz Lokre, and BRDGS.

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Mandel has cited Green Day, Avril Lavigne, Simple Plan, Weezer, Hilary Duff, Taylor Swift, Julia Michaels, Alanis Morissette, Boygenius, and Broadway musicals as inspirations.

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In regards to her genre, Mandel has said, \"I feel like I have a couple of different sides to me — one being upbeat, like pop rock, and another one being more singer-songwriter-y, and I try to get both of those elements in my songs. [...] Everyone always calls it pop punk, when I don't think that it's pop punk at all. But I'm like, you know what? Call my music whatever you want.\" She has described her music as \"psychotically sentimental\".

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Personal life

LØLØ suffered a fall in March 2023, breaking her nose, chin, and jaw and requiring four stitches and implants. The incident left her unable to open her mouth for several months, and inspired her song \"faceplant\".

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In March 2026, she broke up with her boyfriend.

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Discography

Studio albums

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Extended plays

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Singles

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Featured singles

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Other appearances

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Music videos

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Tours and shows

Opening act

\"Pop Punk's Still Not Dead\" - Simple Plan and New Found Glory (September 2021)
New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, and Hot Mulligan (October 2021: United States)
Leah Kate - Alive & Unwell Tour (October–November 2022)
Against the Current (November–December 2023: UK & Europe)
Jxdn - When the Music Stops Tour (July 2024)
Simple Plan - \"Bigger Than You Think\" tour (August–September 2025)

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Headliner

\"U Tour Me On\" (UK and Europe: October–November 2025 and June 2025; United States and Toronto: February–March 2025)

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Festivals

Lollapalooza (2022)
Sad Summer Festival (2022)
All Your Friends (August 2024)

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Table

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References

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External links

Official website

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Broadcast History