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'''Lauren Mandel''', known by her stage name '''LØLØ''', is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She gained popularity on [[TikTok]] for reimagining influential music hits, which have since accumulated nearly 3M views on YouTube.
'''Lauren Mandel''', known by her stage name '''LØLØ''', is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Having built an audience via [[TikTok]], she has released three EPs, two with [[Hopeless Records]]. Her sound is influenced by [[Pop-punk|pop punk]] and [[alternative rock]].


== Early life ==
Mandel was born in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carrazzone |first1=Kelly |title=Interview: LØLØ |url=https://www.tonguetiedmag.com/interviews/interview-ll |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=Tongue Tied Magazine}}</ref>
Born and raised in [[Toronto]],<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Carrazzone |first1=Kelly |title=Interview: LØLØ |url=https://www.tonguetiedmag.com/interviews/interview-ll |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=Tongue Tied Magazine}}</ref> Mandel was drawn to singing and performing from a young age and began playing guitar in her freshman year of high school.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Halle |date=2023-10-02 |title=LØLØ Chronicles the Human Condition with Honest Songwriting |url=https://www.clevescene.com/music/lolo-chronicles-the-human-condition-on-new-album-42854068 |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Cleveland Scene]] |language=en}}</ref> At the encouragement of her guitar teacher, she began using her journal entries as a basis for writing songs.<ref name=":1" />


Mandel got her start performing at [[Open mic|open mics]] around Toronto.<ref name=":1" /> She adopted the stage name LØLØ, stylized so as to distinguish herself from existing American singer [[Lolo (singer)|Lolo]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Palm |first=Mike |date=2023-10-09 |title=Canadian pop-punker LØLØ finds love hurts, but it inspires songs |url=https://triblive.com/aande/music/canadian-pop-punker-lolo-finds-love-hurts-but-it-inspires-songs/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|TribLIVE.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
In February 2021, she signed a publishing deal with [[Artist Partner Group|APG]]. In the same month, she released a song called "lonely & pathetic".<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2020-02-03|title=Premiere: Lolo Signs With APG, Debuts Video For Grungy 'Lonely & Pathetic': Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9519883/lolo-signs-with-apg-lonely-pathetic#:~:text=Toronto singer-songwriter Lolo has,song “from Betty's perspective.”|access-date=2021-03-18|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, the singer has received critical acclaim from [[Ones to Watch]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-08|title=LØLØ is Redefining Bedroom Pop With Her Performance of "Dead Inside" [Premiere]|url=https://www.onestowatch.com/blog/lølø-is-redefining-bedroom-pop-with-her|access-date=2021-03-18|website=Ones to Watch|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-08|title=AP&R PLAYLIST: MURKY HARD ROCK, RELAXING INDIE AND RAGING POST-HARDCORE|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/new-songs-august-7/|access-date=2021-03-18|website=Alternative Press|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[American Songwriter]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-25|title=LØLØ Shares "Dear First Love" Ahead of Her 'Permanent Damage' EP|url=https://americansongwriter.com/dear-first-love-lolo-song-interview/|access-date=2021-03-18|website=American Songwriter|language=en-US}}</ref> where she expresses that her songs are written about her love life as a form of therapy. She was named as one of [[People Magazine]]'s "Emerging Artists making their mark in music," in the fall of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=Meet the Talented Emerging Artists Making Their Mark on the Musical Landscape|url=https://people.com/music/emerging-musical-artists-fall-2020/?slide=26b1a754-1993-46bb-a240-6ef127c857c2#26b1a754-1993-46bb-a240-6ef127c857c2|access-date=2021-03-18|website=People|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Career ==
On October 1, 2021, she signed a recording contract with Hopeless Records.<ref name="kerrang"/>
Mandel released her debut single, "Yours", in 2018, which saw success on Canadian radio.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2020-07-08 |title=LØLØ is Redefining Bedroom Pop With Her Performance of "Dead Inside" [Premiere] |url=https://www.onestowatch.com/blog/lølø-is-redefining-bedroom-pop-with-her |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025191839/https://www.onestowatch.com/blog/lølø-is-redefining-bedroom-pop-with-her |archive-date=2020-10-25 |access-date=2021-03-18 |website=[[Ones to Watch]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Her debut EP, [[Sweater Collection|''Sweater Collection'']], was released on May 3, 2019.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Aikins |first=Gabriel |date=2019-04-25 |title=Lo Lo discusses collecting sweaters and emotions on her new EP |url=https://substreammagazine.com/2019/04/lo-lo-sweater-collection-interview/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101055501/https://substreammagazine.com/2019/04/lo-lo-sweater-collection-interview/ |archive-date=2020-11-01 |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Substream Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> That same year, she released a cover of [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s "[[Dancing in the Dark (Bruce Springsteen song)|Dancing in the Dark]]", which also saw success.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" />

During the [[COVID-19 lockdowns|COVID-19 lockdown]] in early 2020, Mandel gained greater popularity on [[TikTok]] with a series of alternate POV covers of popular songs, including [[Taylor Swift]]'s "[[Betty (Taylor Swift song)|Betty]]", [[The Kid Laroi]]'s "[[Without You (The Kid Laroi song)|Without You]]", and [[Adele]]'s "[[Someone like You (Adele song)|Someone Like You]]".<ref name=":0" /> 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|''Ones to Watch'']].<ref name=":3" /> This and two subsequent singles, "Hate U" and "Dear First Love,", were announced as part of a sophomore EP entitled ''Permanent Damage'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallock |first=Matt |date=2020-09-25 |title=LØLØ Shares "Dear First Love" Ahead of Her 'Permanent Damage' EP |url=https://americansongwriter.com/dear-first-love-lolo-song-interview/ |access-date=2021-03-18 |website=[[American Songwriter]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Quiles |first=Alyssa |date=2020-08-08 |title=AP&R PLAYLIST: MURKY HARD ROCK, RELAXING INDIE AND RAGING POST-HARDCORE |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/new-songs-august-7/ |access-date=2021-03-18 |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kato |first=Precious |date=2020-08-07 |title=LØLØ's Got Some Thoughts on Love on "Hate U" |url=http://onestowatch.com/en/blog/là¸là¸s-got-some-thoughts-on-love-on-hate-u |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Ones to Watch]] |language=en}}</ref> but the EP did not materialize. In September, [[People (magazine)|''People'']] magazine included her on a list of "emerging artists making their mark on the musical landscape".<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2020-09-09 |title=Meet the Talented Emerging Artists Making Their Mark on the Musical Landscape |url=https://people.com/music/emerging-musical-artists-fall-2020/?slide=26b1a754-1993-46bb-a240-6ef127c857c2#26b1a754-1993-46bb-a240-6ef127c857c2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103014557/https://people.com/music/emerging-musical-artists-fall-2020/? |archive-date=2020-11-03 |access-date=2021-03-18 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

In February 2021, Mandel signed a publishing deal with [[Artist Partner Group|APG]].<ref name=":5" /> A new single, "lonely & pathetic", was released shortly after the announcement.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Ginsberg |first=Gab |date=2021-02-03 |title=Lolo Signs With APG, Debuts Video For Grungy ‘Lonely & Pathetic’: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/lolo-signs-with-apg-lonely-pathetic/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In September, she joined [[Simple Plan]] and [[New Found Glory]] on their joint Pop Punk's Still Not Dead tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ervin |first=J. P. |date=2021-05-24 |title=Simple Plan and New Found Glory reschedule 2021 tour with presale code |url=https://www.altpress.com/simple-plan-new-found-glory-pop-punks-still-not-dead-presale/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The following month, it was announced that Mandel had signed to [[Hopeless Records]], accompanied by the release of the single "u look stupid" and the reveal of upcoming EP ''overkill'', which would be released November 12.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Emily |date=2021-10-01 |title=LØLØ signs to Hopeless, drops new single u look stupid: "It's about letting people know you can't be f*cked with" |url=https://www.kerrang.com/lolo-signs-to-hopeless-drops-new-single-u-look-stupid/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Rincon |first=Ally |date=2021-10-01 |title=LØLØ Is Done Feeling Sad on 'u look stupid' |url=http://onestowatch.com/en/blog/lolo-u-look-stupid |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Ones to Watch]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Tela |first=Kahwit |date=2021-11-12 |title=LØLØ shares second EP ‘overkill’ via Hopeless Records—listen |url=https://www.altpress.com/lolo-ep-overkill-release/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Also in October, she toured the United States with New Found Glory, [[Less Than Jake]], and [[Hot Mulligan]].<ref name=":8" />

In February 2022, Mandel collaborated with [[Maggie Lindemann]] on the single "debbie downer"; the song and music video reference the 2000 film [[Bring It On (film)|''Bring It On'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rincon |first=Alessandra |date=2022-02-10 |title=LØLØ and Maggie Lindemann Unite the Freaks and Geeks on 'debbie downer' |url=http://onestowatch.com/en/blog/lolo-maggie-lindemann-debbie-downer |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Ones to Watch]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Long |first=Sam |date=2022-02-10 |title=LØLØ Destroys the Manic Pixie Dream Girl Trope on New Single “debbie downer” Featuring Maggie Lindemann |url=https://americansongwriter.com/lolo-destroys-the-manic-pixie-dream-girl-trope-on-new-single-debbie-downer-featuring-maggie-lindemann/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[American Songwriter]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Emily |date=2022-02-10 |title=LØLØ and Maggie Lindemann team up for huge new single, debbie downer |url=https://www.kerrang.com/lolo-and-maggie-lindemann-pop-punk-team-up-for-huge-new-single-debbie-downer/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Linzinmeir |first=Taylor |date=2022-02-11 |title=LØLØ and Maggie Lindemann team up for “debbie downer” music video—watch |url=https://www.altpress.com/lolo-maggie-lindemann-debbie-downer-music-video/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Two more singles were released over the next few months: "junkie", whose video pays homage to the crime drama [[Breaking Bad|''Breaking Bad'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Emily |date=2022-04-08 |title=LØLØ shares new single junkie, with Breaking Bad-inspired video |url=https://www.kerrang.com/lolo-shares-new-single-junkie-with-breaking-bad-inspired-video/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en}}</ref> and "THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!".<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Lane |first=Kwase |date=2022-06-03 |title=LØLØ's stuck in bed in “THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!” video—watch |url=https://www.altpress.com/lolo-the-floor-is-lava-2022-tour-dates/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Over the summer, she performed at [[Lollapalooza]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first= |date=2022-05-10 |title=16 Sizzling Summer Festivals and Everything You Need to Know |url=https://americansongwriter.com/16-sizzling-summer-festivals-and-everything-you-need-to-know/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[American Songwriter]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and at Sad Summer Festival with [[Waterparks (band)|Waterparks]], [[Neck Deep]], and [[Mayday Parade]].<ref name=":12" /> A third EP, ''debbie downer'', was released on September 30 via Hopeless.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stevens |first=Samuel |date=2022-09-26 |title=Album Review: LØLØ - debbie downer EP |url=https://www.crucialrhythm.com/lolo-debbie-downer-ep-review |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Crucial Rhythm |language=en}}</ref> 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]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tate |first=Jason |date=2022-10-28 |title=Simple Plan Team Up With Lolo |url=https://chorus.fm/news/simple-plan-team-up-with-lolo/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Chorus.fm |language=en-US}}</ref>

March 2023 saw the release of a new single, "5, 6, 7, 8", a collaboration with [[Travis Mills]]' band girlfriends, with production by [[John Feldmann]], [[The Futuristics]], and Brock.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Rincon |first=Alessandra |date=2023-03-29 |title=LØLØ Teams Up With girlfriends On Dance-Inducing Single "5,6,7,8" {{!}} THE NOISE |url=http://onestowatch.com/en/blog/lolo-teams-up-with-girlfriends-on-dance-inducing-single-5678 |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Ones to Watch]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Emily |date=2023-03-21 |title=LØLØ teams up with girlfriends for new single 5,6,7,8 |url=https://www.kerrang.com/lolo-teams-up-with-girlfriends-for-new-single-5-6-7-8/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en}}</ref> She was announced to perform at that spring's [[Slam Dunk Records#Slam Dunk Festival|Slam Dunk Festival]] in May.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":8" /> In July, she released a new single, "hot girls in hell",<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Kenna |first=Abby |date=2023-07-24 |title=LØLØ’s "hot girls in hell" is a Psychotically Sentimental Alt-Pop Anthem |url=http://onestowatch.com/en/blog/lolo-hot-girls-in-hell |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Ones to Watch]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Emily |date=2023-07-21 |title=LØLØ hits back at “someone who really hurt my feelings” with new single hot girls in hell |url=https://www.kerrang.com/lolo-hits-back-at-someone-who-really-hurt-my-feelings-with-new-single-hot-girls-in-hell/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schade |first=Alessandra |date=2023-07-21 |title=LØLØ's breakup hellfire is immortalized on new track "hot girls in hell" |url=https://www.altpress.com/lolo-hot-girls-in-hell-video-watch/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=O'Clair |first=Julianna |date=2023-10-12 |title=LØLØ's Alt Z Anthems Hit the Fillmore |url=https://www.westword.com/music/lolo-concert-denver-fillmore-auditorium-with-boys-like-girls-17970481 |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Westword]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Mandel also planned to tour the UK and Europe with [[Against the Current (band)|Against the Current]].<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Rincon |first=Alessandra |date=2023-10-11 |title=LØLØ Takes a "faceplant" For Love in Latest Single |url=http://onestowatch.com/en/blog/lolo-faceplant |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Ones to Watch]] |language=en}}</ref> She released two more singles, "faceplant"<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17">{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Emily |date=2023-10-06 |title=LØLØ releases new single faceplant… and its meaning is painfully literal |url=https://www.kerrang.com/lolo-releases-new-single-faceplant-and-its-meaning-is-painfully-literal/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Acoustic music|acoustic]] song "*snow in berlin*",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Libby |first=Giselle |date=2023-12-01 |title=LØLØ Delivers a Tender Holiday Track in '*snow in berlin*' |url=http://onestowatch.com/en/blog/lolo-snow-in-berlin |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Ones to Watch]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=2023-12-01 |title=LØLØ releases new acoustic single snow in berlin |url=https://www.kerrang.com/lolo-releases-new-acoustic-single-snow-in-berlin/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boisvert |first=Lauren |date=2023-12-01 |title=LØLØ Releases Bittersweet Yet Hopeful Love Song, '*snow in berlin*' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/lolo-releases-bittersweet-yet-hopeful-love-song-snow-in-berlin/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[American Songwriter]] |language=en-US}}</ref> before the year's end.

In January 2024, she was included on ''[[Kerrang!]]''<nowiki/>'s "The Sound of 2024" list of "new artists redefining alternative music".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Sam |date=2024-01-03 |title=The Sound Of 2024: The new artists redefining alternative music |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-sound-of-2024-the-new-artists-redefining-alternative-music/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en}}</ref> That same month, she released the single "2 of us".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Emily |date=2024-01-12 |title=LØLØ is sorry for offending her “fellow emos” with new single 2 of us |url=https://www.kerrang.com/lolo-is-sorry-for-offending-her-fellow-emos-with-new-single-2-of-us/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boisvert |first=Lauren |date=2024-01-12 |title=LØLØ Explores Feeling Stupid About a Toxic Person on Newest Single “2 of us” |url=https://americansongwriter.com/lolo-explores-feeling-stupid-about-a-toxic-person-on-newest-single-2-of-us/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[American Songwriter]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Artistry ==
Mandel's music has been described as [[Alternative rock#alternative pop|alternative pop]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":18">{{Cite web |last=Wilkinson |first=Kane |date=2021-10-01 |title=Toronto Alt-Pop Artist LØLØ Releases Confident New Single 'u look stupid' |url=https://dustyorgan.com/2021/10/01/toronto-alt-pop-artist-lolo-releases-confident-new-single-u-look-stupid/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Dusty Organ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":10" /><ref name=":14" /> [[indie pop]],<ref name=":7" /> [[alternative rock]],<ref name=":0" /> [[pop rock]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":15" /> [[Pop-punk|pop punk]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":15" /> [[grunge]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Keegan |date=2021-11-11 |title=News: LØLØ Shares New EP, 'Overkill,' New Music Video for 'Hurt Less' |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/news-lolo-shares-new-ep-overkill-new-music-video-for-hurt-less/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[New Noise Magazine]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":9" /><ref name=":18" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leong |first=Rachel |date=2023-03-27 |title=Today’s Song: LØLØ’s “5,6,7,8” (ft. girlfriends) Fills the Gaps of Nostalgia and Desire |url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/5678-lolo-girlfriends-song-review/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Atwood Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":15" /> [[Lo-fi music#Bedroom pop|bedroom pop]],<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" /> and [[Bubblegum music|bubblegum pop]].<ref name=":4" /> Her sound has been compared to [[Green Day]], [[Avril Lavigne]], [[Paramore]], [[Renforshort]], Charlotte Sands, [[Upsahl]], Wens, Liz Lokre, and BRDGS.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":11" /> Mandel herself has cited Green Day, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, [[Simple Plan]], [[Weezer]], [[Hilary Duff]], [[Taylor Swift]], [[Julia Michaels]], [[Leah Kate]], [[Alanis Morissette]], and [[Boygenius]] as inspirations.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=LØLØ |date=2022-09-12 |title=LØLØ: The 10 songs that changed my life |url=https://www.kerrang.com/lolo-the-10-songs-that-changed-my-life/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Kerrang!]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Alquist |first=Makena |date=2022-09-30 |title=LØLØ Sharpens Her Pop-Punk Edge on New EP ‘debbie downer’ |url=https://www.thelunacollective.co/journal/spotlight-lolo |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=The Luna Collective |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first= |date=2024-01-18 |title=LØLØ’s 10 songs to scream during your breakup |url=https://www.altpress.com/lolo-best-breakup-songs/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":15" />

== Personal life ==
Mandel moved from Toronto to [[Los Angeles]] in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rincon |first=Alessandra |date=2022-10-13 |title=LØLØ’s Not Your Pop Star Princess; She’s Your Unapologetic Pop Punk ‘debbie downer’ [Q&A] |url=http://onestowatch.com/en/blog/lolo-debbie-downer-ep-interview |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=[[Ones to Watch]] |language=en}}</ref> She suffered a fall in March 2023, breaking her nose, chin, and jaw and requiring four stitches and implants.<ref name=":15" /> The incident left her unable to open her mouth for several months, and inspired her song "faceplant".<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" /><ref name=":15" />


==Discography==
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LØLØ
Born
Lauren Mandel[1]

1997 (age 26–27)[1][2][better source needed]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation
  • Singer-songwriter
Years active2018–present
Musical career
Genres
Labels

Lauren Mandel, known by her stage name LØLØ, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Having built an audience via TikTok, she has released three EPs, two with Hopeless Records. Her sound is influenced by pop punk and alternative rock.

Early life

Born and raised in Toronto,[4] Mandel was drawn to singing and performing from a young age and began playing guitar in her freshman year of high school.[5] At the encouragement of her guitar teacher, she began using her journal entries as a basis for writing songs.[5]

Mandel got her start performing at open mics around Toronto.[5] She adopted the stage name LØLØ, stylized so as to distinguish herself from existing American singer Lolo.[6]

Career

Mandel released her debut single, "Yours", in 2018, which saw success on Canadian radio.[7][4] Her debut EP, Sweater Collection, was released on May 3, 2019.[8] That same year, she released a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark", which also saw success.[4][9]

During the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020, 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".[4] 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.[7] This and two subsequent singles, "Hate U" and "Dear First Love,", were announced as part of a sophomore EP entitled Permanent Damage,[10][11][12] but the EP did not materialize. In September, People magazine included her on a list of "emerging artists making their mark on the musical landscape".[13]

In February 2021, Mandel signed a publishing deal with APG.[9] A new single, "lonely & pathetic", was released shortly after the announcement.[9] In September, she joined Simple Plan and New Found Glory on their joint Pop Punk's Still Not Dead tour.[14] The following month, it was announced that Mandel had signed to Hopeless Records, accompanied by the release of the single "u look stupid" and the reveal of upcoming EP overkill, which would be released November 12.[15][16][17] Also in October, she toured the United States with New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, and Hot Mulligan.[15]

In February 2022, Mandel collaborated with Maggie Lindemann on the single "debbie downer"; the song and music video reference the 2000 film Bring It On.[18][19][20][21] Two more singles were released over the next few months: "junkie", whose video pays homage to the crime drama Breaking Bad,[22] and "THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!".[23] Over the summer, she performed at Lollapalooza[24] and at Sad Summer Festival with Waterparks, Neck Deep, and Mayday Parade.[23] A third EP, debbie downer, was released on September 30 via Hopeless.[25] 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".[26]

March 2023 saw the release of a new single, "5, 6, 7, 8", a collaboration with Travis Mills' band girlfriends, with production by John Feldmann, The Futuristics, and Brock.[27][28] She was announced to perform at that spring's Slam Dunk Festival in May.[27][15] In July, she released a new single, "hot girls in hell",[29][30][31] 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.[6][32][5] Mandel also planned to tour the UK and Europe with Against the Current.[33] She released two more singles, "faceplant"[6][33][34] and the acoustic song "*snow in berlin*",[35][36][37] before the year's end.

In January 2024, she was included on Kerrang!'s "The Sound of 2024" list of "new artists redefining alternative music".[38] That same month, she released the single "2 of us".[39][40]

Artistry

Mandel's music has been described as alternative pop,[4][41][17][29] indie pop,[13] alternative rock,[4] pop rock,[4][32] pop punk,[4][9][6][5][32] grunge,[42][16][41][43][15][32] bedroom pop,[7][11] and bubblegum pop.[8] Her sound has been compared to Green Day, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, Renforshort, Charlotte Sands, Upsahl, Wens, Liz Lokre, and BRDGS.[4][11][19] Mandel herself has cited Green Day, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, Simple Plan, Weezer, Hilary Duff, Taylor Swift, Julia Michaels, Leah Kate, Alanis Morissette, and Boygenius as inspirations.[4][6][9][44][45][46][32]

Personal life

Mandel moved from Toronto to Los Angeles in January 2022.[47] She suffered a fall in March 2023, breaking her nose, chin, and jaw and requiring four stitches and implants.[32] The incident left her unable to open her mouth for several months, and inspired her song "faceplant".[6][33][34][32]

Discography

EPs

Year Title Label
2019 Sweater Collection Independent
2021 overkill Hopeless
2022 debbie downer

Singles

Year Title Album
2018 "Yours" Sweater Collection
2019 "Dancing in the Dark" non-album single
"Stranger's Arms (Remix)" Sweater Collection
2020 "Dead Inside" non-album single
"Hate U"
"Dear First Love,"
2021 "lonely & pathetic" overkill
"death wish"
"die without u"
"u look stupid"
"christmas vacation" non-album single
2022 "debbie downer" (ft. Maggie Lindemann) debbie downer
"junkie"
"THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!"
"u turn me on (but u give me depression)"
2023 "5,6,7,8" (ft. girlfriends) non-album single
"omg"
"hot girls in hell"
"faceplant"
"Last Christmas" (Virginia to Vegas ft. Tyler Shaw, LØLØ,

New Friends, noelle, and Shawn Hook)

"*snow in berlin*"
2024 "2 of us"
"poser"

Music videos

Year Title Director
2018 "Yours" Justin Alexis
2019 "Stranger's Arms (Remix)"
2020 "Hate U" Iris Kim
"Dear First Love," Justin Alexis
2021 "lonely & pathetic"
"death wish"
"die without u"
"u look stupid"
"hurt less"
2022 "debbie downer" Jake Johnston
"junkie"
"THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!" Qran Zhu
"u turn me on (but u give me depression)" Justin Alexis
"boohoo" Jake Johnston
2023 "omg" Jake Woodbridge
"hot girls in hell" Justin Alexis
"faceplant"
2024 "2 of us"
"poser" Josiah Van Dien

Tours

Tour name Participating bands Participating from – to Locations
Pop Punk's Still Not Dead Tour New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, Hot Mulligan, LØLØ August 31 - October 17, 2021[48] US

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