Laine Hardy

Laine Hardy is an American singer born on September 12, 2000, in Livingston, Louisiana. He gained fame as the winner of the seventeenth season of American Idol. Raised in Livingston, he attended French Settlement High School, graduating in 2018. Hardy learned to play the guitar at a young age and started performing with his brother and cousins in a band called the Band Hardy. Initially, he did not sing but was encouraged by his brother to do so. Hardy first auditioned for American Idol in season sixteen but made it to the top 50. In the following season, he accompanied his friend Ashton Gill and ended up auditioning again, ultimately winning the competition.More