Lauren Auder

Lauren Auder (born 1998) is a British-French singer-songwriter and record producer. Born in Watford and raised in the French town of Albi, she began her career producing for underground French and English rap artists. Auder signed to True Panther Sounds and made her solo debut in 2018 with the EP Who Carry's You, which was followed by the EP Two Caves In in 2020. Her debut album, The Infinite Spine, was released on 18 July 2023.

Life and career 2015–2016: Early years and career beginnings Auder was born in Watford, near London, where she lived until the age of seven when she moved with her music journalist parents to Albi, France to avoid the "hectic and expensive lifestyle" of London. At the time of their migration, her mother worked at NME, while her father worked at Kerrang!. while also self-publishing content onto SoundCloud on the side. During this period of her early career, Daisy Jones of Dazed wrote, "With [her] woozy, far-away vocals and dreamy, half-baked beats, the 17-year-old French-English producer sounds like King Krule if [she] got heavily into hip hop and pushed [her] music through a coedine-coated seive." This was followed by her second single "These Broken Limbs Again Into One Body" in February 2018. Both singles would feature on her debut EP Who Carry’s You, which was released in March 2018. In October 2018, she accompanied Christine and the Queens on their tour of Europe supporting the album Chris (2018).

Supported by the singles "June 14th" and "Meek", In December 2020, Auder and American singer-songwriter Caroline Polachek released a cover version of the song "Some Small Hope" by Virginia Astley.

2021–present: 5 Songs for the Dysphoric, The Infinite Spine, and Whole World As Vigil Auder released her third EP, 5 Songs for the Dysphoric, in February 2021. Her first album The Infinite Spine was released on 18 July 2023. On January 28, 2026, she released "Praxis" as the lead single to her album Whole World As Vigil, which was released on 27 March 2026.

Artistry Auder is a baritone vocalist. Daisy Jones of Noisey described her musical style as orchestral pop. Auder cites French composer Maurice Duruflé and California rap duo Main Attrakionz as some of her biggest musical influences, while also being inspired by romantic poets such as William Blake.

Personal life In September 2019, Auder came out as transgender. She used they pronouns up until August 2020 when she began publicly identifying as a woman. She told i-D: "In a lot of ways I’ve known forever, and in other ways I’ve known since I was 12, and in other ways I’m only just figuring it out, but I’m way more in touch with myself and how I feel and who I want to be [...] I think it’s made me more confident and aware of myself. That transition in my life, and becoming an adult, has gone hand in hand with the way I present my work.”

Discography Albums

The Infinite Spine (2023) Whole World As Vigil (2026)

Extended plays

Who Carry's You (2018) Two Caves In (2020) 5 Songs for the Dysphoric (2021)