# LØLØ

Lauren Mandel (born November 6, 1997), known by her stage name LØLØ, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Having built an audience via TikTok, she has released two EPs and one album with Hopeless Records. Her sound is influenced by pop-punk and alternative rock.

## Early life

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

## Career

Mandel released her debut single, "Yours", in 2018, which saw success on Canadian radio. Her debut EP, Sweater Collection, was released on May 3, 2019. That same year, she released a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark", which also saw success.
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". 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. 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. In September, People magazine included her on a list of "emerging artists making their mark on the musical landscape".
In February 2021, Mandel signed a publishing deal with APG. A new single, "lonely & pathetic", was released shortly after the announcement. In September, she joined Simple Plan and New Found Glory on their joint Pop Punk's Still Not Dead tour. 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. Also in October, she toured the United States with New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, and Hot Mulligan.
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. 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!!". Over the summer, she performed at Lollapalooza and at Sad Summer Festival with Waterparks, Neck Deep, and Mayday Parade. A third EP, Debbie Downer, was released on September 30 via Hopeless. 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".
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. 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. Mandel also planned to tour the UK and Europe with Against the Current. She released two more singles, "faceplant" and the acoustic song "*snow in berlin*", 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". That same month, she released the single "2 of us". Another single, "poser" was released the following month.
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.
LØLØ joined Jxdn's When the Music Stops Tour in July 2024 and the All Your Friends Fest in August 2024.
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.
In October 2024, LØLØ commenced her first headline tour ‘U Tour Me On’ beginning in the UK and playing throughout Europe before concluding in November. The tour continued in February for a month through March 2025 with stops throughout the United States and Toronto, Canada. Additional stops in Europe were added for Zurich, Switzerland and Milan, Italy in June 2025.

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

## Personal life

Mandel lives in Toronto but spends lots of time in Los Angeles, CA. She 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".

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Title | Label |
| 2025 | falling for robots and wishing i was one (deluxe) | Hopeless |
| Year | Title | Label |
| 2024 | Falling for Robots and Wishing I Was One | Hopeless |

### EPs

| Year | Title | Label |
| 2019 | Sweater Collection | Independent |
| 2021 | Overkill | Hopeless |
| 2022 | Debbie Downer | Hopeless |

### Compilation appearances

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2024 | "Let It Go" (Frozen cover) | A Whole New Sound |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2018 | "Yours" | Sweater Collection |
| 2019 | "Dancing in the Dark" | Non-album single |
| 2019 | "Stranger's Arms (Remix)" | Sweater Collection |
| 2020 | "Dead Inside" | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "Hate U" | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "Dear First Love," | Non-album single |
| 2021 | "lonely & pathetic" | overkill |
| 2021 | "death wish" | overkill |
| 2021 | "die without u" | overkill |
| 2021 | "u look stupid" | overkill |
| 2021 | "christmas vacation" | Non-album single |
| 2022 | "debbie downer" (ft. Maggie Lindemann) | debbie downer |
| 2022 | "junkie" | debbie downer |
| 2022 | "THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!" | debbie downer |
| 2022 | "u turn me on (but u give me depression)" | debbie downer and falling for robots and wishing i was one |
| 2023 | "5,6,7,8" (ft. girlfriends) | Non-album single |
| 2023 | "faceplant" | falling for robots and wishing i was one |
| 2023 | "Last Christmas" (Virginia to Vegas ft. Tyler Shaw, LØLØ, New Friends, noelle, and Shawn Hook) | Non-album single |
| 2023 | "omg" | falling for robots and wishing i was one |
| 2023 | "hot girls in hell" | falling for robots and wishing i was one |
| 2023 | "*snow in berlin*" | falling for robots and wishing i was one |
| 2024 | "2 of us" | falling for robots and wishing i was one |
| 2024 | "poser" | falling for robots and wishing i was one |
| 2024 | "DON'T" | falling for robots and wishing i was one |
| 2024 | "hot girls in hell (sad version)" | falling for robots and wishing i was one |
| 2025 | "Nervous System" (Taylor Acorn, LØLØ) | Non-album single |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Director |
| 2018 | "Yours" | Justin Alexis |
| 2019 | "Stranger's Arms (Remix)" | Justin Alexis |
| 2020 | "Hate U" | Iris Kim |
| 2020 | "Dear First Love," | Justin Alexis |
| 2021 | "lonely & pathetic" | Justin Alexis |
| 2021 | "death wish" | Justin Alexis |
| 2021 | "die without u" | Justin Alexis |
| 2021 | "u look stupid" | Justin Alexis |
| 2021 | "hurt less" | Justin Alexis |
| 2022 | "debbie downer" | Jake Johnston |
| 2022 | "junkie" | Jake Johnston |
| 2022 | "THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!" | Qran Zhu |
| 2022 | "u turn me on (but u give me depression)" | Justin Alexis |
| 2022 | "boohoo" | Jake Johnston |
| 2023 | "omg" | Jake Woodbridge |
| 2023 | "hot girls in hell" | Justin Alexis |
| 2023 | "faceplant" | Justin Alexis |
| 2024 | "2 of us" | Justin Alexis |
| 2024 | "poser" | Josiah Van Dien |
| 2024 | "kill the girl" | Justin Alexis |
| 2024 | "Don't" | Justin Alexis |
| 2025 | "Possibility" | Justin Alexis |

## 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 | US |
| Sad Summer Fest | Waterparks, LØLØ, Neck Deep, Mayday Parade, Hot Mulligan, Hot Milk | July 23 – August 5, 2022 | US |
| Alive & Unwell Tour | Leah Kate, LØLØ | October 28 – November 20, 2022 | US |
| Speaking Our Language Tour | Boys Like Girls, LØLØ, State Champs, The Summer Set, 3OH!3 | September 17 – November 1, 2023 | US |
| When the Music Stops Tour | Jxdn, LØLØ, Gunnar | July 6–28, 2024 | US |
| Nightmares & Daydreams Tour | Against the Current, LØLØ | November 10 – December 6, 2023 | Europe, UK |
| The Force of Nature Tour | Marianas Trench, LØLØ | November 16 – December 12, 2024 | Canada |
| U TOUR ME ON | LØLØ, Gus (UK, Europe, US & Canada), Ella Red (US) | October 22 - November 3, 2024 (UK & Europe) February 9 - March 14, 2025 (US & Canada) June 9 - June 10, 2025 (Europe) | UK, Europe, US, Canada |
| Bigger Than You Think! Tour | Simple Plan, LØLØ, 3OH!3, Bowling for Soup | August 9 - September 6, 2025 | US |