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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Her debut EP, Sweater Collection, was released in May 2019.
That same year, she released a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark".
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".
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 February 2021, Mandel signed a publishing deal with APG. A new single, "lonely & pathetic", was released shortly after the announcement.
In October 2021, Mandel signed to Hopeless Records and released the single "u look stupid".
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.
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!!".
A third EP, Debbie Downer, was released in September 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".
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.
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 "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.
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.
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 February 2025, she released the deluxe edition of falling for robots and wishing i was one (deluxe).
Her second full album, god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!, was released in April 2026.
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 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 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".
In March 2026, she broke up with her boyfriend.
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with select release details Title Details falling for robots & wishing i was one Released: June 7, 2024 Deluxe Edition released: February 7, 2025 Label: Hopeless Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl god forbid a girl spits out her feelings! Released: April 17, 2026 Label: Fearless Formats: CD, digital download
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with select release details Title Details Sweater Collection Released: May 3, 2019 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download Overkill Released: November 12, 2021 Label: Hopeless Formats: Digital download debbie downer Released: September 30, 2022 Label: Hopeless Formats: Digital download u & the tin man Released: April 4, 2024 Label: Hopeless Formats: Digital download
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album CAN CHRPeak positions on the Canada CHR/Top 40 chart: "Yours": "the punisher": CAN HACPeak positions on the Canada Hot AC chart: "Yours": "the punisher": "Yours" 2018 33 27 Sweater Collection "Dancing in the Dark" 2019 — — "Stranger's Arms" — — Sweater Collection "Dead Inside" 2020 — — rowspan="3" "Hate U" — — "Dear First Love," — — "lonely & pathetic" 2021 — —overkill "death wish" — — "die without u" — — "u look stupid" — — "christmas vacation" — — "debbie downer" 2022 — —debbie downer "junkie" — — "THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!" — — "u turn me on (but u give me depression)" — — falling for robots & wishing i was one "5,6,7,8" 2023 — — "faceplant" — —falling for robots and wishing i was one "omg" — — "hot girls in hell" — — "*snow in berlin*" — — "2 of us"2024 — — "poser" — — "DON'T" — — "the devil wears converse" 2025 — — god forbid a girl spits out her feelings! "american zombie" — — "me with no shirt on" — — "007" 2026 — — "the punisher" 23 31 "pretty little wreck" — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released to that format.
Featured singles + List of singles as a featured artist Title Year Album "Last Christmas" 2023 "Nervous System" 2025 Survival in Motion (Deluxe) "Hey There Delilah" 2026
Other appearances + List of songs appearing on other artists' albums or compilations Title Other artist(s) Year Album PTLD Vanic 2021 Here & Now "The Internet" MILES 2022 Never Have I Ever "till the day i ___" carobae 2023 still scared to go to sleep "Permanent Damage" Joshua Golden Ellie "Let It Go" 2024 A Whole New Sound "Be OK" Letdown. Be OK "Reasons - TDWP Version" The Devil Wears Prada Chemical (Acoustic) "Perfect" 2026 Mile End Kicks
Music videos +YearTitleDirector2018"Yours"Justin Alexis2019"Stranger's Arms (Remix)"2020"Hate U"Iris Kim"Dear First Love,"Justin Alexis2021"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 Johnston2023"omg"Jake Woodbridge"hot girls in hell"Justin Alexis"faceplant"2024"2 of us""poser"Josiah Van Dien"kill the girl"Justin Alexis "Don't"2025"Possibility""the devil wears converse""american zombie"Deathcats"me with no shirt on"Whitney Otte2026"007"thatgoodgraphic"dumbest girl in the world"Whitney Otte
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)
Headliner "U Tour Me On" (UK and Europe: October–November 2025 and June 2025; United States and Toronto: February–March 2025)
Festivals Lollapalooza (2022) Sad Summer Festival (2022) All Your Friends (August 2024)
Table 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 USSad Summer FestWaterparks, LØLØ, Neck Deep, Mayday Parade, Hot Mulligan, Hot MilkJuly 23 – August 5, 2022USAlive & Unwell TourLeah Kate, LØLØOctober 28 – November 20, 2022UK, EuropeSpeaking Our Language TourBoys Like Girls, LØLØ, State Champs, The Summer Set, 3OH!3September 17 – November 1, 2023USWhen the Music Stops TourJxdn, LØLØ, GunnarJuly 6–28, 2024USNightmares & Daydreams TourAgainst the Current, LØLØNovember 10 – December 6, 2023Europe, UKThe Force of Nature TourMarianas Trench, LØLØNovember 16 – December 12, 2024CanadaU TOUR ME ONLØLØ, Gus (UK, Europe, US & Canada), Ella Red (US)October 22 - November 3, 2024 (UK & Europe)February 9 - March 14, 2025 (US & Canada)June 9–10, 2025 (Europe)UK, Europe, US, CanadaBigger Than You Think! Tour Simple Plan, Bowling for Soup, 3OH!3, LØLØAugust 9 - September 6, 2025USgod forbid a girl goes on tour!LØLØ, Ella Red (UK & Europe)April 25 - May 13, 2026 (UK & Europe)September 17 - October 26, 2026 (US & Canada)UK, Europe, US, Canada
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