Lauren Alaina Kristine Suddeth is a Rossville, Georgia-born American country singer as well as a songwriter who is perhaps best known for being a runner-up on the tenth season of “American Idol”. Born on 8th November, 1994, Lauren was raised with strong Christian values. A noted country singer as of this day, she has been active in her profession since 2011. She is currently signed to recognized labels including Mercury Nashville, Interscope and 19.
An aspiring artist who has been a part of American country music for almost five years now, one may wonder how rich is Lauren Alaina as of mid-2016? As estimated by authoritative sources, Lauren counts her net worth at $500,000,amassed through being a popular name in the country music industry. Her journey in the tenth season of “American Idol” has been very significant.
Lauren Alaina Net Worth $500,000
Raised in Rossville, Lauren was educated at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School, where she also performed as a cheerleader. She was inspired to sing by her cousin Holly Witherow, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. As a child and a teenager, Lauren performed at various talent contests. Notably, she was the first winner of WinniSTAR Youth Talent Contest at Lake Winnepesaukah. She was still a teenager when she first auditioned for “American Idol”. From the beginning of the series, Lauren was the judges’ favorite.
At her first audition in “American Idol”, Lauren sang the song “Like We Never Loved At All”, originally sung by Faith Hill. During the season, Lauren sang songs lincluding “Any Man Of Mine” by Shania Twain, “Candle in the Wind” by Elton John and “Trouble” by Elvis Presley among many others. Popularly, she also sang a song entitled “Before He Cheats” with the original singer and her idol, Carrie Underwood, at the season finale. Although she was one of the favorite contestants in the show, Lauren did not win, with Scotty McCreery announced as the winner of the season and Lauren the runner-up. This was a pivotal moment for Lauren as she was signed by three major record labels like Mercury Nashville and two others. Obviously, this experience has added positively to her net worth over the years.
Following the season finale of “American Idol”, Lauren went on a tour with other participants including Haley Reinhart, Jacob Lusk, Pia Toscano and Thia Megia among others. In October 2011, she released her first studio album entitled “Wildflower”, which was a hit and listed at number 2 in the US Country Chart. On top of that, she has also released music videos for three of her albums. For her contributions, she was honored with American Country Awards in the category of “New Artist of the Year”. All these have added substantially to Lauren’s net worth.
Regarding her personal life, 21 years old Lauren has been in a relationship with Alexander Hopkins since 2012. For now, she enjoys her life being a popular aspiring music artist while her net worth of $500,000 caters to her daily life.
