LØLØ

LØLØ
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Born
Lauren Mandel

(1994-11-06) November 6, 1994
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • guitarist
Years active2018–present
Labels
Websiteitslolomusic.com
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Last updated: May 15, 2026

Lauren Mandel, known by her stage name LØLØ, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She has released two albums, Falling for Robots and Wishing I Was One (2025) and god forbid a girl spits out her feelings! (2026) as well as two EPs.

Early life

Mandel was born and raised in Toronto.[1] 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.[2]

In the 9th grade, she started taking guitar lessons to keep up with her younger sister.[2] Her guitar teacher, Elliott Bernstein, taught her to play songs by Green Day, her favorite band.[2] He also forced her to write her own songs and gave her encouragement.[3][4]

Mandel got her start performing at open mics around Toronto.[3] She initially used the stage name Lo Lo, but later stylized it as LØLØ to avoid conflict with American singer Lolo.[5]

Career

Mandel independently released her debut single, "Yours", in 2018. It reached number 21 on Canadian radio.[6][1] She was also named an IHeartRadio Future Star.[2]

Her debut EP, Sweater Collection, was released in May 2019.[7]

That same year, she released a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark".[8]

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".[2]

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.[1]

This and two subsequent singles, "Hate U" and "Dear First Love,", were announced as part of a sophomore EP entitled Permanent Damage,[9][10][11] but the EP did not materialize.

In February 2021, Mandel signed a publishing deal with APG.[8] A new single, "lonely & pathetic", was released shortly after the announcement.[8]

In October 2021, Mandel signed to Hopeless Records and released the single "u look stupid".[6][12][13][14]

In February 2022, Mandel collaborated with Maggie Lindemann on the single "debbie downer". They had met during a writing session.[15] The song and music video reference the 2000 film Bring It On.[16][17][18][19]

Two more singles were released over the next few months: "junkie", whose video pays homage to the crime drama Breaking Bad,[20] and "THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!".[21]

A third EP, Debbie Downer, was released in September via Hopeless.[22]

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".[23]

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.[24][25] She was announced to perform at that spring's Slam Dunk Festival in May.[24][12] In July, she released a new single, "hot girls in hell",[26][27][28] 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.[5][29][3]

She released two more singles, "faceplant"[5][30][31] and the acoustic song "*snow in berlin*",[32][33][34] 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!.[35] That same month, she released the single "2 of us".[36][37] Another single, "poser" was released the following month.[38][39][40]

In April 2024, she released her single "u & the tinman".[41] She later released her debut album Falling for Robots and Wishing I Was One in June 2024.[42]

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.[43]

In February 2025, she released the deluxe edition of falling for robots and wishing i was one (deluxe).[44]

Her second full album, god forbid a girl spits out her feelings!, was released in April 2026.[45]

Artistry

Mandel's music has been described as alternative pop,[46][14][26] indie pop, alternative rock, pop rock,[29] pop-punk,[8][5][3][29] grunge,[47][13][46][48][12][29] bedroom pop,[1][10] and bubblegum pop.[7] Her sound has been compared to Green Day, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, Renforshort, Charlotte Sands, Upsahl, Wens, Liz Lokre, and BRDGS.[10][17]

Mandel has cited Green Day, Avril Lavigne, Simple Plan, Weezer, Hilary Duff, Taylor Swift, Julia Michaels, Alanis Morissette, Boygenius, and Broadway musicals as inspirations.[5][8][49][50][51][29]

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."[29] She has described her music as "psychotically sentimental".[29]

Personal life

LØLØ suffered a fall in March 2023, breaking her nose, chin, and jaw and requiring four stitches and implants.[29] The incident left her unable to open her mouth for several months, and inspired her song "faceplant".[5][30][31][29]

In March 2026, she broke up with her boyfriend.[52]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with select release details
Title Details
falling for robots & wishing i was one
god forbid a girl spit 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


Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN CHR
[54]		 CAN HAC
[55]
"Yours" 2018 3327 Sweater Collection
"Dancing in the Dark" 2019 —— Non-album single
"Stranger's Arms" (Remix) —— Sweater Collection
"Dead Inside" 2020 —— Non-album singles
"Hate U" ——
"Dear First Love," ——
"lonely & pathetic" 2021 —— overkill
"death wish" ——
"die without u" ——
"u look stupid" ——
"christmas vacation" —— Non-album single
"debbie downer" (ft. Maggie Lindemann) 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" (ft. girlfriends) 2023 —— Non-album single
"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" 2331
"pretty little wreck" —— Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released to that format.


List of singles as a featured artist
Title Year Album
"Last Christmas"
(Virginia to Vegas featuring Tyler Shaw, LØLØ, New Friends, noelle, and Shawn Hook)		 2023 Non-album single
"Nervous System"
(Taylor Acorn featuring LØLØ)		 2025 Survival in Motion (Deluxe)
"Hey There Delilah"[56]
(Plain White T's featuring LØLØ)		 2026 Non-album single


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" N/a 2024 A Whole New Sound
"Be OK" Letdown. Be OK
"Reasons - TDWP Version" The Devil Wears Prada Chemical (Acoustic)
"Perfect" N/a 2026 Mile End Kicks


Music videos

Year Title Director
2018 "Yours" Justin Alexis
2019 "Stranger's Arms (Remix)"
2020 "Hate U" Iris Kim
"Dear First Love," Justin Alexis
2021 "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 Johnston
2023 "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 Otte
2026 "007" thatgoodgraphic
"dumbest girl in the world" Whitney Otte

Tours and shows

Opening act

Headliner

  • "U Tour Me On" (UK and Europe: October–November 2025 and June 2025; United States and Toronto: February–March 2025)[60][61]

Festivals

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[64] 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 UK, Europe
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 9–10, 2025 (Europe)		 UK, Europe, US, Canada
Bigger Than You Think! Tour Simple Plan, Bowling for Soup, 3OH!3, LØLØ August 9 - September 6, 2025 US
god 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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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Dault, Meredith (August 4, 2021). "TikTok phenomenon LØLØ covered old songs from a new point of view". Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada.
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