Lauren Mayberry
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Mayberry performing with Chvrches at Coachella in 2014
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7 October 1987 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Origin | Thornhill, Stirling, Scotland |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Website | chvrch |
Lauren Eve Mayberry (born 7 October 1987) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, writer and journalist. She is best known as the frontwoman of the British electro synthpop band Chvrches.
In Chvrches, Mayberry co-writes and co-produces the songs with Iain Cook and Martin Doherty, and sings as the lead vocalist. She also plays drums and keyboards.
Mayberry has played the piano since she was a child and drums since she was a teenager.
Mayberry attended Beaconhurst School in Bridge of Allan. After completing a four-year undergraduate law degree at the University of Strathclyde, she earned a Masters in Journalism in 2010. This led her into a career in freelance journalism and production running.
From age 15 until 22, she played drums in various bands. Prior to Chvrches, Mayberry was involved in two local bands, Boyfriend/Girlfriend and Blue Sky Archives. In Blue Sky Archives, she was a vocalist and played the drums and keyboards. As a member of Blue Sky Archives, Mayberry also covered the Rage Against the Machine song "Killing in the Name" which was released as a single.
In September 2011, Iain Cook of Aereogramme and The Unwinding Hours produced Blue Sky Archives' Triple A-Side EP. Cook started a new project with his friend Martin Doherty and asked Mayberry to sing on a couple of demos. They wrote together for seven or eight months in a basement studio in Glasgow. Cook, Mayberry and Doherty decided to form a new band after the sessions proved to be successful. The band chose the name Chvrches, using a Roman "v" to distinguish themselves from actual churches on internet searches.
In 2013, the band signed to Glassnote Records after releasing the tracks, "Lies" and "The Mother We Share" in 2012. Their debut EP, Recover, was released in 2013. The band released their debut album, The Bones of What You Believe, on 20 September 2013.
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