Laine Hardy - Biography
Last Modified: Aug 31, 2020

Profession: | Singer, Songwriter |
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Best Known For: | 2019 American Idol |
Salary: | Under Review |
Net Worth: | $650K |
Personal Details
Born on : | September 12, 2000 (age 20) |
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Birth Name / Full Name: |
Laine Hardy |
Birth Place: | Livingston, Louisiana, USA |
Horoscope: | Virgo |
Father's Name: | Barry Hardy |
Mother's Name: | Cindy Lau Hardy |
Siblings: |
2 Kyle Hardy (older brother) |
High School: | French Settlement High School |
Ethnicity: | Multi-ethnic (Caucasian, Korean) |
Nationality: | American |
Relationships
Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
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Marital Status: | In Relationship |
Girlfriend Name: | Sydney Becnel |
Body Measurements
Height: | 1.72 meter (5 feet 8 inch) |
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Weight: | 68 kg (149.91 lb) |
Hair Color: | Black |
Eye Color: | Dark Brown |
Shoe Size: | 9 US |
Bicep Size: | N/A |
Chest Size: | N/A |
Waist Size: | N/A |
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Who is Laine Hardy?
Laine Hardy is a singer, songwriter by profession and American by nationality. He is best known as a contestant on season 16 and season 17 of American Idol.
Laine Hardy – Age, Parents, Siblings
Laine Hardy’s birth took place on September 12, 2000, in Livingston, Louisiana, USA. He was born to mother Cindy Lau Hardy, a real state agent and father Barry Hardy, a successful general contractor for BDH Construction LLC.
He is not the only child of his parents and has two siblings, an older brother named Kyle Hardy, who surprised him at the 2018 American Idol auditions, and older sister Brittany Hardy. Before the age of 10, he got in a dirt bike accident which damaged his front teeth.
Source: Instagram (Laine Hardy with his parents in April 2019 post)
Education, Ethnicity
Laine Hardy attended French Settlement High School and graduated from the same in 2018. His ethnicity includes Caucasian from his father's side and part Asian (quarter) from his mother's side. He had shared on Twitter that his grandmother is Korean.
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Laine Hardy – Girlfriend, Wife, Children
The young singer Hardy is not a single man. He is certainly not married and sans wife, children.
He is currently in relationship with his high school sweetheart Sydney Becnel and loves to feature his girlfriend on social media.
Source: Instagram (Laine Hardy, Sydney Becnel on prom in 2018)
As he has never married, divorce is out of context.
Laine Hardy – Career
Before Fame
Laine Hardy had started playing guitar at the age of 7. Later on, he trained with local musician, Jody Mayeux at the age of 12. He also started a group titled The Band Hardy in 2016.
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In American Idol
Laine Hardy first came to light when he competed in the season 16 of American Idol. In the 2018 season, he reached the top 50 but was sadly eliminated in the next round.
Source: GoldDerby (Laine Hardy)
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Although he had not gone on to win the competition, he was a fan favorite. Judge Katy Perry had requested him to come back on the show the season.
Already having worked harder than before, Hardy joined the competition in the season 17 of the talent show. He auditioned with the single The Weight by The Band. But he was not on the show to compete but rather was there to support his friend Ashton Gill.
However, the judges convinced him to enter the competition, which Laine Hardy gladly agreed to. With his performance, he has been able to reach the top 10 on the competition, alongside fellow competitors Alejandro Aranda and Madison Vandenburg.
On May 19, 2019 Laine Hardy was crowned the winner of 2019's American idol. Since then he has started to tour across the country.
Source: Getty Images (from left - Laine Hardy, Madison Vandenburg, Alejandro Aranda)
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Laine Hardy – Net Worth, Salary, Social media
Hardy’s net worth is estimated to be around $650k while the figure on his annual salary have not been estimated, mainly because he is at the wake of his career.
Laine Hardy – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
As for social media, he has a large following on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and his YouTube channel subscribers grow by the day. Moreover, Laine Hardy also owns an official website lainehardymusic.com where he sells merchandise as well as concert tickets.
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