Laine Hardy
Season 17 · Winner
Where are they now
Hardy released the three-song EP In the Bayou on May 18, 2018. By June 26, 2019 he had signed with Hollywood Records, and Flame came out on May 19, 2019. Here's to Anyone came out on September 17, 2021. By October 30, 2024 he had said he left Disney Music Group the previous year. Back of My Mind came out on January 17, 2025.
Key figures
- Career score11 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #117 (tie) of 365
- Studio albums1 studio albumRank on Encore Index: #105 (tie) of 182
- Wikipedia views, 12 months33,743 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #91 of 303
- Wikipedia views since 20151,087,632 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #51 of 303
Interest over time
Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, May 2019 – September 2026.
Career
- 2018
The three-song EP In the Bayou came out on May 18, 2018.
- 2018
Blue Christmas came out on November 23, 2018.
- 2019
American Idol, season 17
Winner
- 2019
He performed Flame on The View in May 2019.
- 2019
Flame came out on May 19, 2019. The copyright names Hollywood Records and 19 Recordings.
- 2019
In its first full tracking week Flame sold 18,000 downloads in the United States. It debuted and peaked at number 8 on US Digital Song Sales, and reached number 29 on Canadian Digital Song Sales, on the chart dated June 1, 2019.
- 2019
By June 26, 2019 he was signed to Hollywood Records, the label Alejandro Aranda joined.
- 2019
On September 20, 2019 he announced a 13-date headline tour set for November 14 through December 7, 2019.
- 2020
Ground I Grew Up On came out on April 10, 2020. The copyright names Hollywood Records and 19 Recordings.
- 2020
He performed Life Is a Highway on American Idol in May 2020.
- 2020
Tiny Town came out on July 10, 2020. The copyright names Buena Vista Records and 19 Recordings.
- 2020
Please Come Home for Christmas came out on September 18, 2020.
- 2020
Other LA came out on October 9, 2020.
- 2021
He made his Grand Ole Opry debut in 2021.
- 2021
Memorize You came out on May 14, 2021.
- 2021
On the River, a five-track EP, came out on June 11, 2021. The copyright names UMG Recordings.
- 2021
Authentic came out on July 23, 2021.
- 2021
Here's to Anyone, an 11-song album, came out on September 17, 2021. The label line names Buena Vista Records and 19 Recordings.
- 2024
By October 30, 2024 he had said he left Disney Music Group the previous year to go in a new direction.
- 2025
Back of My Mind came out on January 17, 2025. The copyright names Laine Hardy. That Man, Dancing on the Moon, and Songs About You are earlier self-copyright singles on the same artist id.
More milestones
- Date not documented
By age 14 he was performing with his brother and cousins in a band called Band Hardy.
- Date not documented
Memorize You reached number 41 on US Digital Song Sales.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the Bayou | EP | 2018 | Laine Hardy | Not documented | Not documented |
| On the River | EP | 2021 | UMG Recordings | Not documented | Not documented |
| Here's to Anyone | Album | 2021 | Buena Vista Records | Not documented | Not documented |
Sources
- Laine Hardy — Wikipedia, October 3, 2026.
- Greyson Chance, Idol Alums Gabby Barrett and Alejandro Aranda Sign Major Label Deals — Variety, June 26, 2019.
- Apple album lookup for artist 1387002256 — Apple.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- American Idol season 17 — Wikipedia, October 3, 2026.
- Flame (Laine Hardy song) (Wikipedia revision 1372667385) — Wikipedia, September 1, 2026.
- Digital Song Sales, week of June 1, 2019 — Billboard, June 1, 2019.
- Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales, June 1, 2019 — Billboard, June 1, 2019.
- What Happened to Laine Hardy After American Idol — Wide Open Country, October 30, 2024.
- Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "Laine Hardy", May 2019 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.
- American Idol winner Laine Hardy arrested, accused of bugging ex-girlfriend's room — USA Today, April 29, 2022.
