LAUREN MAYBERRY

Lauren Eve Mayberry (born 7 October 1987) is a Scottish musician who is the vocalist and percussionist of the pop band Chvrches. Mayberry is the lead vocalist of the band, and co-writes and co-produces its songs alongside Iain Cook and Martin Doherty. She is a soprano and also plays drums and keyboards. Outside of music, she is an active feminist and philanthropist. Mayberry, as part of Chvrches, has achieved commercial and critical success; releasing four studio albums to date: The Bones of What You Believe (2013), Every Open Eye (2015), Love Is Dead (2018) and Screen Violence (2021). Their 2012 single and signature song, "The Mother We Share", won the Popjustice £20 Music Prize for Best Pop Song in 2013. In 2019, the band collaborated with Marshmello on the song "Here with Me", which was certified two-times platinum in the United States by the RIAA. Chvrches began a hiatus in 2024, with Mayberry releasing her debut solo album Vicious Creature in December of that year through EMI and Island Records. On release, it reached number three on the Scottish Albums Chart.