Lauren Sanderson

Blending pop, R&B, and hip hop, Indiana's Lauren Anderson is a singer, songwriter, and rapper with a motivational message and a devoted social media following, originally  gaining early attention for her YouTube cover of Maroon 5's "She Will Be Loved."

Aiming to empower her fans and be "the voice for people who may not be able to speak", she has presented a TEDx Talk titled "For God’s Sake, Just Love Them" about coming out as gay and how parents can foster a relationship of mutual respect with their children. As she continued giving motivational speeches at local schools and amassing an online following, she began channeling the stress of maintaining her positive outlook into writing raps and poems, and has never looked back.