“I dropped my scholarships and said, I wanna do this,'” she says.

Her gamble paid off.

But Daigle attributes the success ofLook Up Childto her home state.

Music-Q&A-Lauren Daigle, Franklin, USA - 05 Sep 2018

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“Music issucha part of our culture down there,” she says.

“It really shaped everything I love musically.”

“Look Up Childallowed me to get back to my roots.

I realized it didn’t have to be manufactured.”

She’s not alone in her response 103,000 of the 115,000 units sold ofLook Up Childare traditional album sales.

“There’s a rarity when you make the kind of music you were supposed to make.

I got back in touch with that on this record,” she says.

“This is fully me.”