{"id":2379,"date":"2025-04-13T18:48:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T18:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2379"},"modified":"2025-04-13T18:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T18:48:34","slug":"lauren-daigle-stepped-back-onto-the-american-idol-stage-the-very-one-that-once-told-her-no-with-a-voice-that-now-echoes-across-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2379","title":{"rendered":"Lauren Daigle stepped back onto the American Idol stage\u2014the very one that once told her \u201cno\u201d\u2014with a voice that now echoes across the world."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.faithit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/american-idol-lauren-daigle-696x392.jpg\" alt=\"american idol lauren daigle\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Twenty-nine-year-old singer Lauren Daigle continues to command the attention off audiences in the secular and Christian music scenes alike. After\u00a0<strong>placing third on the Billboard 200 chart\u00a0<\/strong>in 2018, ahead of huge names like Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, and Drake, the artist has been on everybody\u2019s radar as she spreads the the Gospel to the churched and unchurched.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<h2>Christian Artist Lauren Daigle Took to the \u2018American Idol\u2019 Stage and Sang Christ\u2019s Words to the World<\/h2>\n<p>That same year, Daigle claimed the top spot on the Christian charts AND the best sales week for a Christian album in nearly nine years with her release of \u201cLook Up, Child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her platforms have run the gamut from stages\u00a0<strong>inside maximum security prison walls<\/strong>\u00a0to the stages of Jimmy Fallon and Ellen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93010 aligncenter td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.faithit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/ldaig72.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Monday night, the award-winning singer returned to\u00a0<em>American Idol<\/em>\u00a0to perform her hit song \u201cLook Up, Child.\u201d It was a particularly special moment for Daigle, who first appeared as a contestant on the show over a decade ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>At the time, the hopeful 17-year-old was denied by the judges, but that didn\u2019t stop her singing career from soaring to maximum heights. Her hit single, \u201cYou Say\u201d set the record as the \u201clongest-running number one song of any genre by topping the weekly Billboard Hot charts for a stunning 125 weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a multi-platinum artist who\u2019s already claimed two GRAMMY Awards in her young career, both the Christian and pop music genres expect to see big things from Daigle in the years to come.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Watch Lauren Daigle\u2019s stunning\u00a0<em>American Idol<\/em>\u00a0performance below:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lauren Daigle - Look Up Child - Best Audio - American Idol - The Comeback - April 19, 2021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/poAZRi7INU4\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She sang \u201cLook Up Child,\u201d a favorite Daigle hit for many fans. The authentic and poetic lyrics include:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\"><em>Where are You now<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>When darkness seems to win?<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>Where are You now<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>When the world is crumbling?<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\"><em>Oh I, I-I-I, I hear You say<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>I hear You say<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\"><em>Look up child, ayy<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>Look up child, ayy<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\"><em>Where are You now (where are You?)<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>When all I feel is doubt?<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>Oh, where are You now<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>When I can\u2019t figure it out?<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>You\u2019re not threatened by the war<\/em><br \/>\n<em>You\u2019re not shaken by the storm<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I know You\u2019re in control<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Even in our suffering<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Even when it can\u2019t be seen<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I know You\u2019re in control<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-nine-year-old singer Lauren Daigle continues to command the attention off audiences in the secular and Christian music scenes alike. 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