Lauren Eve Mayberry (born 7 October 1987) is a Scottish singer, musician and songwriter. She is the vocalist and percussionist of the Scottish pop band Chvrches.^[9] In Chvrches, Mayberry co-writes and co-produces the songs with Iain Cook and Martin Doherty, and sings as the lead vocalist. She also plays drums and keyboards. Mayberry is a soprano.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Mayberry was born in 1987 in Thornhill, Stirling. She has played the piano since she was a child and drums since she was a teenager.^[14]

Mayberry attended Beaconhurst School (now known as Fairview International School) an independent school in Bridge of Allan. She also lived in Gladstone, Illinois, as a foreign-exchange student.^[15] After completing a four-year undergraduate law degree at the University of Strathclyde, she earned a master's degree in journalism in 2010.^[16][17] This led her into a career in freelance journalism and production running. From 2009 to 2010 she was a contributor^[18] to the UK music website The Line of Best Fit.

From age 15 until 22, she played drums in various bands.^[19] Prior to Chvrches, Mayberry was involved in two local bands, Boyfriend/Girlfriend and Blue Sky Archives.^[19] In Blue Sky Archives, she was a vocalist and played the drums and keyboards.^[19] As a member of Blue Sky Archives, Mayberry also covered the Rage Against the Machine song "Killing in the Name" which was released as a single.^[20]

In September 2011, Iain Cook of Aereogramme and The Unwinding Hours produced Blue Sky Archives' Triple A-Side EP.^[19] Cook started a new project with his friend Martin Doherty and asked Mayberry to sing on a couple of demos.^[17] They wrote together for seven or eight months in a basement studio in Glasgow.^[19] Cook, Mayberry and Doherty decided to form a new band after the sessions proved to be successful.^[17] The band chose the name Chvrches, using a Roman "v" to distinguish themselves from actual churches on internet searches.^[17]

In 2013, the band signed to Glassnote Records after releasing the tracks "Lies" and "The Mother We Share" in 2012.^[21] Their debut EP, Recover, was released in 2013.^[22] The band released their debut album, The Bones of What You Believe, on 20 September 2013.^[23]

Mayberry has collaborated with artists such as Marshmello,^[24] Death Cab For Cutie,^[25] Bleachers, The National,^[26] the lead singer of Paramore, Hayley Williams,^[27] and The Cure's frontman, Robert Smith.^[28]

In 2023, it was announced that Mayberry would be releasing solo material for the first time, which would be accompanied by a US and European/UK tour later in the year.^[29] She released her debut solo single, "Are You Awake?", on 1 September 2023.^[30] This was followed by the single "Shame" on 10 October 2023.

As of 2020, Mayberry lived in Los Angeles.^[50]

Mayberry and actor Justin Long have engaged in multiple philanthropic activities together, including hosting a holiday variety show charity fundraiser at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles^[51] and travelling together to Nicaragua to visit a women's shelter.^[52] In May 2018, The Guardian identified Long as Mayberry's boyfriend.^[53] Mayberry subsequently suggested that these claims were false.^[54] In September 2018, People reported that Long had split from Mayberry, "whom he began dating in 2016".^[55] During an interview with Rolling Stone in October 2018, Mayberry indicated that she was single.^[56]

In 2019, Mayberry met her current boyfriend, Samuel Stewart when his band Lo Moon was opening for CHVRCHES.^[57] Sam is the son of Dave Stewart.^{[citation needed]}

Solo

• "Are You Awake?" (2023)
• "Shame" (2023)
• "Change Shapes" (2024)

With Boyfriend/Girlfriend^[58]

• Kill Music EP (2007)
• Optimism EP (2008)

With Blue Sky Archives

• Blue Sky Archives EP (2010)
• Plural EP (2011)
• "Killing in the Name" (2011)
• Triple A-Side EP (2012)

With Chvrches

• The Bones of What You Believe (2013)
• Every Open Eye (2015)
• Love Is Dead (2018)
• Screen Violence (2021)