Lauren Mayberry

Lauren Eve Mayberry (born 7 October 1987) is a Scottish musician who is the vocalist and percussionist of the pop band CHVRCHES. 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. Outside of music, she is an active feminist and philanthropist.

She achieved considerable commercial success with Chvrches, 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, "The Mother We Share", won the Popjustice £20 Music Prize for Best Pop Song in 2013, and in 2019 collaborated with Marshmello on the song "Here with Me".

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. It was a commercial success in her native Scotland, peaking at number three on the albums charts, whilst it was a moderate commercial success in the United Kingdom where it peaked at number forty-nine.