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Maude Latour is an American singer-songwriter.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Latour was born in Sweden.[2] Her father is Almar Latour, former executive editor and current publisher of The Wall Street Journal and CEO of Dow Jones & Company, and her mother is a journalist for S&P Global.[3] She lived in New York City, London, and attended Hong Kong International School before attending the Brearley School in Manhattan.[4][5] Latour graduated from Columbia University in 2022 as a philosophy major.[6]

Career[edit]

Latour began songwriting at 15 and uploading her music to Spotify at 17. She released her first EP, High School High, in 2018, however it has been taken off streaming platforms. She released her second EP, Starsick, in 2019, which includes songs such as “Superfruit”, “Shoot and Run”, and “Lovesick”[7][8] Latour wrote one of her most streamed songs "Shoot and Run" for a school project her senior year of high school[9]

Latour is currently signed to Warner Records. She released her breakout single, "One More Weekend"[10] in July 2020 and it has amassed over 37 million streams on Spotify.[1] Latour released her second EP Strangers Forever in October 2021[11] and in the spring of 2022 she headlined her first tour,[2] performing in 13 cities across North America.

In 2022, Latour released singles "Headphones",[12][13] "Lola",[14] and "Trees".[11] She performed at Lollapalooza in July 2022.[15][16] Ahead of the festival, she released a new single, "Probabilities".[17][18] In addition to headlining her "What is This Feeling?" tour, Latour performed at multiple music festivals in the fall, including Austin City Limits Music Festival, All Things Go Fall Classic, and Music Midtown.

On September 16, 2022, Latour shared on Instagram that she covered Kim Wilde's "Kids in America" for the 2022 Netflix film Do Revenge.[19][20] Three days later, Latour announced her newest EP, 001, was to be released on September 30, 2022.[21] On 001, 2 new songs were released, "001" and "Living It". Later on December 9, 2022, a new song "Reality television" was added to 001.

In 2023, Latour released singles "Heaven", "Lunch", and "I am not the sun", which were all included on EP Twin Flame released on June 9.[22][23][24][25]

Personal life[edit]

Latour described herself as a "fluid bi girl" in 2022.[26]

Discography[edit]

EPs[edit]

Title Details
Starsick
  • Released: November 15, 2019
  • Tracks: 6
Strangers Forever
  • Released: October 29, 2021
  • Tracks: 6
001
  • Released: September 30, 2022
  • Tracks: 8
Twin Flame
  • Released: June 9, 2023
  • Tracks: 7

Singles[edit]

Title Year Album
"Furniture" 2020 Strangers Forever
"One More Weekend"
"Block Your Number"
"Walk Backwards" 2021
"Clean"
"Headphones" 2022 001
"Lola"
"Trees"
"Probabilities"
"Cyclone"
"Kids in America (From the Netflix Film "Do Revenge")" Non-album singles
"Heaven" 2023 Twin Flame
"Lunch"
"I am not the sun"
"Too Slow" 2024 TBA

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Holtermann, Callie (July 15, 2022). "Maude Latour, a Columbia Student, Makes Existential Pop". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Lane, Lexi (December 6, 2019). "Interview: Maude Latour Talks New EP and Her University Life". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "S&P Global Market Intelligence". www.spglobal.com. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brearley School 2020 Spring Bulletin old by The Brearley School - Issuu". issuu.com. May 4, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Learning how to give back". Young Post. April 26, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  6. ^ Eftimiu, Ariana (May 16, 2022). "Maude Latour, CC '22, says goodbye to Columbia as she stares stardom in the face". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Maude Latour Debuts a Stellar EP: 'Starsick.' A Track by Track Review". Arts + Culture. November 15, 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Spruch, Kirsten (June 27, 2019). "Maude Latour Takes a Trip Through the Galaxy With 'Starsick': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  9. ^ Magazine, U. P. (October 14, 2021). "Artist Spotlight: Maude Latour". UP Magazine. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  10. ^ Kitto, Ben (July 25, 2020). "Maude Latour has dropped her latest single 'One More Weekend'". RIOT. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Jacobson, Abby (May 16, 2022). "Alt-Pop Icon Maude Latour Announces Fall 2022 Tour". Beyond The Stage Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  12. ^ Mier, Tomás (February 18, 2022). "Maude Latour Learns to Love Her Post-Breakup Self in 'Headphones' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  13. ^ Grazado, Emma (February 21, 2022). "Maude Latour, 'Headphones'". NPR. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  14. ^ Crowley, Erin (April 13, 2022). "Maude Latour shares wholesome new song "Lola"". // MELODIC Magazine. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  15. ^ Dailey, Hannah (April 27, 2022). "Lollapalooza's Daily Schedule Is Here: See When Dua Lipa, Metallica, Green Day & More Are Playing". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  16. ^ Mims, Taylor (March 22, 2022). "Dua Lipa, Metallica, Green Day & More to Headline Lollapalooza 2022". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  17. ^ Siatkowski, Abigail (July 23, 2022). "Weekend Playlist: New Music from Billie Eilish, Panic! At The Disco and Maude Latour". Los Angeles. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  18. ^ Campbell, Erica (July 22, 2022). "Maude Latour shares ethereal new track 'Probabilities' ahead of Lollapalooza debut". NME. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  19. ^ "maude latour on Instagram: "i covered Kids in America for the movie "Do Revenge" out on @netflix ❤️got to be all cute and fancy at the premiere and meet some people i look up to 🥵 and now my EP officially comes out in 2 weeks and then i start my tour and those are crazy things!!!!!! go to my bio for all that cute stuff 🥰"". Instagram. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  20. ^ "Maude Latour - Kids in America (From the Netflix Film "Do Revenge")". YouTube. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  21. ^ "maude latour on Instagram: "my EP "001" drops next friday sept 30th. it's everything to me and it's everything i am right now. presave in my bio and i'll see u on tour. 🌟pics by my idol @annakoblish"". Instagram. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  22. ^ Koh, Vanessa (February 18, 2023). "Maude Latour Returns with Lovestruck New Single". Pop Nerd Lounge. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  23. ^ Vigil, Dom (March 24, 2023). "Maude Latour Lunch". Prelude Press. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  24. ^ Bloch, Rebecca (May 5, 2023). "Rising Alt Pop Star Maude Latour on Her Newest Single "I am not the sun"". Unpublished. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  25. ^ Vigil, Dom (June 11, 2023). "Maude Latour Twin Flame". Prelude Press. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  26. ^ Park, Kelly (April 8, 2022). "Maude Latour Is the Artist Helping Us Embrace Love in All Its Forms [Q&A]". Ones to Watch. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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