Early life

Laine graduated from Brandon High School a year early. Her musical influences are Miranda Lambert, Waylon Jennings and George Jones. Laine also worked at her family's business in Mississippi. She has also moved to Nashville, Tennessee.

American Idol

Main article: American Idol (season 11)

Overview

Laine auditioned in Houston, Texas. In the semi-finals she performed "Stay with Me" by Faces. She was one of the top five female vote getters and advanced to the top 13. She is the second finalist from Mississippi, the other being Jasmine Murray from American Idol season 8. After the competition, she plans to move to Nashville, Tennessee.

Performances/results

Episode	Theme	Song choice	Original artist	Order #	Result
Audition	Auditioner's Choice	"Hell on Heels"	Pistol Annies	N/A	Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 1	First Solo	Not aired		N/A	Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 2	Group Performance	"Son of a Preacher Man"	Dusty Springfield	N/A	Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 3	Second Solo	"You Lie"	The Band Perry	N/A	Advanced
Las Vegas Round	Songs from the 1950s Group Performance	"Dedicated to the One I Love"	The "5" Royales	N/A	Advanced
Final Judgment	Final Solo	"Fancy"	Bobbie Gentry	N/A	Advanced
Top 25 (Top 12 Women)	Personal Choice	"Stay with Me"	Faces	6	Advanced
Top 13	Whitney Houston	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Whitney Houston	8	Safe
Top 11	Year They Were Born	"Love Sneakin' Up On You"	Bonnie Raitt	9	Safe
Top 10	Billy Joel	"Shameless"	Billy Joel	4	Safe
Top 9	Their Personal Idols	"Gunpowder & Lead"	Miranda Lambert	2	Bottom 31
		"Like a Prayer" / "Borderline" / "Express Yourself" with Hollie Cavanagh & Jessica Sanchez	Madonna	11
Top 8	Songs from the 1980s	"Islands in the Stream" with Colton Dixon	Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton	3	Safe
		"Wind Beneath My Wings"	Roger Whittaker	12
Top 7	Songs from the 2010s	"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You"	Kellie Pickler	1	Safe
		"Don't You Wanna Stay" with Colton Dixon	Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson	6
Top 72	Songs from Now & Then	"Born This Way"	Lady Gaga	6	Safe
		"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"	The Miracles	13
Top 6	Queen	"The Show Must Go On"	Queen	2	Bottom 31
	Contestant's Choice	"Tattoos on This Town"	Jason Aldean	8
Top 5	Songs from the 1960s	"Fortunate Son"	Creedence Clearwater Revival	3	Eliminated
		"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" with Hollie Cavanagh & Jessica Sanchez	Jackie Wilson	9
	British Pop	"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"	Dusty Springfield	10

Post Idol

She took part in the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2012, which began July 6, 2012 and ran till September 21, 2012.

It was announced on November 17, 2012 that Laine had signed with 19 Entertainment's management and had moved to Nashville, Tennessee to work on her debut album. She has worked with songwriters such as Nathan Chapman, Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, Luke Laird, and Chris Tompkins. She also debuted an original song called "Settle Down," written by herself, Chris DeStefano and Anne Preven. In January 2013, she left 19 Entertainment's management because they were unable to find a record label for her, but she is still working on her album.

On July 10, 2015, her debut album, Dirt Covered Lace, was released.

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		US	US Country
American Idol Season 11 Highlights (Skylar Laine EP)	Release date: July 3, 2012 Label: 19 Recordings Formats: CD	64	12	US: 33,000

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