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At the age of four, Laurel knew she wanted to be a singer. By seven, she had decided which one.

“Britney Spears,” she laughs. “If anyone asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I’d say Britney Spears.”

At 13, she changed her mind, after a friend posted a link to Laura Marling performing New Romantic.

“As soon as I saw it, I thought, ‘Forget Britney. I want to be her.’ So I got myself a Spanish guitar and started figuring out how to play folk.”