Lauren Mascitti is a singer-songwriter and one of the American Idol hopefuls for season 18 of the singing-competition reality show. She auditioned for the judges in Nashville. Mascitti grew up in Ohio but later moved to Nashville. She brought Shawn Camp, a Grammy Award-winning country music producer with her to accompany her on the audition. According to Mascetti’s website, the two are engaged.

She has been working closely with Camp for years, and, together, they wrote songs about romance, small-town roots, heartbreak and self-discovery. Those songs are present on her most recent album God Made a Woman.