Lauren Daigle

The word 'empower' is something that kept coming up in my heart.

I'm so grateful that God has allowed His heart for people to translate through music, to impact the lives of so many, just like a loving Father would.

My goal is always to just do my best and hope that the people who find my music also find God in the process.

If we show people that fear isn't actually the place that we have to surrender to, fear isn't actually the thing that we have to answer to, but instead, it's going in and loving people.

When I go back to Louisiana, I want to be the same person that my friends remember me as. It's so important to me.

I want to be a good steward and make sure what's in my heart is what God wants, and then once it's done and released, at that point it's up to God and what he does on the back end.

When I was a kid, and God was talking to me about music, I was like, 'Okay, I'll sing mainstream music,' because I was afraid to sing Christian music to alienate my friends. Honestly, it was going on 'Idol,' having that kind of exposure, that I realized there's something different about me. I just crave God being a part of every moment.

I loved Celine Dion. I loved Whitney Houston and these big powerhouse vocals.

I definitely don't ever plan on compromising, and if that means I'm rebellious, then so be it. I'm all for it.

Being from South Louisiana, we're just kind of rootsy.

I consider the homeless just as important as the richest of the rich.

I love co-writing. That whole process is a challenge in that good writers are pushing you.