Maude Latour
{{Short description|American singer-songwriter (born 1999)}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2022}}
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| birth_name = Maude Latour
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|10|08}}
| birth_place = Sweden
| alma_mater = Columbia University
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| years_active = 2018–present
| father = Almar Latour
| website = {{URL|maudelatour.com}}
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| label = Warner Records
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Maude Latour (born October 8, 1999){{Cite web |last=Imber |first=Louise |date=2023-10-12 |title=Happy birthday, dear Maude: Latour rings in 24 with dazzling performance |url=https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/10/11/ae/music-ae/happy-birthday-dear-maude-latour-rings-in-24-with-dazzling-performance/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=The Daily Northwestern}} is an American singer-songwriter.{{Cite news |last=Holtermann |first=Callie |date=July 15, 2022 |title=Maude Latour, a Columbia Student, Makes Existential Pop |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/style/maude-latour-a-columbia-student-makes-existential-pop.html |access-date=July 18, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}
Early life and education
Latour was born in Sweden.{{Cite web |last=Lane |first=Lexi |date=2019-12-06 |title=Interview: Maude Latour Talks New EP and Her University Life |url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/mlss-maude-latour-2019-interview-starsick/ |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=Atwood Magazine |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |title=S&P Global Market Intelligence |url=https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/contributors/ |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=www.spglobal.com |language=en-us}} She lived in New York City, London, and attended Hong Kong International School before attending the Brearley School in Manhattan.{{Cite web |title=Brearley School 2020 Spring Bulletin old by The Brearley School - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/thebrearleyschool/docs/2020_spring_bulletin |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=issuu.com |date=May 4, 2020 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Learning how to give back |url=https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/features/article/3062307/learning-how-give-back |access-date=July 27, 2022 |website=Young Post|date=April 26, 2012 }} Latour graduated from Columbia University in 2022 as a philosophy major.{{Cite web |last=Eftimiu |first=Ariana |title=Maude Latour, CC '22, says goodbye to Columbia as she stares stardom in the face |url=https://www.columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-entertainment/2022/05/16/maude-latour-cc-22-says-goodbye-to-columbia-as-she-stares-stardom-in-the-face/ |date=May 16, 2022 |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}
Career
Latour began songwriting at 15 and uploading her music to Spotify at 17. She released her first EP, High School High, in 2018. It has since been taken off streaming platforms. She released her second EP, Starsick, in 2019, which includes songs such as “Superfruit”, “Shoot and Run”, and “Lovesick”.{{Cite web |date=November 15, 2019 |title=Maude Latour Debuts a Stellar EP: 'Starsick.' A Track by Track Review. |url=http://culture.affinitymagazine.us/maude-latour-debuts-a-stellar-ep-starsick-a-track-by-track-review/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=Arts + Culture |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |last=Spruch |first=Kirsten |date=June 27, 2019 |title=Maude Latour Takes a Trip Through the Galaxy With 'Starsick': Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/maude-latour-starsick-8517510/ |access-date=July 18, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} Latour wrote one of her most streamed songs "Shoot and Run" for a school project her senior year of high school.{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=U. P. |date=2021-10-14 |title=Artist Spotlight: Maude Latour |url=https://www.upmagazinemu.com/post/artist-spotlight-maude-latour |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=UP Magazine |language=en}}
Latour is currently signed to Warner Records. She released her breakout single, "One More Weekend"{{Cite web |last=Kitto |first=Ben |date=July 25, 2020 |title=Maude Latour has dropped her latest single 'One More Weekend' |url=https://riotmag.co/maude-latour-has-dropped-her-latest-single-one-more-weekend |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=RIOT |language=en-US}} in July 2020 and it has amassed over 37 million streams on Spotify. Latour released her second EP Strangers Forever in October 2021{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Abby |date=May 16, 2022 |title=Alt-Pop Icon Maude Latour Announces Fall 2022 Tour |url=https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/maude-latour-announces-fall-tour/ |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=Beyond The Stage Magazine |language=en-US}} and in the spring of 2022 she headlined her first tour, performing in 13 cities across North America.
In 2022, Latour released singles "Headphones",{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=February 18, 2022 |title=Maude Latour Learns to Love Her Post-Breakup Self in 'Headphones' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/maude-latour-headphones-video-1301705/ |access-date=July 18, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Grazado |first=Emma |date=February 21, 2022 |title=Maude Latour, 'Headphones' |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2022/02/21/1082155056/maude-latour-headphones |access-date=July 18, 2022}} "Lola",{{Cite web |last=Crowley |first=Erin |date=April 13, 2022 |title=Maude Latour shares wholesome new song "Lola" |url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2022/04/13/maude-latour-shares-wholesome-new-song-lola/ |access-date=July 18, 2022 |website=// MELODIC Magazine |language=en-US}} and "Trees". She performed at Lollapalooza in July 2022.{{Cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=April 27, 2022 |title=Lollapalooza's Daily Schedule Is Here: See When Dua Lipa, Metallica, Green Day & More Are Playing |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lollapalooza-2022-daily-schedule-lineup-1235063925/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |last=Mims |first=Taylor |date=March 22, 2022 |title=Dua Lipa, Metallica, Green Day & More to Headline Lollapalooza 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/concerts/lollapalooza-2022-lineup-dua-lipa-metallica-green-day-1235047115/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} Ahead of the festival, she released a new single, "Probabilities".{{Cite news |last=Siatkowski |first=Abigail |date=July 23, 2022 |title=Weekend Playlist: New Music from Billie Eilish, Panic! At The Disco and Maude Latour |url=https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/weekend-playlist-new-music-from-billie-eilish-panic-at-the-disco-and-maude-latour/ |access-date=July 23, 2022 |website=Los Angeles |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Erica |date=July 22, 2022 |title=Maude Latour shares ethereal new track 'Probabilities' ahead of Lollapalooza debut |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/maude-latour-shares-ethereal-new-track-probabilities-ahead-of-lollapalooza-debut-3275118 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} 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.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
On September 16, 2022, Latour shared on Instagram that she covered Kim Wilde's "Kids in America" for the 2022 Netflix film Do Revenge.{{Cite web |title=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 🥰" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cik_YkiuJrC/ |access-date=September 23, 2022 |website=Instagram |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Maude Latour - Kids in America (From the Netflix Film "Do Revenge") | website=YouTube | date=September 15, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQjy5Mv2kak |language=en |access-date=2022-09-23}} Three days later, Latour announced her newest EP, 001, was to be released on September 30, 2022.{{Cite web |title=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" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci0o8ndPHJx/ |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=Instagram |language=en}} On 001, 2 new songs were released, "001" and "Living It". 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.{{Cite web |last=Koh |first=Vanessa |date=2023-02-18 |title=Maude Latour Returns with Lovestruck New Single |url=https://popnerdlounge.com/read/alt-pop-breakout-maude-latour-returns-with-lovestruck-new-single-heaven |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Pop Nerd Lounge |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Vigil |first=Dom |date=2023-03-24 |title=Maude Latour Lunch |url=https://preludepress.com/news/2023/03/24/maude-latour-lunch/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Prelude Press |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Bloch |first=Rebecca |date=2023-05-05 |title=Rising Alt Pop Star Maude Latour on Her Newest Single "I am not the sun" |url=https://www.unpublishedzine.com/interviews/rising-alt-pop-star-maude-latour-on-her-newest-single-i-am-not-the-sun |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Unpublished |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Vigil |first=Dom |date=2023-06-11 |title=Maude Latour Twin Flame |url=https://preludepress.com/news/2023/06/11/maude-latour-twin-flame/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Prelude Press |language=en-US}}
In 2024, Latour released "Too Slow", "Cursed Romantics", "Comedown", and "Whirlpool" in March, May, June, and August respectively.{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Erica |date=March 29, 2024 |title=Maude Latour's 'Too Slow' Is a Vibrant Teenage Dream |url=https://www.papermag.com/maude-latour-too-slow#rebelltitem9 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |website=Paper}}{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=B.-Sides |date=2024-05-17 |title=LISTEN: New Music Roundup 05/17/2024 |url=https://www.b-sides.tv/2024/05/17/listen-new-music-roundup-05-17-2024/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=B-Sides |language=en-US}} Her debut album, Sugar Water, was released on August 16, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Lator |first=Maude |date=June 14, 2024 |title=can't believe i'm typing this rn. my debut album "Sugar Water" drops august 16. i love you all so much. |url=https://x.com/maudelstatus/status/1801395517169275323 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website=X}} The album received positive reviews from major publications. Rolling Stone highlighted her as an "Artist You Need to Know" and praised the album's exploration of existential themes.{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=September 19, 2024 |title=Maude Latour Explores Death and Tolstoy — While Serving 'Main-Character' Pop Anthems |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/maude-latour-sugar-water-artist-you-need-to-know-1235098750/ |access-date=September 21, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} PopMatters commended it for its lyrical depth and emotional resonance,{{Cite web |last=Rachel R. Carroll |date=August 16, 2024 |title=Maude Latour: Sugar Water (Album Review) |url=https://www.popmatters.com/maude-latour-sugar-water-review |access-date=September 21, 2024 |website=PopMatters}} while Earmilk described it as a dynamic and genre-blending project, stating that Latour "deserves infinite roses" for her innovative approach to pop music.{{Cite web |last=EARMILK Staff |date=August 19, 2024 |title=For Sugar Water, Maude Latour Deserves Infinite Roses |url=https://earmilk.com/2024/08/19/for-sugar-water-maude-latour-deserves-infinite-roses/ |access-date=September 21, 2024 |website=EARMILK}} She opened for the U.S. leg of Fletcher's In Search of the Antidote Tour in Fall 2024.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Logan |date=2024-03-15 |title=FLETCHER announces U.S. leg of "In Search of the Antidote Tour" |url=https://substreammagazine.com/2024/03/fletcher-announces-u-s-leg-of-in-search-of-the-antidote-tour/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Substream Magazine |language=en-US}}
On April 25, 2025, Latour released the single "Miss America." She stated that falling in love and meeting queer people while touring the U.S. inspired the song and described it as "a manifesto of a future with no nation state."{{Cite web |last=Latour |first=Maude |date=April 21, 2025 |title=Miss America ❤️ my next single drops this friday april 25. a tribute to falling in a great cinematic queer love of my life while touring this country. and a love letter the queer people i've met in every state i've been to across the USA. it is an honor to witness our power when i play shows and this incredible safe space comes alive— we are everywhere, we are everything. you are everything. and a manifesto of a future with no nation state. ❤️ |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DIsDHlKzO1w/?img_index=1 |access-date=May 21, 2025 |website=Instagram}}
Personal life
Latour described herself as a "fluid bi girl" in 2022.{{cite news |last1=Park |first1=Kelly |title=Maude Latour Is the Artist Helping Us Embrace Love in All Its Forms [Q&A] |url=https://www.onestowatch.com/en/blog/maude-latour-interview-lola |access-date=December 3, 2023 |work=Ones to Watch |date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103190114/https://www.onestowatch.com/en/blog/maude-latour-interview-lola |archive-date=November 3, 2023}}
Discography
= Albums =
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! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Album details |
| scope="row" |Sugar Water
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= EPs =
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! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Details |
| scope="row" | High School High https://open.spotify.com/album/1Iu21kKG9sWI8EtZKYzWrp?si=VI16QKMdTZeNcJ6frM3miQ
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| scope="row" | Starsick
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| scope="row" | Strangers Forever
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| scope="row" | 001
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| scope="row" | Twin Flame
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= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Year !Album |
| scope="row" | "Furniture"
| rowspan="3"| 2020 | rowspan="5"| Strangers Forever |
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| scope="row" | "One More Weekend" |
| scope="row" | "Block Your Number" |
| scope="row" | "Walk Backwards"
| rowspan="2"| 2021 |
| scope="row" | "Clean" |
| scope="row" | "Headphones"
| rowspan="6"| 2022 | rowspan="5"| 001 |
| scope="row" | "Lola" |
| scope="row" | "Trees" |
| scope="row" | "Probabilities" |
| scope="row" | "Cyclone" |
| scope="row" | "Kids in America (From the Netflix Film "Do Revenge")"
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| scope="row" | "Heaven"
| rowspan="3"| 2023 | rowspan="3"| Twin Flame |
| scope="row" | "Lunch" |
| scope="row" | "I am not the sun" |
| scope="row" | "Too Slow"
| rowspan="4" |2024 | rowspan="4"| Sugar Water |
| scope="row" | "Cursed Romantics" |
| scope="row" | "Comedown" |
| scope="row" | "Whirlpool" |
| scope="row" |"Miss America"
|2025 | {{Non-album single}} |
Tours
= Headlining =
- What Is This Feeling? Tour (2022)
- Twin Flame Tour (2023)
- The Sugar Water Tour (2025)
= Opening act =
- Fletcher – In Search of the Antidote Tour (2024)
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Category:American pop musicians
Category:Columbia College (New York) alumni
Category:Brearley School alumni
Category:Warner Records artists
Category:21st-century American LGBTQ people
Category:21st-century American women singers
Category:American LGBTQ singers
Category:American indie pop musicians
Category:American people of Dutch descent
Category:Bisexual women musicians
Category:American bisexual women