About Lauren Laverne
Lauren Cecilia Fisher (née Gofton; born 28 April 1978), known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio and television presenter, author and singer. She was the lead singer and guitarist in the alternative rock band Kenickie. The group's album At The Club reached the top 10, although her greatest chart success came when she performed vocals on Mint Royale's single "Don't Falter". Laverne has presented numerous television programmes, including 10 O'Clock Live for Channel 4, and The Culture Show and coverage of the Glastonbury Festival for the BBC. She has also written a published novel titled Candypop: Candy and the Broken Biscuits. She presents the late morning to lunch time show on BBC Radio 6 Music, and in 2018, became the host of the long-running radio show Desert Island Discs. == Early life and education == Born Lauren Cecelia Gofton on 28 April 1978, she was brought up in Barnes, Sunderland, with her brother. Her father was one of nine and her mother was one of six. One grandfather had been a shipbuilder, the other a coalminer. Her father, Leslie Gofton, was a sociology lecturer at Newcastle University, having previously played guitar in a predecessor to Roxy Music, and her mother was a teacher. == Career == === Music === Lauren met future bandmates Marie Nixon and Emma Jackson at all-girl Catholic schools in Sunderland.
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