When you hear the name Lauv, there must be some people who raise a questioning glance, asking who he is. But when listening to his songs, they’ll all say, "Ah!" Particularly, you may have heard of one of his best-known songs, ‘Paris in the Rain’ at least once. Based on his own experiences, Lauv usually presents music that expresses his feelings, especially soothing the pain of many people through comforting music. He is also an influential musician who thinks about his painful experiences and helps people who suffer similar pain. Let's have a look at what kind of music he delivers and how he positively influences our lives.

            Lauv is a singer-songwriter born in San Francisco, U.S.A., on August 8^th, 1994 under the real name Ari Staprans Leff. On March 6^th this year, he released his debut studio album ‘How I'm Feeling,’ which features his experiences of depression and anxiety since his childhood. In an interview with MTV, he said the album's songs were all about the feelings he experienced. Particularly, the lyrics "We're never alone but always depressed" in the song ‘Modern Loneliness’ reveals his own story of feeling lonely and depressed. This also soothes the loneliness that modern people experience and gives great comfort to those who suffer similar pain. Lauv suffered from severe depression in 2019. He said that the reason why he was depressed was that he did not ask for help because of the stigma of mental illness. Then, he was able to move forward after taking the first steps to get the help he needed. Based on this experience, he established the Blue Boy Foundation with his family to help people with mental pain. The song ‘Sad Forever’ was first released as a single album in 2019, and he donated all proceeds from the album to a mental health charity through his foundation. Lauv also introduced organizations that help mentally ill people in many countries through his official website which lists information such as hotlines of the organizations that can provide assistance. Furthermore, he carries out a project called My Blue Thoughts, which anonymously allows his fans to share their inner stories. Lauv intended to actively help others through the project by allowing people around the world to share their experiences and relieve their burdens.

           Lauv is best-known for his songs about love, including ‘Paris in the Rain,’ ‘The Story Never Ends,’ and ‘Never Not,’ but he uses a wide variety of feelings to write his music. Particularly, he suffered a great deal of mental pain and composed music about it, with representative songs including 'Sad Forever,' 'Modern Loneliness,' and 'Lonely Eyes.' Through these songs, he also comforts the public by conveying and sharing his pain. Furthermore, not only does he comfort people through music as a singer, but he actually makes donations and projects to soothe the minds of mentally ill people and exerts a good influence on them. Lauv's goodness with helping those in need through his music and good deeds is always shining in that he embraces the pain of modern people who are tired of the world.