Who is Courtney LaPlante?
Courtney LaPlante was born in Victoria, British Colombia Canada, on 26 February 1989 – her zodiac sign is Pisces, and she holds Canadian nationality. She’s a metal and rock singer, who’s perhaps known best for being a member of the Canadian rock band Spiritbox.
Early life and education
Courtney was raised in Victoria by her parents, about whom nothing’s known, as she respects their privacy; because she hasn’t spoken of having any siblings, fans believe her to be an only child. It’s said that Courtney’s father was once also involved in the music industry, and that it was him who motivated Courtney to pursue a singing career.
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She attended a local elementary school in Victoria, and it was during her four years there that she became interested in music. After having noticed her talent, Courtney’s parents enrolled her at music school, and she thus learned to play the piano and the guitar. She attended a local high school, and during her four years there was interested in numerous activities, as she sang with the school’s band, appeared in various school plays, and was also into sports, especially volleyball.
Courtney matriculated in 2007, and as she hasn’t spoken of her further education, it’s believed that she hasn’t attended college.
Career before Spiritbox – Iwrestledabearonce
Courtney sang at various venues and with a couple of bands from 2007 to 2012, when she gained recognition after joining the American metalcore band Iwrestledabearonce. It was founded in 2007 by the guitarist Steven Bradley and the lead vocalist Krysta Cameron, and their eponymous debut extended play (EP) was released in the same year. They attracted a lot of attention with this EP, and were thus able to hire the drummer Ryan Pearson.
In 2008, they signed a contract with Century Media, and their debut album entitled “It’s All Happening” was released on 2 June 2009; it topped the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart, and found itself at #122 on the Billboard 200 Chart.
On 26 July 2011, their second album came out, entitled “Ruining It for Everybody”; in 2012 it was revealed that the band’s vocalist Krysta was pregnant, and wouldn’t be part of their Warped Tour 2012. It was then that Courtney joined the band, having previously been a member of the band Unicron; when Krysta announced that she wouldn’t be returning to the band, Courtney was made a permanent member.
On 6 August 2013, the band released their third album “Late for Nothing”, and on 16 June 2015, their fourth album entitled “Hail Mary” was released. Not long afterwards Courtney left the band, and later became a founding member of Spiritbox.
Her band Spiritbox
In 2016, Courtney and her husband, the Canadian guitarist Mike Stringer, began working on founding their own band – Spiritbox; it was launched on 9 October 2017 after months of delay for unknown reasons. Courtney then revealed that she wanted to leave Iwrestledabearonce because she still felt as a replacement, rather than an equal member.
On 27 October 2017, Spiritbox released their eponymous debut EP, comprising seven songs, then in 2018 bassist Bill Crook joined the band, and in the same year, Ryan Loerke joined as a replacement drummer. It didn’t take long for Spiritbox to attract attention, and on 26 April 2019, their second EP entitled “Singles Collection” was released, comprising five songs.
Ryan quit in 2020, and was replaced by the drummer Zev Rose; in July Spiritbox released their song “Holy Roller”, which became a huge hit, peaking at #25 on Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart, and topping the Sirius XM Liquid Metal’s Devil’s Dozen chart.
In September 2020, the band signed a contract with Rise Records. Most recently, on 17 September 2021, Spiritbox released their debut album “Eternal Blue”, which has received mostly positive critiques.
The early influences of the band were Protest the Hero and Alexisonfire, while Courtney has stated that her main influences include Tool, Meshuggah, and Deftones.
Love life and husband
Courtney married the guitarist Mike Stringer in 2016, after having known him for close to five years. At one point they were both members of Iwrestledabearonce, before quitting together.
Courtney hasn’t spoken of any other men whom she had perhaps been with prior to meeting Mike, but there are rumors circulating the internet claiming that she’s bisexual, and that she was previously in a relationship with a girl. The two were apparently spotted spending time together on a number of occasions, and one of Courtney’s fans has even claimed to have seen them kissing, however, no evidence has been provided to support these claims, nor has Courtney commented on this.
Mike and Courtney don’t have children together, and it’s believed that this is because they both want to focus on their careers, however, there are also those who believe that perhaps one of them is infertile.
As of September 2021, Courtney’s married to Mike Stringer, and doesn’t have children.
Hobbies and other interests
Courtney’s highly active on Instagram, and seems to be enjoying the attention which she’s receiving from her more than 110,000 followers. She’s uploaded over 200 pictures onto the network, the majority of which have been taken during her everyday life.
Courtney’s passionate about travelling, and her career as a musician has taken her to various Canadian cities, several US states, and a couple of European countries; her dream travel destination is Los Angeles in California.
She enjoys spending her spare time in nature, and has uploaded a couple of pictures onto her Instagram account featuring her in parks and forests.
Late at night, Courtney enjoys watching movies starring her favorite actor and actress Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter, such as “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, “Meet Joe Black” and “Fight Club”.
Age, height and net worth
Courtney’s age is 32. She has long brown hair which she has dyed various colors, including blonde, ginger and green; her eyes are brown, and her height is 5ft 6ins (1.67m).
As of September 2021, her net worth has been estimated at close to $1 million.
