As 2020 began, Stark County native Lauren Mascitti was poised for a remarkable year.
The country singer-songwriter based in Nashville released a solo album titled God Made a Woman, of which she was justifiably proud, on Jan. 8, 2020. It was produced by her fiancé Shawn Camp, a Grammy Award-winning Nashville songwriter.
Even more promising, Mascitti had been chosen to compete on American Idol, had already taped the show s Hollywood Week in December and would be traveling to Hawaii later in January for more Idol performances. I was pretty excited this time last year, Mascitti, 29, said in a phone interview on Sunday. I had no idea we were going to have a worldwide pandemic.