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“Like any other kind of music, it can be something that lifts you up or accompanies you on a sad day.” Laufey could have turned this success into gigs on the jazz circuit, performing familiar ...
Laufey (pronounced Lay-vay) is captivating Gen Z by writing and singing music that almost sounds like it could be from Gen WWII. Go figure, and go marvel. But the 24-year-old has always ...
Laufey (pronounced lay-vay) grew up in Iceland as a multi-instrumentalist kid prodigy, schooled in classical as well as jazz. Now, living in L.A., she’s one of our unlikeliest as well as most ...
"Valentine" addresses Laufey's experiences and continuous reflection of her first love. [4]The song's genre has been described as 50s traditional pop and classical jazz due to its jazz vocals and scat singing, as well as guitar and piano instrumentation joined by light percussion played with a drum brush.
Bewitched peaked at number one on the Icelandic albums chart and was Laufey's first album to chart in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Additionally, the album topped the Australian Jazz & Blues Albums chart. In 2024, to support the album, Laufey embarked on a worldwide concert tour. [5]
The daughter of an Icelandic father and a Chinese mother, Laufey grew up studying classical cello in Reykjavik. Then she went to Boston’s Berklee College of Music and learned to sing jazz standards.
In September 2023, Laufey released her second full-length album, Bewitched. [1] [2] In the fall of 2023, Laufey embarked on a North American headlining tour, which sold out instantly. [3] In early 2024, Laufey began a European tour. [4] She also started a second North American leg titled "Bewitched: The Goddess Tour," which sold out quickly. [5 ...
It seemed especially obvious after Laufey did what seemed like a test run in the summer of 2023, playing with the Philharmonic across the ravine at the much smaller Ford amphitheater.