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Typical of Me was predominantly produced by Laufey's classmate Davin Kingston. Many of the songs on the EP were written by her in the Berklee College of Music dorm room, with the goal of making jazz more accessible. [2] [3] The material was mainly promoted on Laufey's social media in 2020–21. [2]
With her debut EP, Typical of Me (2021), and her debut album, Everything I Know About Love (2022), Laufey reached the top ten on the US Jazz Albums and UK Jazz & Blues Albums charts. The following year, she released her first live album A Night at the Symphony with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra , a top five success in Iceland and on the US ...
A Night at the Symphony is a live album and concert video by Laufey with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, released on 2 March 2023. [1] With three new cover songs, the musical material is mostly from Laufey's Everything I Know About Love and Typical of Me. [2] It was recorded at Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavík on 26–27 October 2022. [1]
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. ... though some songs resemble jazz more ...
Laufey Lín Bīng Jónsdóttir was born on 23 April 1999 in Reykjavík, Iceland's capital.Her father is Icelandic and her mother is Chinese, hailing from Guangzhou. [3] Her mother is a classical violinist and her maternal grandfather, Lin Yaoji [], was a violin educator at the Central Conservatory of Music in China, which Laufey credits as partly inspiring her love of music.
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.
Laufey Lin, a 24-year-old Icelandic musician and songwriter, is bringing jazz and classical music to Gen Z through her TikTok videos. She has a theory for why classic music works.
Cordelia Lam of NME praised Laufey's vocals, stating: "What stands out most here is Laufey’s vocal register – her voice is deep and full-bodied, providing a perfect vehicle for the open-hearted sincerity of these songs. She sings with the warm storytelling tone of the jazz greats."