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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.
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]
The reissue of the album Bewitched: The Goddess Edition, was released the following year and debuted at number one in Iceland, becoming Laufey's first number one album in her native country. Between 2023–25, her cover of " Winter Wonderland " became the highest-charting version of the song in the Core Anglosphere countries, excluding the ...
Laufey songs are comforting yet mischievous, indebted to her background in classical music, with deep vocals that dive effortlessly into those roaring low registers of female jazz icons before her.
On 22 September 2022, Laufey released the EP The Reykjavík Sessions, containing live acoustic versions of songs from the album. [8] On 22 April 2023, a 12-inch vinyl containing a studio and live performance at Harpa Concert Hall version of "Valentine" was released as part of Record Store Day. [9] [10]
No, I mean, “Goddess” came out in tandem with a song called “Bored,” which is maybe one of my most sarcastic songs. With the songs that had been popular — “From the Start ...
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 ...
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]