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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]
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. [4] 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 is the debut extended play by Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey, released on 30 April 2021. The EP was self-published by Laufey and later released on 12-inch vinyl through AWAL. [1] Typical of Me was predominantly produced by Laufey's classmate Davin Kingston.
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 ...
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 ...
On September 8, 2023, Laufey released her second studio album, Bewitched, and announced the Bewitched Tour for 2023–2024 shortly after. [15] [16] In 2024, Laufey released Bewitched: The Goddess Edition featuring three new songs and went on to win the Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for the standard version of Bewitched. [17] [18]
"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.
Laufey (singer) (born 1999), Icelandic singer born Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir; Laufey Ámundadóttir (born 1962), Icelandic cell biologist; Laufey Ólafsdóttir (born 1981), Icelandic footballer; Laufey Sigurðardóttir (born 1963), Icelandic footballer; Laufey Valdimarsdóttir (1890–1945), Icelandic women's rights activist