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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.
Including the four singles and three other songs, many of which were written in her college dorm room, Typical of Me was released on 30 April 2021, the year Laufey graduated from Berklee College of Music. [2] The EP eventually received attention from musicians such as Billie Eilish and Willow Smith, and was praised by some music critics. [3]
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]
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 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.
HYBE, the South Korean label powering K-pop giants BTS and NewJeans, has acquired Exile Music, the music arm of Spanish-language entertainment studio Exile Content.
"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.
Song titles like “Everything I Know About Love” and “Dear Soulmate” reflect a kind of knowing naivete, or aspirational approach to romance, that the Laufey of 2024 might already be past ...