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In reviewing Laufey’s August concert with the LA Philharmonic, Variety wrote, “Laufey feels like she was born to play the Hollywood Bowl, with her rapturously received pop/jazz/classical set.”
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.
[9] In August and September 2024, Laufey returned to Asia for more shows, including her first arena headline show at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in the Philippines, [10] and toured Australia for the first time.
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 ...
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.
Beabadoobee then released a new single with Laufey, "A Night to Remember", which was released on 20 October 2023. [62] Her third studio album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, was released on 9 August 2024, [63] which went on to debut at number 1 in the UK, making it her first number-one album. [64].
Laufey’s ascendency to major-league pop artist is one of the most heartening musical phenomena of the last couple of years… or should be, to anyone who has any particular affection for the ...