Laufey Albums
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Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir, known as Laufey (pronounced ‘lay-vay’), is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, who is taking the music world by storm. Active since the early 2020s, she has achieved prominence for her success as a jazz and classical-inspired pop artist. This year, the 25-year-old won her first Grammy for her 2023 album, Bewitched, taking home the Best Traditional Pop Album award. Having performed as a cello soloist with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at age 15, Laufey was a finalist in the 2014 edition of Iceland’s Got Talent and a semi-finalist on The Voice Iceland the following year. Laufey was born in 1999 in Reykjavík. Her father is Icelandic father and her mother Chinese. Laufey credits her family for inspiring a love of music – her mother is a classical violinist, and her grandfather was a violin teacher at the Central Conservatory of Music in China. Laufey’s musical output and influence on younger generations has been making waves in the industry.
In just a few years Laufey’s career has skyrocketed, taking her to some of the world’s greatest music venues. In 2024, she began a world tour, with performances at London’s Royal Albert Hall, New York’s Radio City Music Hall, the Sydney Opera House, and LA’s Hollywood Bowl. She is also headlining historic festivals like Lollapalooza and the Newport Jazz Festival in the US, the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, and the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy. The range of venues and gigs she is playing this year is as varied and accomplished as the music she makes – and she’s just getting started. Laufey’s musical output and influence on younger generations has been making waves in the industry. “My fans come [to my shows], and often it’s their first time seeing a live orchestra play – my hope is maybe they’ll come back next week and listen to a Mahler symphony or something,” Laufey said in an interview with TimeOut. “I like to keep the message that music is just music. Back in the day, classical music was just pop. It can just be something that follows you through the day, or lifts your spirits or makes you feel something. And there really is nothing more powerful than seeing a live orchestra.”
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