Laufey
Laufey is an Icelandic-Chinese singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who blends jazz, classical music and pop into songs about love and self-discovery.
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- Roots
- Icelandic-Chinese; raised between Reykjavík and Washington, D.C.
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist
- Education
- Berklee College of Music, class of 2021
- First release
- Street by Street, 2020
- Breakout
- Bewitched and From the Start, 2023
Mini bio
How it started.
Laufey grew up between Reykjavík and Washington, D.C., with a Chinese mother and Icelandic father. Her mother is a violinist. Classical training on piano and cello met a love of Ella Fitzgerald and the jazz records in her father’s collection.
The first song.
While studying at Berklee, she recorded Street by Street just before the campus closed during the pandemic in 2020. The song reached the top of Iceland’s radio charts. Her debut EP, Typical of Me, followed in 2021, and her first full-length album, Everything I Know About Love, in 2022.
Finding her audience.
She connected with younger listeners through TikTok and Instagram live sessions while writing songs with jazz and classical roots. Her 2023 album Bewitched paired that sound with present-day stories of crushes and growing up, including the bossa nova song From the Start. Bewitched won her first Grammy in 2024.
Where she is now.
A Matter of Time brought a second Grammy in 2026. Alongside her recordings and orchestral performances, she has written the picture book Mei Mei the Bunny and created The Laufey Foundation to support young musicians. In September 2026, she signed with Interscope Records/Verve Records.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026A Matter of Time: The Final HourRecording artist; deluxe edition
- 2025A Matter of TimeSinger and songwriter
- 2023BewitchedSinger, songwriter and co-producer
- 2023From the StartSinger and songwriter
Film
- 2024A Night at the Symphony: Hollywood BowlPerformer with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Books
- 2026Mei Mei the BunnyAuthor; illustrations by Lauren O’Hara
Awards
Quotes
As a musician, my goal is to bring jazz and classical music to my generation through a more accessible road.Laufey, 2023 artist biography
She described the aim behind her music in the artist biography accompanying Bewitched.
Trivia
- Her twin sister Junia plays the violin parts layered alongside Laufey’s cello on Bewitched.
- She discovered Ella Fitzgerald through her father’s record collection.
- Her mascot Mei Mei became the central character of her first picture book.
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