Laufey
About this Artist
Laufey (pronounced LAY-vay) is a 25-year-old Los Angeles-based singer, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist whose jazz songs are about young love and self-discovery. Raised in Reykjavík and Washington, D.C., with annual visits to Beijing, the Icelandic-Chinese artist grew up playing cello as well as piano and became hooked on the jazz standards of Ella Fitzgerald after digging through her father’s record collection.
In 2020, while still a student at Berklee College of Music, Laufey released her debut single, “Street by Street,” which went on to top the Icelandic radio charts. Following the launch of her 2021 EP, Typical of Me, Laufey was named Best New Artist in Jazz and Blues at the Icelandic Music Awards and hosted her own show on BBC Radio 3/BBC Sounds. Her first full-length album, Everything I Know About Love, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative New Artist Album chart, and the lead single, “Valentine,” peaked at No. 1 on the Spotify Jazz Chart. In 2022, Laufey was the most-streamed jazz artist on Spotify, with 425 million streams across all platforms.