Laufey (singer)
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Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir, known mononymously as Laufey, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter and writer. Her musical style blends genres such as jazz pop and classical music. Laufey began performing as a cello soloist with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at age 15. She then emerged as a finalist in the 2014 edition of Ísland Got Talent and a semifinalist on The Voice Iceland in 2015.
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Laufey, born Lin Bing in Reykjavík, is an Icelandic and Chinese musician, pianist, cellist, and guitarist. She began her professional work period in 2020. Her musical genre is jazz pop, and she performs on the voice. Laufey is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music.
She speaks American English, Icelandic, and Mandarin. Laufey has received the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Her official website is laufeymusic.com, and she maintains a social media following of 2,840,000.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Iceland
- Active from
- 1999
Discography
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Key facts
- Born
- Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir , ( 1999-04-23 ) 23 April 1999 (age 27) , Reykjavík , Iceland
- Education
- Reykjavík College of Music Berklee College of Music ( BMus )
- Genres
- Jazz pop traditional pop classical
- Occupations
- Singer-songwriter writer record producer
- Instruments
- Vocals piano guitar cello
- Works
- Discography
- Years active
- 2014–present
- Label
- AWAL
- Website
- www .laufeymusic .com
- Chinese
- 林 冰
- Hanyu pinyin
- Lín Bīng
- Bopomofo
- ㄌㄧㄣˊㄅㄧㄥ
- Ipa
- [li ̌ n pi ́ ŋ]
- Yale romanization
- Làhm Bīng
- Jyutping
- Lam4 Bing1
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Encyclopedic overview
Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir OTF ( Icelandic: [ˈlœyːvei ˈliːn ˈpiŋk ˈjounsˌtouhtɪr̥] ; Chinese: 林冰; pinyin: Lín Bīng; born 23 April 1999), known mononymously as Laufey (/ˈleɪveɪ/ LAY-vay), is an Icelandic singer, songwriter and writer. Her musical style blends genres such as jazz pop and classical music. Laufey began performing as a cello soloist with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at age 15. She then emerged as a finalist in the 2014 edition of Ísland Got Talent (Iceland's Got Talent) and a semifinalist on The Voice Iceland in 2015.
In 2021, Laufey released her debut EP, Typical of Me, and graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 2022, she released her debut album, Everything I Know About Love, which appeared in multiple Icelandic and United States charts. Her second album, Bewitched (2023), won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards (2024) and produced the hit single "From the Start". Her third and latest album, A Matter of Time, was released on 22 August 2025. It won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.
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