Twenty-one year old Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter, musician, cellist and pianist Laufey has had a whirlwind of a year. Her breakout single “Street By Street” earned her a big social following, hit #1 on Iceland Radio, and led to praise from the likes of Billie Eilish and Willow Smith on socials. In the last two weeks alone, she launched her own 12-episode new music series on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds, and was named Best New Artist at the Iceland Music Awards. All of this took place before her debut EP entitled Typical of Me, out today, even dropped. If Laufey’s first year releasing music and this utterly charming debut show us anything, it’s that Laufey is an incredibly promising and gifted young artist, from whom the best is yet to come.
Laufey, who spent much of her childhood living in Reykjavik, was inspired by classical and jazz music from a young age and performed with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at the age of 15. Despite her love of the music that acted as her musical foundation, she yearned to express herself with music that blended her classical background with her more modern influences. She began to collaborate with her peers at Berklee College of Music, and recorded her debut single “Street By Street” the day before campus was shut down due to COVID-19. Making the most of lockdown, she decided to proceed with self-releasing the single on her social media. The song, in addition to performance videos she posted of the song and covers, quickly went viral. Soon, Laufey’s first-ever single, which showcases Laufey’s intoxicating and unique blend of sophisticated jazz melodies and slow-burning R&B grooves, would hit #1 on the Icelandic Radio Charts and earn her a massive following.
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