Laufey (singer)

**Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir** ( , ; born 23 April 1999), known professionally as **Laufey**, is an Icelandic singer and musician. She achieved prominence in the early 2020s for her success as a jazz-inspired pop artist.

Her debut album, _Everything I Know About Love_ (2022), charted in Iceland and the United States. It was followed by the album _Bewitched_ (2023), which received a Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards; the single "From the Start" found international success.

## Early life and education

Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir was born on 23 April 1999. Her father is Icelandic and her mother is Chinese.  maternal side of her family is from Guangzhou. Her mother is a classical violinist.

Laufey graduated with a presidential scholarship from the Berklee College of Music in 2021. She currently lives in Los Angeles.

### Studio albums

|rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:12em;"|Title|rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:16em;"|Details|colspan="9" scope="col"|Peak chart positions|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Released: 26 August 2022 * Label: AWAL * Format: LP, digital download, streaming|15|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|3|
|* Released: 8 September 2023 * Label: AWAL * Format: LP, CD, Cassette, digital download, streaming|3|46|38|17|89|20|23|5|1|

### Live albums

|scope="col" style="width:12em;"|Title|scope="col" style="width:16em;"|Details|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Released: 2 March 2023 * Label: AWAL * Format: Digital download, streaming||||
|* Released: 6 December 2024 * Label: AWAL * Format: Digital download, streaming||||

### Extended plays

|rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:12em;"|Title|rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:16em;"|Details|colspan="1" scope="col"|Peak chart positions|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Released: 30 April 2021 * Label: Self-released, AWAL * Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl|2|||||
|* Released: 22 September 2022 * Label: AWAL * Format: Digital download, streaming|–|||||
|* Released: 11 November 2022 * Label: AWAL * Format: Digital download, streaming|–|||||
|* Released: 10 November 2023 * Label: Capitol, Blue Note * Formats: streaming|–|||||

### Singles

|rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:12em;"|Title|rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:4em;"|Year|colspan="6" scope="col"|Peak chart positions|rowspan="2" scope="col"|Certifications|rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:16em;"|Album||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|2020|—|—|—|—|—|—||rowspan="3"|_Typical of Me_|
|—|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|rowspan="4"|2021|—|—|—|—|—|—||||
|—|—|—|—|—|—||rowspan="2"||||
|—|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|—|—|—|—|—|—||_A Very Laufey Holiday_||||
|rowspan="7"|2022|—|—|—|—|—|—||rowspan="5"|_Everything I Know About Love_|
|—|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|—|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|—|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|—|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|—|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|—|—|—|—|—|—||_A Very Laufey Holiday_||||
|rowspan="8"|2023|—|—|—|—|—|—||_A Night at the Symphony_||
|85|8|92|39|1|—|* MC: Gold * RIAA: Gold|rowspan="4"|_Bewitched_|||
|—|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|—|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|—|—|—|—|—|—||||||
|—|3|84|—|17|25||||||
|—|—|—|—|—|—||_A Very Laufey Holiday_||||
|—|7|44|7|—|—||_Spotify Singles Holiday_||||
|colspan="10" style="font-size:90%"|"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.||||||||||

### Other charted songs

|rowspan="2" scope="col"|Title|rowspan="2" scope="col"|Year|colspan="1" scope="col"|Peak chart positions|rowspan="2" scope="col"|Album|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="4"|2023|26|rowspan="4"|_Bewitched_||||
|28||||||||
|32||||||||
|21||||||||

## Awards and nominations

|scope="col"|Award|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Work|scope="col"|Category|scope="col"|Result|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2024|_Bewitched_|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album||||||||||

## Infobox (chinese)

- **child**: yes
- **order**: ts
- **s**: 林冰
- **t**: 林冰
- **p**: Lín Bīng


## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Laufey
- **image**: Laufey Lin.jpg
- **caption**: Laufey in 2021
- **birth name**: Laufey Lín Bīng Jónsdóttir / 林冰
- **birth place**: Reykjavík, Iceland
- **genre**: Jazz pop
- **years active**: 2020–present


## Infobox (artist discography)

- **artist**: Laufey
- **studio**: 2
- **live**: 1
- **ep**: 4
- **singles**: 20