# Talk:Laufey (singer)

In the lede, her genre is listed as modern jazz, but redirects to bebop. Obviously, this is just my opinion, but I’d say her sound is pretty far from bebop. Perhaps smooth or contemporary jazz is a better label? Sethcampbell7293 (talk)  — Preceding undated comment added 23:35, 24 October 2022 (UTC) 
The couple of songs I've heard by her might be bossa nova?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.84.66.236 (talk) 23:29, 2 November 2022 (UTC) 

I may be a little late, but I would like to state that Laufey spans multiple genres, but is definitely not bebop. Songs like "From the Start" and "Falling Behind" are more jazz, while songs like "Promise" and "Night Light", among others, are more ballads. Some even describe her style of music and vocal vibrato characteristic like older 40s Disney music. Maximus Pinpoint (talk) 02:05, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Songs like "From the start" and "Falling behind" would be better described as bossa nova than any jazz subset (despite the obvious connection between bossa and jazz). Her "ballads" fit well in the canon of mid-century pop (related terms: traditional pop, tin pan alley era music, and easy listening). Ngort (talk) 17:57, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
I see. I'm not super knowledgeable on genres, so your word supersedes mine. Bossa nova is definitely Laufey, for sure. Maximus Pinpoint (talk) 19:05, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
Her genre is more strictly simply just "Traditional pop" rather than "jazz". Adam Neely gave an in-depth discussion on the matter in his talk "Is Laufey jazz?". The question itself depends on the definition of "jazz", which is a highly-improvisatory artform that uses songs from the Great American Songbook. But she doesn't improvise to a significant degree on her albums, and merely covering songs from the Great American Songbook is not a sufficient condition for something to be jazz. Adam also points out that the magazine writers and other critics labelling her playing as "jazz" aren't actually steeped in the jazz tradition themselves, and so aren't really authorities on the matter to begin with. Em3rgent0rdr (talk) 07:59, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
I've removed traditional pop from her genre infobox due to no sources stating her music is described as such. If any user can find an accurate reliable source that states it then feel free to include it. Many users and IP's are only basing the genre on her win for Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album which is not a reputable source. Pillowdelight (talk) 23:46, 1 February 2025 (UTC)
Update: source has been added. Pillowdelight (talk) 00:03, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

how many studio albums does laufey have 180.191.65.54 (talk) 08:56, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

As of now, she has two studio albums, Everything I Know About Love and Bewitched, and one live album, A Night at the Symphony. Maximus Pinpoint (talk) 19:07, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Looks like the singer herself identifies as Icelandic-Chinese according to her website’s about page, this should probably be updated. BlackSpade741 (talk) 18:47, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

No it shouldn't. The Icelandic and Chinese in her instagram bio refers to her ethnicity, not her nationality. The same way the Olivia Rodrigo is not called Filipino-American in the lead of her article. Yes Rodrigo has Filipino ancestry, but her nationality is American. She has never claimed that her nationality is Filipino. It is not a situation like Tara Strong who is Canadian-American (even tough she is called Canadian and American in the lead), to my knowledge, Laufey was never raised or lived in China (unlike Strong, who has lived in both Canada and the U.S.). This is only going to cause edit wars like that of the article of singer Dalida (which had a Semi-protection on it due to edit wars on whether Dalida should be defined as Italian, French, or Egyptian in the lead), I strongly advise against calling Laufey "Icelandic-Chinese" in the lead. 70.50.199.125 (talk) 02:37, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
MOS:ETHNICITY says the lead section shouldn't mention the subject's ethnicity unless it's a defining factor of their notability. I've removed it.— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 04:42, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Her name is not (/ˈleɪveɪ/ LAY-vay). It's still pronounced ˈlœyːvei 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqPvHNZeLGY 95.91.251.156 (talk) 12:31, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

I have no reason to doubt that. However, for many names, "the accepted wrong pronunciation" is a thing (as opposed to unaccepted wrong pronunciations). Take [sʲɪrˈɡʲej rɐxˈmanʲɪnəf] for example. Start correcting your English-speaking friends on that one and see how far you get. :) TooManyFingers (talk) 04:19, 20 September 2024 (UTC)


### Sister's name pronunciation
Relatedly, the pronunciation for her sister's name leaves out the personal (non-generational) part of her Chinese name. Her sister's name is Júnía Lín Hua Jónsdóttir, but the Icelandic pronunciation [ˈjuːnia ˈliːn ˈjounsˌtouhtɪr̥] includes Lín but lacks Hua. Compare to Laufey's Icelandic pronunciation [ˈlœyːvei ˈliːn ˈbiŋk ˈjounsˌtouhtɪr̥] which includes her full Chinese name Lín Bing.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23.93.211.6 (talk) 01:04, 14 October 2025 (UTC) 

In one of her songs she says "run when Church bells ring" Farwa3112 (talk) 17:42, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

There needs to be reliable sources to back that up rather than song lyrics. Otherwise, the talk page is not a forum. 웃OO  08:25, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

This phrase is in the article, but nobody in the world can possibly know what it means. Jazz does not have a defined clothing style, and among women jazz singers, many have worn what might be called a cocktail dress; the others certainly don't share one style. Among male jazz soloists, there has been formal wear, business suits, and less formal than that, all the way to ill-fitting casual trousers with no shirt (at least in posed photos). "Jazz-esque clothing" means basically everything; therefore it means basically nothing. TooManyFingers (talk) 01:08, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

Fortunately that wording isn't in the article anymore.  But it's funny, since 1988 there have even been "Jazz" colognes and perfumes, despite smell having nothing to do with the artform.  Actual jazz musicians will wear anything from business casual to suit and tie and tux or whatever suits the gig, or simply whatever they were wearing earlier in the day. Em3rgent0rdr (talk) 18:37, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

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