Laufey
Pop Singer
Pop singer-songwriter and cellist. In 2014, she competed and became a finalist in Iceland's Got Talent. In 2020, she released her debut single, "Street by Street." She plans to release a debut EP in 2021.
She began studying classical piano and cello at the age of four, and won numerous awards and competitions growing up.
She made her solo debut as a cellist with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at the age of 15. She earned a Presidential scholarship to the Berklee College of Music.
She is half Icelandic and half Chinese. She was inspired to begin a career in music by her mother's work as a classical violinist, as well as her father's collection of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday albums.
She has received praise for her music from fellow singers Billie Eilish and Willow Smith.