Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter Laufey (pronounced "lay-vay") was raised in both Reykjavik and Washington, DC. Her work is the result of her diverse cultural history and a variety of musical inspirations. Laufey began playing the piano and cello at a young age, in part because of the influence of her mother, a classical violinist. She didn't begin her musical journey until she dug deeply into her father's record collection, which included jazz musicians Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.
Laufey delved deeply into the canon of music because she was intrigued by the elaborate arrangements and ethereal vocals. By the time she was in her early teens, she was making waves with a captivating style that belied her youth. Laufey started establishing her unique fusion of delicate jazz melodies and slow-burning R&B beats while she was a student at Boston's Berklee Institute of Music.
Laufey is a jazz musician with classical training, thus her songs are created and played like jazz songs. Nevertheless, the songwriting is more contemporary and approachable because it is based on her own personal, intimate experiences with life and love. "Street by Street," her debut lead song, is a powerful declaration of purpose to recover her relationship with the city of Boston, which has been damaged by the memories of a difficult breakup that go along with it. Laufey turns her personal truths into a revitalized classic-sound for modern listeners to relate to through free-form scatting and reposeful vocal style..

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