Laufey is an Icelandic-Chinese singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for blending jazz, classical and pop influences in a contemporary singer-songwriter format. Born in 1999 in Reykjavík to an Icelandic mother and a Chinese father, she trained classically on cello and piano and later studied at Berklee College of Music; her work often features intimate, acoustically driven arrangements, warm vocal delivery and clear melodic songwriting that draw on vintage jazz aesthetics and chamber-pop sensibilities. Emerging in the late 2010s and gaining wider international recognition in the early 2020s, Laufey’s repertoire includes original compositions and reinterpretations of standards, characterized by lyrical storytelling, careful orchestration and a focus on vocal nuance.