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Laufey is a musician, pianist and cellist, born on April 23, 1999 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Laufey is 27 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes Berklee College of Music. Awards on record include Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (2024).
My Take
Laufey is one of those rare artists who makes you feel like you've rediscovered something you didn't know you'd been missing — that warm, late-night jazz-pop sound that feels simultaneously vintage and completely fresh. Born in Reykjavík and classically trained enough to perform cello with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at 15, she took that foundation to Berklee College of Music and quietly built one of the most devoted fanbases on the internet, largely through TikTok intimacy before the algorithm even knew what to do with her. Winning the Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2024 felt like the world finally catching up to what her fans already knew. She's twenty-something and writing music that sounds like candlelight — that's not nothing, that's genuinely impressive.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Laufey
- Name (Japanese)
- レイヴェイ
- Reading
- れいゔぇい
- Born
- April 23, 1999 (age 27)
- Origin
- Reykjavík, Iceland
- Occupation
- musician / pianist / cellist / guitarist / singer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rabbit
2. Background
- University
- Berklee College of Music
Awards & achievements
- 2024 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.laufeymusic.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/laufey/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laufey%20(singer)
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61973202
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Laufey born?
Laufey was born on April 23, 1999 and is 27 years old.
Where is Laufey from?
Laufey is from Reykjavík, Iceland.
What does Laufey do?
Laufey works as musician, pianist, cellist, guitarist, singer.
Where did Laufey study?
Laufey attended Berklee College of Music.
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