Laufey has captivated a generation with virtuosic songs of love and self-discovery by
manifesting her vision of jazz- and classical-infused pop music. After becoming the youngest
ever recipient of the GRAMMY for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (for Bewitched), the
Icelandic-Chinese composer and singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist feels freer than ever
to, as she puts it, “let my heart wander.” For her third album, A Matter of Time, Laufey teams
with fellow producers Spencer Stewart and Aaron Dessner to break the set of expectations she
herself set, serving up a transcendent sound and honest writing that cuts to the heart. It’s the
culmination of an incredible journey that began with her playing cello with the Iceland Symphony
as a teen before writing her first charting single while studying at Berklee College of Music.
Laufey’s many achievements have since grown to include 4.25 billion global streams, a social
media audience of 23 million, the biggest jazz LP debut in Spotify history, an album in
Billboard’s Top 20, a pile of Platinum plaques, a Forbes 30 Under 30 designation, and, in 2025,
being named one of TIME’s Women of the Year. She’s also: sold out the Hollywood Bowl, Radio
City Music Hall, and London’s Royal Albert Hall; performed backed by the LA Phil, the National
Symphony Orchestra, and the China Philharmonic Orchestra; shared the stage with the likes of
Jon Batiste and Raye; and collaborated on record with artists ranging from Beabadoobee to
Norah Jones.
