[ˈlœyːvei ˈliːn ˈbiŋk ˈjounsˌtouhtɪr̥] ⓘ A very laufey holiday listen now a matter of time listen now lover girl listen now tough luck listen now silver lining listen now 'lover girl' official music video 'silver lining' official music video Laufey grew up with strict musical discipline, practicing her cello while other kids were playing sports The only pop music her family listened to at home, she said, was the beatles. Low, rich, and honeyed, with traces of peggy lee. Here, laufey shares the classic jazz artists who continue to inspire her, the aughties pop divas she still listens to, and the mitski song she wishes she wrote.
Laufey started learning the piano at the age of four and the cello at the age of eight She graduated from the reykjavík college of music, where she also studied singing, in 2018 She spent her childhood moving between reykjavík and washington, d.c., as well as visiting beijing.
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