Laufey Lin Jónsdóttir, otherwise known simply as Laufey, is a Los Angeles-based musician who leans into the classical and jazz side of music. Laufey currently has 12.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify and her most popular song is From The Start, which is considered to be the most popular jazz song on Spotify according to viberate.com.

From The Start is a part of Laufey’s second album, Bewitched, which was released in 2023 and has won a Grammy at the 66th Annual Awards for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. 

Her debut album Everything I Know About Love was released in 2022 and has blown up on TikTok, leading to her music being discovered. 

“I discovered Laufey after listening to my Conan Gray playlist on Spotify and she just popped up,” sophomore Paris Jackson said. “I found out even more about Laufey through TikTok when her songs started getting more recognition. That’s when I finally started actually getting into her music.” 

Others have unearthed Laufey’s music through Spotify’s “Discover” page.

“I discovered her about two years ago on a Discover page on Spotify. I love jazz and from that one song I was hooked and have been a fan ever since,” senior Shaylee Spicer said.

Her music has led to an increase in people wanting to listen to jazz music while also bringing something new to those who already listened to the genre.

“While listening to her music I slowly started getting interested in wanting to listen to a more jazz style of music that was similar to Laufey’s style,” Jackson said. 

Laufey is releasing three new songs on April 26, 2024, as a part of her Bewitched: The Goddess Edition album. Her new song Bored was teased on her Instagram on April 22, making the anticipation for the release grow. 

“I love that she let us listen to a little bit of her unreleased song Bored,” Jackson said. “I can’t wait for her to put it on the album. The way her voice sounds in it is so smooth and ethereal.”