United StatesLaufey is the #2,367 most-subscribed YouTube creator worldwide and #994 in United States, with 3.6M subscribers and 1.3B total views across 545 videos. Laufey is known as cellist, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist.
Biography
Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir, known mononymously as Laufey, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter and writer. Her musical style blends genres such as jazz pop and classical music. Laufey began performing as a cello soloist with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra at age 15. She then emerged as a finalist in the 2014 edition of Ísland Got Talent and a semifinalist on The Voice Iceland in 2015.
Channel description
Laufey (pronounced lay-vay) has captivated a generation with virtuosic songs of love and self-discovery by manifesting her vision of jazz-and classical-infused pop music. She has become a bridge for the older music she adores, from Chet Baker to Carole King to Ravel, by offering her bold interpretation to a younger crop of listeners who have become deeply connected over time.
Raised between Reykjavik and Washington, D.C., she learned piano and cello as a child, later studying at Berklee College of Music. There, she wrote her debut EP, 2021’s Typical of Me, whose striking single “Street by Street” debuted at No. 1 on Icelandic Radio—the first of many achievements that have grown to include two GRAMMY® Awards, 5 billion global streams, a social media audience of 25 million, the biggest jazz LP debut in Spotify history and an album in Billboard’s Top 5, a growing pile of Platinum plaques, a Forbes 30 Under 30 designation, and being named one of TIME’s 2025 Women of the Year.
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Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does Laufey have?
- 3.6M subscribers — #2,367 worldwide, #994 in United States.
- When did Laufey start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Sep 2013.
- What awards has Laufey won?
- Recognitions include Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.