Push Admin

International Artist of the Moment: LAUFEY

Article (news)

One Music PH Team

“There’s no single country I’ve ever felt this strong support from.” were the echoed words in a sold-out room during <a href="~/">Laufey</a>’s first Manila visit at her <a href="~/">Karpos Live</a> show last May 30, 2023.<div style="text-align:justify"><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="476" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F1939684566050910%2Fvideos%2F1472978650112288%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="267"></iframe></div>The overwhelming support for <a href="~/">Laufey</a> was immediately met with demands for a second night or at least, additional tickets to her then, already sold-out show. She repeatedly expressed her appreciation and gratitude for the love that her new Filipino friends have given her and promised to make a return. In what feels like a full circle moment, she’s doing just that… one year later. And she&#x27;s coming back not once, not twice, but THREE times!<div style="text-align:justify"><a href="~/">Laufey: A Night At The Symphony with the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra on May 28 and 29 at the PICC Plenary Hall.</a></div>This will be a very special performance as Laufey rarely performs with a full orchestra on tour. If you’re aware of the kind of music Laufey puts out, it is certain that the Manila Philharmonic will fully complement and symphonically elevate a Laufey show. Laufey’s rise to fame has become one of the greatest musical phenomena in recent times, essentially bringing jazz back to the younger generation. Her charming personality, graceful stage presence, emotive voice, and exquisite play on words and sounds resonate deeply with not just the majority of her younger audience, but also those who actually grew up listening to jazz. It is no surprise to see a spectrum of generations at her shows.The shows sold out so fast that not only was a second night added, but both nights sold out in only a matter of hours as well!<div style="text-align:justify"><a href="~/">BEWITCHED: THE GODDESS TOUR</a></div>The Grammy Award-winning jazz sensation also announced Asia dates on her Bewitched: The Goddess Tour. The tour kicks off in Kuala Lumpur and continues through Asia in Hong Kong, Taipei, Manila and Singapore this August and September.<div><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="476" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Flivenationph%2Fvideos%2F836920845138558%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=476&amp;t=0" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="476"></iframe></div>Promoted by <a href="~/">Live Nation</a> and <a href="~/">Karpos</a> Live, Laufey – Bewitched: The Goddess Tour will take place at SM Mall of Asia Arena on Monday, September 2. Laufey (pronounced lāy-vāy) is a 24-year-old, Los Angeles-based singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist whose jazz songs are about young love and self-discovery. Raised between Reykjavík and Washington, D.C. with annual visits to Beijing, the Icelandic-Chinese artist grew up playing cello as well as piano and became hooked on the jazz standards of Ella Fitzgerald after digging through her father’s record collection.In 2020, while still a student at Berklee College of Music, Laufey released her debut single <a href="~/">“Street by Street,”</a> which went on to top the Icelandic radio charts. Following the release of her 2021 <a href="~/">Typical of Me</a> EP, Laufey was named Best New Artist in Jazz and Blues at the Icelandic Music Awards and hosted her own show on BBC Radio 3/BBC Sounds. Her debut full-length <a href="~/">Everything I Know About Love</a>, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Alternative New Artist Album chart, and the lead single <a href="~/">“Valentine”</a> peaked at #1 on the Spotify Jazz Chart. In 2022 Laufey was the most streamed jazz artist on Spotify, with 425 million streams across all platforms.<div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7YS1MKQ_UgU?si=rmZ87zZQ0uG6eY54" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kk5fYZgagA4?si=z-3DYz-EZoqkvY6v" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6VSYviV6Ygs?si=FIcLrwTZN_Eg7yad" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6VSYviV6Ygs?si=RpiguTVK-QDNUAZl" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>The GRAMMY®-winning Icelandic-Chinese artist, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist recently announced new music with <a href="https://laufey.ffm.to/goddessedition">Bewitched:</a><a href="https://laufey.ffm.to/goddessedition"> </a><a href="https://laufey.ffm.to/goddessedition">The Goddess Edition</a> released April 26 on AWAL. The expanded edition features four brand-new original songs that Laufey wrote in the wake of ﬁnishing her 2023 critically-celebrated album Bewitched. The album features lead single <a href="~/">“Goddess”</a> and <a href="~/">&quot;Bored&quot;</a>.<div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u4VwzWu4P8I?si=DDH6p_VSilJN_6Mu" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xB8_hbRiVrs?si=ddUrAOT63hwDJqtC" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Of the new single, Laufey notes, “&#x27;Goddess&quot; is my most honest song yet. I wrote it alone at my piano after feeling like someone had fallen in love with the version of me they’d seen on stage, just to ﬁnd that I wasn’t what they projected once I was oﬀ stage. They deemed me to no longer be a shiny thing when the glamor wore oﬀ, reduced to skin and bone.”The sold-out North American dates kicked oﬀ last April, before she headed to Asia in May to play at Jakarta&#x27;s prestigious Java Jazz Festival and the aforementioned A Night at the Symphony.2023 was a standout year for Laufey. <a href="~/">Bewitched</a> was the biggest debut for a jazz album on Spotify in history. It debuted at #2 on Spotify’s Global and U.S. Album Charts, as well as #23 on the <a href="~/">Billboard 200</a>, #1 on Billboard’s Independent Albums Chart, and #1 on Current Traditional Jazz Albums Chart. The album’s hit single <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSD_L-xic9o">“From The Start”</a> is now RIAA-certiﬁed Gold. Last month, Laufey won the 2024 GRAMMY® for “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album”. She also performed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSD_L-xic9o">“From The Start”</a> at the award show’s <a href="https://www.grammy.com/videos/laufey-2024-grammys-performance-from-the-start-66th-annual-grammy-awards">Premiere Ceremony</a> and played cello alongside <a href="~/">Billy Joel</a> during the performance of his new single <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a78INcEjNT0">“Turn The Lights Back On”</a> during the telecast.

The international jazz singer will bring her sensational music back to Manila three times - May 28 and 29 at the PICC Plenary Hall for A Night at the Symphony with the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra and Sept. 2 at MOA Arena for Bewitched: The Goddess Tour. Photo: Gemma Warren