Who Is Laufey? Jazz-Pop Prodigy Going Viral on TikTok and Spotify—Everything You Need to Know

If you’re wondering why your social feeds are suddenly filled with swooning strings and dreamy bossa-nova beats, blame Laufey. The 26-year-old Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter has vaulted from viral jazz-pop darling to arena headliner with her third studio album, “A Matter of Time,” released 22 August 2025. The LP has already debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 3 in the U.K., giving Laufey her first global Top-5 finish while topping Billboard’s Jazz Albums chart for a fourth straight week. Powered by Aaron Dessner’s lush co-production and fan-favorite singles “Silver Lining,” “Tough Luck,” “Lover Girl,” and body-positivity anthem “Snow White,” the record crystallises Laufey’s signature mix of Great American Songbook romance and Gen-Z confessionals. Tracks like “Clockwork” and “Sabotage” stretch her classical-jazz foundations into widescreen pop, while the Iceland Symphony Orchestra brings cinematic heft to interludes such as “Cuckoo Ballet.” The streaming boom is translating directly to ticket demand. After every date of the 2025 North American “A Matter of Time Tour” sold out in minutes, Laufey upgraded to arenas—including back-to-back nights at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena and Boston’s TD Garden. Today she upped the ante again by unveiling a 20-city U.K. and European arena run for spring 2026, capped by London’s O2 and Paris’ Accor Arena—her largest headline shows to date. Industry watchers are already pencilling the Berklee-trained cellist in for repeat Grammy glory after her 2024 win for “Bewitched: The Goddess Edition.” Early predictions slot “A Matter of Time” for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album and potentially Album of the Year, a breakthrough for jazz-adjacent artists. Meanwhile, Laufey is using her newfound clout to pay it forward. She quietly launched The Laufey Foundation this month to fund music-education programs for Asian and Nordic youth, mirroring the cross-cultural path that shaped her own artistry. What’s next? A deluxe edition of “A Matter of Time” is rumoured for early 2026 with unreleased Dessner collaborations and an orchestral version of “Silver Lining,” timed to coincide with the European leg. Until then, expect TikTok to keep spinning her vintage-meets-modern anthems—and expect tickets, vinyl pressings, and even limited-edition harp-shaped USBs to disappear in, well, a matter of time.