Laufey Lín Jónsdóttir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, to an Icelandic father and Chinese mother. Her mother played the violin for the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and her grandparents were professors of violin and piano.
Laufey faced challenges as one of the few Asians in her community. Music, introduced through her father's jazz collection and her mother's classical repertoire, became her escape and social endeavor. Joining a youth orchestra in her teens, she used music as a means to transcend cultural differences. "I definitely felt like a foreigner, being one of the few Asians in Iceland, and having lived partially in the States from 6 to 9 years old," Laufey said. "On top of that, I was a nerdy orchestra kid. I didn't go home to play with friends, I went home to practice. Music became this project that I hoped would be my ticket to the big world of the States or the UK."
Despite initially seeing herself as a performer, Laufey's perspective shifted at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she discovered a community of friends writing their own songs. Her time there marked a period of growth, independence, and a transition from classical to jazz studies, providing her with a rich pool of experiences to draw upon for her songwriting.
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