Laufey set to perform thrice in Manila this year

MANILA, Philippines — Laufey (pronounced l?y-v?y) is set to serenade the Philippines three times this year with her dreamy jazz sounds. Two of her shows are happening this month, to be followed by one in September.

She will stage her A Night At The Symphony concerts at the Philippine International Convention Center  Plenary Hall on May 28 and 29. The Manila Philharmonic Orchestra will join her on stage at the two-night sold-out shows.

Fans can also catch her live performance on Sept. 2 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena (MOA Arena) as she brings her Bewitched: The Goddess Tour to Manila, presented by Live Nation and Karpos Live. The Asian tour will kick off in Kuala Lumpur, then in Hong Kong, Taipei, Manila and Singapore this August and September.

Live Nation Philippines Members can secure tickets first during the exclusive Live Nation presale starting today, 10 a.m., until tomorrow, May 7, 9 a.m. local time. You can register for presale access at livenation.ph.

The general sale of tickets will start at 12 p.m. local time on May 7 via SM Tickets. For complete tour and ticket information, visit livenation.asia.

Photo shows Laufey’s album cover for Bewitched: The Goddess.

Laufey was raised between Reykjavík and Washington, D.C. and would frequent Beijing every year. The 24-year-old Grammy-winning jazz artist learned playing piano at the tender age of four and the cello at the age of eight.

She discovered the jazz standards of Ella Fitzgerald after digging through her father’s record collection and cited the American jazz singer as her favorite musician.

Laufey’s father is Icelandic while her mother is Chinese.

In 2020, while schooling at the Berklee College of Music, Laufey released her debut single Street by Street which landed at the top spot on Icelandic radio charts.

She was hailed as the Best New Artist in Jazz and Blues at the Icelandic Music Awards following the launch of her 2021 EP called Typical of Me. She also hosted her own program on BBC Radio 3/BBC Sounds.

The singer’s first full-length record Everything I Know About Love debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative New Artist Album chart and the lead single Valentine climbed to the No. 1 spot on the Spotify Jazz Chart.

Laufey became the most streamed jazz artist on Spotify in 2022, generating 425 million streams across all platforms.

Her Bewitched album earned her first Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 66th edition of the annual Grammy Awards.

Bewitched includes tracks such as From the Start, Promise,  Bewitched and California and Me, and many more.

As of recently, Laufey has amassed over two billion streams across all platforms and is the “biggest streaming artist from Iceland in the world,” according to a media release.