Singer Laufey Teaches Us How To Pronounce Her Name

Is it "Lo-fee" or "Lau-fay"? We caught up with the artist at her first Singapore concert as part of the Alex Blake Charlie Sessions on June 3. Here, she reveals how to correctly say her name.
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[@wonyoung.xo13]

I called her “law-fey” 😭

[@llamaxpro2109]

me too

[@Ramona_Drew]

I feel so bad now😭

[@bigestofthesmallbrains3307]

Same

[@pancakes.pillows]

same

[@Charliesdreamlife200]

same😭🥲

[@milyrockz]

ive been calling her Law fee--

[@purplesodacap]

ME TOO💀

[@Michaela.mp3]

Samee😭💀

[@TRYTRY1008]

Me too until I heard a radio DJ called her ”Lay-bay“ and I was like…😨😨😨😱😱😱

[@poppychalupa9390]

That’s English for you

[@Featherain25]

SAME

[@antallanjustin343]

Calling her "LoFi" 😅

[@eggy337]

Same 💀

[@joneg7777]

How

[@ApexShadows]

Same

[@_Dr.sokx_]

Same tho 😂😅

[@almasnaaz1074]

Same 😢

[@giggabug]

not me calling her lau- fei the whole time😂

[@mepmopmipmimi]

I called her that too :0

[@user-fp6wk3tm8o]

omg i thought i was the only one lol 💀

[@skrunkle_wunkle]

literally 😭😭

[@RedRhys64]

You're actually pronouncing it more in form with Old Norse. Icelandic pronunciation has drifted somewhat from what it used to be when it was Old Norse.

[@user-fp6wk3tm8o]

@@RedRhys64 wow thats kewl

[@unsstop_235]

I have to say Law-Fee so my google understand what I want it to play😂

[@user-ge2lt2ne7i]

Google and alexa always play lauv when i try to pronounce “law-fee”.

[@trevorryder9732]

Getting google to play her music is so hard. It always thinks Lofi, Lauv or the lourve

[@Taesbff]

The way I’ve been calling her Luffey cause one piece 🤨😭

[@HazelJacob]

sAME

[@stephanieborja2944]

Sameeeee! I've been fan since last two days ago. And, I call her Luffey.

[@halmittens]

😭

[@bluebell560]

LMAOOO

[@jeean3234]

the one piece is reeeaaal

[@anthtan]

True Icelandic form sounds Cantonese!

[@delacruzsamueljirop.3766]

She's half chinese after all

[@zehahaha603]

yea it does, kinda sound like Lui Vey

[@ae121]

she is half chinese so it was probably intentional to fit both languages

[@cyc20976]

@@delacruzsamueljirop.3766 half chinese has got nothing to do with it, she said its the icelandic pronunciation. otherwise if it was due to her chinese accent, she would pronounced the english version more chinese aswell.

[@ricchansan]

Also almost sounds like Löwe (german word for lion)

[@infour44]

The Icelandic form sounds much more interesting with the merged vowels; flowing in a sense. Lovely

[@EEEEEEEE]

‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎E

[@AsiaThinks]

I was saying Lau (like in hour)•Fay 😅
Lœivei is beautiful 💛

[@zezale6807]

loofy

[@heidelindeweidmann8250]

@@zezale6807Sounds as goofy 😅Löv Ei

[@kwcnasa]

Now we know the true pronunciation 🎉

[@chrisharter7387]

The language sounds beautiful but i also did a double take when i first heard you sign then when I put a face to your voice I was very happy to see a newly born Star and im sertin what ever language or song you sing will sound like heaven 😎🤓✌🏽

[@user-ug7ow3gh8o]

you should’ve already known it tbh 🤷‍♀️

[@LiquidJes]

@@user-ug7ow3gh8ostfu

[@jonathancastro7006]

@@user-ug7ow3gh8onot everyone has an Icelandic accent?? How would we all know

[@OverlordJojoo]

@@user-ug7ow3gh8o not everyone knows icelandic names

[@mrsjr78]

I've had this on repeat for like 5 minutes. She's so intoxicating.

[@WaitingForTheHook]

What a gentle beauty.

[@ethanmoua49]

I thought her name was "laow-fee"

[@I.Luv_Han_so-hee]

Sameee

[@KieraSWilliams]

Laufey: "In true Icelandic form, it's Lœivei"
My Brain: "It's leviOsa, not levioSA!"

[@maxrivera38]

Fax, it’s barely any different if at all 😂

[@thaliagraichen8312]

😂😂😂🎉🎉

[@MoeLester-du7bc]

cringe millenial

[@BibotoMusic]

All this time I've been pronouncing it Wif-fey 😍

[@iveprotector]

SMOOTHHH

[@joshmorgan3434]

I hope she’s gets a Grammy

[@ni.n4]

They would probably pronounce it wrong

[@user-dz3dn8lw9y]

She diddd

[@TheGiyuuTomioka]

THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE PRONUNCIATION ARE KILLING ME
LUFFY??? LOFI??? LAWFEE??? 😭😭😭
Edit: here are some more I’ve heard, Luh-fee, Levi, Low fee, Lawfay

[@euphrrrc]

HELPPPP LUFFY CAUGHT ME OFF GAURDDDD

[@jellyyduck]

LOFI? HELPPP

[@hardtymz2517]

LUFFY-TEE!!! loved her in the terminator show.

[@cozmjc]

giyuu ZOMG

[@KSYJCM]

How come I always cry to your songs like I can really relate but I actually don’t😭

[@crystalcheng7259]

It sounds like cantonese 😳 makes it easier for me to pronounce then!

[@kellyberry4733]

She’s so pretty

[@erisxicey]

i was calling her 'lay fay'

[@sukitatqm]

I've said every pronunciation posible on earth to listen to her music on alexa, but it puts something else

[@_UhOhJB_]

I’ve been calling her Law fee this whole time😭😭

[@professoroflogic8788]

I gave up a long time ago and have been calling her Luffy 😅

[@MRPP-he1wn]

That’s crazy 😂

[@gwen6622]

it's Layvay. it's not that hard.

[@ajuslucky5432]

@@gwen6622 take a joke

[@gwen6622]

@@ajuslucky5432 be funny then

[@sofiaxoxo_xoxo]

ive been saying law-fee BAHHAHA

[@LivingGuy484]

I'll probably never meet this woman, but out of respect, I want to remember how to pronounce her name

[@chetchetty]

i could watch her pronounce her name all day

[@Marie1324l]

Her voice is so soothing

[@Dungeonsynthenjoyer]

I LOVE HER SM AJSJKQJAJS

[@bloodf-o-x4832]

I was calling her "lofi" like the type of calm music 😭

[@kj51492]

same dude HSHAHAHAHAHHAHA

[@reki_exists]

so it’s funny because when i first learned how to pronounce her name i had been pronouncing it the way my friend who introduced me to her music says it, la fay. i was in the car with my dad visiting him for the summer IN ICELAND and he asked me how it’s spelled. i responded “it’s spelled like laufey (l-ow-fee)” and he asked how that was spelled. i spelled it out and he said “oh is she icelandic?” i said idk, googled it, and found out she’s half icelandic, like me, and half mandarin but living in the U.S. and cali, like me. he told me it was pronounced like how she said it and that day was pretty life changing for me. from that point after i started to realize that she had a song in icelandic and had several of her songs but also sung with the icelandic symphony. fun fact: she can speak english, icelandic, and mandarin.

[@mystii-]

I love how this is their most popular short by a long shot

[@victor290882]

No Brasil "Leivei" muito charmoso 😍

[@zerotwothree]

Original way of saying your name is soo much better than the English version

[@tvrbob8681]

When I first started following her on Instagram, she would always say her name was pronounced "Loy-Vay." Then one day she started saying it was "Lay-Vay." I still pronounce it the Icelandic way.

[@sodamhmm..]

​@@tvrbob8681I called her lay-vay because loy-vay is hard for me to pronounce.

[@winston8589]

She is so Gorgeous ❤

[@COOKIEՏ]

I've been calling her "Law-Fee" but now I know it's Lœivei. Makes more sense now.

[@RayatoTV]

I was calling her “Luffy” like she in One Piece, oh Lord. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@bigmoneysmokestacks]

dude same

[@cry_bAby8]

HELP I BEEN CALLING HER LAUGH LEE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@myeggyweggy]

LMAOOO???

[@cry_bAby8]

@@myeggyweggy FR I DONT KNOW HOW TO REACT 😭😭😭😭

[@moo.7643]

She checks all the boxes, alluring name, looks and music while maintaining enough mystery about her background to give hope to her supporters of hearing anything she has to say

[@micanikko]

Dang her speaking and singing voice are so different from each other and i like them both!

[@TAY4EVER]

iv been saying “ lau fey “😭😭

[@leniladanyi]

Me who can pronounce it becouse in hungary we have the ö sound

[@brianschuetz2614]

I don't know if it is exactly the same, but I learned a little German in college, and the ö is pretty similar sounding to my ears. I can almost pronounce it correctly. I'm in the USA.

[@LeonardoJimenezHerrera]

@@brianschuetz2614 There are two distinct ös in German, the one in "Höhle" and the one in "Hölle". For Laufey, it's precisely the second one, followed by another sound existing just like that in German - the long ü (as in "Hühner").

[@horseconfused]

As an Icelandic i have so much fun hearing peoples mispronounciations😆

[@XZAI-bu5pi]

Me calling her : law-fai
me right now after her spelling her name : 👁️ 👁️
👄

[@saussy1987]

Lei vei ❤ te amo amor

[@zelrius8714]

I’ve been pronouncing it as “luh fey” 😭😭

[@bearclub8334]

An absolute doll.

[@AgentAreYouthere]

“Law-fee”💀😭 I’ve been calling her that

[@crystaltechavanich7101]

The Icelandic form sounds ✨fancy✨... like you're combining Louis Vuitton.

[@contactkelvinsim]

Loei sounds cantonese

[@highground3609]

My ears are happy

[@shayleejeanne]

She’s so gorgeous I love her

[@Fclefland]

All i can here is "lovely.." dun kno.. it's probably just me.. 😁

[@scrythis1]

Shes so beautiful she gives me butterflies. Im not even standing in front of her

[@PersianMiLady]

Laufey: it’s Loewe
My daughter: she has the same name as your bag mama!

[@selinakhatun3858]

LIVE LOVE LAUFEY!!!!! ᥫ᭡

[@omarrealino1124]

Ive been calling her low fee

[@rufusjone2511]

Whatever, I love you. 😊

[@Gansitolover4ever]

Don’t you notice how
I get quiet when there’s no one else around
Me and you and awkward silence
Don’t you dare look at me that way
I don’t need reminders of how you don’t feel the same
Oh, the burning pain
Listening to you harp about some new soulmate
She’s so perfect
Blah, blah, blah
Oh, how I wish you’ll wake up one day
Run to me confess your love
At least just let me say
That when I talk to you
Oh, cupid walks right through
And shoots an arrow through my heart
And I sound like a loon
But don’t you feel it, too?
Confess I loved you from the start
What’s a girl to do
Lying on my bed staring
Into the blue
Unrequited terrifying
Love is driving me a bit insane
Have to get this off my chest
I’m telling you today
That when I talk to you
Oh, cupid walks right through
And shoots an arrow through my heart
And I sound like a loon
But don’t you feel it, too?
Confess I loved you from the start
Confess I loved you
Just thinking of you
I know I’ve loved you from the start

[@SeanAlexanderThirtyEight]

Gonna just leave this on repeat for awhile 😵‍💫

[@ralph_janoras]

Isnt the name Laufey come from a nordic myth?

[@MurkyPaintWater]

Ye. Laufey is the jötunn that's the mother of Loki, in Norse mythology. It's actually a pretty common female name in Iceland.

[@tuesdaywithjisoo8395]

Love that im not the only one whos been saying her name wrong.

[@bella-tz1ph]

I been saying it like that since I heard an ad

[@hardtymz2517]

the funnest thing is pause randomly pause this anywhere and boom! instant meme status! so good.

[@whoisflint]

bro i've been calling her loffy this whole time- 💀

[@user-hf8rb7mc8u]

So pretty❤❤

[@web__mandi]

Me calling her "Lawfei" (I'm brazillian, so sometimes we read like this)

[@friquesolinayocean]

Omg I love laufey so much, but whenever I posted laufey song on UA-cam i didn't get many views 😥 this is so disappointing.
I hope people love her as i do❤

[@ruthannejoaquino5066]

IVE VEEN CALLING U LAU-VEY

[@Ceek2353]

Ley-vee you are so beautiful and talented..

[@JJandGunny]

For those who dont understand its: Lay-vee

[@Dirtdevil1]

Goodness...she is perfect. Watch her eyes..

[@GeneralMillz1313]

LEEAARR VIEE?
THATS SO PRETTY 🤭💕🎀💯🔥

[@DexterMirandaDJ]

I love your voice ❤️

[@arusu1806]

It sounds like lovely 😊

[@ChaoticCheesEE]

i always called her “laufey” like “coffee”

[@sonofsun25]

i called her "lovely" 🥰

[@prideworth1095]

LOVELY ! ! !

[@jamesmnguyen]

I think I need to save this video so I can reference it whenever I need to pronounce her name.

[@user-nl2kb4nd7u]

🎉 so cute huhu

[@gl1tchyg0r3]

IVE BEEN CALLIN HER LAWFEE 😭

[@justlore3520]

Gotta be the best tiny desk of this year.

[@jejulife_pause]

i love her so much❤❤❤

[@TaylorAmes]

I now know how to pronounce her name, but I will still in my mind always pronounce it Loffy like Odin did in Thor. I will also always immediately say "Laufey's son" like Loki did in the weapons vault.

[@LalmuankimaPachuau-qy6km]

KING OF THE PIRATES

[@Charmyloves2draw]

I have been calling her Lovey TwT

[@lexuy5149]

been saying lawfee for so long when its actually loyvey

[@That_Goiky_Gowrl]

I been callin her "loaw fy" 😭

[@orbitin_thegalaxy]

I've been saying it like lao fee

[@Mienarrr]

Löiwei is the best I can pronounce it as :O such a pretty name! icelandic sounds very cool

[@CelestialDough]

Lyrics (From memory 🤯)
👥 - Original by Laufey, Cover by Good Kid
🎵 - From the start
Don't you notice how
I get quiet when no one else is around
Me and you and akward silence
Don't you dare look at me that way
I don't need reminders of how you dont feel the same
Oh the burning pain
Listening to you harp about some new soulmate
Shes so perfect, blah blah blah
Oh, how I wish you'd wake up one day
Talk to me, confess your love
And please just let me say;
When I talk to you, oh, cupid walks right through
And shoots and arrow through my heart heart 💘
And I sound like a loon, but don't you feel it too?
Confess I'd loved you from the start
Whats a girl to do?
(Im lazy now, ill update to add the rest later)

[@rieJW]

Gosh darnit she had a concert in Singapore and I’ve missed it SADGE

[@hardtymz2517]

whatever it is, loved you in the terminator show!!

[@robbieansley385]

Wonderful name❤

[@adraino7345]

Ive been calling her laufey all this time

[@itz.leilah]

I've been pronouncing her the same way I pronounce Loki's last name 😭😭

[@VioletSBonBlue]

I called her Law-fee then Law-vay, NOW IK HOW TO PRONOUNCE IT

[@9unslin9r]

Nothing beats “loofa” 😭

[@vaibhavagarwal602]

She is so preeeeety

[@sealteambobo]

This is easy, for Icelandic it is 刘伟.