Renowned singer-songwriter Laufey has been making waves in the jazz music scene, and her recent Grammy win has solidified her position as a rising star.

Laufey won Best Traditional Album at this year's Grammy awards for her second album Bewitched, something she says feels amazing.

"It's one of those things that as a child seems really impossible. It's up there with going to the moon or becoming a princess. And it's like that level of crazy. So it's really special, especially in the category that I won in," said Laufey.

Born in Iceland's capital Reykjavik to an Icelandic father and Chinese mother, Laufey has spoken about the influence that her Chinese side of the family had in inspiring her love of classical music. Her mother is a classical violinist and her grandparents were both professors at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.

"My mother is a violinist. She grew up in Beijing and went to the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. My grandparents were both professors in the Central Conservatory as well for violin and piano. So music, classical music was my entire life. And it was all, you know, from my Chinese side. And my mother, she taught me since I was a child, and she taught me in Chinese. And I spent every summer in Beijing studying music as well," said Laufey.

Last year, she played with the China Philharmonic Orchestra at the Beijing Music Festival and says it was a special experience.

"So I played with the China Philharmonic at the Beijing Music Festival. It was just such an amazing experience. A lot of students of my grandfather were in the orchestra and students of my grandfather as well. So to get to play with them was, it felt like a full circle moment. I love playing in China. I love my Chinese fans. And I'll definitely be making my rounds back there. It's an important place for me," said Laufey.

Having spent her childhood in Iceland and also lived in the United States and China, Laufey talked about her favorite aspects of each culture, which all are resources of her inspiration.

"Iceland, I love the nature. I think that's something that is, you know, just unmatched in Iceland. In the United States, I think there is an openness towards cultures and diversity that as somebody who comes from three different cultures, I really, really love about America. And I think China, there is just a level of passion that runs through the culture. There is a level of passion that people put into projects, maybe because my musical side comes from there. But I think people are unafraid of, you know, showing love, showing passion and their true feelings. And, and there is a level of respect and kindness in the culture that I think, you know, I've really, really learned from my Chinese side. And the food, the food is the best there," said Laufey.

Laufey has millions of followers on social media and last week released her latest single Goddess, a song she says is her most honest yet. Described as bringing jazz music to Gen Z, she credits her success in bringing that genre to a younger audience to "being relatable and writing about [her] experience as a 24-year-old in this day and age."