S7 EP5: Laufey discusses viral fame, partying with Bill Murray and the benefits of boredom

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Louis sits down with Laufey, Grammy-award winning Icelandic singer and songwriter. Laufey tells Louis about her stratospheric rise to fame on TikTok, partying with Bill Murray, and why everyone can benefit from being a bit bored. Brace yourself for major music geekery.   Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.     Links/Attachments:    Album: A Matter of Time, Laufey (2025)  https://open.spotify.com/album/5rMOCuiWWbEBcHaKM69Hmv     Whiplash (2014)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582802/     “The Great American Songbook”  https://thesongbook.org/about/what-is-the-songbook/     Singing in the Rain (1952)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045152/     An American in Paris (1951)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043278/     On the Town (1949)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041716/     Ziegfeld Follies (1945)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039116/     The Sound of Music (1965)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059742/     Mary Poppins (1964)   https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058331/     Shirley Temple (1928 – 2014)   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000073/     Song: ‘One Note Samba’, Antônio Carlos Jobim (1960)  https://open.spotify.com/track/1UJQJz6ZP0qKGU55fRDcyI?si=ef59b3251c18423d     Album: Getz/Gilberto, Stan Getz and João Gilberto (1964)  https://open.spotify.com/album/73ZRKdD3Ds43IjHrhKgucY?si=a1Fe3WkdS7eFZpoH9IYufA     Album: Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen to You (1958)  https://open.spotify.com/album/5CNRrD9O1kCaBvN1RyHRdt?si=gK_1vEjQQAmSBs3RWeOAKw     Let’s Get Lost (1988)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095515/     Song: ‘From The Start’, Laufey (2023)  https://open.spotify.com/track/43iIQbw5hx986dUEZbr3eN?si=4f08726cd6fc4307     Song: ‘It Could Happen to You’, Chet Baker (1958)  https://open.spotify.com/track/5J8ahRMQ9Y1lRcuAhpP5Fy?si=b55e1844542c44fb     Song: ‘James’, Laufey (2021)  https://open.spotify.com/track/2y1NtQ2ZfIq0zBUP3tOlbX?si=15ac3bbfa0c74cf7     Song: ‘Mr. Eclectic’, Laufey (2025)   https://open.spotify.com/track/5n934Lu8pAsAHLc155qzck?si=f9ed9e496ee847d7     Song: ‘Goddess’, Laufey (2024)   https://open.spotify.com/track/2SEeyc2KS9DIjiJPCYtfgJ?si=a740ddd0858249d6    Song: ‘Creep’, Radiohead (1993)  https://open.spotify.com/track/70LcF31zb1H0PyJoS1Sx1r?si=ddeef2a9f1e34bdf     Song: ‘Letter To My 13 Year Old Self’, Laufey (2023)  https://open.spotify.com/track/59Y1f3y8FuLjadWY9Bx2LC?si=2a76c204cb644895     Song: ‘How Soon Is Now?’, The Smiths (1984)   https://open.spotify.com/track/1YrnDTqvcnUKxAIeXyaEmU?si=05763f85a40041c3     Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book, Ella Fitzgerald (1956)  https://open.spotify.com/album/3DXgUbJhOxidQC3l0tegY9?si=_42fBZG1SZ2WrNwYoL88VA     Song: ‘Miss Otis Regrets’, Ella Fitzgerald (1956)   https://open.spotify.com/track/5dvh4M2Lo0aEXp5D0IJGH1?si=fd41d6fba27748df     ‘Santa Baby’, Laufey Music Video feat. Bill Murray   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_SsGMeJIHk     Song: ‘Too Little, Too Late’, Laufey (2025)   https://open.spotify.com/track/1qJnr4Bm7OAauklV18Vdah?si=6fc52bba5b5f48f5     Song: ‘Hallelujah’, Leonard Cohen (1984)  https://open.spotify.com/track/6s1mt6e0n8G7jcNhcxXKzq?si=400cab129f6d4083    Ballet: Giselle, Royal Ballet & Opera (2026)   https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events/giselle-marius-petipa-details     Book: ‘How to Be an Artist’, Jerry Saltz (2020)  https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-be-an-artist/jerry-saltz/9781781577820     Credits:  Producer: Millie Chu   Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri  Production Manager: Francesca Bassett   Music: Miguel D’Oliveira   Audio Mixer: Tom Guest  Video Mixer: Scott Edwards   Shownotes compiled by Elly Young  Executive Producer: Arron Fellows       A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify   www.mindhouse.co.uk  Open a Moneybox Cash ISA at https://moneybox.onelink.me/Cqlx/y3xncge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices