Laufey at Golden Globes – Singer corrects photographers on crimson carpet

Laufey is a family identify, and she or he has no downside providing you with a pleasant reminder.

The Grammy-winning Icelandic singer bumped into an ungainly case of mistaken id whereas attending the 2026 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 11.

While posing on the crimson carpet in a floor-length orange robe, photographers repeatedly referred to as Laufey “Megan” whereas making an attempt to get the singer’s consideration for images, as seen in carpet footage shared on social media. “My name isn’t Megan,” Laufey, 26, instructed the group of photographers. “So, I don’t know.”

The singer’s fast correction induced one of many photographers to exclaim, “Oh!”, which made Laufey chortle on the identify gaffe.

Laufey, whose full identify is Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir, is a famend singer-songwriter recognized for her distinctive mix of jazz pop, classical and bossa nova.

After competing on the reality-competition sequence “Ísland Got Talent” and “The Voice Iceland” within the 2010s, Laufey independently launched her debut EP, “Typical of Me,” in 2021.

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That similar yr, she graduated from the Berklee College of Music.

Laufey launched her first full-length album, “Everything I Know About Love,” in 2022, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. Her sophomore follow-up, 2023’s “Bewitched,” earned her a Grammy Award for finest conventional pop vocal album.

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The singer’s newest album, “A Matter of Time,” will seemingly brighten her rising star. The album peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart and is nominated for finest conventional pop vocal album on the 2026 Grammy Awards.