Bill Murray left Laufey feeling “confused” after he complimented her at the age of 17

It is not difficult to recognize Laufey‘s talent.

In a new interview with The independentthe Grammy-winning jazz-pop singer, 25, recalled none other than Bill Murray paying her a compliment as a teenager – leaving her a bit “confused”.

The Icelandic-Chinese artist told the outlet Murray, 74, said she was a “powerful woman” during an interaction when she was 17 years old.

While Laufey appreciated the compliment, she said, “I remember being confused, too.”

“I hadn’t released any music back then,” she added. “I was just a nerdy little classical cello student.”

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Laufey may still be studying at the age of 17, but she was already a finalist at Islands Got talent and a semi-finalist on The Voice Island then.

Since then, she has become a Berklee College of Music graduate and released two albums: 2022’s All I know about love and the 2023s Bewitchedwhich won Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards.

In a full-circle moment, Murray recently made a cameo as the narrator in Laufey’s “Santa Baby” music video, which dropped last month.

The video is directed by Jason Lester and choreographed by Alex Wong Caddyshack star as narrator, while Laufey lounges in a series of fabulous holiday displays, Santa turns around and tells the leader of the North Pole what she’s looking for this year.

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“Santa Baby” is the latest addition to A very Laufey holidaythe musician’s Christmas EP, originally released in 2022.

“I am so excited to continue to add to A very Laufey holiday with my version of the Christmas classic, Santa Baby,” she said of the video when it was released.

“It was so much fun creating this version and the music video became the perfect visual representation of the track,” added Laufey. “We were lucky enough to have Bill Murray and Isabella Boylston from American Ballet in the video for this fun and festive story.”