Question

Note to moderator: Read the answer line carefully.With Dodie and Jacob Collier, this artist performed a cover of “Wild Mountain Thyme” at a 2024 concert in the Kennedy Center. On a song from this musician’s debut EP, this artist sings “maybe I’m just too old-fashioned / read too many fairytales” and declares (15[1])that (15[1])“I want a love (15[1])like I’ve seen in the movies”. At the 2024 Grammys, (15[1])this artist performed (15[1])alongside Billy Joel for Joel’s debut of “Turn the Lights Back On”. This artist describes herself as (*) “scared of flies” and “scared of guys” (10[1])before imploring (10[2])for (10[1])help on the song “Valentine”. (10[1]-5[1])A bossa (10[1])nova song (10[2])that begins (10[1])“Don’t you notice how (10[2])/ I get quiet (10[1])when there’s no one else around?” is featured on this artist’s 2023 album Bewitched. (10[1])For 10 points, what Icelandic jazz-inspired (-5[1])musician sang “From the Start”? ■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: Laufey (“LAY-vay”) [accept (“LOFF-ee”), be lenient on pronunciation; accept Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir (YONS-doh-teer)] (the first lyric clue is from “Like The Movies”)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Monica ChahineBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the contextThe Big Doofus5115
Aidan LeahyFDA Poop ExperimentsLast Among5215
Isaac MammelNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomataKermit to the Bit5615
Taylor HarveyLaniel Automatic Pinball SchoolFill in the _______6615
Rishi SwaminathanTosca TrioSkibidiallo Rizzirkzee6915
Thomas VukovicbwthhyblThe Tortured Trivia Department9310
Jude Mejia-VazquezElegy WRITten in a Country ChurchyardThe RITes of Zhou9510
Lee HuynhThe HoldoversNo Longer Free Agents9510
Mica OestreichCreative BankruptcyMartingrobe9610
Olivia LauferAOL Instant MessengersTo 500 PPG and Beyond101-5
Michelle PrunierInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaultSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation Site10110
Andy BrownwomtWe'd Rather Be at SawCon10310
Astrid KellyThe House of the SpiRITsThe Master and the MargaRITa10510
Joel Milesnot overly fond of geeseThe of us10510
King Vidorhonk tuah and squawk on that winggaslight gatekeep girlbuzz10710
Ximena MosleyFowl PlayHolding Space for the Lyrics of Tequila11110
Tony ChenA greyscale picture of Ishan JoshiThere's No Spying In Quizbowl11110
Adrian WongNosfera2: The Return of Bill SkarsgardTHE SIXTH SENSE11510
Chris Grahamhow hungry... (horse emoji)Waterloo Cloze12910
Ishan JoshiNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItDavid and Parth Fan Club135-5
Eleanor ClarkCRITique of Pure ReasonSyracuse University New York Everything Sports Fun14110
Marcus Forbes-GreenTo 500 PPG and BeyondAOL Instant Messengers1410
Rahim DinaDavid and Parth Fan ClubNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked It14110
Benny MeyersUntitled HONK! TeamDowntown Freddie Brown14110

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y888%13%25%103.14
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y4100%0%0%113.00
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y10100%40%0%90.90