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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 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” before imploring (10[1])for help on the song “Valentine”. A bossa (10[1])nova song (10[1])that begins (10[1])“Don’t you notice how / I get quiet (10[1])when there’s no one else around?” is featured on this artist’s 2023 album Bewitched. For 10 points, what Icelandic jazz-inspired musician sang “From the Start”? ■END■ (10[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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