Following the likes of Sabrina Carpenter and the stars of Okay-pop Demon Hunters, another pop star is coming to Fortnite as a part of the long-running Icon sequence. This time it is Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey, who’ll be becoming a member of the motion, and you will be in a position to decide up her skins in the battle in opposition to Homer Simpson, Lara Croft, Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins, and everybody else. Should you’re a fan of her music, this could be the excellent time to check out a brand new skin.
Whereas Laufey is not as mainstream as lots of the different celebrities who’ve been featured in Fortnite’s Icon sequence, there shall be loads of followers excited for this. We do not know what the skins or emotes appear like simply but, nor what number of variants there shall be, however they’re going to be revealed shortly earlier than they’re launched in the battle royale game’s retailer. Possibly the outfits she’s carrying in the promotional video alongside Peely trace at what the skins appear like.
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Her inclusion in the Icon sequence comes rapidly on the again of Laufey successful the award for greatest conventional pop vocal album at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The standard of her music has been extensively praised lately, following her rise to stardom after showing on standard expertise reveals in Iceland.
Hypex on X has revealed that Laufey’s skin will launch on Thursday, April 16. The time of the drop hasn’t been confirmed but, however new skins have a tendency to come to the game at 5pm BST / 12pm ET / 9am PT / 6pm CET. Regulate the retailer all through the day, as Icon sequence skins and collaborations haven’t got a set schedule.
That is the first time a brand new pop star has been confirmed for the Fortnite Icon sequence since Ed Sheeran revealed that he turned down a chance to have an Icon skin in Fortnite. Since he would not play the game, he mentioned he wasn’t all for being immortalized alongside different artists.
Regulate the Fortnite retailer this week for a take a look at Laufey’s Icon sequence skins, with the bundle being accessible in the store tab from April 16.