Jónsi
Sign in to saveJón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson (; born 23 April 1975) is an Icelandic musician; he is the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto or countertenor voice.
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- 1975-04-23
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Jón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson is the guitarist and vocalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto voice. Jónsi is blind in his right eye. He is openly gay, and his boyfriend Alex Somers has done much of the graphic design for Sigur Rós. They also perform together as an art collaboration called Jónsi & Alex. They released their…
Known for
- Islandia — Jon2025
- Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson — Self2021
- Sigur Rós: Live From the Walt Disney Concert Hall — Self2017
- Sense8 — Magnus2015
- Inni — Self - Member of Sigur Rós2011
- Game of Thrones — Musician2011
- Jónsi: Go Live — Self2010
- Jónsi: Go Quiet — Self2010
- Sigur Rós: Gobbledigook2009
- Heima — Self2007
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Jón Þór Birgisson is the lead singer and guitarist for Sigur Rós and half of Jónsi & Alex, known for his soft falsetto voice . He released his solo debut album, Go, on April 6, 2010. Birgisson grew up in Iceland, raised by parents who weren't particularly musical; his early memories include playing The Beatles at double speed on his turntable and listening to and playing along with Iron Maiden records. You can hear him speak at length about his musical past and loves in a recent episode of "All
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Key facts
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- Sigur Rós, Victoria Park, London (Citadel Festival) (27836688703).jpg
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- Jónsi at the Citadel Festival, Victoria Park, London, 2016
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- Jón Þór Birgisson
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- Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Sigur Rós
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.years_active
- 1992–present
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Key dates
- Born
- 23 April 1975
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jón
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Iceland
- Place of birth
- Reykjavík
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Nordic Music Prize
- Genre
- indie pop
- Instrument
- musical keyboard
Article
31 sectionsContents
- Musical career
- ''How to Train Your Dragon'' franchise
- Dark Morph
- Studio albums
- ''Riceboy Sleeps'' (2009)
- ''Go'' (2010)
- ''Shiver'' (2020)
- Collaborations
- Languages
- Instruments
- Activism
- Visual arts
- Personal life
- Discography
- Albums
- Studio albums
- Collaborative albums
- Jónsi and Alex (with Alex Somers)
- Dark Morph (with Carl Michael von Hausswolff)
- Other collaborative albums
- Soundtrack albums
- Live albums
- Compilation albums
- Film albums
- Extended plays
- Singles
- As lead artist
- As featured artist
- Other appearances
- References
- External links
Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson (; born 23 April 1975) is an Icelandic musician; he is the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto or countertenor voice.
Jónsi released his debut solo album Go on 5 April 2010. His second album, Shiver, was released on 2 October 2020. He released his third album Obsidian a year later in conjunction with an art exhibition of the same name. He has also collaborated with his ex-partner Alex Somers and has contributed to the scores for the films How to Train Your Dragon and We Bought a Zoo.