یون ثر بیرکیسن

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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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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

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1992–present

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Jón

Gender

male

Citizenship

Iceland

Place of birth

Reykjavík

Occupation

singer-songwriter

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Nordic Music Prize

Genre

ambient music

Instrument

musical keyboard

Official website

jonsi.com

Image

Sigur Ros, DCode.jpg

Voice type

countertenor

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