Megastylez · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
Megas
Sign in to saveAlso known as Magnús Þór Jónsson
Magnús Þór Jónsson (born 7 April 1945), better known by the stage name Megas, is an Icelandic vocalist, songwriter, and writer.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Hē Mesēmvria tou Euxeinou
- Laographikoi meletai
- He laographia kai hē symvolē tōn didaskalōn eis to ergon autēs
- He laikē katoikia tēs Dōdekanēsou
- Vivliographia tēs Hellēnikēs laographias tōn etōn 1948-1953
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Iceland
- Active from
- 1945-04-07
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 35,947
- Total plays
- 321,406
Tags
Megas (born April 7, 1945 in Reykjavík, Iceland), is a renowned rock and roll singer, songwriter and writer. Being an admirer of Elvis Presley, Megas welcomed the arrival of rock & roll to Iceland by 1956, although his interest in music had to be postponed while he attended grammar school in 1960. While he was young, he studied piano and showed skill at painting. He wrote outrageous short stories for the school papers and in 1968 he also published the sheet music and lyrics to 14 songs, many o
via Last.fm · Megas
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Relationship between haemagglutination-inhibiting antibody titres and clinical protection against influenza: development and application of a bayesian random-effects model
· 2010 · cited 359x
- Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of influenza vaccination
· 2004 · cited 228x
- Impaired Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilatation in Women With Previous Gestational Diabetes
· 1998 · cited 148x
- Classification of non-union
· 2005 · cited 129x
- A randomised comparison of AMBI, TGN and PFN for treatment of unstable trochanteric fractures
· 2005 · cited 105x
via Crossref · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Megas DSC07085 NY.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1945-00-00
- Commons category
- Megas
- name in native language
- Magnús Þór Jónsson
- pseudonym
- Megas
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~7 min read
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Childhood and interest in music (1945-1970)
- Music career
- First release and controversy (1970s)
- Returning to music (1983-1990s)
- Legacy and collaborations (2000s-present)
- In popular culture
- Discography
- Bibliography
- Related bibliography
- References
- External links
Magnús Þór Jónsson (born 7 April 1945), better known by the stage name Megas, is an Icelandic vocalist, songwriter, and writer.
==Childhood and interest in music (1945-1970)== Being an admirer of Elvis Presley, Megas welcomed the arrival of rock & roll to Iceland by 1956, although his interest in music had to be postponed while he attended grammar school in 1960.