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Jónsi

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Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson (pronounced [ˈjouːn ˈθouːr ˈpɪrcɪsɔn, ˈjounsɪ] ; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Jónsi is the 2,345th most popular musician (up from 2,425th in 2024), the 109th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 112th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Icelander Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jónsi ranks 2,345 out of 3,175. Before him are Oscar Levant, Mr. Oizo, Tim Commerford, Jimmy Webb, Jimmy Rogers, and Jimmy Chamberlin. After him are Al Pitrelli, Steve Coleman, William Orbit, Pata, Harry Carney, and Ian Mosley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Jónsi ranks 361. Before him are Charmaine Sheh, Hiromi Ikeda, Marissa Mayer, Ai Sugiyama, Parminder Nagra, and Natalie Zea. After him are Marion Jones, Russ Kun, Juan Diego Botto, Květa Peschke, Giorgi Ugulava, and Jaime Bergman.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Jónsi ranks 109 out of 190. Before him are Jón Páll Sigmarsson (1960), Hannes Þór Halldórsson (1984), Ragnar Jónasson (1976), Ólafur Stefánsson (1973), Daði Freyr (1992), and Sjón (1962). After him are Torfi Bryngeirsson (1926), Ragnar Sigurðsson (1986), Theódór Elmar Bjarnason (1987), Hildur Guðnadóttir (1982), Birkir Bjarnason (1988), and Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In Iceland

Among musicians born in Iceland, Jónsi ranks 3. Before him are Björk (1965), and Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969). After him are Hildur Guðnadóttir (1982), Georg Hólm (1976), Ólafur Arnalds (1986), Orri Páll Dýrason (1977), and Kjartan Sveinsson (1978).

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