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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 [1] or countertenor [2] voice.
Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson (guitar and vocals), Georg Hólm (bass) and Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson (drums) formed Sigur Rós in Reykjavík in January 1994. [10] The band's name, which means "Victory Rose", is taken from the name of Jónsi's younger sister, Sigurrós, born a few days before the band was formed.
Riceboy Sleeps is the debut studio album by ambient duo Jónsi & Alex, [16] released on 20 July 2009. [17] The album is a collaboration between Sigur Rós vocalist Jón Þór Birgisson and partner Alex Somers which features acoustic instrumental music alongside a string quartet, Amiina, and the Kópavogsdætur Choir.
Go is the debut studio album by Icelandic musician Jónsi, frontman of the post-rock band Sigur Rós.The album was released on 5 April 2010, through XL Recordings, [2] as reported by a downloadable track from the official site. [3]
Lead singer Jón Þór Birgisson ("Jónsi") sang the album's lyrics entirely in "Hopelandic", a made-up language consisting of gibberish words. ( ) reached No. 51 on the Billboard 200 and received acclaim from music critics, although some reviewers found the album weaker than the band's previous album Ágætis byrjun.
We Bought a Zoo (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack to the 2011 film of the same name directed by Cameron Crowe.The score for the film is composed by Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, lead singer of the band Sigur Rós, released on December 13, 2011, by Columbia Records to critical acclaim.
Jónsi & Alex [1] [2] is an Icelandic-American artistic collaboration between Jónsi and Alex Somers. They create ambient music as well as visual art. The music tends to be more ethereal and experimental than that of Sigur Rós , Jónsi's primary musical project.
Ágætis byrjun represented a substantial departure from the band's previous album Von, with that album's extended ambient soundscapes replaced by Jónsi Birgisson's cello-bowed guitar work and orchestration, using a double string octet amongst other chamber elements. Ágætis byrjun was a commercial and critical breakthrough for the band. It ...