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Jónsi makes a guest appearance on Tiësto's track "Kaleidoscope" [17] on his album of the same name, which was released on 6 October 2009. Jónsi appears on the album In a Safe Place by The Album Leaf, on the song "Over the Pond". In 2018, Jónsi collaborated with Troye Sivan on the song "Revelation" from the Boy Erased soundtrack. [18]
Jónsi is the nickname of Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson, one of the most popular Icelandic male singers according to 2004 public vote. He was born on 1 June 1977 in Akureyri in the northern part of Iceland. Having been singing ever since he can remember, Jónsi moved to Reykjavík in 1997 and decided to try for a career in music.
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.
Jónsi uses Hopelandic in place of songs which do not yet have lyrics, although some tracks on Sigur Rós albums Von and Takk... are only sung in the language. Its names in English and Icelandic are derived from "Von" ("Hope" in English), the ninth track on the album Von , which is the first instance in which Hopelandic is used in the band's ...
Go Do is an extended play (EP) by the Icelandic singer Jónsi, the lead singer of Sigur Rós. Go Do was released on 22 March 2010 as the lead single from his debut solo album, Go . [ 2 ] The EP was produced by American producer Peter Katis , Jónsi and his boyfriend, Alex Somers .
Johannes, John, Johan, Jonsi Jón is an Old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faroes . According to Icelandic custom , people named Jón are generally referred to by first and middle names and those without a middle name are referred to with both first name and patronym disambiguation is required.
Original soundtrack composed by Jónsi; 2014 "The Rains of Castamere" Game of Thrones: Season 4: Original soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi; 2016 "Varðeldur" Captain Fantastic: Original soundtrack scored by Alex Somers, a frequent collaborator of Sigur Rós and Jónsi [49] [50] 2017 "Match" & "End" "Hang the DJ"
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 ...