Jon Thor Birgisson
Personal Info
Known For Sound
Gender Male
Birthday 1975-04-23 (49 years old)
Place of Birth Iceland
Also Known As Jónsi, Jonsi, Jón Þór Birgisson, Sigur Rós
Jon Thor Birgisson
Biography
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 self-titled first book in November 2006, which was an embossed hardcover limited to 1000 copies, along with their first album, Riceboy Sleeps, in July 2009.
Known For
Sound
as Original Music Composer
as Original Music Composer
as Original Music Composer
as Original Music Composer
as Original Music Composer
Actor
as Self
as Magnus
as Self - Member of Sigur Rós
as Musician
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
Writer
as Writer
as Writer
Director
as Director
Producer
as Executive Producer