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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

Sigur Rós: Live From the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Sigur Rós: Live From the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Heima
Heima
Jónsi: Go Live
Jónsi: Go Live
Inni
Inni
Sigur Rós: Gobbledigook
Sigur Rós: Gobbledigook
Jónsi: Go Quiet
Jónsi: Go Quiet

Filmography

2025 Islandia
as Jon
2021 Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
as Self
2017 Sigur Rós: Live From the Walt Disney Concert Hall
as Self
2015 Sense8
as Magnus
2011 Inni
as Self - Member of Sigur Rós
2011 Game of Thrones
as Musician
2010 Jónsi: Go Live
as Self
2010 Jónsi: Go Quiet
as Self
2009 Sigur Rós: Gobbledigook
as
2007 Heima
as Self
2005 Screaming Masterpiece
as Self