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Jónsi

1975 - Today

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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 "angelic" falsetto or countertenor voice. Jónsi released his debut solo album Go on 5 April 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jónsi has received more than 978,235 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 32 in 2019). Jónsi is the 2,276th most popular musician (down from 2,021st in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 86th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Icelander Musician.

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  • 37.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jónsi ranks 2,276 out of 2,662. Before him are Armand van Helden, Jon Schaffer, Stuart Hamm, Sascha Gerstner, Jeff Young, and Jon Carin. After him are Hughie Thomasson, David Lovering, Lisa Batiashvili, Till Brönner, K'naan, and Naushad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Jónsi ranks 348. Before him are Yoani Sánchez, Tony Sylva, Magdalena Maleeva, Vuk Jeremić, Sergei Ivanov, and Roger Machado Marques. After him are Dulé Hill, Fabrizio Moro, Dimitar Ivankov, Richard Kelly, Ekaterini Thanou, and Martin St. Louis.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Jónsi ranks 108 out of 180. Before him are Hannes Þór Halldórsson (1984), Anita Briem (1982), Jóhannes Eðvaldsson (1950), Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979), Alfreð Finnbogason (1989), and Jón Páll Sigmarsson (1960). After him are Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1988), Birgitta Jónsdóttir (1967), Sjón (1962), Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (1967), Bjarni Tryggvason (1945), and Rúnar Kristinsson (1969).

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Among MUSICIANS In Iceland

Among musicians born in Iceland, Jónsi ranks 5. Before him are Björk (1965), Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969), Ólafur Arnalds (1986), and Hildur Guðnadóttir (1982). After him are Orri Páll Dýrason (1977), Georg Hólm (1976), and Kjartan Sveinsson (1978).

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