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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 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 1,044,197 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Jónsi is the 2,425th most popular musician (down from 2,267th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 108th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Icelander Musician.

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  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jónsi ranks 2,425 out of 3,175. Before him are Terry Balsamo, Gene Hoglan, John Dankworth, Evelyn Glennie, Luka Šulić, and Bobby Hackett. After him are Shagrath, Mike Inez, Peter Christopherson, Savina Yannatou, Jerry Harrison, and Babatunde Olatunji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Jónsi ranks 379. Before him are Kim Jung Gi, Chenoa, Fabricio Oberto, Johanna Wokalek, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, and Li Xiaopeng. After him are Tony Sylva, Laure Calamy, Tim Montgomery, Norberto Fontana, Bernard Allou, and Markus Schulz.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Jónsi ranks 112 out of 190. Before him are Björn Þórðarson (1879), Ragnar Sigurðsson (1986), Birkir Bjarnason (1988), Birgitta Jónsdóttir (1967), Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1979), and Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (1967). After him are Birkir Már Sævarsson (1984), Anita Briem (1982), Paul Oscar (1970), Hera Hilmar (1988), Ólafur Arnalds (1986), and Aron Gunnarsson (1989).

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Among MUSICIANS In Iceland

Among musicians born in Iceland, Jónsi ranks 4. Before him are Björk (1965), Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969), and Hildur Guðnadóttir (1982). After him are Ólafur Arnalds (1986), Kjartan Sveinsson (1978), and Georg Hólm (1976).

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