Jon Thor Birgisson

Jon Thor Birgisson

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.

  • Title: Jon Thor Birgisson
  • Popularity: 0.2915
  • Known For: Sound
  • Birthday: 1975-04-23
  • Place of Birth: Iceland
  • Homepage: http://jonsi.com/
  • Also Known As: Jónsi, Jonsi, Jón Þór Birgisson, Sigur Rós
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Jon Thor Birgisson Movies

  • 2017
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    Sigur Rós: Live From the Walt Disney Concert Hall

    Sigur Rós: Live From the Walt Disney Concert Hall

    1 2017 HD

    Icelandic Post-Rock band Sigur Ros performs live at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

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  • 2007
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    Heima

    Heima

    7.676 2007 HD

    Ethereal post-rock pioneers Sigur Rós play a string of impromptu gigs in their native Iceland after finishing a world tour in 2006. As they travel through the country, the band visits a wide variety of venues, from a large outdoor festival to a coffee shop.

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  • 2005
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    Screaming Masterpiece

    Screaming Masterpiece

    6.5 2005 HD

    A documentary about the bustling Icelandic musical scene. This documentary covers some of Iceland's most talented and well-known musicians.

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  • 2010
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    Jónsi: Go Live

    Jónsi: Go Live

    10 2010 HD

    Filmed by Fifty Nine Productions, the people responsible for Jónsi’s celebrated stage design, the movie captures the never-to-be-repeated early stages of the productions development, in front of a small invited audience whose only price of admission was to dress as animals.

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  • 2011
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    Inni

    Inni

    7.4 2011 HD

    Inni is a live motion picture and album by Icelandic band Sigur Rós released in 2011.The concert footage was directed by Vincent Morisset and filmed at the Alexandra Palace in 2008. It was released on 7 November 2011 on various formats, including vinyl, DVD, Blu-ray and CD. Theatrical versions are also being shown around the world from late 2011. The songs played within are Ný batterí, Svefn-g-englar, Fljótavík, Inní mér syngur vitleysingur, Sæglópur, Festival, E-Bow, Popplagið and Lúppulagið. The bonus material contains All Allright, Glósóli, Hafsól and Við spilum endalaust.

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  • 2009
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    Sigur Rós: Gobbledigook

    Sigur Rós: Gobbledigook

    1 2009 HD

    Gobbledigook is the first track on Sigur Rós' album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. It premiered on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show in the UK on 27 May 2008.

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  • 2010
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    Jónsi: Go Quiet

    Jónsi: Go Quiet

    6.8 2010 HD

    Jonsi awakens to a trashed house in the wake of his New Year's Eve party. He avoids cleaning up and instead plays songs that reflect the night before, the bittersweetness of new year, and the melancholy of one gone by.

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  • 2025
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    Islandia

    Islandia

    1 2025 HD

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  • 2011
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    We Bought a Zoo

    We Bought a Zoo

    6.821 2011 HD

    Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.

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  • 2015
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    Aloha

    Aloha

    5.516 2015 HD

    A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.

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  • 2011
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    Inni

    Inni

    7.4 2011 HD

    Inni is a live motion picture and album by Icelandic band Sigur Rós released in 2011.The concert footage was directed by Vincent Morisset and filmed at the Alexandra Palace in 2008. It was released on 7 November 2011 on various formats, including vinyl, DVD, Blu-ray and CD. Theatrical versions are also being shown around the world from late 2011. The songs played within are Ný batterí, Svefn-g-englar, Fljótavík, Inní mér syngur vitleysingur, Sæglópur, Festival, E-Bow, Popplagið and Lúppulagið. The bonus material contains All Allright, Glósóli, Hafsól and Við spilum endalaust.

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  • 2006
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    Sigur Ros - Sæglópur

    Sigur Ros - Sæglópur

    1 2006 HD

    The music video for the song track depicts the drowning of a young child, who is, towards the end of the video, rescued by a diver and, as in the "Glósóli" video, whether the child survives is left for the viewer to decide.

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  • 2009
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    Sigur Rós: Gobbledigook

    Sigur Rós: Gobbledigook

    1 2009 HD

    Gobbledigook is the first track on Sigur Rós' album Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust. It premiered on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show in the UK on 27 May 2008.

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  • 2021
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    Saṃsāra

    Saṃsāra

    1 2021 HD

    "Saṃsāra" explores the cyclicality of all life, matter and existence through the voice of consciousness. A deep reflection in the context of isolation originated by the pandemic, focused on how to overcome pain, accept reality and let go from the past in order to inhabit the present moment by constant introspection. There where memories blend with dreams.

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  • 2021
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    Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

    Tom Clancy's Without Remorse

    6.953 2021 HD

    An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.

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  • 2007
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    Heima

    Heima

    7.676 2007 HD

    Ethereal post-rock pioneers Sigur Rós play a string of impromptu gigs in their native Iceland after finishing a world tour in 2006. As they travel through the country, the band visits a wide variety of venues, from a large outdoor festival to a coffee shop.

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  • 2025
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    Rental Family

    Rental Family

    7.5 2025 HD

    An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese 'rental family' agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality.

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  • 2011
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    Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones

    8.46 2011 HD

    Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

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  • 2015
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    Sense8

    Sense8

    7.735 2015 HD

    One gunshot, one death, one moment out of time that irrevocably links eight minds in disparate parts of the world, putting them in each other's lives, each other's secrets, and in terrible danger. Ordinary people suddenly reborn as "Sensates."

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  • 2021
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    Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson

    Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson

    7.4 2021 HD

    Oscar and Grammy Award-winning producer and artist Mark Ronson explores the intersection of technology and musical innovation with his heroes and fellow hitmakers – including Paul McCartney, DJ Premier, Charli XCX, Dave Grohl, and Questlove.

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  • 1970
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    Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson

    Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson

    7.059 1970 HD

    Set against the backdrop of the greatest clandestine race against time in the history of science with the mission to build the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Flawed scientists and their families attempt to co-exist in a world where secrets and lies infiltrate every aspect of their lives.

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