Sigur Ros Lyrics

Sigur Ros Info:

From:
Reykjavík, Iceland

Genres:
Post-rock

Years active:
1994-present

Associated acts:
Amiina, Jónsi & Alex, Jónsi, The Album Leaf

Name Origin:
The band is named after Jónsi's sister Sigurrós Elín, who was born a few days before the band was formed.

In Icelandic, the words Sigur and Rós mean "victory" and "rose".

Members:
Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson -
lead vocals, guitars, bowed guitar, keyboards, harmonica, banjo, bass guitar
(1994-present)

Georg "Goggi" Hólm -
bass guitar, glockenspiel, toy piano, keyboards, backing vocals
(1994-present)

Orri Páll Dýrason -
drums, percussion, samples, keyboards
(1999-present)
Past Members:
Kjartan "Kjarri" Sveinsson - synthesizers, keyboards, piano, organs, programming, guitars, flute, tin whistle, oboe, banjo, backing vocals (1998-2013)

Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson - drums, percussion (1994-1999)

Touring Members:
Ólafur Björn Ólafsson - keyboard, oboe, backing vocals (2012-present)

Kjartan Dagur Hólm - guitar
(2012-present)

Sigur Ros Quotes:
"Sigur Rós was formed in Reykjavik in 1994. 4 January 1994, to be precise"
-Jon Þor "Jonsi" Birgisson

"I think we don't like to be a political band, we don't like to make statements - we usually don't like bands who make crazy statements. If you're going to do it you have to be educated about it, know what you're talking about. But it's nice how it turns out in the movie - it's mild, more pictures talking."
-Jon Þor "Jonsi" Birgisson

Sigur Ros Awards:
2003
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video for 'untitled 1' (aka vaka)

Edda Award for Sound/Vision for Hlemmur (2002)

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