J�n ��r "J�nsi" Birgisson is the guitarist and vocalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur R�s. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto or countertenor voice. He is also blind in his right eye from birth as a cause of a broken optic nerve from the brain. He is openly gay. Apart from Sigur R�s, J�nsi also performs together with his partner Alex Somers as an art collaboration called J�nsi & 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. On December 1, 2009, J�nsi's official website, jonsi.com, was launched in anticipation of his debut solo album, Go, which was released the week of April 5, 2010. After the release of the album, J�nsi promptly started a worldwide tour across North America and Europe, featuring songs from the album plus a few other selections, planning to tour from March to September. In late January 2010, J�nsi announced that Sigur R�s was on "an indefinite hiatus", as the band had scrapped plans for a new album previously announced to be released in 2010, saying that "they were just rumours". 

April 23rd, 1975 in Iceland (Age 49)