Jón Jónsson

Early life and education

Jonsson has been a performer since the age of 10. He is a native of Iceland. His brother is pop singer Friðrik Dór. He started music in his local music school in Iceland and took part in productions in high school and college. He studied in Boston University on a soccer scholarship. While in college, he pursued acting while writing, recording, and performing his own music at local venues.

After graduating in 2009, Jón returned to Iceland and became a professional musician. He cooperates with Kristján Bjarnason who takes part in arrangements and recording of Jón Jónsson's music in their stdio. His first singles "Lately" and "Kiss in the Morning" had considerable radio play and his third single "When You're Around" reached number 2 in Lagalistinn Top 30 followed by "Sooner or Later".

Debut album was released on 4 July 2011 called Wait for Fate and was certified gold. "Get In" his fifth single reached number 2 on "Lagalistinn". Another single "All, You, I" was a non-album release. He took part in a number of festovals including Icelandic Culture Night, the Icelandic Independence Day, and the Þjóðhátíð Music Festival.

In August 2012, Jón traveled to New York with his friend, Kristján Bjarnason, and after an audition with L.A. Reid was signed to Reid's Epic Records label.

Jonsson’s first four singles were in the top 30 on Iceland music charts and he was also received a People's Choice Award as the Best New Artist from Iceland's FM 957. His songs are heard in regular rotation on radio and some have reached top 10 on Bylgjan and Rás 2 radio as well as the Icelandic Billboard.

He was signed by Epic Records after he was said to impress record producer L.A. Reid.

Music style

Jonsson has been referred to as the European version of Jack Johnson, John Mayer, and Gavin DeGraw. His music contains a mix of pop and R&B with undertones of R&B. His songs range from romantic lyric ballads to piano and guitar driven pop.

Band

Awards and nominations

In popular culture

In addition to his music career, Jónsson is the editor-in-chief of Monitor, a youth weekly for Monitor. He is active in awareness campaigns for various causes

Discography

(From Tónlist official Icelandic Music Charts)

Tracklist

1. "Wanna Get In" (2:54)
2. "Kiss in the Morning" (3:42)
3. "Sooner or Later" (3:48)
4. "Always Gonna Be There" (3:51)
5. "Sunny Day in June" (2:41)
6. "Little Tree" (4:06)
7. "When You're Around" (3:43)
8. "Lately" (3:56)
9. "Wait for Fate" (4:32)
10. "To Her" (4:26)
11. "Ocean Girl" (4:10)
12. "Miss You So" (5:06)

Tracklist

1. "Heim" (4:23)
2. "Ykkar koma" (3:11)
3. "Heltekur minn hug" (3:27)
4. "Gefðu allt sem þú átt" (3:27)
5. "Dag eftir dag" (3:28)
6. "Saman" (3:46)
7. "Sátt" (4:32)
8. "Engin eftirsjá" (3:56)
9. "Lífsins lausnir" (3:34)
10. "Endurgjaldslaust" (5:26)
11. "Gæti þín" (3:00)
12. "Segðu já" (2:56)
13. "Feel For You" (4:00)
14. "Ljúft að vera til" (3:34)
15. "All, You, I" (3:51)

Singles