Megas

Icelandic singer and songwriter
Person human Q2741152
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Megas

Summary

Megas is a human[1]. His place of birth was Reykjavík[2]. He was born on April 7, 1945[3]. He worked as a singer[4] and writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Reykjavík[2], Megas…
  • Megas was born on April 7, 1945[3].
  • Megas was born on 1945[7].
  • Megas held citizenship in Iceland[8].
  • Megas's professions included singer[4].
  • Megas's professions included writer[5].
  • Megas received the Icelandic Music Awards[9].
  • Megas is recorded as male[10].
  • Megas's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Megas's Commons category is recorded as Megas[12].
  • Megas's pseudonym is recorded as Megas[13].
  • Megas's instrument is recorded as voice[14].
  • Megas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Icelandic[15].
  • Megas's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Magnús Þór Jónsson'}[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[17]

  • Country: IS[18]

  • Began / founded: 1945-04-07[19]

  • Genre(s): contemporary folk, folk rock, new wave[20]

  • Community tags: contemporary folk, folk rock, iceland, new wave[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6a9528dd-97f1-4283-9ad3-172e7959755a[22]

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Origins and Family

Born in Reykjavík[2], Megas… Recorded date of birth include April 7, 1945[3] and 1945[7].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4] and writer[5].

Recognition

Megas received the Icelandic Music Awards[9].

Why It Matters

Megas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Megas born?

Megas was born in Reykjavík[2].

What did Megas do for work?

Megas worked as singer[4] and writer[5].

What awards did Megas receive?

Honors received include Icelandic Music Awards[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Europeana entity
    Instrument voice
    Place of birth Reykjavík
    Award received
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