Sigur Rós

Summary

Sigur Rós is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,977 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sigur Rós received the Shortlist Music Prize^[3].
• Sigur Rós received the MOJO Awards^[4].
• Sigur Rós received the Icelandic Music Awards^[5].
• Sigur Rós's instance of is recorded as musical group^[6].
• Sigur Rós's genre is post-metal^[7].
• Sigur Rós's genre is post-rock^[8].
• Sigur Rós's record label is recorded as FatCat Records^[9].
• Sigur Rós's record label is recorded as Geffen Records^[10].
• Sigur Rós's discography is recorded as Sigur Rós discography^[11].
• Sigur Rós's Commons category is recorded as Sigur Rós^[12].
• Sigur Rós's country of origin is recorded as Iceland^[13].
• Sigur Rós comprises Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson^[14].
• Sigur Rós comprises Jónsi^[15].
• Sigur Rós comprises Georg Hólm^[16].
• Sigur Rós comprises Kjartan Sveinsson^[17].
• Sigur Rós comprises Orri Páll Dýrason^[18].
• 1994 marks the founding of Sigur Rós^[19].
• Sigur Rós's location of formation is recorded as Reykjavík^[20].
• Sigur Rós's official website is recorded as https://sigurros.com^[21].
• Sigur Rós's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sigur Rós^[22].
• Sigur Rós's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb^[23].
• Sigur Rós's nominated for is recorded as Shortlist Music Prize^[24].
• Sigur Rós's topic has template is recorded as Template:Sigur Rós^[25].
• Sigur Rós's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Sigur Rós'}^[26].
• Sigur Rós's start of work period is recorded as 1994^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: IS^[29]

• Began / founded: 1994-01-04^[30]

• Genre(s): ambient, ambient pop, art pop, art rock, dance, dream pop, electronic, electronica, experimental, experimental rock, instrumental, pop, post-metal, post-rock, rock^[31]

• Community tags: alternative/indie rock, ambient, ambient pop, art pop, art rock, dance, dream pop, electronic, electronica, experimental, experimental rock, icelandic, instrumental, pop, post-metal, post-rock, reykjavík, rock^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: f6f2326f-6b25-4170-b89d-e235b25508e8^[33]

Body

Founding

1994 marks the founding of Sigur Rós^[19]. Its location of formation is recorded as Reykjavík^[20].

Identity

Sigur Rós's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}^[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Shortlist Music Prize^[3], a music award^[34], founded in 2001^[35]; MOJO Awards^[4], a music award^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 2004^[38]; and Icelandic Music Awards^[5], a music award^[39], in Iceland^[40].

Why It Matters

Sigur Rós ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,977 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

What awards did Sigur Rós receive?

Honors received include Shortlist Music Prize^[3], MOJO Awards^[4], and Icelandic Music Awards^[5].