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Jón Jónsson (born in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer songwriter and also a footballer, for Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. He is signed to Epic Records. He was signed by Epic Records and has released two albums, ''Wait for Fate'' in 2011 and ''Heim'' in 2014. ==Early life and education== Jonsson has been a performer since the age of 10. He is a native of Iceland 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 the 4th of July in 2011 called ''Wait for Fate''〔(Blues Rock Review - Jón Jónsson: ''Wait for Fate'' Review )〕 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jón Jónsson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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