Sjón
(Sjon)
Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson, known as Sjón (born August 27, 1962, in Reykjavík),
is an Icelandic poet, novelist, lyricist, and screenwriter. Sjón began a writing
career at age 16 with the poetry book Sýnir (1978). Using the pseudonym “Johnny
Triumph”, Sjón was featured as guest vocalist on The Sugarcubes 1987 single
“Luftgitar”, appearing in the music video with Björk and Einar Örn Benediktsson.
A frequent collaborator with Björk, Sjón co-wrote the lyrics for the song “I've
Seen It All” for the film Dancer in the Dark (2000), which earned nominations
for Best Original Song at the ...
