Sigtryggur Baldursson (born 2 October 1962) is an Icelandic drummer and singer. Sigtryggur was born in

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to Icelandic parents. He was a founding member of

the Sugarcubes The Sugarcubes () were an Icelandic alternative rock band from Reykjavík formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. For most of their career, the band consisted of Björk Guðmundsdóttir (vocals, keyboards), Einar Örn Benediktsson (vocals, trumpe ...

and has been a longtime fixture on the Icelandic

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and

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scene. Other bands he has played in have included

Þeyr Þeyr () was an Icelandic New wave music, new wave band from the early 1980s. Origins The origins of Þeyr date back to the late 1970s when singer Magnús Guðmundsson, bassist Hilmar Örn Agnarsson and Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (drums and synthesiz ...

, Kukl,

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, Ben Frost, Kippi Kaninus, SJS BIGBAND, Headpump, Bradley Fish and the Reptile Palace Orchestra. He has played on numerous recording with many artists, Howie B, and Les Negresses Vertes to name a few. He also has recorded under the name of Bogomil Font, his own crooner alter ego. Sigtryggur made a record with the late Johann Johannsson in 1999, the project was called Dip and the record was "Hi- camp meets lo - fi. He made two records under the name of Steintryggur with Steingrímur Guðmundsson. The two also had a percussion group called Parabolur from 2005, along with longtime collaborator Guðmundur Vignir Karlsson of Kippi Kaninus. Sigtryggur also has a number of filmography-related accomplishments to his credit, including soundtracks for Rokland (Stormland) 2011, '' One Point O'' (2004) and '' Takedown'' (2000), acting as the Drummer in '' Monkey Drummer'' (2000) by English director Chris Cunningham, and working as a sound recordist for an episode of the documentary television series '' Naked Science''. He has also produced "Hljómskálinn", an award winning TV series on Icelandic music for RUV, the Icelandic national television station. He has written music for theater productions in Iceland, namely ''Enron'' (2010) and Chekov's ''The Cherry Orchard'' (2011) in the Reykjavik City Theatre. From 2012 he has been the managing director for ÚTÓN / Iceland Music (formerly Iceland Music Export (IMX))

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Sigtryggur Baldursson Sigtryggur Baldursson (born 2 October 1962) is an Icelandic drummer and singer. Sigtryggur was born in Norway to Icelandic parents. He was a founding member of the Sugarcubes and has been a longtime fixture on the Icelandic punk and alternat ...

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