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

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and has been a longtime fixture on the Icelandic

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scene. Other bands he has played in have included

Þeyr Þeyr () was an Icelandic 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 synthesizer) were play ...

, Kukl,

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, Kippi Kaninus, SJS BIGBAND, Headpump, Bradley Fish and the

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. He has played on numerous recording with many artists, Howie B, and Les Negresses Vertes. He also has recorded under the name of Bogomil Font, his own crooner alter ego. He made two records under the name of Steintryggur with Steingrímur Guðmundsson. The two also have a percussion group called Parabolur 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 ''

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''. He has also produced "Hljómskálinn", a TV series on Icelandic music for RUV, the Icelandic national television station. He has also 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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1962 births Living people Sigtryggur Baldursson Sigtryggur Baldursson Kukl (band) members The Sugarcubes members Þeyr members {{Drummer-stub