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**About Önnu Jónu Son**
Önnu Jónu Son is the stage name of Haraldur Thorleifsson. Haraldur was active in the Icelandic music scene in the late 90s but took an extended hiatus from music to focus on his alcoholism, followed by a career as a designer, ultimately selling his design agency Ueno to Twitter in 2021.
The name Önnu Jónu Son is a reference to his mother, who he lost when he was eleven years old. Haraldur has struggled with finding a path forward and finding confidence in himself as an artist and a performer. By wearing his mothers name he was able to user her memory, love, support and nurture as protection from any self doubt or fear of external criticism.
**The Radio Won’t Let Me Sleep**
In 2023 Önnu Jónu Son will release the album The Radio Won’t Let Me Sleep. Half of the songs are written in the mid 90s and the other half in the past year. Each of the 11 songs will be released with new short movie made by artists from all over the world
The songs are personal stories of love, loss, loneliness and a struggle to find moments of happiness. Some of the newer songs are written about his experience dealing with muscular dystrophy and the experience of having a body that keeps failing him.
https://onnujonuson.com
Önnu Jónu Son is the stage name of Haraldur Thorleifsson. Haraldur was active in the Icelandic music scene in the late 90s but took an extended hiatus from music to focus on his alcoholism, followed by a career as a designer, ultimately selling his design agency Ueno to Twitter in 2021.
The name Önnu Jónu Son is a reference to his mother, who he lost when he was eleven years old. Haraldur has struggled with finding a path forward and finding confidence in himself as an artist and a performer. By wearing his mothers name he was able to user her memory, love, support and nurture as protection from any self doubt or fear of external criticism.
**The Radio Won’t Let Me Sleep**
In 2023 Önnu Jónu Son will release the album The Radio Won’t Let Me Sleep. Half of the songs are written in the mid 90s and the other half in the past year. Each of the 11 songs will be released with new short movie made by artists from all over the world
The songs are personal stories of love, loss, loneliness and a struggle to find moments of happiness. Some of the newer songs are written about his experience dealing with muscular dystrophy and the experience of having a body that keeps failing him.
https://onnujonuson.com
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