# Borko

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{{short description|Icelandic musician}}
{{About|the Icelandic singer-songwriter|the village in Mali|Borko, Mali}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Borko
| image           = Borko at HG.jpg
| caption         = Borko performing in Sweden, 2008
| image_size      = 250px
| birth_name      = Björn Kristjánsson
| years_active    = 2008–present
| birth_date      =
| birth_place     = [Iceland](/source/Iceland)
| instrument      = {{flatlist|
*[Vocals](/source/Singing)
*[keyboard](/source/Keyboard_instrument)
*[guitar](/source/guitar)
*[drums](/source/Drum_kit)
}}
| genre           = {{flatlist|
*[Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock)
*[indie rock](/source/indie_rock)
}}
| label           = {{flatlist|
*[Kimi Records](/source/Kimi_Records)
*[Morr Music](/source/Morr_Music)
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
*[Múm](/source/M%C3%BAm)
*[FM Belfast](/source/FM_Belfast)
}}
}}

'''Björn Kristjánsson''', known professionally as '''Borko''', is an [Iceland](/source/Iceland)ic musician. His debut album ''[Celebrating Life](/source/Celebrating_Life)'' was released in March 2008 on record labels [Morr Music](/source/Morr_Music)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.morrmusic.com/backstage/files/mm080_info_uk.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-05-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526090515/http://www.morrmusic.com/backstage/files/mm080_info_uk.pdf |archivedate=2011-05-26 }}</ref> and [Kimi Records](/source/Kimi_Records).<ref>[http://www.kimirecords.net/releases.html Kimi Records: Releases<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514055027/http://www.kimirecords.net/releases.html |date=May 14, 2008 }}</ref> Borko and band toured with the Icelandic bands [Múm](/source/M%C3%BAm), [FM Belfast](/source/FM_Belfast) and [Seabear](/source/Seabear). Now he is a teacher in Laugalækjarskóli.

==Discography==
*''[Celebrating Life](/source/Celebrating_Life)'' (2008)
*''[Born to Be Free](/source/Born_to_Be_Free_(Borko_album))'' (2012)

==References==

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==External links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/borkoborko Borko] at [MySpace](/source/MySpace)
*[http://www.morrmusic.com/ Morr Music]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080214180919/http://www.kimirecords.net/ Kimi Records]
*[http://theyshootmusic.at/posts/Borko  Acoustic Session with 'They Shoot Music - Don't They']

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Category:Icelandic musicians
Category:Living people
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Morr Music artists

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