Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer and actress. Over her four-decade career, she has developed an eclectic musical style that draws on influences and genres including electronic, pop, jazz, experimental, trip hop, alternative, classical, and avant-garde music. Born and raised in Reykjavík, Björk began her music career at the age of 11 and gained international recognition as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Sugarcubes. After the band's breakup in 1992, Björk embarked on a solo career, coming to prominence with albums such as Debut (1993), Post (1995), and Homogenic (1997), while collaborating with a range of artists and exploring a variety of multimedia projects. Her other albums include Vespertine (2001), Medúlla (2004), Volta (2007), Biophilia (2011), Vulnicura (2015), Utopia (2017) and Fossora (2022). Several of Björk's albums have reached the top 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart. As of 2015, she had sold between 20 and 40 million records worldwide. 31 of her singles have reached the top 40 on pop charts around the world, with 22 top-40 hits in the UK, including the top-10 singles "It's Oh So Quiet", "Army of Me", and "Hyperballad" and the top-20 singles "Play Dead", "Big Time Sensuality", and "Violently Happy". Her accolades and awards include the Order of the Falcon, five BRIT Awards, and 15 Grammy nominations. In 2015, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Rolling Stone named her the 60th greatest singer and the 81st greatest songwriter. Björk starred in the 2000 Lars von Trier film Dancer in the Dark, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I've Seen It All". Biophilia was marketed as an interactive app album with its own education program. Björk has also been an advocate for environmental causes in Iceland. A retrospective exhibition dedicated to Björk was held at the New York Museum of Modern Art in 2015.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 ·The Best of Meas
- 2023 ·Fungi: The Web of Lifeas Narrator (voice)
- 2022 ·The Northmanas Seeress
- 2021 ·Björk Orkestral IVas Self
- 2021 ·Björk Orkestralas
- 2021 ·Björk Orkestral IIIas Self
- 2021 ·Björk Orchestral IIas Self
- 2021 ·Björk Orchestralas Self
- 2021 ·The Sparks Brothersas Self (voice)
- 2017 ·The Ninetiesas Self
- 2017 ·Out of Thin Airas Self (archive footage)
- 2016 ·Björk - Vulnicura Liveas Self
- 2015 ·Angel: Documentaryas Self
- 2015 ·Björk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionaryas Self
- 2014 ·Björk: Biophilia Liveas Self
- 2013 ·When Björk Met Attenboroughas Self
- 2012 ·Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage)
- 2011 ·Sleepless Nights Storiesas Self
- 2011 ·YouTube Trilogyas Self (archive footage)
- 2009 ·Björk: Voltaicas Self
- 2008 ·Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rósas Self
- 2008 ·The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelotas Self
- 2007 ·Anna and the Moodsas Anna (voice)
- 2006 ·Matthew Barney: No Restraintas Self
- 2006 ·Coachellaas Self
- 2006 ·Drawing Restraint 9as Occidental Guest
- 2006 ·Sugarcubes: Live Zaboras Self
- 2005 ·The Colbert Reportas Self - Musical Guest
- 2005 ·Screaming Masterpieceas Self
- 2005 ·Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspirationas Self
- 2005 ·The Medúlla Videosas Self
- 2004 ·I've Been Twelve Foreveras Self
- 2004 ·Björk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structureas Self
- 2004 ·Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)as Self
- 2004 ·Oceaniaas
- 2004 ·Arakimentarias Self
- 2004 ·Sugar Cubes - The DVDas Self
- 2003 ·Björk: Minusculeas Self
- 2003 ·Björk: Minisculeas Self
- 2003 ·The Work of Director Michel Gondryas Self
- 2003 ·The Work of Director Chris Cunninghamas Self
- 2003 ·The Work of Director Spike Jonzeas Self
- 2003 ·Inside Björkas Self
- 2003 ·Björk: Later with Jools Hollandas Self
- 2003 ·Unravelas
- 2002 ·Björk: Volumen Plusas Self
- 2002 ·Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003as Self
- 2002 ·Björk: Cambridge 1998as Self
- 2002 ·Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera Houseas Self
- 2002 ·Björk: MTV Unplugged & Liveas Self - vocals
- 2002 ·808 State: Opti Bukas Self
- 2001 ·Björk: Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997as Self
- 2001 ·Friday Night with Jonathan Rossas Self - Guest
- 2001 ·Friday Night with Jonathan Rossas Self - Musical Guest
- 2001 ·Björk: Live at Riverside Churchas Self
- 2000 ·Von Trier's 100 Eyesas Self
- 2000 ·Dancer in the Darkas Selma Jezkova
- 2000 ·Clickas Self
- 1999 ·Björk: No Place Like Home. Live at National Theatre of Reykjavíkas Self
- 1998 ·Björk: Volumenas Self
- 1998 ·Björk: MTV Live 1998as Self
- 1997 ·Bravo Profiles: Björkas Self
- 1996 ·TFI Fridayas Self
- 1996 ·I Miss Youas Herself
- 1995 ·Björk: It's Oh So Quietas Björk
- 1995 ·The Frank Skinner Showas Self
- 1994 ·Prêt-à-Porteras Model
- 1994 ·Björk: MTV Unplugged 1994as Self
- 1994 ·Björk: Vessel 1994as Self
- 1994 ·Space Ghost Coast to Coastas Self
- 1993 ·Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Musical Guest
- 1990 ·The Juniper Treeas Margit
- 1989 ·MTV Unpluggedas Self
- 1988 ·Broken Glassas Maria
- 1985 ·Victoires de la musiqueas Self
- 1982 ·Rock in Reykjavikas Self
- 1975 ·Saturday Night Liveas Self - Musical Guest
- 1964 ·Top of the Popsas Self - Host
- Future ·Björk's Cornucopiaas Self
- Future ·björk : bacheloretteas
- 1992 ·The Sugarcubes: Murder and Killing in Hell (Live at Manchester Academy)as Self
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self