Björk

Björk was born Björk Guðmundsdóttir on 21 November 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland. She is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, actress, record producer and DJ.

Björk
Björk performs during the Biophilia Tour in Paris, February 2013
Born	Björk Guðmundsdóttir (1965-11-21) 21 November 1965 Reykjavík, Iceland
Spouse	Þór Eldon ​ (m. 1986⁠–⁠1987)​
Partner	Matthew Barney (2000–13)
Children	2
Parents	Guðmundur Gunnarsson Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir
Musical career
Genres	Art pop avant-garde experimental electronica alternative rock progressive rock trip hop jazz classical psychedelic rock
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter composer actress record producer DJ
Instruments	Vocals keyboards piano flute harp
Years active	1975–present
Labels	One Little Indian Polydor Universal Elektra Atlantic Nonesuch Megaforce RED
Website	bjork.com
Website	bjork.com
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Her career started with singing Tina Charles' 1976 hit song "I Love to Love" in a school recital, and a recording of her singing the song was sent to the RÚV radio station. The recording was nationally broadcast, after that, Björk was offered a recording contract. Her self-titled début album, Björk, was recorded and released in Iceland in December 1977. Before embarking on a solo career in 1993, Björk was the lead singer of alternative rock band The Sugarcubes, which is called as "Iceland's biggest rock band". Since then, she has received consistent critical praise for her innovative vocal and compositional approaches, musical experimentation, and art direction, and is recognized as one of the best singer-songwriters of her generation. Her albums reached the top 20 in the Billboard 200 chart.

Björk has won five BRIT Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, one MOJO Award, three UK Music Video Awards, 21 Icelandic Music Awards and, in 2010, the Polar Music Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in recognition of her "deeply personal music and lyrics, her precise arrangements and her unique voice". She has also been nominated for 14 Grammy Awards, one Academy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. She was included in Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. She won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in the movie Dancer in the Dark.

She has a son and a daughter, Sindri and Isadòra. She lives in New York City, but also owns a home in Reykjavík.

Björk was in the 2013 television documentary When Björk Met Attenborough with Sir David Attenborough.

Discography (albums by Björk)

• Björk (1977) - Her first album, most songs are a mixture of covers translated into Icelandic.
• Gling-Gló (1990) - A jazz album where she sings mostly in Icelandic. The only album that was made by Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar.
• Debut (1993)
• Post (1995)
  • Telegram (1996) - Remixes from Post.
• Homogenic (1997)
• Selmasongs (2000) - Soundtrack album of Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark.
• Vespertine (2001)
• Greatest Hits (2002) - Collection of the best tracks of Björk chosen by audience.
• Family Tree (2002) - Mini compact disc boxset of rare and unreleased works.
• Live Box (2003) - Collection of music from each album's live shows.
• Medúlla (2004)
• Drawing Restraint 9 (2005) - Music from her movie with her former husband Matthew Barney, Drawing Restraint 9.
• Surrounded (2006) - Dual Disc boxset of most of her old music, remastered in Surround Sound.
• Volta (2007)
• Biophilia (2011)
  • Bastards (2012) - Remixes from Biophilia.
• Vulnicura (2015)
  • Vulnicura Strings (2015) - Acoustic, instrumental version of Vulnicura.
  • Vulnicura Live (2016) - Live concert version of Vulnicura.
• Utopia (2017)
• Fossora (2022)

Other websites

• Official website