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Dec 25, 2007 · Björk is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, and actress. She has Icelandic ancestry and some distant Irish ancestry, but no known Inuit or Sami heritage.
Björk Guðmundsdóttir OTF (/ b j ɜːr k / BYURK, Icelandic: [pjœr̥k ˈkvʏðmʏntsˌtouhtɪr̥] ⓘ; born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress.
Apr 29, 2024 · For the ethereal Biophilia (2011), Björk used tablet computers to help her compose songs, which were released, in addition to conventional formats, as a series of interactive iPhone and iPad apps. Björk performed “Oceania,” a single from Medúlla, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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Eccentric and visionary Icelandic singer who is celebrated for her electronic music and avant-garde personal style. Some of her most memorable songs include "Army Of Me," "Joga," "Isobel," and "Pagan Poetry."
She was a child prodigy who sang jazz and went on to be in punk bands, two of which were called Spit and Snot and KUKL.
She had her first breakthrough as lead singer of the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes, as the band's 1987 single "Birthday" became a hit in the US and UK.
She married composer Thor Eldon in 1986 and they had one child together, a son named Sindri. Later they divorced and she became partners with Matthew Barney, an experimental filmmaker. She and Barney had a daughter named Isadora before separating in 2013.
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Aug 24, 2016 · Learn about Björk's life, career, and influences in this comprehensive article. Find out her ethnicity, collaborations, albums, and more.
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Born in 1965 in the Icelandic capital city of Reykjavik, the daughter of Gudmundur Gunnarsson (an electrician) and Hildur Hauksdóttir who divorced before her second birthday, Björk grew up in a hippie-type community with her mother and her seven siblings.
Jul 16, 2013 · Here's why. 1977. Björk was thrust into music school aged five and quickly became irritated. The “retro, constant Beethoven and Bach bollocks” bored her so much she'd regularly get called ...
