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bjork.com Signature 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.
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Cornucopia (also called Björk's Cornucopia) was the tenth...
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Apr 29, 2024 · “Volta” Björk (born November 21, 1965, Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter and actress best known for her solo work covering a wide variety of music styles. Integrating electronic and organic sounds, her music frequently explored the relationship between nature and technology.
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Aug 6, 2010 · Bjork, as widely known for her eccentric outfits and behavior as she is for her voice, is easily the most famous Icelander in the world. There's something celestial about that voice, as if it...
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Born on November 21, 1965, in Reykjavik, Iceland, Björk founded the band the Sugarcubes in 1986 before striking out on her own to a hugely successful solo career in 1993. She's known for such albums as Debut, Post, Vespertine, Medúlla, Volta and Biophilia, and for songs like "I've Seen It All," "Human Behaviour" and "Big Time Sensuality." In 2000, ...
Famed singer-songwriter and actress Björk was born Björk Guðmundsdóttir on November 21, 1965, in Reykjavik, Iceland. Having grown up in a highly musical household, Björk released her first album, a compilation of traditional Icelandic folk songs, when she was only 11 years old.
Throughout her teen years, Björk sang with a series of anarchist punk bands, among them KUKL, with other members including Einar Örn, Siggi Baldursson and Einar Melax. With several of her fellow KUKL bandmates, in 1986, Björk formed the pop group the Sugarcubes, joined by Magga Örnólfsdóttir, Bragi Ólafsson and guitarist Thór Eldon. That same year,...
In 1993, Björk released her first solo album as an adult, aptly named Debut, which featured two Top 20 singles, Human Behaviour and Big Time Sensuality, and sold nearly 3 million copies worldwide. After relocating to London, England, Björk released 1995's Post, which outsold her first album thanks to innovative collaborations with techno gurus Grah...
Following her short-lived marriage to Thór Eldon, Björk was romantically involved with several other members of the music industry, including U.K. artists Goldie and Tricky (of Massive Attack). Then, in 2000, she met Matthew Barney—the artist responsible for the Cremaster project—in New York while promoting Dancer in the Dark. The two soon began da...
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.
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Björk Guðmundsdóttir OTF ( / bjɜːrk / BYURK, Icelandic: [ pjœr̥k ˈkvʏðmʏntsˌtouhtɪr̥] ⓘ; born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress.