Björk

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

Gender

Female

Birthday

1965-11-21 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Reykjavík, Iceland

Björk

Biography

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

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Click

    Click

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Northman

    The Northman

  • MTV Unplugged

    MTV Unplugged

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • The Sparks Brothers

    The Sparks Brothers

  • Dancer in the Dark

    Dancer in the Dark

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • Victoires de la musique

    Victoires de la musique

  • Can Creativity Save the World?

    Can Creativity Save the World?

  • TFI Friday

    TFI Friday

  • Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003

    Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • The Nineties

    The Nineties

  • The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

    The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

  • Why Are We Creative?

    Why Are We Creative?

  • Björk: Cornucopia

    Björk: Cornucopia

  • Monk in Pieces

    Monk in Pieces

  • Coachella

    Coachella

  • Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)

    Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)

  • Björk: Volumen

    Björk: Volumen

  • Björk: Biophilia Live

    Björk: Biophilia Live

  • Sleepless Nights Stories

    Sleepless Nights Stories

  • Prêt-à-Porter

    Prêt-à-Porter

  • Broken Glass

    Broken Glass

  • Rock in Reykjavik

    Rock in Reykjavik

  • The Work of Director Spike Jonze

    The Work of Director Spike Jonze

  • Drawing Restraint 9

    Drawing Restraint 9

  • La Machine Mode

    La Machine Mode

  • Arakimentari

    Arakimentari

  • Screaming Masterpiece

    Screaming Masterpiece

  • Fungi: The Web of Life

    Fungi: The Web of Life

  • Inside Björk

    Inside Björk

  • Björk: Volumen Plus

    Björk: Volumen Plus

  • Free Tibet

    Free Tibet

  • Von Trier's 100 Eyes

    Von Trier's 100 Eyes

  • The Juniper Tree

    The Juniper Tree

  • The Best of Me

    The Best of Me

  • Anna and the Moods

    Anna and the Moods

  • Angel: Documentary

    Angel: Documentary

  • The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot

    The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot

  • Björk: Later 1995-2011

    Björk: Later 1995-2011

  • Out of Thin Air

    Out of Thin Air

  • YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls

    YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls

  • The Medúlla Videos

    The Medúlla Videos

  • Björk: Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997

    Björk: Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997

  • Bravo Profiles: Björk

    Bravo Profiles: Björk

  • The Work of Director Michel Gondry

    The Work of Director Michel Gondry

  • Sugar Cubes - The DVD

    Sugar Cubes - The DVD

  • Björk: Minuscule

    Björk: Minuscule

  • Björk: Later with Jools Holland

    Björk: Later with Jools Holland

  • Björk Orkestral

    Björk Orkestral

  • The Sugarcubes: Murder and Killing in Hell (Live at Manchester Academy)

    The Sugarcubes: Murder and Killing in Hell (Live at Manchester Academy)

  • Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration

    Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration

  • Björk: No Place Like Home. Live at National Theatre of Reykjavík

    Björk: No Place Like Home. Live at National Theatre of Reykjavík

  • Björk Orkestral IV

    Björk Orkestral IV

  • Björk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary

    Björk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary

  • Björk Orchestral

    Björk Orchestral

  • Björk: MTV Unplugged 1994

    Björk: MTV Unplugged 1994

  • Björk Orchestral II

    Björk Orchestral II

  • When Björk Met Attenborough

    When Björk Met Attenborough

  • Björk Glastonbury - Live in England 2007

    Björk Glastonbury - Live in England 2007

  • Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House

    Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House

  • Björk - Vulnicura Live

    Björk - Vulnicura Live

  • Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós

    Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós

  • Björk: Vespertine Live at Orchard Hall

    Björk: Vespertine Live at Orchard Hall

  • Björk: MTV Live 1998

    Björk: MTV Live 1998

  • Björk: Cambridge 1998

    Björk: Cambridge 1998

  • Björk: Voltaïc

    Björk: Voltaïc

  • Black Lake

    Black Lake

  • Björk: Live at Riverside Church

    Björk: Live at Riverside Church

  • I've Been Twelve Forever

    I've Been Twelve Forever

  • The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor

    The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor

  • Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live

    Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live

  • Björk: Vessel 1994

    Björk: Vessel 1994

  • 808 State: Opti Buk

    808 State: Opti Buk

  • Björk: Tibetan Freedom Concert

    Björk: Tibetan Freedom Concert

  • Björk Orkestral III

    Björk Orkestral III

  • Matthew Barney: No Restraint

    Matthew Barney: No Restraint

  • Björk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure

    Björk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure