Björk

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

90

Gender

Female

Birthday

1965-11-21 (60 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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Click

    Click

  • Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • Victoires de la musique

    Victoires de la musique

  • Broken Glass

    Broken Glass

  • Coachella

    Coachella

  • The Northman

    The Northman

  • Björk: Biophilia Live

    Björk: Biophilia Live

  • Björk: Volumen

    Björk: Volumen

  • Arakimentari

    Arakimentari

  • MTV Unplugged

    MTV Unplugged

  • The Nineties

    The Nineties

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

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

  • Björk: Volumen Plus

    Björk: Volumen Plus

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Prêt-à-Porter

    Prêt-à-Porter

  • Anna and the Moods

    Anna and the Moods

  • Angel: Documentary

    Angel: Documentary

  • Screaming Masterpiece

    Screaming Masterpiece

  • Dancer in the Dark

    Dancer in the Dark

  • Björk: Cornucopia

    Björk: Cornucopia

  • TFI Friday

    TFI Friday

  • Björk: Minuscule

    Björk: Minuscule

  • Monk in Pieces

    Monk in Pieces

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Björk Orchestral

    Björk Orchestral

  • The Sparks Brothers

    The Sparks Brothers

  • Björk Orkestral

    Björk Orkestral

  • Björk: Live at Riverside Church

    Björk: Live at Riverside Church

  • The Medúlla Videos

    The Medúlla Videos

  • Björk: Voltaïc

    Björk: Voltaïc

  • The Juniper Tree

    The Juniper Tree

  • Von Trier's 100 Eyes

    Von Trier's 100 Eyes

  • Björk - Vulnicura Live

    Björk - Vulnicura Live

  • Matthew Barney: No Restraint

    Matthew Barney: No Restraint

  • Bravo Profiles: Björk

    Bravo Profiles: Björk

  • Björk: Vessel 1994

    Björk: Vessel 1994

  • The Best of Me

    The Best of Me

  • Björk Orchestral II

    Björk Orchestral II

  • Björk: MTV Live 1998

    Björk: MTV Live 1998

  • Heart of the Festival

    Heart of the Festival

  • Why Are We Creative?

    Why Are We Creative?

  • Fungi: The Web of Life

    Fungi: The Web of Life

  • 808 State: Opti Buk

    808 State: Opti Buk

  • Björk: Cambridge 1998

    Björk: Cambridge 1998

  • Black Lake

    Black Lake

  • Free Tibet

    Free Tibet

  • Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live

    Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live

  • Can Creativity Save the World?

    Can Creativity Save the World?

  • Björk Orkestral III

    Björk Orkestral III

  • Björk Orkestral IV

    Björk Orkestral IV

  • The Work of Director Spike Jonze

    The Work of Director Spike Jonze

  • Björk: MTV Unplugged 1994

    Björk: MTV Unplugged 1994

  • My Favourite Attenborough Moment

    My Favourite Attenborough Moment

  • Inside Björk

    Inside Björk

  • Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House

    Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House

  • Björk: Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997

    Björk: Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997

  • La Machine Mode

    La Machine Mode

  • The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot

    The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot

  • When Björk Met Attenborough

    When Björk Met Attenborough

  • Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós

    Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós

  • Drawing Restraint 9

    Drawing Restraint 9

  • Sleepless Nights Stories

    Sleepless Nights Stories

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

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

  • Out of Thin Air

    Out of Thin Air

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

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

  • The Work of Director Michel Gondry

    The Work of Director Michel Gondry

  • YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls

    YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls

  • The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor

    The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor

  • Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration

    Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration

  • Sugar Cubes - The DVD

    Sugar Cubes - The DVD

  • Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003

    Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003

  • I've Been Twelve Forever

    I've Been Twelve Forever

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

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

  • Björk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary

    Björk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary

  • Björk: Later 1995-2011

    Björk: Later 1995-2011

  • The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

    The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

  • Rock in Reykjavik

    Rock in Reykjavik

  • Björk: Later with Jools Holland

    Björk: Later with Jools Holland

  • All is Full of Love

    All is Full of Love

  • Björk's Greatest Hits: Volumes 1993-2003

    Björk's Greatest Hits: Volumes 1993-2003

  • Björk: Vespertine Live at Orchard Hall

    Björk: Vespertine Live at Orchard Hall

  • Björk: Tibetan Freedom Concert

    Björk: Tibetan Freedom Concert