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Björk

Also known as Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Bjork, Biejörk, Icelandic singer

Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and eccentric public persona, she has developed an eclectic musical style over a career spanning five decades, drawing on electronica, pop, dance, trip hop, jazz, and avant-garde music. She is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of her era.

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Björk is an Icelandic singer, composer, actor, and record producer born in Reykjavík in 1965. She is a soprano who plays the keyboard instrument, flute, piano, and pipe organ. Her musical genres include rock music, alternative rock, experimental music, and electronic music. She has been a member of The Sugarcubes, Tappi Tíkarrass, KUKL, and Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar. She has been influenced by Kate Bush, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Nina Hagen, and Zeena Parkins.

Björk has received the Nordic Council Music Prize, Polar Music Prize, Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and European Film Award for Best Actress. She was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actress and the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Her discography is available under her name, and she has released music through One Little Independent Records and Elektra. She has two children and was unmarried partner to Matthew Barney. Her native language is Icelandic.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1938
Works: 20

Top works

Singihan singmul ilgi
Mone ŭi chŏngwŏn esŏ
Die schnellste Bohne der Stadt
The other Alice
The story of Alice in her Oxford Wonderland

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Film & TV

Acting · Reykjavík, Iceland

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…

Known for

Björk: Cornucopia — Self2025
The Best of Me — Self2025
Monk in Pieces — Self2025
Can Creativity Save the World? — Self2024
Fungi: The Web of Life — Narrator (voice)2023
The Northman — Seeress2022
Björk Orchestral — Self2021
Björk Orchestral II — Self2021
Björk Orkestral III — Self2021
Björk Orkestral IV — Self2021

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: Iceland
Active from: 1965

1990s2000sa cappellaalternativealternative dancealternative pop

Discography

Member of

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 3,491,875
Total plays: 262,859,991

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus
· 1998 · cited 4,979x
A blueprint for blue carbon: toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO<sub>2</sub>
· 2011 · cited 3,208x
A subcellular map of the human proteome
· 2017 · cited 2,533x
Common genetic determinants of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in Swedish families: a population-based study
· 2009 · cited 1,761x
Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming
· 2012 · cited 881x

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Quotes

“It's so amazing when people tell me that … electronic music has not got soul. And they blame the computers. They got the finger pointed at the computers like, "There's no soul here." … You can't blame the computer. If there's not soul in the music, it's because nobody put it there. And it's not the tool's fault.”
“I am grateful grapefruit.”
“I don't like records that are the same from beginning to end, that are too styled and slick. Everything is so designed and airbrushed and Botoxed, it makes us think, 'Oh, everybody's perfect except me. Everything's smooth except me.' But nothing is smooth.”
“Everyone is bisexual: I’ve always had as many powerful, creative ladies in my life as I have men, and you could probably describe some of those relationships as romantic. I think everyone's bisexual to some degree or another. It's just a question of whether or not you choose to recognise it and embrace it. Personally, I think choosing between men and women is like choosing between cake and ice cream: You'd be daft not to try both when there are so many different flavours.”
“But, but, these are the people that made the Busby Berkeley movies, yeah? So they're not exactly subtle.”
“It's a big question. Getting rid of religion would be a good start, wouldn't it? It seems to be causing a lot of havoc.”

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Key facts

Person.name: Björk
Person.honorific_suffix: OTF
Person.image: Bjork Orkestral Paris (cropped).png
Person.caption: Björk performing in Paris during her Björk Orkestral show in 2022
Person.birth_name: Björk Guðmundsdóttir
Person.birth_place: Reykjavík, Iceland
Person.years_active: 1976–present
Person.partner: Matthew Barney (2000–2014)
Person.children: 2
Person.father: Guðmundur Gunnarsson
Person.awards: Full list
Person.signature: Björk signature (don’t crop its composition).svg
Musical artist.embed: yes