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

مغنية ومؤلفة آيسلندية

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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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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

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Listeners · Last.fm

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

Tags

electronicexperimentalalternativefemale vocalistsicelandic

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Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Recognised for her distinctive voice, three-octave vocal range, and unconventional public image, she has developed an eclectic musical style over a career spanning five decades, incorporating elements of electronic, pop, dance, trip hop, jazz, and avant-garde music. She is widely regarded as an influential figure in electronic and experimental music. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bj%C3%B6rk">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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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
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Full list
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Named after
Betula
Gender
female
Citizenship
Iceland
Place of birth
Reykjavík
Occupation
disc jockey
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
Icelandic
Religion
irreligion
Field of work
poetry
Record label
Elektra
Official website
bjork.com
Image
Björk at Cannes.jpg
Height
1.63
Number of children
2
Voice type
soprano
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Commons category
Björk
date of birth
1965-11-21
topic's main category
Category:Björk
unmarried partner
Matthew Barney
Commons gallery
Björk
influenced by
Zeena Parkins
name in native language
Björk Guðmundsdóttir
start of work period
1977-00-00
topic has template
Template:Björk
has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art
social media followers
846499
different from
Björk
official shop URL
shop.bjork.com
short name
Björk
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Article · العربية

بيورك (بالآيسلندية: Björk (أصد: ‎/pjœr̥k/‏)) (مواليد 21 نوفمبر 1965) فنانة طليعية آيسلندية، مغنية كاتبة أغاني، ملحنة، ممثلة، منتجة موسيقية. تشمل أعمالها عشرة ألبومات غنائية ايقونية، موسيقى تصويرية عالية الانتاج والأفلام. اشتهرت بأسلوب غنائها التعبيري ونوعية صوتها السوبرانو المتعدد المستويات، والمتنوع وبأسلوبها الانتقائي للموسيقى والذي يتضمن تأثرا بأنواع موسيقية مختلفة. بينها البوب، الروك البديل، الجاز، ambient، الإلكترونية، الكلاسيكية، الفلكلورية والتريب هوب. من أشهر أغانيها المنفردة It's Oh So Quiet وأغنية Army of Me وHyperballad. جميعها احتلت قائمة الأغاني العشر الأول في المملكة المتحدة. في 2003 ذكرت مؤسسة One Little Indian أن يورك باعت أكثر من 15 مليون اسطوانة حول العالم. كما ترشحت 13 مرة لجوائز الغرامي، ومرة لجائزة الأوسكار ومرتين لجائزة الغولدن غلوب (بينها مرة كممثلة). وبالنسبة لدورها في فيلم رقص في الظلام "Dancer in the Dark" من إخراج لارس فون ترايير فقد فازت بجائزة أفضل ممثلة في مهرجان كان السينمائي.تم تصنيفها في المرتبة 36 في قائمة في إتش ون "VH1" أفضل مائة امرأة في الروك أند رول. وفي المرتبة الثامنة من قبل إم تي في في «أفضل 22 صوتا في الموسيقى». آخر ألبوماتها فولتا "Volta" تم اصداره عالميا في 8 مايو 2007.

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