Björk

Person · Open Library

Born

1938

Works

20

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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

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

3,491,875

Total plays

262,859,991

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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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus

   · 1998 · cited 4,979x

2. A blueprint for blue carbon: toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO₂

   · 2011 · cited 3,208x

3. A subcellular map of the human proteome

   · 2017 · cited 2,533x

4. Common genetic determinants of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in Swedish families: a population-based study

   · 2009 · cited 1,761x

5. 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

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Official website

Link to the official site · 850 chars · not written by Vinony