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Björk

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

cantora, compositora, produtora musical, atriz e ativista islandesa (nascida em 1965)

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Björk Guðmundsdóttir is an Icelandic composer, actor, singer, and record producer born in Reykjavík in 1965. She is a soprano who speaks and writes in Icelandic and English. Her musical genres include rock music, alternative rock, experimental music, and electronic music. She has performed with groups such as The Sugarcubes, Tappi Tíkarrass, and KUKL. Her instrumental repertoire features the keyboard instrument, flute, piano, and pipe organ.

She has received the Nordic Council Music Prize, the Polar Music Prize, the Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and the 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 work includes poetry and collaborations with record labels One Little Independent Records and Elektra. She was influenced by artists including Kate Bush, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Nina Hagen, and Zeena Parkins.

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

1990s2000sa cappellaalternativealternative dancealternative pop

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

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

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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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
Instrument: set of free reeds
Record label: Elektra
Discography: Björk discography
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
member of: Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar
influenced by: Zeena Parkins
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Song
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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Björk Guðmundsdóttir (Reykjavík, 21 de novembro de 1965), conhecida simplesmente por Björk (oficialmente estilizado como björk), é uma influente cantora e compositora islandesa, vencedora do Polar Music Prize, conhecido como o "Prêmio Nobel da Música". Björk também é atriz, instrumentista e produtora musical. Já lançou nove álbuns de estúdio e duas trilhas sonoras. Seu estilo musical eclético alcançou o reconhecimento popular, e este inclui rock, jazz, música eletrônica, clássica e folclórica. Sua voz também tem sido aclamada por suas qualidades distintivas e incomuns. Seus singles da década de 1990, “It's Oh So Quiet”, “Army of Me” e "Hyperballad” foram estabelecidos no Top 10 britânico. Sua gravadora, One Little Indian, relatou que ela tinha vendido mais de 20 milhões de álbuns em todo o mundo. O seu trabalho tem sido aclamado pela crítica. Ganhou cinco prêmios BRIT Awards, quatro MTV Video Music Awards, um MOJO Awards, três UK Music Video Awards e, em particular, ela recebeu, em 2010, o Polar Music Prize da Royal Swedish Academy of Music, em reconhecimento por sua "música profundamente pessoal e letras de músicas, seus arranjos precisos e sua voz única". Além disso, Björk foi indicada para 13 prêmios Grammy, um Oscar e dois Globo de Ouro|Globos de Ouro. Por sua atuação em Dançando no Escuro, filme vencedor da Palma de Ouro, Björk ganhou o Prêmio de melhor atriz no Festival de Cannes de 2000. Ela foi classificada na trigésima sexta no VH1's "As 100 Maiores Mulheres do Rock and Roll" e oitava posição na MTV "22 Melhores Vozes na Música". Björk tem uma forte relação com a cultura brasileira, desde a música que fez em homenagem a célebre cantora brasileira Elis Regina até parcerias musicais com artistas brasileiros como Milton Nascimento.

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