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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 21, 1965
Age
Filmography
Björk: Cornucopia
Self
2025Movie
The Best of Me
Self
2025Movie
Monk in Pieces
Self
2025Movie
Björk: Cornucopia
Songs
2025Movie
Björk: Cornucopia
Musician
2025Movie
The Day Iceland Stood Still
Songs
2025Movie
Björk: Cornucopia
Sound Director
2025Movie
Björk: Cornucopia
Visual Effects Director
2025Movie
Björk: Cornucopia
Writer
2025Movie
Björk: Cornucopia
Music
2025Movie
Björk: Cornucopia
Music Arranger
2025Movie
Can Creativity Save the World?
Self (archive footage)
2024Movie
Fungi: The Web of Life
Narrator (voice)
2023Movie
The Northman
Seeress
2022Movie
Hollow
Music
2022Movie
Björk Orchestral
Self
2021Movie
Björk Orchestral II
Self
2021Movie
Björk Orkestral III
Self
2021Movie
Björk Orkestral IV
Self
2021Movie
The Sparks Brothers
Self (voice)
2021Movie
Björk Orkestral
2021Movie
Why Are We Creative?
Self
2018Movie
Fear
Additional Dialogue
2018Movie
Out of Thin Air
Self (archive footage)
2017Movie
The Nineties
Self
2017TV
Björk - Vulnicura Live
Self
2016Movie
Björk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary
Self
2015Movie
Black Lake
2015Movie
Black Lake
Writer
2015Movie
Black Lake
Music
2015Movie
Björk: Biophilia Live
Self
2014Movie
Björk: Biophilia Live
Songs
2014Movie
When Björk Met Attenborough
Self
2013Movie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012Movie
Björk: Later 1995-2011
Self
2012Movie
YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
Self (archive footage)
2011Movie
Sleepless Nights Stories
Self
2011Movie
Moomins and the Comet Chase
Songs
2010Movie
Björk: Voltaïc
Self
2009Movie
Björk: Voltaïc
Director
2009Movie
Björk: Voltaïc
Songs
2009Movie
Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós
Self
2008Movie
The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot
Self
2008Movie
Anna and the Moods
Anna (voice)
2007Movie
Kyrie Eleison
Songs
2007Movie
Drawing Restraint 9
Occidental Guest
2006Movie
Matthew Barney: No Restraint
Self
2006Movie
The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor
Self
2006Movie
Coachella
Self
2006Movie
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
Self
2006Movie
Drawing Restraint 9
Original Music Composer
2006Movie
The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor
Writer
2006Movie
Screaming Masterpiece
Self
2005Movie
The Medúlla Videos
Self
2005Movie
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
Self
2005Movie
The Colbert Report
Self - Musical Guest
2005TV
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Self
2004Movie
Arakimentari
Self
2004Movie
Björk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure
Self
2004Movie
Sugar Cubes - The DVD
Self
2004Movie
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Self
2004Movie
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
Self
2003Movie
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
Self
2003Movie
Inside Björk
Self
2003Movie
Björk: Later with Jools Holland
Self
2003Movie
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Self
2003Movie
808 State: Opti Buk
Self
2002Movie
Björk: Volumen Plus
Self
2002Movie
Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live
Self - vocals
2002Movie
Björk: Minuscule
Self
2002Movie
Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003
Self
2002Movie
Björk's Greatest Hits: Volumes 1993-2003
self
2002Movie
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002Movie
Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House
Self
2001Movie
Björk: Live at Riverside Church
Self
2001Movie
Björk: Vespertine Live at Orchard Hall
2001Movie
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest
2001TV
Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House
Songs
2001Movie
Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House
Music
2001Movie
Heartbeat
Music
2001Movie
Dancer in the Dark
Selma Jezkova
2000Movie
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Self
2000Movie
Click
Self
2000TV
Dancer in the Dark
Music Producer
2000Movie
Dancer in the Dark
Original Music Composer
2000Movie
Dancer in the Dark
Musician
2000Movie
Dancer in the Dark
Music Arranger
2000Movie
Dancer in the Dark
Songs
2000Movie
Björk: No Place Like Home. Live at National Theatre of Reykjavík
Self
1999Movie
Björk: Volumen
Self
1998Movie
Björk: Cambridge 1998
Self
1998Movie
Björk: MTV Live 1998
Self
1998Movie
Free Tibet
Self
1998Movie
Sternstunde Kunst
Self
1998TV
Björk: Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997
Self
1997Movie
Bravo Profiles: Björk
Self
1997Movie
Björk: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996Movie
TFI Friday
Self
1996TV
Anton
Songs
1996Movie
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995TV
Björk: Vessel 1994
Self
1994Movie
Björk: MTV Unplugged 1994
Self
1994Movie
Prêt-à-Porter
Model
1994Movie
La Machine Mode
Self
1994Movie
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self
1994TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
1993TV
Eurotrash
1993TV
The Sugarcubes: Murder and Killing in Hell (Live at Manchester Academy)
Self
1992Movie
The Juniper Tree
Margit
1990Movie
The Word
1990TV
MTV Unplugged
Self
1989TV
Flugþrá
Music
1989Movie
SSL-25 (Special Squad Laugarnesvegur 25)
Music
1989Movie
Broken Glass
Maria
1988Movie
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
Self
1988TV
Victoires de la musique
Self
1985TV
New Life
Singer (as Björk)
1983Movie
Rock in Reykjavik
Self
1982Movie
The BRIT Awards
Self
1977TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975TV
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964TV
The Oscars
Self
1953TV