Biography
Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born November 21, 1965) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Throughout her more than forty-year career, she has crafted a diverse musical style influenced by electronic, pop, jazz, experimental, trip hop, alternative, classical, and avant-garde genres.
Raised in Reykjavík, Björk began her musical journey at age 11 and gained international fame as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock group the Sugarcubes. Following the band's disbandment in 1992, she launched a solo career, rising to prominence with albums like Debut (1993), Post (1995), and Homogenic (1997), collaborating with various artists and engaging in numerous multimedia ventures. Her discography also includes Vespertine (2001), Medúlla (2004), Volta (2007), Biophilia (2011), Vulnicura (2015), Utopia (2017), and Fossora (2022).
Several of Björk’s albums have entered the top 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart. By 2015, she had sold between 20 and 40 million records globally. Thirty-one of her singles have reached the top 40 on pop charts worldwide, with 22 top-40 hits in the UK, including top-10 singles such as "It's Oh So Quiet," "Army of Me," and "Hyperballad," as well as top-20 tracks like "Play Dead," "Big Time Sensuality," and "Violently Happy." Her honors include the Order of the Falcon, five BRIT Awards, and 15 Grammy nominations. In 2015, Time magazine listed her among the 100 most influential people worldwide, while Rolling Stone ranked her as the 60th greatest singer and 81st greatest songwriter.
Björk starred in Lars von Trier’s 2000 film Dancer in the Dark, earning the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song with "I've Seen It All." Biophilia was released as an interactive app album accompanied by an educational program. Additionally, Björk has been an active advocate for environmental issues in Iceland. In 2015, a retrospective exhibition dedicated to her work was showcased at the New York Museum of Modern Art.
18 wins and 40 nominations
