Björk

Björk Guðmundsdóttir born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic singer songwriter composer record producer and actress Over her fourdecade career she has developed an eclectic musical style that draws on influences and genres including electronic pop jazz experimental trip hop alternative classical and avantgarde 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 bands 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 and Utopia 2017 Several of Björks 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 top40 hits in the UK including the top10 singles Its Oh So Quiet Army of Me and Hyperballad and the top20 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 Ive 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 Seth is her biggest fan