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Reykjavík, Iceland (1979 – present)
Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965) is an avant-pop singer-songwriter, composer, music producer, and occasional actress, whose work includes six solo albums and two film soundtracks.
She is best known for her expressive vocals, broad soprano vocal range, and a diverse and electronic musical style which incorporates influences from many different genres, including industrial, pop, alternative rock, jazz, ambient, electronic, classical, folk and trip hop. She is also known for her eccentric costumes and music videos. Her singles “It’s Oh So Quiet”, “
Army Of Me” and “Hyperballad” all charted in the UK Top 10.
Her record label, One Little Indian, reported in 2003 that she had sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. She has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards (including one for acting). For her performance in Dancer in the Dark, Björk won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. She was ranked #36 on VH1’s “The 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll” and #8 on MTV’s “22 Greatest Voices in Music”. Her most recent album, Volta, was released worldwide on 8 May 2007.
Björk was born and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland. Her musical career began when she was eleven with her study of classical piano in elementary school. One of her instructors sent a recording of Björk singing Tina Charles’ song “I Love to Love” to RÚV, then the only radio station in Iceland. The recording was broadcast on radio nationally; after hearing it, a representative of the record label Fálkinn contacted Björk to offer a record contract. An album, Björk, was recorded and released in 1977.
She is best known for her expressive vocals, broad soprano vocal range, and a diverse and electronic musical style which incorporates influences from many different genres, including industrial, pop, alternative rock, jazz, ambient, electronic, classical, folk and trip hop. She is also known for her eccentric costumes and music videos. Her singles “It’s Oh So Quiet”, “
Army Of Me” and “Hyperballad” all charted in the UK Top 10.Her record label, One Little Indian, reported in 2003 that she had sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. She has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards (including one for acting). For her performance in Dancer in the Dark, Björk won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. She was ranked #36 on VH1’s “The 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll” and #8 on MTV’s “22 Greatest Voices in Music”. Her most recent album, Volta, was released worldwide on 8 May 2007.
Björk was born and raised in Reykjavík, Iceland. Her musical career began when she was eleven with her study of classical piano in elementary school. One of her instructors sent a recording of Björk singing Tina Charles’ song “I Love to Love” to RÚV, then the only radio station in Iceland. The recording was broadcast on radio nationally; after hearing it, a representative of the record label Fálkinn contacted Björk to offer a record contract. An album, Björk, was recorded and released in 1977.
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hot_chili_peper wrote:
Pluto should be higher!
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Constellation66 wrote:
I'm still puzzled at how Army of Me is number 1? I wouldn't put it in her top 30 songs!
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jchang91 wrote:
@centipedejewels. Yes, I have... it's so cute, but obviously not something I will listen to on a daily basis.
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PEUDA wrote:
gatinha, s2s2s2
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Lifietsfel wrote:
I love you
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1o1y wrote:
bjork@11years old so cute (:
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Gaand wrote:
I WANT NEW ALBUM!
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Indiednk wrote:
magic music!
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cliquott wrote:
The whole 'Vespertine' album in icelandic would be great I think!
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centipedejewels wrote:
has anybody listened to that album she made when she was a kid? it's really weird...
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penumbrella wrote:
I like Medúlla the least.
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bleachgeek4973 wrote:
Those albums are underrated a lot of the times on these charts.
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Leyden wrote:
no volta tracks on the top 15 songs site... very strange...and only two of vespertine... so strange Oo
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Piotrsings wrote:
14,000 plays in your library. neat.
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bleachgeek4973 wrote:
c|:^B I love her music
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PNTRDNL wrote:
imagine what my body would sound like slamming against those rocks.
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ToxDuris wrote:
make your own flag
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AinaTahti wrote:
Why? She's from Iceland, and Icelandic is beautiful, especially in her mouth. If you had problems with this language, you wouldn't have to listen to it. I found this idea really nice. *-*
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polymorphous71 wrote:
kooky
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cutcocoon wrote:
björk and kelis http://www.lastfm.es/music/Björk/+images/40210207
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Voltaic Limited Edition Poster by Cinema Purgatorio
1 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/bjork
Cinema Purgatorio hosted at the release of Voltaic special screenings at various cinemas in different locations. A special Poster was made to accomodate these events, - it is the poster as...
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