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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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Damn troll leave this page alone.
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download Bj\u00f6rk ringtones now for free at http://tiny.cc/oQlZ8
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@AinaTahti: dumbest idea I have ever [2]
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remurmur wrote:
AinaTahti, that is about the dumbest idea I have ever heard.
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AinaTahti wrote:
This is my wicked dream: Perhaps she could record the album from first to last song in Icelandic?
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Dark-Devourer wrote:
All Is Full of Love
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cookieduff wrote:
Volta is an amazing album :) [3]. It sure is; i have to agree with Mr_Destructive, it took me months to dig it. In my opinion DEBUT is her worst, even though it has lots of amazing tunes.
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neonlobo wrote:
Volta is an amazing album :) [2]
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Mr_Destructive wrote:
I sincerely think that people that believe that Bjork's worst studio album is Volta obviously haven't given it enough listens. It grows on you with time--it took a complete year for it to grow on me.
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wachenroder wrote:
pardonmind: AKINO ARAI
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cliquott wrote:
Yep, but it's amazing.
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hot_chili_peper wrote:
Volta is her worst studio album, imho.
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roybromwell wrote:
Volta is an amazing album :)
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neonlobo wrote:
LOVE this pic
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fnx85 wrote:
Beautiful pic from Inez & Vinoodh photo shoot: http://www.last.fm/music/Bj%C3%B6rk/+images/40161851
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Shut up Bj\u00f6rk trolls
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Check it out! --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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Join if you like to pimp your About Me!
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vökuró!
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I Love The Main Picture; Love The Medúlla era <3
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