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 S…
Movies & TV Shows
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The Northman (2022) — Seeress
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Dancer in the Dark (2000) — Selma Jezkova
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Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Musical Guest
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The Colbert Report (2005) — Self - Musical Guest
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Prêt-à-Porter (1994) — Model
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Musical Guest
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Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994) — Self
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The Sparks Brothers (2021) — Self (voice)
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The Juniper Tree (1990) — Margit
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) — (archive footage)
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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Out of Thin Air (2017) — Self (archive footage)
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Top of the Pops (1964) — Self - Host
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The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2003) — Self
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The Work of Director Spike Jonze (2003) — Self
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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) — Self - Guest
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The Work of Director Chris Cunningham (2003) — Self
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Drawing Restraint 9 (2006) — Occidental Guest
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The Nineties (2017) — Self
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Björk: Biophilia Live (2014) — Self
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Why Are We Creative? (2018) — Self
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Arakimentari (2004) — Self
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Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House (2001) — Self
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Björk: Volumen (1998) — Self
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MTV Unplugged (1989) — Self
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When Björk Met Attenborough (2013) — Self
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Eurotrash (1993)
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I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2004) — Self
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Click (2000) — Self
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Fungi: The Web of Life (2023) — Narrator (voice)
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Von Trier's 100 Eyes (2000) — Self
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Screaming Masterpiece (2005) — Self
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TFI Friday (1996) — Self
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Björk: Cambridge 1998 (1998) — Self
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Matthew Barney: No Restraint (2006) — Self
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Sleepless Nights Stories (2011) — Self
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Rock in Reykjavik (1982) — Self
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Björk: Volumen Plus (2002) — Self
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Björk: Voltaïc (2009) — Self
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Björk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure (2004) — Self