Björk
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 So Quiet", "Army of Me", and "Hyperballad" and the top-20 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 "I've 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.
Filmography
Monk in Pieces
as Self
Monk in Pieces
as Self
Björk: Cornucopia
as Self
Björk: Cornucopia
as Self
The Best of Me
as Self
The Best of Me
as Self
Can Creativity Save the World?
as Self (archive footage)
Can Creativity Save the World?
as Self (archive footage)
Fungi: The Web of Life
as Narrator (voice)
Fungi: The Web of Life
as Narrator (voice)
The Northman
as Seeress
The Northman
as Seeress
Björk Orkestral IV
as Self
Björk Orkestral IV
as Self
Björk Orkestral III
as Self
Björk Orkestral III
as Self
Björk Orchestral II
as Self
Björk Orchestral II
as Self
Björk Orchestral
as Self
Björk Orchestral
as Self
The Sparks Brothers
as Self (voice)
The Sparks Brothers
as Self (voice)
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
Out of Thin Air
as Self (archive footage)
Out of Thin Air
as Self (archive footage)
Björk - Vulnicura Live
as Self
Björk - Vulnicura Live
as Self
Black Lake
Black Lake
Björk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary
as Self
Björk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary
as Self
Björk: Biophilia Live
as Self
Björk: Biophilia Live
as Self
When Björk Met Attenborough
as Self
When Björk Met Attenborough
as Self
Björk: Later 1995-2011
as Self
Björk: Later 1995-2011
as Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Sleepless Nights Stories
as Self
Sleepless Nights Stories
as Self
YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
as Self (archive footage)
YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
as Self (archive footage)
Björk: Voltaïc
as Self
Björk: Voltaïc
as Self
Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós
as Self
Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós
as Self
The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot
as Self
The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot
as Self
Anna and the Moods
as Anna (voice)
Anna and the Moods
as Anna (voice)
Coachella
as Self
Coachella
as Self
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
as Self
My Favourite Attenborough Moment
as Self
Drawing Restraint 9
as Occidental Guest
Drawing Restraint 9
as Occidental Guest
The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor
as Self
The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor
as Self
Screaming Masterpiece
as Self
Screaming Masterpiece
as Self
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
as Self
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
as Self
The Medúlla Videos
as Self
The Medúlla Videos
as Self
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
as Self
I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry
as Self
Björk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure
as Self
Björk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure
as Self
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
as Self
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
as Self
Arakimentari
as Self
Arakimentari
as Self
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
as Self
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
as Self
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
as Self
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
as Self
Inside Björk
as Self
Inside Björk
as Self
Björk: Later with Jools Holland
as Self
Björk: Later with Jools Holland
as Self
Björk: Volumen Plus
as Self
Björk: Volumen Plus
as Self
Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003
as Self
Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003
as Self
Björk: Minuscule
as Self
Björk: Minuscule
as Self
Björk's Greatest Hits: Volumes 1993-2003
as self
Björk's Greatest Hits: Volumes 1993-2003
as self
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live
as Self - vocals
Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live
as Self - vocals
808 State: Opti Buk
as Self
808 State: Opti Buk
as Self
Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House
as Self
Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House
as Self
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
as Self
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
as Self
Dancer in the Dark
as Selma Jezkova
Dancer in the Dark
as Selma Jezkova
Björk: No Place Like Home. Live at National Theatre of Reykjavík
as Self
Björk: No Place Like Home. Live at National Theatre of Reykjavík
as Self
Björk: Cambridge 1998
as Self
Björk: Cambridge 1998
as Self
Björk: Volumen
as Self
Björk: Volumen
as Self
Free Tibet
as Self
Free Tibet
as Self
Björk: MTV Live 1998
as Self
Björk: MTV Live 1998
as Self
Bravo Profiles: Björk
as Self
Bravo Profiles: Björk
as Self
Björk: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Björk: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Prêt-à-Porter
as Model
Prêt-à-Porter
as Model
Björk: MTV Unplugged 1994
as Self
Björk: MTV Unplugged 1994
as Self
Björk: Vessel 1994
as Self
Björk: Vessel 1994
as Self
The Sugarcubes: Murder and Killing in Hell (Live at Manchester Academy)
as Self
The Sugarcubes: Murder and Killing in Hell (Live at Manchester Academy)
as Self
The Juniper Tree
as Margit
The Juniper Tree
as Margit
Broken Glass
as Maria
Broken Glass
as Maria
New Life
as Singer (as Björk)
New Life
as Singer (as Björk)