Björk
Björk
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 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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
120
Gender
Female
Birthday
1965-11-21 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Reykjavík, Iceland
Acting

2025

Björk: Cornucopia as Self

2025

Monk in Pieces as Self

2025

The Best of Me as Self

2023

Fungi: The Web of Life as Narrator (voice)

2022

The Northman as Seeress

2021

The Sparks Brothers as Self (voice)

2021

Björk Orchestral as Self

2021

Björk Orkestral as Not available

2021

Björk Orkestral IV as Self

2017

The Nineties as Self

2017

Out of Thin Air as Self (archive footage)

2015

Angel: Documentary as Self

2015

Black Lake as Not available

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)

2011

YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls as Self (archive footage)

2009

Björk: Voltaïc as Self

2007

Anna and the Moods as Anna (voice)

2006

Coachella as Self

2006

Drawing Restraint 9 as Occidental Guest

2005

The Colbert Report as Self - Musical Guest

2005

The Medúlla Videos as Self

2004

Arakimentari as Self

2003

Inside Björk as Self

2002

Björk: Minuscule as Self

2002

808 State: Opti Buk as Self

2002

Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live as Self - vocals

2001

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest

2001

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Musical Guest

2000

Click as Self

2000

Dancer in the Dark as Selma Jezkova

1998

Free Tibet as Self

1998

Björk: Volumen as Self

1996

TFI Friday as Self

1994

Prêt-à-Porter as Model

1994

La Machine Mode as Herself

1994

Björk: Vessel 1994 as Self

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest

1990

The Juniper Tree as Margit

1989

MTV Unplugged as Self

1988

Broken Glass as Maria

1982

Rock in Reykjavik as Self

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest

1964

Top of the Pops as Self - Host

1964

Top of the Pops as Self

1953

The Oscars as Self

NaN

Björk: Tibetan Freedom Concert as Not available
Crew

2025

Björk: Cornucopia Musician

2025

Björk: Cornucopia Sound Director

2025

Björk: Cornucopia Visual Effects Director

2025

Björk: Cornucopia Writer

2025

Björk: Cornucopia Music Arranger

2022

Hollow Music

2018

Fear Additional Dialogue

2015

Black Lake Writer

2015

Black Lake Music

2014

Angel Music

2009

Björk: Voltaïc Director

2009

Björk: Voltaïc Songs

2007

Kyrie Eleison Songs

2006

Drawing Restraint 9 Original Music Composer

2001

Heartbeat Music

2000

Dancer in the Dark Music Producer

2000

Dancer in the Dark Original Music Composer

2000

Dancer in the Dark Music Arranger

2000

Dancer in the Dark Musician

1996

Anton Songs

1995

Bedtime Story Music

1989

Flugþrá Music