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

Saturday Night Live

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

The Colbert Report

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Oscars

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Click

All Movies (74)

• Monk in Pieces2025 · as Self
• Björk: Cornucopia2025 · as Self
• The Best of Me2025 · as Self
• Can Creativity Save the World?2024 · as Self
• Fungi: The Web of Life2023 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Northman2022 · as Seeress
• Björk Orkestral IV2021 · as Self
• Björk Orkestral2021
• Björk Orkestral III2021 · as Self
• Björk Orchestral II2021 · as Self
• Björk Orchestral2021 · as Self
• The Sparks Brothers2021 · as Self (voice)
• Why Are We Creative?2018 · as Self
• Out of Thin Air2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• Björk - Vulnicura Live2016 · as Self
• Black Lake2015
• Björk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary2015 · as Self
• Björk: Biophilia Live2014 · as Self
• When Björk Met Attenborough2013 · as Self
• Björk: Later 1995-20112012 · as Self
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012 · as (archive footage)
• Sleepless Nights Stories2011 · as Self
• YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Björk: Voltaïc2009 · as Self
• Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós2008 · as Self
• The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot2008 · as Self
• Anna and the Moods2007 · as Anna (voice)
• Matthew Barney: No Restraint2006 · as Self
• Coachella2006 · as Self
• My Favourite Attenborough Moment2006 · as Self
• Drawing Restraint 92006 · as Occidental Guest
• The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor2006 · as Self
• Screaming Masterpiece2005 · as Self
• Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration2005 · as Self
• The Medúlla Videos2005 · as Self
• I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry2004 · as Self
• Björk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure2004 · as Self
• Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)2004 · as Self
• Arakimentari2004 · as Self
• Sugar Cubes - The DVD2004 · as Self
• The Work of Director Michel Gondry2003 · as Self
• The Work of Director Chris Cunningham2003 · as Self
• The Work of Director Spike Jonze2003 · as Self
• Inside Björk2003 · as Self
• Björk: Later with Jools Holland2003 · as Self
• Björk: Volumen Plus2002 · as Self
• Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-20032002 · as Self
• Björk: Minuscule2002 · as Self
• Björk's Greatest Hits: Volumes 1993-20032002 · as self
• Heart of the Festival2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live2002 · as Self - vocals
• 808 State: Opti Buk2002 · as Self
• Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House2001 · as Self
• Björk: Vespertine Live at Orchard Hall2001
• Björk: Live at Riverside Church2001 · as Self
• Von Trier's 100 Eyes2000 · as Self
• Dancer in the Dark2000 · as Selma Jezkova
• Björk: No Place Like Home. Live at National Theatre of Reykjavík1999 · as Self
• Björk: Cambridge 19981998 · as Self
• Björk: Volumen1998 · as Self
• Free Tibet1998 · as Self
• Björk: MTV Live 19981998 · as Self
• Bravo Profiles: Björk1997 · as Self
• Björk: Shepherd's Bush Empire 19971997 · as Self
• Björk: Tibetan Freedom Concert1996
• Prêt-à-Porter1994 · as Model
• Björk: MTV Unplugged 19941994 · as Self
• Björk: Vessel 19941994 · as Self
• La Machine Mode1994 · as Self
• The Sugarcubes: Murder and Killing in Hell (Live at Manchester Academy)1992 · as Self
• The Juniper Tree1990 · as Margit
• Broken Glass1988 · as Maria
• New Life1983 · as Singer (as Björk)
• Rock in Reykjavik1982 · as Self

All TV Shows (19)

• The Nineties2017 · as Self
• The Colbert Report2005 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2001 · as Self - Guest
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2001 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Click2000 · as Self
• Sternstunde Kunst1998 · as Self
• TFI Friday1996 · as Self
• The Frank Skinner Show1995 · as Self
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast1994 · as Self
• Eurotrash1993
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Musical Guest
• MTV Unplugged1989 · as Self
• Smash Hits Poll Winners Party1988
• Victoires de la musique1985 · as Self
• The BRIT Awards1977 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Top of the Pops1964 · as Self - Host
• Top of the Pops1964 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self