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.
Acted in
The Best of Me
2024
Michel Gondry: Do it Yourself
2023
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Fungi: The Web of Life
2023
as Narrator (voice)
The Northman
2022
as Seeress
Björk Orkestral IV
2021
as Self
Björk Orkestral III
2021
as Self
Björk Orchestral II
2021
as Self
Björk Orchestral
2021
as Self
The Sparks Brothers
2021
as Self (voice)
The Nineties
2017
as Self
Out of Thin Air
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Björk - Vulnicura Live
2016
as Self
Angel: Documentary
2015
as Self
Björk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary
2015
as Self
Björk: Biophilia Live
2014
as Self
When Björk Met Attenborough
2013
as Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Sleepless Nights Stories
2011
as Self
YouTube Trilogy
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Björk: Voltaic
2009
as Self
Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós
2008
as Self
The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot
2008
as Self
Anna and the Moods
2007
as Anna (voice)
Matthew Barney: No Restraint
2006
as Self
Drawing Restraint 9
2006
as Occidental Guest
Sugarcubes: Live Zabor
2006
as Self
Screaming Masterpiece
2005
as Self
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
2005
as Self
The Medúlla Videos
2005
as Self
I've Been Twelve Forever
2004
as Self
Björk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure
2004
as Self
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
2004
as Self
Arakimentari
2004
as Self
Sugar Cubes - The DVD
2004
as Self
Björk: Minuscule
2003
as Self
Björk: Miniscule
2003
as Self
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
2003
as Self
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
2003
as Self
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
2003
as Self
Inside Björk
2003
as Self
Björk: Later with Jools Holland
2003
as Self
Björk: Volumen Plus
2002
as Self
Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003
2002
as Self
Björk: Cambridge 1998
2002
as Self
Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House
2002
as Self
Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live
2002
as Self - vocals
808 State: Opti Buk
2002
as Self
Björk: Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997
2001
as Self
Björk: Live at Riverside Church
2001
as Self
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
2000
as Self
Dancer in the Dark
2000
as Selma Jezkova
Björk: No Place Like Home. Live at National Theatre of Reykjavík
1999
as Self
Björk: Volumen
1998
as Self
Björk: MTV Live 1998
1998
as Self
Bravo Profiles: Björk
1997
as Self
TFI Friday
1996
as Self
I Miss You
1996
as Herself
It's Oh So Quiet
1995
as Self
Prêt-à-Porter
1994
as Self (uncredited)
Björk: MTV Unplugged 1994
1994
as Self
Björk: Vessel 1994
1994
as Self
The Sugarcubes: Murder and Killing in Hell (Live at Manchester Academy)
1992
as Self
The Juniper Tree
1990
as Margit
MTV Unplugged
1989
as Self
Broken Glass
1988
as Maria
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
Rock in Reykjavik
1982
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Björk's Cornucopia
as Self