Björk
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1965-11-21 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Reykjavík, Iceland
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
Acting
(2025)
Björk: Cornucopia
as Self
(2025)
Monk in Pieces
as Self
(2025)
The Best of Me
as Self
(2024)
(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 IV
as Self
(2021)
(2021)
Björk Orchestral II
as Self
(2021)
Björk Orkestral III
as Self
(2018)
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
(2017)
Out of Thin Air
as Self (archive footage)
(2016)
Björk - Vulnicura Live
as Self
(2015)
(2015)
Angel: Documentary
as Self
(2014)
Björk: Biophilia Live
as Self
(2013)
When Björk Met Attenborough
as Self
(2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
(2012)
Björk: Later 1995-2011
as Self
(2011)
YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
Sleepless Nights Stories
as Self
(2009)
Björk: Voltaïc
as Self
(2008)
(2008)
(2007)
Anna and the Moods
as Anna (voice)
(2006)
Drawing Restraint 9
as Occidental Guest
(2006)
Coachella
as Self
(2006)
Matthew Barney: No Restraint
as Self
(2006)
The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor
as Self
(2005)
Screaming Masterpiece
as Self
(2005)
The Medúlla Videos
as Self
(2005)
(2004)
Arakimentari
as Self
(2004)
I've Been Twelve Forever
as Self
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
Sugar Cubes - The DVD
as Self
(2003)
Inside Björk
as Self
(2003)
(2003)
(2003)
(2003)
(2003)
(2002)
(2002)
Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live
as Self - vocals
(2002)
Björk: Volumen Plus
as Self
(2002)
808 State: Opti Buk
as Self
(2002)
Björk: Minuscule
as Self
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
(2000)
Dancer in the Dark
as Selma Jezkova
(2000)
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
as Self
(1999)
(1999)
(1998)
Free Tibet
as Self
(1998)
Björk: Volumen
as Self
(1998)
Björk: MTV Live 1998
as Self
(1998)
Björk: Cambridge 1998
as Self
(1997)
Bravo Profiles: Björk
as Self
(1997)
(1996)
I Miss You
as Herself
(1994)
Prêt-à-Porter
as Model
(1994)
Björk: Vessel 1994
as Self
(1994)
La Machine Mode
as Herself
(1994)
Björk: MTV Unplugged 1994
as Self
(1992)
(1990)
The Juniper Tree
as Margit
(1988)
Broken Glass
as Maria
(1982)
Rock in Reykjavik
as Self
Crew
(2025)
Björk: Cornucopia
Musician, Songs, Sound Director, Visual Effects Director, Writer, Music, Music Arranger
(2025)
(2022)
Hollow
Music
(2018)
Fear
Additional Dialogue
(2015)
Angel: Documentary
Music
(2014)
Angel
Music
(2010)
(2010)
(2009)
Björk: Voltaïc
Director
(2007)
Kyrie Eleison
Songs
(2006)
Drawing Restraint 9
Original Music Composer
(2006)
(2004)
(2004)
Oceania
Music
(2003)
Unravel
Music
(2003)
Pluto
Music
(2003)
(2002)
Nature Is Ancient
Music
(2001)
Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House
Songs, Music
(2001)
Heartbeat
Music
(2000)
Dancer in the Dark
Music Producer, Original Music Composer, Music Arranger, Musician, Songs
(1996)
I Miss You
Music, Lyricist
(1996)
Anton
Songs
(1989)
Flugþrá
Music
(1989)