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
Monk in Pieces
Self
2025
Björk: Cornucopia
Self
2025
The Best of Me
Self
2025
Can Creativity Save the World?
Self
2024
Fungi: The Web of Life
Narrator (voice)
2023
The Northman
Seeress
2022
Björk Orkestral IV
Self
2021
Björk Orkestral
2021
Björk Orkestral III
Self
2021
Björk Orchestral II
Self
2021
Björk Orchestral
Self
2021
The Sparks Brothers
Self (voice)
2021
Why Are We Creative?
Self
2018
The Nineties
Self · (1 episode)
2017
Out of Thin Air
Self (archive footage)
2017
Björk - Vulnicura Live
Self
2016
Angel: Documentary
Self
2015
Björk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary
Self
2015
Björk: Biophilia Live
Self
2014
When Björk Met Attenborough
Self
2013
Björk: Later 1995-2011
Self
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Sleepless Nights Stories
Self
2011
YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
Self (archive footage)
2011
Björk: Voltaïc
Self
2009
Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós
Self
2008
The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot
Self
2008
Anna and the Moods
Anna (voice)
2007
Matthew Barney: No Restraint
Self
2006
Coachella
Self
2006
Drawing Restraint 9
Occidental Guest
2006
The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor
Self
2006
The Colbert Report
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
2005
Screaming Masterpiece
Self
2005
Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration
Self
2005
The Medúlla Videos
Self
2005
I've Been Twelve Forever
Self
2004
Björk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure
Self
2004
Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)
Self
2004
Oceania
2004
Arakimentari
Self
2004
Sugar Cubes - The DVD
Self
2004
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Self
2003
The Work of Director Chris Cunningham
Self
2003
The Work of Director Spike Jonze
Self
2003
Inside Björk
Self
2003
Björk: Later with Jools Holland
Self
2003
Unravel
2003
Björk: Volumen Plus
Self
2002
Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003
Self
2002
Björk: Minuscule
Self
2002
Heart of the Festival
2002
Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live
Self - vocals
2002
808 State: Opti Buk
Self
2002
Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House
Self
2001
Björk: Vespertine Live at Orchard Hall
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
2001
Björk: Live at Riverside Church
Self
2001
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
Self
2000
Dancer in the Dark
Selma Jezkova
2000
Click
Self · (1 episode)
2000
All Is Full of Love
1999
Björk: No Place Like Home. Live at National Theatre of Reykjavík
Self
1999
Björk: Cambridge 1998
Self
1998
Björk: Volumen
Self
1998
Free Tibet
Self
1998
Björk: MTV Live 1998
Self
1998
Bravo Profiles: Björk
Self
1997
Björk: Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997
Self
1997
TFI Friday
Self · (1 episode)
1996
The Frank Skinner Show
Self · (1 episode)
1995
Prêt-à-Porter
Model
1994
Björk: MTV Unplugged 1994
Self
1994
Björk: Vessel 1994
Self
1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self · (1 episode)
1994
La Machine Mode
Herself
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
1993
The Sugarcubes: Murder and Killing in Hell (Live at Manchester Academy)
Self
1992
The Juniper Tree
Margit
1990
MTV Unplugged
Self · (1 episode)
1989
Broken Glass
Maria
1988
Victoires de la musique
Self · (1 episode)
1985
Rock in Reykjavik
Self
1982
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (2 episodes)
1975
Top of the Pops
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1964
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953