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Björk Guðmundsdóttir was born on 21 November 1965 in Reykjavík. [12] She was raised by her mother, Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir (7 October 1946 – 25 October 2018 [13]), an activist who protested against the development of Iceland's Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant, [14] having divorced from Björk's father, Guðmundur Gunnarsson, an electrician and union leader, after Björk was born.
Vespertine, the singer's fourth studio album, was released in 2001 and was certified Gold in the UK. The following year, Björk released her Greatest Hits compilation, a companion box-set, Family Tree , and a series of live albums, collected in the Live Box box set.
Bjork in concert in Chicago, Illinois on August 1st, 1995 (Credit: Paul Natkin/WireImage.com) She was something of a child star in her home country, releasing her first album as simply Björk at ...
The album departed from the rock style of her previous work and drew from an eclectic variety of styles, including electronic pop, house music, jazz and trip hop. Debut received critical acclaim from British music critics, though American reviews were mixed. It exceeded sales expectations, charting at number two in Iceland, three in the United ...
It features the singer driving an enormous vehicle through a city, fighting a gorilla dentist to get back a diamond he took from her mouth, and bombing a museum with dynamite to free a boy. In 2005, Björk released a UNICEF charity benefit compilation entitled Army of Me: Remixes and Covers , which featured a series of covers and remixes by ...
Icelandic singer and songwriter Björk has recorded more than two hundred songs for ten studio albums, two soundtrack albums, a compilation album, six remix albums and three collaboration albums. She is the sole writer and producer of most of the songs included in her albums.
The singer supported the release of her 2017 album Utopia with a series of shows throughout Europe the following summer. [27] In 2019, Björk announced Cornucopia, said to be her "most elaborate stage concert yet". [28] It debuted as a residency show at the The Shed arts center in New York before traveling worldwide.
When it comes to clothing, ‘90s wardrobe exuded a cool, sleekness that offered plenty of duality back then. ... We rounded up 15 ‘90s basics that are so in style, they basically anti-age you ...