Björk

Björk is an Icelandic singer-songwriter whose musical style is eclectic and she has achieved recognition in rock, jazz, electronic dance music,classical, and folk.

Three of her singles charted in the UK Top 10 in the 1990s. "It's Oh So Quiet" reached number 4, "Army of Me" hitnumber 10, and "Hyperballad" went number 8. She has won four BRIT Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, one MOJO Award, three UK Music Video Awards, and, in 2010, the Polar Music Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Björk has also been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, one Academy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.

She made her first public appearance in 1976 on Radio One, an Icelandic radio station, singing "I Love to Love". She secured a deal with a record company through which she released her first solo album, Björk, in 1977 when she was twelve years old.

She formed several bands, including Tappi Tíkarrass, KUKL, and the Sugarcubes, the last being the most successful. After the Sugarcubes disbanded in 1992, Björk resumed her solo career and in 1993 she released an album called Debut.