Born Björk Guðmundsdóttir, on Nov 21, 1965, in Reykjavik, Iceland. Reportedly 5' 4".

The goofy pop queen from Iceland (whose exotic look quite frankly seems more Eurasian than nordic), she's the focus of a sprawling empire of worship sites that have organized themselves into a web ring where her carefully manicured image, ranging from kooky-cute to kooky-weird, can be found in abundance. Now I should say that, while I'm a fan of a lot of her music, I can admit that a good deal of it is pretty silly, cornballish stuff, and I suspect that her foreignness is what grants her the leeway to pull it off. (I doubt very many people in this country would accept that sort of music from an American band, but it's cute when Björk does it. Ramstein's brief popularity had the same thing going for it — it's over-the-top 80s-retro-sounding industrial music and snarling would have been laughed off the stage if it were in English, but it's fun and kitschy in German.) Sadly, for all her talent and contributions to the music industry, none of this will matter ten years from now. Or maybe even five. Let's face it: if anyone in this country remembers her at all, it'll be for her kooky look and image, not for her kooky music, which, since it doesn't get much air time on radio or TV, will never be known to more than a handful of diehard fans and goofballs like me.

Also sprach Golem.
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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Coachella 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
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Film

• Dancer in the Dark (2000) .... Selma
• Prêt-à-Porter (1994) .... Herself [cameo]
• Juniper Tree (1987) .... Margit

• Björk: All is Full of Love (1999) .... Herself

Björk

• Vespertine (2001)
• Homogenic (1997)
• Joga (1997 — single)
• Telegram (1997)
• I Miss You (1997 — single)
• Possibly Maybe (1996 — single)
• Enjoy (1996 — single)
• Hyper-ballad (1996 — single)
• It's Oh So Quiet (1995 — single)
• Isobel (1995 — single)
• Post (1995)
• Army of Me (1995 — single)
• Violently Happy (1994 — single)
• Big Time Sensuality (1993 — single)
• Play Dead (1993 — single)
• Venus as a Boy (1993 — single)
• Human Behaviour (1993 — single)
• Debut (1993)

• It's-It (1992)
• Stick Around For Joy (1992)
• Leash Called Love (1992 — single)
• Vitamin (1992 — single)
• Hit (1991 — single)
• Walkabout (1989 — single)
• Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! (1989)
• Planet (1989 — single)
• Tidal Wave (1989 — single)
• Regina (1989 — single)
• Life's Too Good (1988)
• Motorcrash (1988 — single)
• Deus (1988 — single)
• Coldsweat (1988 — single)
• Birthday (1987 — single)
• Einn mol' á mann (1985 — single) .... released under band name “Sykurmolarnir”

• Selmasongs (2000)
• Anton: “Nu flyver Anton” (1996)
• Mission Impossible: “Headphones” (1996)
• Tank Girl: “Army of Me” (1995)
• Sódóma Reykjavík: “Ó borg mín borg”, “Takk” (1995)

• A Tribe Called Quest: “Stressed Out” (1997 — single)
• Tony Ferrino: “Phenomenon” (1997) .... duet on “Short Term Affair”
• Tricky: “Nearly God” (1996) .... “Yoga”
• Madonna: “Bedtime Stories” (1995) .... co-writer of “Bedtime Story”
• Hector Zazou: “Chansons Des Mers Froides” (1994) .... “Vísur vatnsenda-rósu”
• “Gling-Gló” (1990) .... “Gling-Gló”
• “Megas” (1990) .... “Loftmynd” and “Höfudlausnir”
• Bubbi & MX-21: “Skytturnar” (1987) .... “Drekkin”, “Inn í borgina” and “Stemming”

• Bjork turns venture capitalist
  Reuters (Dec 31, 2008)
  The Icelandic singer launched the venture fund with Audur Capital and given her name to it.
• China vows curbs after Bjork sings for Tibet
  AFP (Mar 7, 2008)
  China pledged Friday to impose tougher curbs on foreign artists after pop star Bjork sang in support of Tibetan independence in Shanghai.
• Bjork enlists worldwide help on new album
  Reuters (May 8, 2007)
  A yearning for adventure after having a baby and a trip to Mali inspired Icelandic singer Bjork to make “Volta,” her sixth studio album which will be released on Tuesday.
• Björk Says New Record Allowed Her to Clear Her Head
  VH1.com (March 5, 2001)
  For Björk, a master of the surreal and a citizen of her own musical universe, returning to the sonic realm after a beleaguered stint as an actress was a physical necessity.
• Singin' and the Dane
  Harper's Bazaar (September 2000)
  Danish director Lars von Trier's neo-musical is a radical take on the old song and dance
• Björk
  Interview (September 2000)
  Music's out-there misfit turns silver screen smash
• A Brave New Björk
  Vogue (September 2000)
  With a potent performance in the Lars von Trier musical Dancer in the Dark, pop diva Björk launched — and, it seems, promptly halted — a career on the big screen. The experience, Jonathan Van Meter finds, was anything but the same old song and dance.
• Björk on Film: It's Oh So OK
  VH1.com (June 16, 2000)
  Björk agrees not to step on the toes of Dancer in the Dark

Miscellaneous

• From Cyberspace With Love...
  Got a problem with any of the things written on this page? You're not alone...
• Björk for The Sims 2
  An attempt at making Björk into a Sim
• Björk Filmography
  Internet Movie Database
  Always up-to-date filmography
• The Björk Song
  The Brunching Shuttlecocks
  Quantum physics love song about Iceland's professional kook. Cute at first (it sounds sorta like a Muppet Show bit), but goes on way too long (like an SNL bit)
• Björk
  Wikipedia
  Björk in wikireality