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Björk Guðmundsdóttir [ˈpjœr̥k ˈkvʏðmʏntsˌtoʊhtɪr] (help·info) (born 21 November 1965), known as Björk, is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, composer, actress and music producer, whose work includes three albums as lead singer of the alternative rock band the Sugarcubes, seven solo albums, and two film soundtracks, contributing to numerous others including the 1994 film Léon, in which "Venus as a Boy" was featured. She is best known for her expressive vocals, broad soprano vocal range, and a diverse and eclectic musical style, which incorporates influences from many different genres, including pop, alternative rock, jazz, ambient, avant-garde, electronic, classical, folk and trip hop, as well as her eccentric costumes and music videos. Her singles "It's Oh So Quiet", "Army of Me" and "Hyperballad" all charted in the UK Top 10. Her record label, One Little Indian, reported in 2003 that she had sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. She has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards (including one for acting). For her performance in Dancer in the Dark, Björk won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. She was ranked #36 on VH1's "The 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll", #8 on MTV's "22 Greatest Voices in Music" and Metacritic listed her as the 10th best reviewed "Indie/Alternative Artist" of the 2000–09 decade. Her most recent album, Volta, was released worldwide on 8 May 2007. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  thespacelab.tv unknown 2008-10-12 00:26:32 (Spacelab Music News) . Bjoerk. and Thom Yorke have collaborated on a new single to benefit the environment in Iceland, due out later this month.  asianmandan.blogspot.com Asian Dan 2008-08-31 17:31:00 Modeselektor work their magic on this great Bjoerk track that features Antony Hegarty and Lightning Bolt's Brian Chippendale. I especially enjoy the bridge and what Modeselektor does with Bjoerk's and Antony's vox.  wadezig.com ing 2008-09-19 04:48:18 Bjoerk. s new video The Dull Flame Of Desire of album Volta features the work of 3 new directors, Christoph Jantos (Berlin) Masahiro Mogari (Tokyo) and Marcal Cuberta Junca (Girona), each creating their work in 1/3 of the video. . ... From Google Blog Search: "Björk"
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 news.google.com 95.5 WBRU News This makes the Super Bowl Shuffle sound like Bjork with a cold. Also, other athletes, please take note: This is great. Ochocinco, I'm looking at you. and more » news.google.com Drowned In Sound It's a little bit early Cardigans (it feels delightfully Mod), a little bit latter-day Bjoerk (Blasko can clearly control her voice) and is that a slight ... and more » news.google.com New York Times ... a radical 12-member street band brings rock, jazz and classical players together at the David Rubenstein Atrium in Lincoln Center; songs by Bjoerk , ... and more » From Google News Search: "Björk" Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965), Icelandic singer and actress. ContentsSourcedSongs
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