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Article: Björk
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- Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
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BJ
Ö
RK
Born:
Bj
ö
rk Gundmundsdottir; Reykjavik, Iceland, 21 November 1965.
Genre:
Rock
Best-selling album since 1990:
Debut
(1993)
Hit songs since 1990:
"Human Behaviour," "Big Time Sensuality," "Army of Me"
Eclectic, iconoclastic, idiosyncratic, and melodic are useful adjectives when describing the Icelandic singer and songwriter Bj
ö
rk, one of the most unusual singers to emerge during the 1990s. She has managed to keep critics and fans guessing with each new and increasingly adventurous release since her split in 1992 from the Icelandic punk-pop band she fronted, the Sugarcubes. Bj
ö
rk's albums have sold several million copies, but it is difficult to ...