Björk Guðmundsdóttir

Björk Guðmundsdóttir, (aka Björk, b. 21 November 1965, Reykyavik) is an Icelandic vocalist, musician, songwriter, actress and recording artist. She was born in Rejkjavik in 1965. Famous for he eclectic musical and visual styles, she first became known as the lead singer of Icelandic group The Sugarcubes, who had their first hit on the UK and US indie circuits with Birthday. although they had their one and only Top 20 hit in the UK with the appropriately named Hit in 1992.

Björk embarked on a solo in career in 1993, scoring four top 40 hits in the UK and a Top 3 album Debut in the same year. In 1994 she won the Best International Female and Best International Newcomer categories.