Biography
Bjork - a cult Icelandic singer, musician, composer, actress, owner of a multitude of premiums. The work of the performer is referred to several directions and genres: alternative rock, indie, IDM, trip-ass, electronics and Modern Classic. According to critics, the artist created a unique style of execution, which made it the most extraordinary representative of his generation of musicians.Childhood and youth
The real name of the star is Bjork GudmundSdottir, which means "Gudmund's daughter". In Iceland, the surname is not used. She was born in Reykjavik in November 1965, under the sign of Zodiac Scorpio. By nationality, the artist is Iceland. Bjork has repeatedly proved that it is a real descendant of the Viking: about the steepness of the woman, the complete absence of complexes, everything is known to the creative essence. The internal "filling" entalls the corresponding appearance: the growth of the elf (163 cm) and slightly diagonal eyes of the Eskimo.
Mom Girls - Aikido Teacher, and Father - Electric. They divorced when the baby was 3 years old. Mother got married for the second time per person who strongly influenced the formation of Bjork as a person.
According to the stories of the singer, stepfather - a bright representative of Hippie culture, hated to work, denied the discipline and from morning to night "fed" a fever in childhood fairy tales and entertained the games.
At 5 years old, thanks to mom and stepmake, she was already able to play flute and piano. In the school orchestra learned to sing and mastered the harp. When she was 11 years old, stepfather with the help of a musical school teacher, where Bjorka studied, helped the young singer to release the first album, whose cover was drawn by his father. Suddenly, the plate became platinum.
Music and films
At the age of 14, Bjork painted his hair into a poisonous orange and gathered a punk group "Sluts and snot". It was not interesting to learn to learn, so the girl was thrown school. It has long been learned to earn money, combining studies with a spread home of books, cleaning fish at a factory and work in coffee shops and hotels.The main landmark of Bjorka found a long time - this is music. Around it gathered like-minded people, with whom the group "EXODUS" was formed. After 2 years, she changed the name to a completely indecent "Tappi Tikarrass". The team quickly acquires incredible popularity, but at home the creativity of the singer was perceived ambiguously.
In addition to the musical career, Bjork tries himself as an actress. With her participation, films "Broken Glass", "Juniper Tree" come out. In 1993, the Single "Human Behavior" came out in London. It turned out to be the first swallow of the solo biography of Bjork. At the same time, the singer recorded the debut disk ("Debut").
In 1994, Bjork moved to Spain. The new album "POST" was published here. The singer turns into a star of global. The "Homogenic" disk, which the artist pleased its fans in 1997, is called a swivel in creativity.
Embed from getty imagesWorld Glory Bjork is multiplied by 2 times after the exit in the same year the paintings of Lars von Trier "Dancing in the Dark". The tape was a sign work in the filmography of the performer. The main role in the film and written to it soundtrack, in the creation of which Tom York participated, put the star to the top of popularity.
Bjorka hit the Guinness Book as the winner of three British Awards. And for the work in the painting "Dancing in the dark" she received a prize for the best female role. And gave her girlfriend. Clips and musical works Bjork are recognized as cult.
In music, the artist was not going to slow down the turnover - the records "Vespertine", "Medulla", "Volta" and others appear. The last studio work "Utopia" Bjork pleases fans in 2017.
Personal life
In a rapid marriage with a musician and composer, Aldon Bjork her first-mentioned Sindri. He appeared in 1986. But life with the first husband was not charged, the couple was constantly scandaling. The marriage finally collapsed after the release of the painting "Dancing in the Dark".
Personal life of Bjork has changed after meeting with one of the most extraordinary artists of modern times Matthew Barney. The fans believed that their idol met the man who was able to become her half, as bright and unusual as the singer herself.
The artist moved to the beloved in New York. In the autumn of 2002, they had a daughter, which Isador called. The children of the singer are friendly among themselves, despite the big difference in age. In 2005, Bjork played a major role in the film "Drawing borders - 9", which put her husband.
In 2014, it became known that the romantic union Bjork and Matthew Barney broke up. The man spun a novel with an artist Elizabeth Peyton.
Behind the work of your favorite artist, fans are watching in the social network "Instagram". Here a woman has a formal verified profile. The singer's subscribers are divided exclusively to working photos. And on its page you will not meet pictures without exotic makeup, which recently the singer uses during performances and recording clips.
Bjork now
Now the creative life of the singer hits the key. In 2019, she released a clip for the song Tabula Rasa, created by the German artist Tobias Gremler. The essence of the video is to demonstrate permanent fantastic transformations of the performer itself. In the frame, Bjork turns into bizarre flowers, then in amazing fabulous animals.Cooperation with Balmain, which works to create costumes for a new concert show Cornucopia for the creation of such a video star. Creative artists have already rated her fans living in New York, where 6 concerts took place in a row.
Bjork and today makes frequent tour of the world, but in an interview it does not cease to repeat that the best time for her is to be at home in Reykjavik and write music. Remembering his grandmother-artist, who in 60 years left for a long time for the Plenuary, the singer is sure that the flourishing of her creativity is still ahead.
In 2019, Bjork allowed himself a little to ponastalgate. The singer has released a collection of albums on nine multicolored cassettes. The anthology includes the brightest work of the artist.
Discography
- 1977 - Björk.
- 1993 - Debut.
- 1995 - Post.
- 1997 - Homogenic
- 2001 - vespertine
- 2004 - Medúlla
- 2007 - Volta.
- 2011 - Biophilia
- 2015 - Vulnicura.
- 2017 - Utopia.
Filmography
- 1987 - "Broken Glass"
- 1990 - "Juniper Tree"
- 1994 - "High Fashion"
- 2000 - "Dancing in the Dark"
- 2005 - "Drawing Restraint 9"