Björk

Bj?rk Gu?mundsd?ttir , (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjav?k, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter with a great expressive range and an interest in many kinds of music including popular, trip-hop, alternative rock, jazz, electronica, folk, and classical music.

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Bj?rk's musical career began at the age of eleven, when she began studying classical piano in elementary school. One of her instructors submitted a recording of Bj?rk singing Tina Charles' song "I Love to Love" to Radio One, an Iceland radio station. The recording was aired nationally; upon hearing it, a representative of the record label F?lkinn contacted Bj?rk with a record contract offer. With the help of her stepfather, who played guitar, she recorded her first album, eponymously entitled Bj?rk, in 1977, which featured several Icelandic children's songs, and covers of popular songs such as the Beatles' "Fool on the Hill", sung in Icelandic. The album became a smash hit in Iceland, though it was virtually unknown elsewhere.

1965: 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar)....

Iceland: The Republic of Iceland (Icelandic: L??veldi? ?sland) is an island nation in the northern Atlantic Ocean between Greenland, Norway, and the British Isles....

Singer/songwriter: The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material....

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