alternative pop: bjork

Björk Guðmundsdóttir IPA: /'pjœr?k 'kv?ðm?nsto?ht?r/, (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer, (formerly the lead singer with The Sugarcubes) with a great expressive range and an interest in many kinds of music including popular, trip-hop, alternative rock, jazz, ambient music, electronica, folk, and classical music.

Björk means "a birch tree" in Icelandic (the meaning of Icelandic names is often transparent), cognate with Old English beorc and the modern English word. Though many English-speakers pronounce her name "Byork", a more accurate approximation would be "Byerk", which she has pointed out rhymes with "jerk". [1] Guðmundsdóttir is pronounced roughly "GWUTH-muns-doe-tir", and means "Guðmundur's daughter".

Björk's father, Guðmundur Gunnarsson, is a well known labour leader in Iceland and was nationally recognized before his daughter became famous.

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myuzik.is.sexy: here are some of my favourite videos from bjork..

goes out to goob & dirarocks


venus as a boy


bachelorette


hunter


human behaviour


it's oh so quiet


army of me