Björk, singer: biography, career and family

Bjork is a singer with Icelandic roots. She managed to conquer the whole world. Do you want to know where she was born and studied? What is the way to success? Are you interested in Björk's marital status ? We are ready to share the necessary information. We wish you pleasant reading!

Singer Björk: Biography

She was born on November 21, 1965 in the capital of Iceland - the city of Reykjavik. Her real name is Björk Güüdmündsdouttir. In what kind of family was our heroine raised? Her father worked as an electrician. A mother taught aikido at a sports school.

A few years after Björk's birth, her parents divorced. Father found another woman and created a family with her. Mother of our heroine, too, was not long alone. She met an impressive man, a former guitarist with Pops. It was he who became the stepfather of Bjork. He managed to find a common language with the baby.

Abilities

At 6 years old, the girl was sent to a music school. There Bjork studied the piano and flute. Our heroine was pleased to attend classes. Teachers predicted a bright future for her. And today we can say that their words have come true.

The first public appearance of Björk took place on the school stage. The girl sang the song I Love To Love from the repertoire of the legendary Tina Charles. Everyone who was in the hall, standing up applauded her. One of the teachers recorded the girl's speech and sent the tape to the national radio. Professionals highly appreciated the received musical material. Soon, with the family Bjork contacted representatives of the record company Falkinn.

In 1977, the debut album of the 12-year-old singer was released. In Iceland, he received a "platinum" status. The stepfather and mother took part in recording songs and developing the design of the disc. The money received from the sale of the album was spent on buying a piano for the future star. Since then the girl has closely started writing songs.

Musical creativity

Bjork is a singer who, during her teens, created her jazz-fusion band Exodus. The guys collaborated with the JAM80 team.

In 1982 she graduated from high school. Together with his friend Jacob Magnusson, she organized the band Tappi Tíkarrass. Our heroine was a soloist, songwriter and arranger. And Jacob played the bass guitar. In December 1983, their first album, called Miranda, was on sale. Soon the singer met with musicians from The Sugarcubes. For a while, she performed with them on the same stage. Then the girl collaborated with such collectives as 808 State and Trio Guðmundar Ingólfssonar.

Solo career

In 1992, the collapse of the group The Sugarcubes. After that, singer Bjork (photo above) decided to start developing a solo career. She moved to London. Almost immediately she was offered a collaboration by producer Nelly Hooper. A few months later, the first single of the singer - Human Behavior - was presented to the listeners' court. Nobody thought that this composition would become a world hit.

In the album Human Behavior there were songs written by Björk herself, as well as works created together with Hooper. As a result, all the copies of the records were sold out by the listeners in a few days.

In different years, Bjork collaborated with famous musicians and producers. Among them are Timbaland, Michael Draves, David Arnold and others.

How many albums did Bjork release? The singer made a significant contribution to the development of the world music industry. She has 9 studio albums, dozens of vivid clips and hundreds of concerts in her creative box.

Personal life

Many fans want to know if the heart of singer Bjork is free. Unfortunately, we will have to grieve them. The famous singer is married. And this is her second marriage.

In 1986, Icelandic singer Bjork for the first time married. Her chosen one was composer Tor Eldon. In June of the same year they had a charming little son. The boy's name is Sindri Eldon Thorsson. Family happiness did not last long. After the release of the film "Dancing in the Dark", the couple officially split.

Björk had an affair with the artist Matthew Barney. Soon she moved to him in New York. The son stayed with the ex-husband. The singer had to part with the boy.

In October 2002, Barney and Björk had a common daughter. The baby was called a beautiful name - Isadora. The singer wants to give his beloved man another child. Let's hope that God hears her prayers.

Conclusion

Now you know how Bjork built her career. The singer managed to conquer the hearts of millions of listeners living all over the world. We wish her creative success and family happiness!