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Björk

1965 - Today

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Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( BYURK, Icelandic: [pjœr̥k ˈkvʏðmʏntsˌtouhtɪr̥] ; born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and sometimes eccentric public persona, she has developed an eclectic musical style over a career spanning four decades, drawing on electronica, pop, dance, trip hop, jazz, and avant-garde music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Björk has received more than 15,019,192 page views. Her biography is available in 90 different languages on Wikipedia. Björk is the 122nd most popular musician (up from 168th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Iceland and the most popular Icelander Musician.

Björk is most famous for her eclectic musical style, which incorporates elements of classical, jazz, and electronic music. Björk's vocal range is mezzo-soprano.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 90

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Björk ranks 122 out of 3,175. Before her are Lionel Richie, Sid Vicious, Thomas Bangalter, Nick Mason, John Dowland, and Neil Young. After her are Chris Isaak, Cyndi Lauper, Gary Moore, Nat King Cole, Jacqueline du Pré, and Mike Oldfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Björk ranks 11. Before her are Salman Khan, Petro Poroshenko, Mads Mikkelsen, Tedros Adhanom, Gheorghe Hagi, and Hans-Dieter Flick. After her are Charlie Sheen, Brandon Lee, Robert Downey Jr., Laurent Blanc, Dragan Stojković, and José Luis Chilavert.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Björk ranks 6 out of 190. Before her are Leif Erikson (970), Snorri Sturluson (1179), Halldór Laxness (1902), Thorfinn Karlsefni (1000), and Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930). After her are Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943), Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), Egill Skallagrímsson (904), Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976), and Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894).

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Among MUSICIANS In Iceland

Among musicians born in Iceland, Björk ranks 1. After her are Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969), Hildur Guðnadóttir (1982), Jónsi (1975), Ólafur Arnalds (1986), Kjartan Sveinsson (1978), and Georg Hólm (1976).

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