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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Agusta Eva Erlendsdottir, Anna Mjoll, Berg ora Arnadottir, Birgitta Haukdal, Bjork, Emiliana Torrini, Engel Lund, Greta Salome Stefansdottir, Hafdis Huld, Halla Margret Arnadottir, Halla Vilhjalmsdottir, Hera Bjork, Hera Hjartardottir, Hildur Vala Einarsdottir, Johanna Guorun Jonsdottir, Kristin Anna Valtysdottir, Lay Low, Nanna Bryndis Hilmarsdottir, Olof Arnalds, Ragnheiour Grondal, Ragnhildur Steinunn Jonsdottir, Regina Osk, Selma Bjornsdottir, Sigga, Sigurlaug Gisladottir, Svala. Excerpt: Bjork Guomundsdottir (; ( listen); born 21 November 1965), known simply as Bjork, is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her musical style is eclectic and she has achieved recognition in rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical, and folk. Three of Bjork's 1990s singles charted in the UK Top 10 ("It's Oh So Quiet" reached number 4, "Army of Me" number 10 and "Hyperballad" number 8). Her record label, One Little Indian, reported that by 2003 she had sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. She has acquired a high level of critical acclaim. She has won four BRIT Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, one MOJO Award, three UK Music Video Awards, and, in 2010, the Polar Music Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, in recognition for her "deeply personal music and lyrics, her precise arrangements and her unique voice." Bjork has also been nominated for twelve Grammy Awards, one Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. She won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Dancer in the Dark. She was ranked thirty-sixth in VH1's "The 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll," eighth in MTV's "22 Greatest Voices in Music," and sixtieth in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time." Bjork was born and raised in Reykjavik, Iceland. Her..."
