Björk Guðmundsdóttir is the largest start to have ever come out of Iceland, and one of the most influential artists of the 90s. After a brief stint as a child star in the 70s, she became interested in music and was part of multiple local acts before becoming the lead singer of the rock band the Sugarcubes, who found international success in the late 80s and early 90s and are considered the biggest rock vand to have ever come out of Iceland. Björk's first album as an adult, the eclectic Debut, was released in 1993 to strong reviews and was an international success that established her as a viable solo performer. Her sophomore record Post debuted in 1995 and continued the sonic variety of its predecessor to critical acclaim but overwhelming attention for Björk, who created a colder and more detached followup in 1997's Homogenic, which often fights for the honor of being considered her magnum opus. After producing Selmasongs: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack 'Dancer in the Dark', the soundtrack of the 2000 musical film Dancer in the Dark, she released the vulnerable Vespertine the year after to widespread acclaim and her fastest sales ever; following a greatest hits release, Björk released the vocal-based Medúlla in 2004 and the soundtrack The Music from Matthew Barney's Drawing Restraint 9 the year after before her tribal-influenced Volta was released on 2007 to some of her best commercial reception yet. Following a year-and-a-half long tour, the multimedia project Biophilia was released on 2011 to strong reviews and another two-years long tour followed. After her divorce from creative partner Matthew Barney, the rawer Vulnicura was released in 2015 and was followed two years later by the "looking for paradise" album Utopia; both releases were well received but failed to perform commercially as well as her previous material.

Over her three-decade solo career, Björk has developed an eclectic and avant-garde musical style that incorporates aspects of electronic, dance, alternative dance, trip hop, experimental, glitch, jazz, alternative rock, instrumental, and contemporary classical music. Her music has since been subject to critical analysis and scrutiny, as she consistently defies categorization in a musical genre. Although she often calls herself a pop artist, she is considered a "restlessly experimental creative force". Although known for her strong political and environmental comments and actions, Björk doesn't like to be considered a political person, in spite of her words and actions putting her in trouble with the likes of the Chinese and Serbian government. Outside of music, she has also ocassionally acted, most notably on the Lars Von Trier film Dancer In The Dark from the year 2000, for which she won the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actress, and most recently on the upcoming Robert Eggers film The Northman, slated for release on 2022.

Having sold around 30 million records worldwide, Björk is often considered the biggest start to have ever come out from her natal Iceland, and one of the most innovative and celebrated indie artists alive, having been awarded with 5 Brit Awards, 4 MTV Video Music Awards, the ASCAP Vanguard Award, 1 award from the Cannes Film Festival and the Polar Music Prize, while also being nominated for 15 Grammy Awards (making her the female artist with most nominations to have never won) and 2 Golden Globe Awards. Aside from her accolades in music and film, Björk received the Order of the Falcon from the President of Iceland in 1997 and the Ordre national du Mérite from the President of France in 2001.