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Word: gudmundsdottir (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Bjork--her last name is Gudmundsdottir, but she rarely uses it--was born in Reykjavik in 1965. Her mother is a student of homeopathy and a teacher of the Japanese martial art aikido, her father is the head of Iceland's electricians' union. Bjork began making records in the '70s, before she entered her teens. In the late '80s she began to get international attention as the lead singer for the arty Icelandic rock band the Sugarcubes (Thor was the guitarist). In 1993 she left the band and released her first major-label solo album, Debut, a somewhat haphazard collection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: A VOICE OUT OF REYKJAVIK: BJORK | 8/14/1995 | See Source »

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