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Icelandic singer-songwriter
Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...
has embarked on eleven concert tours and has performed live at various events and television shows. After leaving her band, The Sugarcubes, Björk promoted her first album ''
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'' (1993) through performances at various shows and
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. While starting her
Debut tour The Debut Tour was the first tour by Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk, and it mainly focused on her album '' Debut''. She toured from 1993 to 1994. The tour was released on VHS and DVD as '' Vessel''. A separate release, '' Debut Live'', contai ...
, Björk served as an opening act for U2 during their Zoo TV tour stop at the Wembley Stadium in London. Björk performed a cover of The Rolling Stones' "
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" with
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at the
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. She also performed her single "
Big Time Sensuality "Big Time Sensuality" is a song by Icelandic singer and songwriter Björk, released as the fourth single from her debut album, '' Debut'' (1993). Written by Björk and staple collaborator Nellee Hooper and produced by Hooper, "Big Time Sensuali ...
" at the inaugural MTV Europe Music Awards in Munich, while accompanied by
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. After the end of the tour, Björk curated her own '' MTV Unplugged'' special. Björk premiered her single "
Army of Me "Army of Me" is a song recorded by Icelandic musician Björk for her second studio album ''Post (Björk album), Post'' (1995). It was released on 24 April 1995 by One Little Indian Records, One Little Indian as the lead single from the album. T ...
" with a performance alongside Skunk Anansie at '' Top of the Pops''. To promote its parent album, '' Post'' (1995), Björk started the eponymous concert tour, which saw her performing in different festivals and arenas throughout Europe,
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, Oceania, Asia and South America. In 1997, the release of '' Homogenic'' was accompanied by a short promotional stint in clubs with Mark Bell before starting a worldwide tour. The tour was extended to 1998 after plans for a North American leg with
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were canceled due to staging and production difficulties. During the promotion of the album, she also performed " Bachelorette" at the
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and during an appearance at '' Saturday Night Live''. After receiving a Best Original Song nomination for "
I've Seen It All "I've Seen It All" is a song recorded by Icelandic singer Björk for the ''Dancer in the Dark'' soundtrack, ''Selmasongs'' (2000). It was written by the singer, along with Sjón and Lars von Trier, who also directed the film. It was released as ...
", Björk performed the song at the 73rd Academy Awards, while dressed in her
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. To promote her fourth album '' Vespertine'' (2001), Björk embarked on a
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of opera houses and theaters, backed by a 54-piece orchestra. The following year, Björk became the first female artist to headline the
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. In 2003, the singer performed at several European festivals and North American arenas with her Greatest Hits tour. While there was no tour performances for the singer’s fifth studio album, '' Medúlla'' (2004), Björk performed " Oceania" at the
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, for which the song was commissioned, while in 2005, the singer performed at the Live 8 concert in
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,
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. Björk did not tour again until the
Volta tour The Volta Tour was a tour by the singer Björk that focused on her album, '' Volta''. Overall, 48 songs were done on the tour focusing on many tracks from ''Debut'' through to ''Vespertine'', though mostly from ''Medúlla'' and '' Volta'', the fo ...
in 2007, supporting her sixth studio album. The tour lasted two years, during which she returned to perform in Oceania and South America after more than 10 years. She once again was the headliner of major international music festivals, including Coachella,
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, Big Day Out and
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. The tour faced many controversies due to Björk's support of Tibetan independence movement, Kosovo declaration of independence and
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during several performances of "
Declare Independence "Declare Independence" is a song written and recorded by Icelandic singer Björk. The track was released as the third single from her sixth full-length studio album, '' Volta''. The single was released on 1 January 2008. Björk's dedication of ...
". From 2011 until 2013, Björk embarked on her Biophilia tour, a multimedia project which featured her seventh studio album and a series of residencies and workshops that used the eponymous app to teach children about science and musicology. The tour was documented by the 2013 documentary ''
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'' and the 2014 concert film '' Björk: Biophilia Live'', and featured her first performance in Africa, but was hindered by a series of vocal cords issues, for which the singer underwent surgery. Similar problems caused the cancellation of the last shows of her following tour, the Vulnicura tour, which supported her 2015 eighth studio album. Following the schedule of her
Björk Digital ''Björk Digital'' is an "immersive" virtual reality exhibit by Icelandic musician Björk featuring 360-degree VR music videos from her eighth studio album, ''Vulnicura''. The exhibit debuted at Carriageworks in Sydney, Australia as part of th ...
exhibition, the tour resumed with acoustic shows and festival performances in 2016 and 2017. The singer supported the release of her 2017 album '' Utopia'' with a series of shows throughout Europe the following summer. In 2019, Björk announced Cornucopia, said to be her "most elaborate stage concert yet". It debuted as a
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at the newly built The Shed cultural center in
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before traveling to Mexico and Europe. In 2021, Björk embarked on her eleventh concert tour, called
Björk Orkestral Björk Orkestral is an "unplugged" concert series by Icelandic musician Björk. Originally announced for the summer of 2020, all concert dates were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A four-part concert series was later announced for August 2 ...
, which setlist consisted of orchestral arrangements of songs from her career so far.


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