Björk
Björk in 2005, photo by PrPhotos
Birth Name: Björk Guðmundsdóttir
Place of Birth: Reykjavik, Iceland
Date of Birth: November 21, 1965
Ethnicity: Icelandic
Björk is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, actress, and advocate for environmental causes. She has sold more than 22 million records worldwide. Björk has a distinct three-octave vocal range, with a musical output incorporating electronic, pop, experimental, trip hop, classical, and avant-garde styles. She is known for the songs “Play Dead,” “Big Time Sensuality,” “Violently Happy,” “Army of Me,” “It’s Oh So Quiet,” “Hyperballad,” and “I’ve Seen It All,” and starred in the film Dancer in the Dark. Her album “Biophilia” was an interactive app album with an education program. She was the lead singer of alternative rock band the Sugarcubes.
Björk is the daughter of father Guðmundur Gunnarsson, an electrician and union leader, and mother Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir, a nature activist, homeopath, and nature conservationist. She has a son with her former husband Þór Eldon; and a daughter with her former partner, American artist Matthew Barney.
Aside from Icelandic, she has said that she has distant Irish ancestry. It is not clear if this Irish ancestry has been verified/documented.
Some have speculated that Björk could be of indigenous Inuit or Sami ethnicity, but there is no evidence of this being the case. Inuit or Sami people are not common in Iceland.
Björk’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her seventh great-grandfather, Jón “Eldri” Þorgilsson.
Björk’s paternal grandfather is Gunnar Guðmundsson (the son of Guðmundur Jóhannesson and Kristín Gunnarsdóttir). Björk’s great-grandfather Guðmundur was the son of Jóhannes Guðmundsson and Ingibjörg Eysteinsdóttir. Kristín was the daughter of Gunnar Kristófersson and Kristín Guðmundsdóttir.
Björk’s paternal grandmother was Hallfríður Guðmundsdóttir (the daughter of Guðmundur “Briskó” Jónsson and Rósa Bachmann Jónsdóttir). Björk’s great-grandfather Guðmundur was the son of Jón Jónsson and Vilborg Guðlaugsdóttir. Rósa was the daughter of Jón Bachmann Jósefsson and Hallfríður Einarsdóttir.
Björk’s maternal grandfather was Guðjón Þórir Tómasson (the son of Tómas Sigurðsson and Sigrún Kristinsdóttir). Guðjón was born in Dalvik, Northeast, Iceland. Björk’s mother was raised and adopted by her own stepfather, Haukur/Hauk Freygarð Guðjónsson. Haukur was the son of Guðjón Guðjónsson and Sveinbjörg Jónsdóttir.
Björk’s maternal grandmother was named Guðrún Helgadóttir/Ásmundsdóttir (born Helgudóttir, the daughter of Helga Guðbjörg Helgadóttir). Guðrún was adopted by Ásmundur Gestsson and Sigurlaug Pálsdóttir. Helga was the daughter of Helgi Andrésson and Helga Björnsdóttir.
Björk’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her fifth great-grandmother, Olufa Nicolausdóttir.
Sources: Genealogies of Bjork – http://gw.geneanet.org
https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Björk (focusing on her father’s side) – http://mediasvc.ancestry.com
Obituary of Björk’s mother – https://www.dv.is
Obituary of Björk’s maternal granduncle, Andrés Ásmundsson – http://www.mbl.is
Her eyes have nothing to do with nordic race.
Of course she is not nordic type. Most of the norwegian population is mixed with sami blood. Its very rare even in scandinavia to find a real nordic pure race. The vikings themselves mixed with sami people and others . The nordic people have small mouth, small nose .
The reason many Nordic people look Asian is due to the epithantic folds on the eyelids. Because of evolution people who live in very bright sunlight reflecting from snow grow these folds of skin as a type of natural pair of sunglasses. Asians have this fold because the seat of humanity started in Africa. As these Africans migrated north during the Ice Age they began to grow these folds, have straight hair, flat noses to protect against frostbite, light skin and even the ear wax changed from a waxy substance to a more sand like substance. At this time these Africans became Asians. The Asians began to migrate south settling what is now called Asia. But many stayed in the north and their hair, eyes and skin became even lighter. We are all related and the races came about only for climate protection.
People do not realize that Nordic people have ”Asian” features such as high cheek bones and almond shaped eyes. The reason most people think Bjork looks ”Asian” is because she is Nordic with black hair.
The same is the case with Brits or Irish, they often have black hair and slanted eyes as well. She probably got her dark color from the British ancestry in Iceland – Icelanders are pretty much a British (and Irish)/Norwegian mix. Some Norwegians are also dark, though.
If in doubt, then watch the British trash TV like “the Jeremy Kyle Show”, you’ll see plenty of those types if you do.
I seen a show and she was dresses like a sami and said they are related to native americans and yes she is part sami
She’s not Sami and has never dressed like one you moron. Sami are also not related to Native Americans, I don’t know where you pulled that little idiotic gem from, but it’s not true.