Björk Accepts Polar Music Prize
Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk accepted the respected
Polar Music Prize from King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf in Stockholm
yesterday. In Sweden the award is known as the “Nobel Prize for Music”. "The Polar Music Prize 2010 is being awarded to
Icelandic artist Björk. With her deeply personal music and lyrics, her
precise arrangements and her unique voice, Björk has already made an
indelible mark on pop music and modern culture at large, despite her
relative youth. No other artist moves so freely between avant-garde and
pop. With her albums and videos, Björk has taken avant-garde to the top
of the charts. She has also always embraced technological advances,
combining computers with ancient sounds. Björk has introduced an arctic
temperament to popular music and shown how passionate and explosive it
can be. Björk is an untameable force of nature, an artist who marches to
nobody’s tune but her own." More in Iceland Review
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