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She is known for her expressive vocals, broad soprano vocal range, and a diverse and eclectic musical style, which incorporates influences from many different genres, including alternative rock, pop, jazz, ambient, avant-garde, electronic, classical, folk and trip hop, as well as her eccentric costumes and music videos. Her singles "It's Oh So Quiet", "Army of Me" and "Hyperballad" all charted in the UK Top 10. Her record label, One Little Indian, reported in 2003 that she had sold more than 15 million albums worldwide. She has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards (including one for acting). For her performance in Dancer in the Dark, Björk won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. She was ranked #36 on VH1's "The 100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll", #8 on MTV's "22 Greatest Voices in Music" and Metacritic listed her as the 10th best reviewed "Indie/Alternative Artist" of the 2000 09 decade. Her most recent album, Volta, was released worldwide on 8 May 2007. |
