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The First Time With Björk

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Björk discusses her musical milestones with Matt Everitt. First broadcast in 2011.

Another chance to hear Björk share her musical milestones with Matt Everitt.

Publicly and critically acclaimed, Björk has 13 Grammy Awards nominations, one Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards to her name, but it's her ability to use her distinct singing voice as an instrument to craft unique melodies that has won her millions of fans over the world.

Björk talks Matt Everitt through the her remarkable career. She discusses first falling in love with music after being fascinated by the artwork of her parents' collection of Joni Mitchell and Frank Zappa LPs, recording her debut album aged just 11, forming the Sugarcubes, working with Thom Yorke and what inspires her to return to the studio and the stage.

First broadcast in September 2011.

1 hour

Last on

Tue 25 Nov 202500:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Björk

    Big Time Sensuality

    • DEBUT.
    • ONE LITTLE INDIAN.
    • TPLP-31.

  • Frank Zappa

    Don't Eat The Yellow Snow

    • YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANY MORE, VOL.1.
    • RYKO DISC.
    • RCD = 10561/62.

  • Joni Mitchell

    You Turn Me On I'm A Radio

    • Joni Mitchell - HITS.
    • REPRISE.
    • K-253007.

  • Jimi Hendrix

    Are You Experienced

    • Are You Experienced.
    • Polydor.
    • 847-2342.

  • Sparks

    This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us

    • KIMONO MY HOUSE.
    • ISLAND.
    • IMCD-198.

  • Kate Bush

    In Search of Peter Pan

    • LIONHEART.
    • EMI.
    • CDP-746065-2.

  • The Sugarcubes

    Hit

    • (CD Single).
    • One Little Indian Record.
    • 62 TP-7.

  • Björk

    Kata Rokkar

    • One Little Indian:TPLP61CD.
    • One Little Indian.
    • TPLP61CD.

  • 808 State

    Oops (feat. Björk)

  • Björk

    Human Behaviour

    • DEBUT.
    • 1993 BAPSI LTD.
    • TPLP-31 CDX.

  • Björk

    Venus As A Boy

    • Bjork Greatest Hits.
    • No details.
    • TPLP-359CD.

  • Björk, MARK BELL & Thom Yorke

    I've Seen It All

    • Selmasongs.
    • One Little Indian.
    • Not Given.

  • Björk

    Crystalline (radio edit)

    • PROMO COPY.
    • ONE LITTLE INDIAN.
    • 1123TP 12 A.

  • James Blake

    The Wilhelm Scream

    • James Blake.
    • Universal Republic.
    • CD-001.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 11 Sep 201112:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Fri 30 Dec 201103:00
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  • Sat 2 Dec 201704:00
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