Björk

Born: 1965-11-21

Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer and actress. Over her four-decade career, she has developed an eclectic musical style that draws on influences and genres including electronic, pop, jazz, experimental, trip hop, alternative, classical, and avant-garde music. Born and raised in Reykjavík, Björk began her music career at the age of 11 and gained international recognition as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Sugarcubes. After the band's breakup in 1992, Björk embarked on a solo career, coming to prominence with albums such as Debut (1993), Post (1995), and Homogenic (1997), while collaborating with a range of artists and exploring a variety of multimedia projects. Her other albums include Vespertine (2001), Medúlla (2004), Volta (2007), Biophilia (2011), Vulnicura (2015), Utopia (2017) and Fossora (2022). Several of Björk's albums have reached the top 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart. As of 2015, she had sold between 20 and 40 million records worldwide. 31 of her singles have reached the top 40 on pop charts around the world, with 22 top-40 hits in the UK, including the top-10 singles "It's Oh So Quiet", "Army of Me", and "Hyperballad" and the top-20 singles "Play Dead", "Big Time Sensuality", and "Violently Happy". Her accolades and awards include the Order of the Falcon, five BRIT Awards, and 15 Grammy nominations. In 2015, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Rolling Stone named her the 60th greatest singer and the 81st greatest songwriter. Björk starred in the 2000 Lars von Trier film Dancer in the Dark, for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "I've Seen It All". Biophilia was marketed as an interactive app album with its own education program. Björk has also been an advocate for environmental causes in Iceland. A retrospective exhibition dedicated to Björk was held at the New York Museum of Modern Art in 2015.


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Dancer in the Dark

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Released: 2000-09-01

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and...

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The Sparks Brothers

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Released: 2021-06-18

Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell...

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Prêt-à-Porter

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Released: 1994-12-23

During Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle,...

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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

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Released: 2012-02-04

A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look,...

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The Juniper Tree

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Released: 1990-04-10

Margit and her older sister Katla flee for safety after their mother is burned to death for...

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Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House

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Released: 2002-03-12

A live performance by Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk recorded at the Royal Opera House in...

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Out of Thin Air

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Released: 2017-06-11

Set within the stark Icelandic landscape, OUT OF THIN AIR examines the 1976 police investigation...

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Arakimentari

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Released: 2004-01-18

A look at the life and work of Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki and his impact on Japanese...

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Inside Björk

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Released: 2003-08-23

Following the career of Björk, this documentary looks at her early musical career with local...

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Athens 2004: Olympic Opening Ceremony (Games of the XXVIII Olympiad)

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Released: 2004-08-13

With the Olympics returning to Greece, the opening ceremony of Athens 2004 sought to show the...

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Fungi: The Web of Life

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Released: 2023-03-01

Much of life on Earth is connected by a vast, hidden network that we are only just beginning to...

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The Work of Director Michel Gondry

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Released: 2003-10-23

A look at the work of director Michel Gondry, through his music videos, short films, and...

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Von Trier's 100 Eyes

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Released: 2000-12-02

Although at first sight this might look like a simple ‘making of DANCER IN THE DARK’, the later...

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The Work of Director Spike Jonze

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Released: 2003-10-20

When you experience The Work of Director Spike Jonze, you enter a world where anything can...

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Björk: Biophilia Live

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Released: 2014-10-10

From a mind unlike any other, Biophilia Live chronicles the multidimensional concert centered on...

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The Hidden Treasures of Michel Ocelot

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Released: 2008-01-01

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Screaming Masterpiece

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Released: 2005-04-30

A documentary about the bustling Icelandic musical scene. This documentary covers some of...

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Drawing Restraint 9

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Released: 2006-02-11

The film concerns the theme of self-imposed limitation and continues Matthew Barney's interest...

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Björk: Cambridge 1998

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Released: 2002-07-01

Tracks: Hunter, Come To Me, All Neon Like, You’ve Been Flirtin, Isobel, Immature, Play Dead,...

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Michel Gondry: Do it Yourself

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Released: 2023-09-04

Michel Gondry, Do it Yourself, is a documentary about his inventive and unusual creative process...

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When Björk Met Attenborough

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Released: 2013-07-26

Award-winning musician Björk and legendary broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough...

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Björk: Volumen

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Released: 1998-11-30

"Volumen" collects every video from Bjork's career {up until Hunter}, and showcases the work of...

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The Work of Director Chris Cunningham

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Released: 2003-10-22

British director Chris Cunningham has drawn acclaim for groundbreaking music videos for the...

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Björk: Volumen Plus

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Released: 2002-12-02

Volumen Plus is an official DVD released by Björk on December 2, 2002. The DVD, whose release...

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Sleepless Nights Stories

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Released: 2011-12-15

Director Jonas Mekas travels through New York nights, through apartments, studios, backstage...

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Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration

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Released: 2005-02-22

Looking For a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration is a collection of personal stories about...

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Anna and the Moods

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Released: 2007-02-09

There once was a girl named Anna Young. One day, her family is waiting for their perfect...

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Björk Orchestral

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Released: 2021-10-11

The October 11th show featured the strings section of the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra,...

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Björk: MTV Unplugged 1994

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Released: 1994-11-07

Björk's performance on MTV Unplugged, reinterpreting songs from her first solo album, Debut,...

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Björk - Vulnicura Live

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Released: 2016-07-15

One of the most extraordinary singers/entertainers of all time performs a very vivid performance...

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Björk: Voltaic

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Released: 2009-06-30

Leave it to Björk to make a concert release that can be treated as part of her regular body of...

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Björk: MTV Live 1998

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Released: 1998-02-14

Björk: Live 'n' Loud is a performance produced by MTV Europe. She performs six songs with a full...

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Matthew Barney: No Restraint

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Released: 2006-12-20

How does artist Matthew Barney use 45,000 pounds of petroleum jelly, a factory whaling vessel...

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Björk: The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure

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Released: 2004-08-31

Official DVD released by Björk about the making of the Medúlla album. The DVD features clips of...

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Björk: MTV Unplugged & Live

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Released: 2002-02-19

The first show was recorded on MTV Unplugged in 94' during the promotion of her second album,...

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Björk: Vessel 1994

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Released: 1994-09-05

A live performance by Björk on the Debut Tour, recorded live at the The Royalty Theatre in...

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Björk: Live at Riverside Church

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Released: 2001-09-05

Björk performs an intimate and uplifting set in NYC's Riverside Church accompanied by harpist...

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Björk - The Creative Universe of a Music Missionary

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Released: 2015-02-01

Musician, actress, scientist, visionary, video artist, composer and teacher: Björk is one of the...

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The Best of Me

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Released: 2024-04-24

In 1996, Ricardo López became obsessed with the Icelandic singer Björk, chronicling through...

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Björk: Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997

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Released: 2001-11-19

Live at Shepherds Bush Empire is an official DVD/home-video released by Björk on November 19,...

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Angel: Documentary

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Released: 2015-07-29

Nick Knight and Lee McQueen collaborated on their Angel installation, featuring 80 gallons of...

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Bravo Profiles: Björk

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Released: 1997-09-01

Bravo proudly presents the first-ever documentary of Icelandic mega-star Bork (above), whose...

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Björk: No Place Like Home. Live at National Theatre of Reykjavík

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Released: 1999-01-06

This is a Homogenic show that Björk did live on January 6, 1999 at the National Theater in...

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The Medúlla Videos

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Released: 2005-01-01

Music videos for the album Medúlla. The medúlla videos. A documentary about the making of the...

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Björk Orkestral III

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Released: 2021-10-31

Night 3 of the Björk Orkestral Series

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Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003

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Released: 2002-12-02

The visual companion of the Greatest Hits audio release, includes all Björk 21 music videos...

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Broken Glass

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Released: 1988-01-01

Maria is somewhat of a rebel and problem child. Her mother died and her father remarried some...

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Náttúra Concert Featuring Björk and Sigur Rós

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Released: 2008-06-28

Björk and Sigur Rós teamed up in June of 2008 to hold a concert to raise awareness for Icelandic...

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Björk's Cornucopia

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Created by Icelandic pop iconoclast Björk, Cornucopia is a visually spectacular landscape of...

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Björk Orchestral II

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Released: 2021-10-24

Night 2 of the Björk Orkestral Series

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Björk: Later with Jools Holland

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Released: 2003-08-23

This DVD contains seven rare performances of Björk from 1995 to 1997 that have all been recorded...

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808 State: Opti Buk

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Released: 2002-01-28

Opti Buk is a DVD that brings together the promotional videos made by English electronic music...

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Björk: Minuscule

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Released: 2003-11-03

This documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at Björk and her touring entourage for the 2001...

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Rock in Reykjavik

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Released: 1982-04-17

Rokk í Reykjavík (Rock in Reykjavik) gives a thorough overview of the powerful and expanding...

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The Sugarcubes: Murder and Killing in Hell (Live at Manchester Academy)

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Released: 1992-06-01

A filmed performance from the Stick Around For Joy tour.

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Sugarcubes: Live Zabor

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Released: 2006-02-07

Live concert footage of The Sugarcubes from 1988 and 1989, mixed with short interview segments.

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Björk Orkestral

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Released: 2021-11-15

Björk will be performing 4 special matinee performances in association with Iceland Airwaves,...

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Björk Orkestral IV

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Released: 2021-11-15

The fourth of final night of the Björk Orkestral series.

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Sugar Cubes - The DVD

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Released: 2004-01-01

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Björk: Miniscule

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Released: 2003-11-03

A documentary offering a behind-the-scenes look at Björk and her touring entourage for the 2001...

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The Colbert Report

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First aired: 2005-10-17

The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday...

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Saturday Night Live

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First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Top of the Pops

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First aired: 1964-01-01

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s...

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

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First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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Space Ghost Coast to Coast

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First aired: 1994-04-15

A cartoon superhero interacts with live guests via his television set in this parody talk show...

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TFI Friday

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First aired: 1996-02-09

TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to...

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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

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First aired: 2001-11-02

Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from...

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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

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First aired: 2001-11-02

Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from...

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The Oscars

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First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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Click

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First aired: 2000-04-06

Your user-friendly guide to the latest technology news, issues, gadgets and apps.

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The Frank Skinner Show

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First aired: 1995-09-10

The Frank Skinner Show was a television chat show hosted by comedian Frank Skinner, which lasted...

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MTV Unplugged

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First aired: 1989-11-26

MTV's acclaimed music series showcases today's top artists and rising stars in the industry...

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Victoires de la musique

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First aired: 1985-11-23

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The Nineties

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First aired: 2017-07-09

Hit rewind and explore the most iconic moments and influential people of The Nineties, the...

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