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Bjork was born in Iceland on November 21st, 1965. Björk started her musical training by studying the flute, piano and voice and because her stepfather was also a member of a rock band in Iceland she was no stranger to music;. Before becoming a solo act, Björk was the vocalist of several bands throughout her career. In 1977, Björk recorded her first album at age 11 and since has had a number of albums. She has experimented with a rage of musical styles including pop, British dance music and rock. In 1997, she released her third solo album ‘Homogenic’. She describes the album as a character who has been put into an impossible situation that is almost war-like, but instead of fighting back with guns and weapons, they fight back with love. (play joga.) The second track on Homogenic titled ‘Joga,’ is named after a close friend. In the song she repeats the lines