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Updated: 2008-02-21 17:26

Iceland's most illustrious export, Bjork is known for both her experimentally baroque electro-pop and her idiosyncratically eccentric personality. She now has six albums under her belt and her latest offering Voltasees the artist thematically revisiting conceptions of feminism, childhood, and paganism, albeit according to her trademark lighthearted and jubilant musical aesthetic. In an interview with Pitchfork, she summed up Voltathusly: "It's sort of trying to put out some good vibes for the little princesses out there. There are actually other things than losing a glass slipper."

Released late last year, the album debuted at number nine on Billboard, and as part of her post-album world tour Bjork plays livein Shanghai on March 2 at the Shanghai International Gymnastic Center.

The singer started recording when she was 11 and is now a global household name. Bjork has always stood out, at school in Reykjavik her blond class mates thought she was Chinese because she had straight dark hair and brown eyes, Bjork thrives on her uniqueness. Breaking on an international level with the release of her seminal 1993 album Debut(featuring the single “Human Behavior”), Bjork has gone on to receive 12 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and two Golden Globe awards. Expect none less than a captivating and expressive performance this March, as Bjork's musical and theatrical sides unite.

SmartShanghai caught up with Bjork for a chat about her new album and the live show...

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