her career started with singing tina charles' 1976 hit song "i love to love" in a school recital, and a recording of her singing the song was sent to the rúv radio station. the recording was nationally broadcast, after that, björk was offered a recording contract. her self-titled début album, "björk", was recorded and released in iceland in december 1977. before embarking on a solo career in 1993, björk was the lead singer of alternative rock band the sugarcubes, which is called as "iceland's biggest rock band". since then, she has received consistent critical praise for her innovative vocal and compositional approaches, musical experimentation, and art direction, and is recognized as one of the best singer-songwriters of her generation. her albums reached the top 20 in the "billboard 200" chart.