Her real name is Björk Gudmunsdottir, and she's originally from Iceland.

Björk Guðmundsdóttir, Icelandic 1) "Björk Guðmundsdóttir [ˈpjœrÌ¥k ˈkvʏðmʏntsËŒtoÊŠhtɪr] (help·info) (born November 21, 1965) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, composer, actress and music producer. She has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards (including one for acting)." "Björk was born and raised in Reykjavík. Her musical career began, when she was aged 11, with her study of classical piano in elementary school. One of her instructors sent a recording of Björk singing Tina Charles' song I Love to Love to RÚV, then the only radio station in Iceland. The recording was broadcast on radio nationally; after hearing it, a representative of the record label Fálkinn contacted Björk to offer a record contract. An album, Björk, was recorded and released in 1977." "Björk is a common female given name in Iceland. Björk usually goes by her first name only. This is not a stage name; it is normal for an Icelander to be referred to by his or her first name, as almost all Icelanders' last names merely indicate the name of the father (or occasionally the mother); family names are rare. See Icelandic naming conventions. Björk means "birch tree" in Icelandic (the meaning of Icelandic names is often transparent), cognate with Old English beorc. Though many English-speakers pronounce her name "Byork," a more accurate approximation would be "Byirk," which she has pointed out rhymes with "jerk." Guðmundsdóttir is pronounced roughly "GOOTH-munds-doh-ter", and is a patronym meaning "Guðmundur's daughter". Björk's father, Guðmundur Gunnarsson, is a well-known union leader in Iceland and was nationally recognized before his daughter became famous. Her mother's name is Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir, and she has also been politically active." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjork#Name_and_ancestry 2) "What is her ancestry? Although many have commented on her Oriental/Inuit facial features, by all accounts Bjork denies any such in her ancestry. However she isn't 'typical' in looks to other Icelandic people (but not unique either). Some have speculated Sami (Lapp) descent in the long distant past. She was also teased as a child with the taunt 'China girl'. See also http://ask.yahoo.com/20000720.html The Yeti 14:45, 2 January 2007 (UTC) she looks a little japanese to me. She looks human. Probably is too. Epicanthal folds... LOL!! What's next? Craniology? There could be a myriad of reasons for the look of her eyes and none of them with :any relation to ethnicity in the family album... and if there was? Who cares except for racists? Noserider 07:04, 6 September 2007 (UTC) She looks like a Eurasian —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.170.5.105 (talk) 08:25, 28 September 2007 (UTC) She doesn't look Japanese or Asian, but its most likely that she has some amount of Sami ancestry, and her appearance is very very rare among ethnic Icelanders. Alot of people care, not just 'racists', and theres nothing wrong with craniology." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Talk:Bj%C3%B6rk

Bjork McTavish: Scottish