BJÖRK
The Sugarcubes

Before wearing that infamous swan gown, filming Dancer in the Dark, and honing her unique solo persona in dozens of supremely imaginative videos, Björk fronted Icelandic rock group the Sugarcubes from 1986-1992. Her uncanny ability to crank out live vocals as pure as studio-recorded ones — wearing random accessories like glasses composed entirely of neon (pictured) — set her apart. And as a side note, it's reassuring to find out that even in the '80s, she was as delightfully weird as ever. —Annie Barrett