Björk Guðmundsdóttir, aka the artist formally known as Björk, is one of those musical acts who has no real equal.

The Icelandic singer, who was recently featured on an episode of "The Simpsons" (of all things), has brought her show to the Hollywood Palladium, and it was unlike anything this writer has ever seen before.

The Palladium had been transformed into this otherworldly space. Instead of the audience surrounding the main stage space, Björk, her musicians, and a choir of Icelandic singers were in a raised space in the former ballroom's center.

Surrounded by continuously morphing video graphics and a moving contraption that seemed part Newton's cradle, part infinity machine, Björk moved upon that stage set piece, which is part of her original "Biophilia" show setup, drifting amongst her assembled crew, visible to most of the crowd only by her outrageous bright orange mane.

When it came to her actual tunes, she was absolutely operatic in her vocal delivery and exuberant in her performance. Whether she was invoking celestial elements on newer tunes off of her latest album, "Biophilia," such as "Cosmogony," or playing tunes from her past, like "Post" plea "Possibly Maybe" or "Homogenic" builder "Jóga"

Björk's voice bended and stretched as much, if not more, than it does on her recordings.

In the audience was gathered a concert crowd as eclectic as Björk's choir singers were uniform: men and women dressed up as the kimono-inspired figure on the cover of "Homogenic" stood side by side with people who looked like they'd just left their Downtown offices.

All night, the diminutive singer took time to thank the crowd in her inimitable speech, which has been parodied (lovingly) by the likes of Kristen Wiig, no less.

For someone who's so unabashedly eccentric, Björk's smashing mainstream success might come as a surprise. But her unapologetic quirkiness (which extends beyond, say, her awards show outfit choices) is what makes her so stand out.

And when she called on the audience members to "Raise your flag!," everybody put their hands up to their mouths and screamed, "HIGHER, HIGHER." The Björk mothership has landed. And it is fabulous.

Björk has two more show dates at the Hollywood Palladium, and one at the Hollywood Bowl. Purchase tickets here.

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