Icelandic singer Bjork arrived in Indonesia on Monday with her worldwide concert tour, Bjork the Volta Tour, scheduled for a one-time-only performance in Jakarta on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at the city's Tennis Indoor Senayan venue.

Born as Bjork Gudmundsdottir' in Reykjavik, Iceland, in 1965, the artist has over the years achieved more than a diversion away from today's mainstream female singers.

Her bizarre voice, eccentric costumes and video clips define her personality and express her utter individualism.

And Jakarta's music industry is excited to have the performer in town.

Astrid and Melly Goeslaw are just two local female artists inspired by her fashion and her unusual tones.

Astrid says she was at first strongly influenced by Bjork.

But the local artist's latest album, Jadikan Aku Yang Kedua (Turn me into the second) has been designed to please a wider ranging audience.

Astrid said Bjork's music may still sound alien and rather outlandish to those accustomed to Celine Dion's soft tones, but it would be remiss for Indonesian music fans to miss the rare chance to Bjork perform live.

Concert organizer Javamusikindo's spokesperson Yanto said, "She arrived on Monday with all her crew and stage equipment and is ready for the concert".

Yanto said tickets ranged from Rp 500,000 (about $55) to Rp 600,000 and were still available on Monday.

The singer is scheduled to then perform at the Olympic Hall, in Seoul on Feb. 16.

Japanese fans can book three different concerts -- in Tokyo on Feb. 19 and Feb. 22 and in Osaka on Feb. 25.

Hong Kong and Shanghai will be her last performances in Asia before she flies back to Europe to stage a concert in Manchester.

Critics across the globe say Bjork's music is hard to define.

Her art includes pop, alternative rock, jazz, ambient music, electronica and folk.

Bjork recently told an Australian newspaper about her music and her style: "To be in the moment, to be a 2008 person, it's more of an international affair, especially sonically".

"You hear the radio in a taxi, and go to an Indian restaurant and hear Indian music," she said.

"You're hearing everything.

"I think you can still be from where you are, and be truthful about that, but you are still a person of the world."

Bjork was influenced by punk rock and formed the all-girl punk band Spit and Snot when she was 14.

She gained her first commercial success after forming the Sugarcubes, whose first single became a surprise hit in the UK.

In 1992, the Sugarcubes split up but Bjork went on to release her first solo album, Debut.

Volta, her sixth full-length studio album, was released on May 7, 2007.

The album's first single, Earth Intruders, became her second-ever Billboard hot entry in the United States.

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