The Misconception Came From a Speech
In 2000, the Icelandic prime minister claimed that he would be open to allowing Bjork to live on an island in Breiðafjörður, also named Elliðaey. So naturally, people assumed that it had actually happened. But the prime minister was just fanboying the singer and never made good on the claim, and the reason why he didn’t wasn’t because he didn’t want it to happen.