Robyn
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Robyn at the 2011 P3 Guld
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| Birth name | Robin Miriam Carlsson |
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12 June 1979 , Sweden |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Website | robyn |
Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), known as Robyn, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. Robyn first came to the music scene with her 1995 debut album Robyn Is Here which spawned two Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit singles; "Do You Know (What It Takes)" and "Show Me Love". Her second and third studio albums My Truth (1999) and Don't Stop the Music (2002) were only released in her native country. Robyn returned to international success with her fourth album Robyn (2005) which earned her critical acclaim and a Grammy Award nomination. The album spawned the hit singles; "Be Mine!" and the UK number one "With Every Heartbeat". In 2010 she released a trilogy consisting of three mini albums of the Body Talk series. The albums received widespread critical acclaim, three Grammy Award nominations and produced three top 10 hits; "Dancing on My Own", "Hang with Me" and "Indestructible". Robyn followed up with the release of two collab EPs; Do It Again (2014) and Love Is Free (2015).
Robyn voiced the character of Miranda in the 1989 Swedish–Norwegian animated film The Journey to Melonia. The film, directed by Per Åhlin, is very loosely based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest. She also did the Swedish voice of Anne-Marie in All Dogs Go to Heaven. In 1991, at the age of 12, Robyn recorded the theme song for the Swedish television show Lilla Sportspegeln, named "Du kan alltid bli nummer ett" ("You Can Always be Number One"). She performed her first self-written song at this age on another television show, Söndagsöppet (Sundays). Robyn was rediscovered by Swedish pop singer Meja in the early 1990s. Meja and her band Legacy of Sound visited Robyn's school and were involved with a musical workshop. Robyn's performances impressed Meja so much so that she contacted her management and a meeting was arranged with Robyn and her parents. At age 14, following the completion of her middle school education in 1993, Robyn signed with Ricochet Records Sweden (which was acquired by BMG in 1994). She collaborated with producers Max Martin and Denniz Pop, who provided the singer with a gritty yet popular sound. Ulf Lindstrom and Johan Ekhé assisted with writing duties, helped to produce the album, and stayed on board with Robyn until the completion of her album Don't Stop the Music in 2003.
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