Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979), better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know (What It Takes)" from her debut album Robyn Is Here (1997). The popularity of her U.K. #1 song "With Every Heartbeat" and subsequent international album release Robyn (2005) in 2007 brought her mainstream success worldwide.[according to whom?] Robyn released the first of a trilogy of albums to be released over the course of 2010 titled Body Talk Pt. 1, in June of that year, peaking at number one. It was her first album since Robyn. The album's lead single "Dancing on My Own" was released a few weeks prior to the album's release; it became a hit single worldwide and brought her a Grammy Award nomination for the category of Best Dance Recording in 2011. A follow-up album, Body Talk Pt. 2, was released on 6 September, entering straight at number one on the Swedish chart, and the final album of the trilogy, Body Talk, was released on 22 November 2010 with lead single "Indestructible". "Call Your Girlfriend" was the second single to be released from Body Talk. Robyn is a soprano.
Robyn in the Live Lounge
Robyn chats to Fearne in the Radio 1 Live Lounge.
Biography
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Links & Information
Links
- Official homepage at robyn.com
- Fanpage at robyn.makes.it, robynforum.rocks.it, multi.fi/~bjorn/cn/robyn.html and robynfanzone.cjb.net
- Youtube at youtube.com/user/RobynVEVO and youtube.com/user/Robynmusic
- Twitter at twitter.com/robynkonichiwa
- MySpace at myspace.com/robynmyspace
- Wikipedia article on Robyn
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm0138122
- Last.fm page on Robyn
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Robyn
- MusicBrainz entry on Robyn
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Latest News Stories
News from the BBC
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Robyn to start writing new songs
Mon 5 Nov 2012 06:05
The Swedish singer says she plans to go back into the studio to write new material...
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Body Talk
Wed 1 Dec 2010 08:20
Swedish singer Robyn dissects a year of three albums
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Robyn: Triple release is 'gamble'
Tue 14 Sep 2010 09:49
Swedish popstar Robyn has said her decision to release three albums in one year is risky
Latest Blog Posts
Blogs from the BBC
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Christian Falk ft. Robyn - 'Dream On'
Fri 14 Nov 2008 10:02'K, so, beat from Groovejet by Spiller, emotionally entreating female vocal, one of...
Fraser McAlpine
BBC Reviews
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Body Talk 2010
Reviewed by Garry Mulholland
The first genuinely exciting, no-filler, pure pop full-length album since The Fame.
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Body Talk, Part 2 2010
Reviewed by Jaime Gill
The Swede is the best, most versatile pop star currently at work.
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Body Talk, Part 1 2010
Reviewed by Matthew Horton
Her first album of three in 2010 suggests she’s holding something back.
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Robyn 2007
Reviewed by Talia Kraines
...If you're after pop with feeling – you won't want to miss this.
