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{{short description|Swedish singer (born 1979)}}
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| birth_name = Robin Miriam Carlsson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|06|12}}<ref>{{cite news|title= Today in history |work= [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=12 June 2014 |url= https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/today-history-24100059?singlePage=true |archive-url= https://archive.today/20140615172344/http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/today-history-24100059?singlePage=true |url-status= dead |archive-date= 15 June 2014 |agency= [[Associated Press]]}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Stockholm]], Sweden
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| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer|DJ}}
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| instrument = Vocals
| label = {{hlist|Ricochet|[[Ariola Records|Ariola]]|[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Jive Records|Jive]]|[[Konichiwa Records|Konichiwa]]|[[Island Records|Island]]|[[Cherrytree Records|Cherrytree]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]}}
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'''Robin Miriam Carlsson'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ratsit.se/BC/ReportSmall.aspx?ID=TcVIAMfwj_pmlqLpIbhp4qB14hIQGnwCMzIMKr7HpTc |title=Robin Miriam Carlsson LiljeholmsvДgen 8 A 2 tr Stockholm |website=Ratsit.se |date=12 June 1979 |access-date=28 May 2014 |archive-date=18 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318015117/http://www.ratsit.se/BC/ReportSmall.aspx?ID=TcVIAMfwj_pmlqLpIbhp4qB14hIQGnwCMzIMKr7HpTc |url-status=dead }}</ref> ({{IPA|sv|ˈrɔ̌bːɪn ˈkɑ̌ːɭsɔn}}; born 12 June 1979), known professionally as '''Robyn''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈrɔ̌bːʏn|pron}}), is a Swedish
Robyn returned to international success with her fourth album, ''[[Robyn (album)|Robyn]]'' (2005), which brought a [[Grammy Award]] nomination. The album spawned the singles "[[Be Mine! (Robyn song)|Be Mine!]]" and "[[With Every Heartbeat]]" – the latter of which topped the charts in the United Kingdom. Robyn released a trilogy of mini-albums in 2010, known as the ''[[Body Talk (Robyn album)|Body Talk]]'' series. They received broad critical praise and three Grammy Award nominations, and produced three top-10 singles: "[[Dancing On My Own]]", "[[Hang with Me]]" and "[[Indestructible (Robyn song)|Indestructible]]". Robyn followed this with two collaborative EPs: ''[[Do It Again (EP)|Do It Again]]'' (2014) with [[Röyksopp]], and ''[[Love Is Free (album)|Love Is Free]]'' (2015) with [[Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique|La Bagatelle Magique]]. She released her eighth solo album, ''[[Honey (Robyn album)|Honey]]'', in 2018 to widespread acclaim.
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Robyn released the single "[[Be Mine! (Robyn song)|Be Mine!]]" in March 2005. Her fourth album, ''[[Robyn (album)|Robyn]]'', was her first number-one album in Sweden when it was released a month later. Influenced by electronica, rap, R&B and [[new-age music]], ''Robyn'' was critically praised and earned the singer three 2006 Swedish Grammy Awards: "Årets Album" (Best Album), "Årets Kompositör" (Best Writer, with Klas Åhlund) and "Årets Pop Kvinnlig" (Best Pop Female). The album evoked global interest in Robyn, who was recognized for co-writing the song "Money for Nothing" for [[Darin Zanyar]] (his debut single). She released three more singles—"Who's That Girl?", "[[Handle Me]]" and "[[Crash and Burn Girl]]"—from the eponymous LP, which was popular in Sweden. Robyn appeared on the [[Basement Jaxx]] track "[[Hey U]]" from their 2006 album, ''[[Crazy Itch Radio]]'', and contributed "[[Dream On (Christian Falk song)|Dream On]]" and "C.C.C" to [[Christian Falk]]'s ''People Say'' (his second album) that year. In December 2006, Robyn released ''[[The Rakamonie EP]]'' in the UK as a preview of her more-recent material; this was followed by the March 2007 release of "[[Konichiwa Bitches]]". A revised edition of ''Robyn'' was released in the UK the following month, with two new tracks—"[[With Every Heartbeat]]" (a collaboration with [[Kleerup]]) and "[[Cobrastyle]]" (a cover of a 2006 single by Swedish rockers [[Teddybears (band)|Teddybears]])—with slightly altered versions of the original music.
The second single from the release in the United Kingdom was "With Every Heartbeat" with [[Kleerup]], which was released in late July 2007 and topped the [[UK Singles Chart]], becoming the second single by Swedish artists to top the charts in Britain during the 2000s decade after [[Eric Prydz]]'s "[[Call on Me (Eric Prydz song)|Call on Me]]" in September and October 2004. Robyn appeared on [[Jo Whiley]]'s [[BBC Radio 1]] showcase show, ''[[Live Lounge]]''. In Australia, where ''Robyn'' reached the top ten of the [[iTunes Store]]'s album chart, "With Every Heartbeat" received attention on radio and video networks. Robyn contributed vocals to [[Fleshquartet]]'s single, "This One's for You", from their ''Voices of Eden'' album that year. Konichiwa Records signed an international licensing deal with [[Universal Music Group]] to distribute Robyn's music globally, and her UK recordings are released by [[Island Records]]. ''The Rakamonie EP'' was released in January 2008 by [[Cherrytree Records]] (a subsidiary of [[Interscope Records]]), and the US version of ''Robyn'' was released in April of that year. "With Every Heartbeat", "Handle Me" and "Cobrastyle" were top-10 club singles, and "With Every Heartbeat" received airplay on US pop and dance radio stations. Robyn provided backing vocals on [[Britney Spears]]' 2007 single, "[[Piece of Me (Britney Spears song)|Piece of Me]]", and appeared on the Fyre Department remix of "[[Sexual Eruption]]" by rapper [[Snoop Dogg]]. She made a brief US tour to promote ''Robyn'', and was the supporting act for [[
=== 2010–2013: ''Body Talk'' ===
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==Legacy==
Various publications have nicknamed Robyn the "Queen of Sad Bangers".<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 25, 2019 |title=The Best Albums of The Decade: The 2010s |url=https://www.nme.com/features/nme-best-albums-of-the-decade-2010-2019-2580278 |access-date=November 13, 2024 |work=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Locke |first=Amie-Jo |date=October 1, 2024 |title=Later… With Jools Holland: 21 of the best performances to watch right now |url=https://discover.ticketmaster.co.uk/music/best-later-with-jools-holland-live-performances-to-watch-right-now-62924/ |access-date=November 13, 2024 |work=[[Ticketmaster|Ticketmaster UK]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hoang |first=Anna |date=April 21, 2019 |title=REVIEW: Teen Spirit (2018) dir. Max Minghella |url=https://bostonhassle.com/review-teen-spirit-2018-dir-max-minghella/ |access-date=November 13, 2024 |work=[[Boston Hassle]]}}</ref> Robyn's debut, ''Robyn Is Here'', was instrumental in helping launch [[Max Martin]]'s career in pop music, and creating demand for "white girl [[R&B]] singers, from [[Mandy Moore]] to [[Billie Piper]]." When Robyn turned down [[Jive Records]]' attempt to sign her in the United States, the label shifted their focus to a young artist named [[Britney Spears]], with the head of Jive calling Spears "an American Robyn – a [[Europop]] teen queen, with an added dash of '[[girl next door]].{{'"}} Martin ended up producing much of Spears's debut album ''[[...Baby One More Time (album)|...Baby One More Time]]'', and she was seen as "easier to control than the 'forceful' Swedish teenager."<ref name=":1" />
''Robyn'' (2005) has been cited as a foundational pop album of the 2000s, cementing the validity of "[[poptimism]]" in music critics circles that "[made] indie nerds lighten up."<ref name=":1" /> It gained significant acclaim from indie magazine ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', which had only covered a few pop albums prior. Their acclaim "placed synthpop on the same level as earnest, artsy acts such as [[Arcade Fire]] and [[Sufjan Stevens]]." She was seen as "a bellwether for rock getting less rigid in introducing non-guitar sounds and for pop music becoming more dance-driven and experimental."<ref name="CoS">{{cite web|last=Moulton|first=Katie|date=25 October 2018|title=10 Ways Pop Star Robyn Was Ahead of Her Time|url=https://consequence.net/2018/10/10-ways-pop-star-robyn-was-ahead-of-her-time/|website=Consequence|access-date=22 December 2020}}</ref>
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