Robyn is the stage name of the Swedish pop singer-songwriter Robin Miriam Carlsson (born 12 June 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden). She is best known for her critically acclaimed electropop music, for her impressive live shows and for the hits “With Every Heartbeat” (#1 UK) and “Dancing On My Own” (#8 UK, #1 SW). Robyn was influenced by artists like Prince, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Neneh Cherry, Notorious B.I.G. and Technotronic. She is the owner of Konichiwa Records, which release only her music, including Robyn and Body Talk.
Robyn’s parents are actors, and she herself was involved in acting at the age of 9, with an extra role in Kronbruden at the Swedish theatre Dramaten. In 1991, at the age of 12, Robyn recorded the theme song named “Du kan alltid bli nummer ett” (“You can always be number one”) for the Swedish television show Lilla Sportspegeln. In the same year she performed this song on television show Söndagsöppet. Robyn was rediscovered by Swedish pop singer Meja in the early 90s. Meja and her band Legacy of Sound visited Robyn’s school and were involved with a musical workshop.
Following the completion of her middle school education, Robyn signed to Ricochet Records Sweden, a subsidiary of BMG. She collaborated with producers Max Martin and Denniz Pop. Writing duties were assisted by Ulf Lindstrom and Johan Ekhe, who also helped to produce the album, and they stayed on board with Robyn until 2003.
