Career Robyn

1 career

1.1 1989–1993: career beginnings
1.2 1994–1998: robyn here
1.3 1999–2004: truth , don t stop music
1.4 2004–2008: konichiwa records , robyn
1.5 2010–2013: body talk
1.6 2014–present: again , eps

career
1989–1993: career beginnings

robyn voiced character of miranda in 1989 swedish-norwegian animated film journey melonia. film, directed per Åhlin, loosely based on william shakespeare s tempest. did swedish voice of anne-marie in dogs go heaven. in 1991, @ age of 12, robyn recorded theme song swedish television show lilla sportspegeln, named du kan alltid bli nummer ett ( can number 1 ). performed first self-written song @ age on television show, söndagsöppet (sundays). robyn rediscovered swedish pop singer meja in 1990s. meja , band legacy of sound visited robyn s school , involved musical workshop. robyn s performances impressed meja so contacted management , meeting arranged robyn , parents. @ age 14, following completion of middle school education in 1993, robyn signed ricochet records sweden (which acquired bmg in 1994). collaborated producers max martin , denniz pop, provided singer gritty yet popular sound. ulf lindstrom , johan ekhé assisted writing duties, helped produce album, , stayed on board robyn until completion of album don t stop music in 2003.

1994–1998: robyn here

robyn started career in pop music industry @ age of 16. signed record deal rca records in 1994 release debut single, ve got somethin , in sweden. later same year, swedish breakthrough came single want me (show respect) . these singles became part of album robyn here, released in october 1995. robyn contributed vocals blacknuss 1996 single roll me. entered sweden s pre-selection eurovision song contest 1997, co-writer , producer of song du gör mig hel igen ( make me whole again ), performed cajsalisa ejemyr. in melodifestivalen 1997 song ended in fourth place.

robyn s breakthrough came in late 1997, when dance-pop singles show me love , know (what takes) reached top 10 of billboard hot 100. performed on children s show in 1997, singing show me love , proving growing popularity in us. songs performed in uk. robyn re-released want me (show respect) internationally did not fare other releases. in us, ineligible chart because there no retail single available, reached number 32 on hot 100 airplay chart. song show me love used prominently in 1998 lukas moodysson film fucking Åmål, , song s title used film s title in english-speaking countries. robyn s popularity grew across globe, , in us, diagnosed exhaustion , returned sweden recover.

1999–2004: truth , don t stop music

robyn on tour in 2003

robyn s second album, truth, released in sweden in may 1999 subsequent releases elsewhere in europe. single electric commercial success , propelled truth number 2 position in sweden. truth s theme autobiographical , included tracks universal woman , giving . despite success in market robyn here, truth not released there. in 1999, robyn contributed christian falk s debut solo album quel bordel (what mess), appearing on tracks remember , celebration . in 2000, appeared on track intro/fristil on petter s self-titled album. in 2001, robyn performed song ll walk distance soundtrack of film on line.

in july 2001, robyn signed worldwide deal jive records moving bmg after being disillusioned lack of artistic control had there; year later jive acquired bmg when bought zomba records. later said started! in november 2002, robyn released album don t stop music in sweden. singles keep fire burning , don t stop music graced playlists in scandinavia , mainland europe. title track (a subsequent single) later covered swedish girl group play, , lead single, keep fire burning , covered british soul singer beverley knight. in may 2004, album robyn s best released in us. condensed version of debut album containing no material later releases. in 2006, following departure bmg, det bästa med robyn (the best of robyn) released in sweden. included material first 3 albums. notable omissions release singles don t stop music , keep fire burning .

2004–2008: konichiwa records , robyn

the decade-long relationship between robyn , label ceased in 2004. when reacted negatively s girl? , showcased new electropop sound, robyn decided release music on own. in 2005, announced leaving jive records start own record label. konichiwa records created, aim firmly set on liberating robyn artistically. robyn revealed on website new album released earlier anticipated, , noted several fabled collaborators on album, including klas Åhlund teddybears sthlm, swedish duo knife , former cheiron studios producer alexander kronlund.

robyn performing live @ 2008 nobel peace prize concert

robyn released single mine! in march 2005. month later, fourth studio album, robyn, became first number-one album upon release in sweden. sampling influences electronica, rap, r&b , new age, robyn received rave reviews, , gained singer 3 swedish grammy awards in 2006 Årets album (best album), Årets kompositör (best writer, alongside klas Åhlund) , Årets pop kvinnlig (best pop female). garnered robyn interest on global level. gained recognition co-writing song money nothing darin zanyar, debut single. robyn released 3 more singles— s girl? , handle me , crash , burn girl —from eponymous lp, proved immensely popular in sweden. robyn featured on basement jaxx track hey u , taken album crazy itch radio, released in 2006. year marked release of christian falk s second album, people say, on robyn contributed tracks dream on , c.c.c . in december 2006, robyn released rakamonie ep in uk preview more recent material. followed release of konichiwa bitches in march 2007. revised edition of robyn released in uk in april 2007, , contains 2 new tracks— every heartbeat (a collaboration kleerup) , cobrastyle (a cover of 2006 single swedish rockers teddybears)—alongside altered versions of 2 of original music. removed british stores make way august re-release.

the second single uk release every heartbeat , released in late july , reached number 1 on uk singles chart. robyn featured on jo whiley s bbc radio 1 showcase show, live lounge, reflection of growing popularity in britain. follow-up singles handle me , mine! , s girl? , dream on top 30 entries. in australia, robyn reached top ten of itunes store s album chart, every heartbeat receiving substantial attention on radio , video networks in australia. in 2007, robyn contributed vocals fleshquartet s single 1 s , album voices of eden. konichiwa records signed international licensing deal universal music group launch , distribute robyn s music globally. releases in uk issued under island records label. rakamonie ep released in january 2008 under cherrytree records, subsidiary of interscope, , edition of robyn released in april 2008. every heartbeat , handle me , cobrastyle top 10 club singles, , former received airplay @ pop , dance radio stations. robyn visible in market in 2007 when britney spears released single piece of me , contains robyn s backing vocals. featured on fyre department remix of sexual eruption rapper snoop dogg. robyn completed short tour promote robyn, , supporting act madonna s sticky & sweet tour @ select european dates in 2008. in january 2009, robyn won swedish grammis award best live act 2008.

2010–2013: body talk

she released first album of body talk trilogy, body talk pt. 1, on 14 june 2010 in nordic countries on emi , on 15 june in on interscope records. album preceded single dancing on own on 1 june 2010. robyn s first number-one single in sweden , fourth top-10 single in uk , us, peaking @ number 8 on uk singles chart , number 3 on billboard s hot dance club songs chart. in july 2010 sang minimalist, electro cover version of alicia keys try sleeping broken heart in live performance on iheartradio. robyn made hearts tour in july–august 2010 american singer kelis promote body talk albums, , four-date uk tour @ end of october.

at 2010 nobel peace prize concert

on 6 september 2010, body talk pt. 2 released in uk. preceded lead single, dance version of hang me body talk pt. 1, on 5 september. album includes duet american rapper snoop dogg, u should know better . robyn performed dancing on own deadmau5 @ 2010 mtv video music awards on 12 september. in bbc newsbeat interview, robyn explained decision release 3 albums in 1 year: felt needed do. never thought selling records or not, making decision. did myself. s way of, me, stay inspired , able things . said not again: when 16 or 13 songs in 1 go, kind of empty yourself, , takes while fill , have new things talk about, think s . robyn announced release of single, indestructible , on 13 october 2010; acoustic version appeared on body talk pt. 2. song released on 17 november in scandinavia , 22 november in uk. co-written klas Åhlund, described pulsating full power version [that] takes every ounce of emotion , wraps in exceptional disco-pop record worthy of dance-floor or passion-laden sing-a-long. robyn planned collaborate swedish producer max martin on song, time machine ; martin produced robyn s singles know (what takes) , show me love , both of peaked in top 10 on billboard 100 in 1997. combined, body talk albums have sold 91,000 copies in us

in 2010 robyn guest-starred on war @ roses , episode of gossip girl, in performed acoustic version of hang me . dancing on own featured @ end of episode. in november, said return studio in january 2011 enough material release new album later year. robyn supported coldplay on 2012 tour opening act in dallas, houston, tampa, miami, atlanta, charlotte, philadelphia , washington, d.c. in mid-2013, robyn appeared paul rudd , sean combs in go kindergarten on lonely island s wack album. on 21 , 22 june 2013, robyn posted 2 videos of snoop dogg collaboration: u should know better , behind scenes , , game, mixory. year received stockholm kth royal institute of technology great prize artistic contributions , embrace of technology , prize of 1.2 million swedish kronor (£117,197), planned donate cause of choice.

2014–present: again , eps

in 2014 robyn sang on neneh cherry s out of black album, blank project. in 2014 robyn announced again tour röyksopp , collaborative mini-album, again. tour ended prematurely upon death of robyn s longtime friend , collaborator, christian falk. ep of final collaboration, love free, released after. in 2015 robyn appeared @ popaganda festival in sweden performing songs written falk, announced subsequent performances have wait because still grieving.

in may 2016, robyn debuted continuous dance set of remixed versions of songs @ boston calling music festival, plans more dates throughout year. in november 2016, released collaboration ep, time mr. tophat called trust me. in 2017 worked on track todd rundgren s album white knight, titled have been me .