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{{short description|Swedish singer (born 1979)}}
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| name               = Robyn
| image              = Robyn face.jpg
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| caption            = Robyn in 2008
| birth_name         = Robin Miriam Carlsson
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|06|12}}
| birth_place        = Stockholm, Sweden
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer|DJ}}
| years_active       = 1989–present
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Max Vitali|2013}}
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| website            = {{URL|http://robyn.com/}}
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| background         = solo_singer
| genre              = {{hlist|[[Electropop]]<ref>{{cite magazine|last=McLean |first=Craig |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957797/swedish-pop-sensation-robyn-brings-body-talk-to-united-states |title=Swedish Pop Sensation Robyn Brings 'Body Talk' To United States |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=11 June 2010 |access-date=1 October 2017}}</ref>|[[synth-pop]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Joyce |first=Colin |url=https://www.spin.com/2014/08/robyn-royksopp-monument-do-it-again-video/ |title=Robyn and Royksopp Explore the Cosmos in Weightless 'Monument' Video |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=12 August 2014 |access-date=1 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Blake |first=Meredith |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/katy-perry-rocks-a-sweet-tooth-20110618 |title=Katy Perry Rocks a Sweet Tooth |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=18 June 2011 |access-date=3 November 2012}}</ref>|[[dance-pop]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Caramanica |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/arts/music/07robyn.html |title=Outré Dance Music That Revels in Otherness |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=6 February 2011 |access-date=1 October 2017}}</ref>|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] (early)<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Duffy |first=Thom |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tQkEAAAAMBAJ&q=R%26B+singer+Robyn&pg=PA41 |title=The Swedish Challenge |magazine=Billboard |volume=108 |issue=50 |date=14 December 1996 |page=41 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=1 October 2017}}</ref>}}
| 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''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈrɔ̌bːɪn ˈkɑ̌ːɭsɔn}}; born 12 June 1979), known professionally as '''Robyn''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈrɔ̌bːʏn|pron}}), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. Musically, she is noted for performing upbeat [[Dance music|dance]]-oriented songs that often feature melancholic lyrics. 

Her 1995 debut album ''[[Robyn Is Here]]'' produced two [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] top 10 singles: "[[Do You Know (What It Takes)]]" and "[[Show Me Love (Robyn song)|Show Me Love]]". Her second and third albums, ''[[My Truth]]'' (1999) and ''[[Don't Stop the Music (Robyn album)|Don't Stop the Music]]'' (2002), were released in Sweden.

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]]". The sleeper hit “Dancing On My Own” is often credited as her signature song and helped rejuvenate her career. 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.

==Early life==
Robin Miriam Carlsson was born on 12 June 1979 in Stockholm.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2009-08-11 |title=Hårt jobb väntar för Robyn |url=https://www.svd.se/a/381833fd-8887-3ad4-b0a7-f3c18faf4651/hart-jobb-vantar-for-robyn |access-date=2025-08-08 |work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |language=sv |issn=1101-2412}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=12 June 2014 |title=Today in history |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/today-history-24100059?singlePage=true |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140615172344/http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/today-history-24100059?singlePage=true |archive-date=15 June 2014 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Robyn's parents led an independent theatre group, and growing up in that environment influenced her sense of style: "I was around people who dressed up for work every day, and so the concept of how you can use clothes to change your personality or communicate who you are is very interesting to me."<ref>{{cite web |last=Symonds |first=Alexandria |date=6 July 2010 |title=Robyn |url=http://www.papermag.com/robyn-1425696775.html |access-date=2 July 2016 |work=papermag.com}}</ref> Robyn has two younger siblings.<ref>{{cite web |date=11 March 2019 |title=How Robyn, Pop's Glittery Rebel, Danced Her Way Back From Darkness |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/arts/music/robyn-honey-interview.html |access-date=11 March 2019 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

== {{anchor|Music career}}Career ==
=== {{anchor|1989–1993: Career beginnings}}1989–1993: Early career ===
Robyn voiced the character of [[Miranda (The Tempest)|Miranda]] in the 1989 Swedish-Norwegian [[animated film]] ''[[The Journey to Melonia]]''. Directed by [[Per Åhlin]], the film is loosely based on [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[The Tempest]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/resan-till-melonia-the-journey-to-melonia/ | title=Resan till Melonia (The Journey to Melonia) (1989) | publisher=Fandango | access-date=15 July 2016}}</ref>

Robyn recorded ''"Du kan alltid bli nummer ett"'' ("You Can Always be Number One"), the theme song for the Swedish television show ''Lilla Sportspegeln'', in 1991 at age 12.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen/article19023372.ab |title=Robyn flydde till Norge och gjorde nya skivan|work=Aftonbladet |date= 9 June 2014|access-date=2 July 2016 | language = sv|trans-title=Robyn flew to Norway and made a new album}}</ref> Robyn performed her first original song{{Which|date=March 2011}} at that age on another television show, ''[[Söndagsöppet]]'' (''Sundays''). She was discovered by Swedish pop singer [[Meja]] in the early 1990s when Meja and her band, [[Legacy of Sound (Swedish group)|Legacy of Sound]], visited Robyn's school as part of a musical workshop. Impressed by Robyn's performance, Meja contacted her management and a meeting was arranged with Robyn and her parents. At age 14, after completing middle school education in 1993, Robyn signed with Ricochet Records Sweden<ref name=July97Billboard>{{cite magazine |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=qA4EAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+july+19+1997+robyn&pg=PA22 |title= Hit Singles Catapult Colvyn, Robyn|first= Chuck|last= Taylor|magazine= Billboard|date= 19 July 1997|access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref> (which was acquired by [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] in 1994).<ref name=Nov97Billboard>{{cite magazine |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=7QkEAAAAMBAJ&q=robyn+signs+RCA+1994&pg=PA103 |title= RCA Looks Beyond Top 40 Base for Sweden's Robyn|first= Carrie|last= bell|magazine= Billboard|date= 8 November 1997|access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref> Robyn collaborated with producers [[Max Martin]] and [[Denniz Pop]], who gave the singer a gritty (but popular) sound.

=== 1994–2004: ''Robyn Is Here'', ''My Truth'' and ''Don't Stop the Music'' ===
She began her pop-music career at age 15, signing with [[RCA Records]] in 1994 and releasing her debut single ("[[You've Got That Somethin']]{{-"}}) in Sweden. Later that year, Robyn's Swedish breakthrough came with the single "[[Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)]]". The singles became part of the album ''[[Robyn Is Here]]'', which was released in October 1995. Robyn also contributed vocals to Blacknuss' 1996 single, "Roll with Me." She entered Sweden's pre-selection for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1997]] as co-writer and producer of "[[Du gör mig hel igen]]" ("You Make Me Whole Again"), which was performed by [[Cajsalisa Ejemyr]]. In [[Melodifestivalen 1997]], the song finished fourth.

Robyn's US breakthrough came in late 1997, when the [[dance-pop]]/[[contemporary R&B|R&B]] singles "[[Show Me Love (Robyn song)|Show Me Love]]" and "[[Do You Know (What It Takes)]]" reached the top 10 of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. She performed "Show Me Love" on the American children's show ''[[All That]]'' that year, and the songs also performed well in the UK. Robyn re-released "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" internationally, but it was less successful than the other releases. It was ineligible for the US charts because there was no retail single available, but it reached number 32 on the [[Hot 100 Airplay]] chart. "Show Me Love" was featured in the 1998 [[Lukas Moodysson]] film, ''[[Fucking Åmål]]'', and the song's title was used as the title of the film in [[English language|English-speaking]] countries. As Robyn's popularity grew internationally, she was diagnosed with [[Fatigue (medical)|exhaustion]] and returned to Sweden to recover.

[[File:Robyn-Gatufesten2003.jpg|thumb|alt=Robyn onstage in an off-the-shoulder blue outfit|On tour in 2003]]
Robyn's second album, ''[[My Truth]]'', was released in Sweden in May 1999 and subsequently in Europe. The single, "[[Electric (Robyn song)|Electric]]", was a commercial success and propelled ''My Truth'' to the number-two position in Sweden. The autobiographical album included the tracks "Universal Woman" and "Giving You Back". Despite her US success with ''[[Robyn Is Here]]'', ''My Truth'' was not released in that country, partly because it included two songs which referenced an abortion she had in her teens.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DxUEAAAAMBAJ&q=robyn+billboard+2000&pg=PA95 |title= Sweden's Robyn Returns With Zomba/Jive Deal|first= Chuck|last= taylor|magazine= Billboard|date= 21 July 2001|access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/arts/music/robyn-honey-interview.html|title=How Robyn, Pop's Glittery Rebel, Danced Her Way Back From Darkness|last=Ganz|first=Caryn|date=21 September 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=24 May 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/31/robyn-and-royksopp-do-it-again|title=Röyskopp and Robyn: 'We decided, let's not be afraid of being pretentious'|last=Hutchinson|first=Kate|date=31 May 2014|work=The Guardian|access-date=24 May 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Robyn contributed to [[Christian Falk]]'s 1999 debut solo album, ''Quel Bordel'' (''What a Mess''), appearing on "Remember" and "Celebration". The following year, she appeared on "Intro/Fristil" on [[Petter (rapper)|Petter]]'s self-titled album. In 2001, Robyn performed "Say You'll Walk the Distance" for the soundtrack of ''[[On the Line (2001 film)|On the Line]]''.

She signed a worldwide deal with [[Jive Records]] in July 2001, moving from [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79115/robyn-signs-worldwide-deal-with-jive |title=Robyn Signs Worldwide Deal With Jive|magazine=Billboard |date= 15 July 2001|access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref> after the singer was "disillusioned with the lack of artistic control [she] had there";<ref name=Reliant /> a year later, Jive was acquired by BMG when it bought [[Zomba Records]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/12/business/bmg-to-buy-rest-of-zomba-the-home-of-pop-stars.html |title=BMG to Buy Rest of Zomba, The Home Of Pop Stars|first= Laura|last= Holson|work=The New York Times |date= 2 June 2002 |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref> Robyn later said, "I was back where I started!"<ref name=Reliant>{{cite web |url= http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/259/reliant_robyn/ |title=Reliant Robyn|first= Pete|last= Lewis|work=bluesandsoul.com |access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref> In October 2002, she released the album ''[[Don't Stop the Music (Robyn album)|Don't Stop the Music]]'' in Sweden. The album's singles, "[[Keep This Fire Burning]]" and "[[Don't Stop the Music (Robyn song)|Don't Stop the Music]]", received airplay in Scandinavia and elsewhere in Europe. The title track was later covered by the Swedish girl group [[Play (band)|Play]], and the lead single ("Keep This Fire Burning") was covered by the British soul singer [[Beverley Knight]]. In May 2004, ''Robyn's Best'' was released in the US. It was a condensed version of her debut album, with no material from her later releases. In 2006, after her departure from BMG, ''Det Bästa Med Robyn'' (''The Best of Robyn'') was released in Sweden with material from her first three albums; notable omissions, however, were the singles "Don't Stop the Music" and "Keep This Fire Burning".

=== 2004–2009: Konichiwa Records and ''Robyn'' ===
The decade-long relationship between Robyn and her label ended in 2004. When Jive Records reacted negatively to "[[Who's That Girl (Robyn song)|Who's That Girl?]]{{"'}}s new [[electropop]] sound, the singer decided to release music on her own. In early 2005, she announced that she was leaving Jive to start her own label.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/swede-relief|title=Swede Relief |last=Vincentelli  |first=Elisabeth |work=Time Out |location=New York |date=30 January – 5 February 2008|access-date=21 February 2018}}</ref> [[Konichiwa Records]] was created to liberate Robyn artistically. She said on her website that her new album would be released earlier than anticipated, with notable collaborators including [[Klas Åhlund]] from [[Teddybears STHLM]], Swedish duo [[The Knife]] and former [[Cheiron Studios]] producer [[Alexander Kronlund]].

[[File:Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2008 Robyn (Robin Miriam Carlsson).jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=Robyn onstage in a short black dress|Performing at the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize concert]]
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 [[Madonna]]'s [[Sticky & Sweet Tour]] on European dates in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madonna.com/news/title/robyn-to-support-madonnas-sticky-and-sweet-tour |title=Robyn To Support Madonna's 'Sticky & Sweet' Tour |website=Madonna.com |access-date=28 May 2014}}</ref> In January 2009, Robyn received a 2008 Swedish [[Grammis]] Award for Best Live Act.<ref>{{cite web |first=Anna |last=Lindström |url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/1.1424764/robyn-ett-pris-som-manga-vill-ha |title=Robyn årets liveakt – tackade Madonna |work=Expressen |access-date=3 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614125230/http://www.expressen.se/noje/musik/1.1424764/robyn-ett-pris-som-manga-vill-ha |archive-date=14 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== 2010–2016: ''Body Talk'', ''Do It Again'' and EPs ===
She released the first album of the ''Body Talk'' trilogy, ''Body Talk Pt. 1'', on 14 June 2010 in the Nordic countries on [[EMI]] and on 15 June in the US on [[Interscope Records]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emimusic.com/blog/2010/robyn-joins-emi-in-the-nordic-region/ |title=Robyn joins EMI in the Nordic region |publisher=[[EMI]] |date=26 April 2010 |access-date=19 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727071939/http://www.emimusic.com/blog/2010/robyn-joins-emi-in-the-nordic-region/ |archive-date=27 July 2011  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robyn-us.com/news/default.aspx?nid=25766 |title=New Album Body Talk Pt. 1 Available June 15th in the US! |website=Robyn-us.com |date=13 April 2010 |access-date=19 June 2010 |archive-date=27 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527105706/http://www.robyn-us.com/news/default.aspx?nid=25766 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was preceded by the single "[[Dancing On My Own]]" on 1 June 2010. The song was Robyn's first number-one single in Sweden and her fourth top-10 single in the UK and the US, peaking at number eight on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number three on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] chart. In July 2010, she sang a minimalist, electro cover version of [[Alicia Keys]]' "[[Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart]]" live on [[IHeartRadio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.covermesongs.com/2010/08/two-new-iheartradio-videos-robyn-strips-down-alicia-keys-k%E2%80%99naan-goofs-around-for-u2.html |title=Two New iheartradio Videos: Robyn Strips Down Alicia Keys, K'naan Goofs Around for U2|website=Covermesongs.com |access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> Robyn made the [[All Hearts|All Hearts Tour]] in July and August 2010 with American singer [[Kelis]] to promote the ''Body Talk'' albums,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5523492/kelis-and-robyn-tour-dates-all-hearts |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100728172953/http://idolator.com/5523492/kelis-and-robyn-tour-dates-all-hearts |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 July 2010 |title=All Hearts Tour |website=Idolator.com |date=1 June 2010 |access-date=3 July 2010}}</ref> and a four-date UK tour at the end of October.<ref name="bodytalk2">{{cite web|last=Gregory|first=Jason|title= Robyn Announces October UK Tour And New Album Release Date|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/56996/Robyn-Announces-October-UK-Tour-And-New-Album-Release-Date|website=[[Gigwise.com]]|date=23 June 2010|access-date=23 June 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2010 Robyn IMG 6774.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Robyn onstage in black, pointing up|At the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize concert]]
On 6 September 2010, ''Body Talk Pt. 2'' was released in the UK.<ref name="bodytalk2" /> It was preceded by the lead single, a dance version of "[[Hang with Me]]" from ''Body Talk Pt. 1'', the day before.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/39451-new-robyn-album-gets-a-release-date/ |title=New Robyn Album Gets a Release Date |work=Pitchfork Media |date=14 July 2010 |access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> The album includes a duet with American rapper [[Snoop Dogg]], "U Should Know Better".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Craig |last=McLean |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957797/swedish-pop-sensation-robyn-brings-body-talk-to-united-states |title=Swedish Pop Sensation Robyn Brings 'Body Talk' To United States |magazine=Billboard |date=14 September 2009 |access-date=3 July 2010}}</ref> Robyn performed "Dancing On My Own" with [[Deadmau5]] at the [[2010 MTV Video Music Awards]] on 12 September.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/robyn/267033|title= Robyn|date=9 September 2010|work=TV Guide }}</ref> In a BBC ''[[Newsbeat]]'' interview, she explained her decision to release three albums in one year: "It was just something I felt like I needed to do. I just never thought about selling records or not, making this decision. I just did it for myself. It's a way of, for me, to stay inspired and to be able to do the things I like to do".<ref name="newsbeat">{{cite web|last=Hocking|first=Caroline|title=Newsbeat – Robyn: Triple album release is 'gamble'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-11267290|date=14 September 2010|publisher=BBC |access-date=3 October 2010}}</ref> However, Robyn said that she would not do it again: "When you do 16 or 13 songs in one go, you kind of empty yourself, and it takes a while to fill back up and have new things to talk about, so I think it's good for everyone".<ref name="newsbeat" /> Robyn announced the release of the single, "[[Indestructible (Robyn song)|Indestructible]]", on 13 October 2010;<ref name="indestructible">{{cite web|title=Indestructible Release!|url=http://robyn.com/#/blog/420190709|date=13 October 2010|website=Robyn.com|access-date=20 October 2010}}</ref> an acoustic version appeared on ''Body Talk Pt. 2''. The song was released on 17 November in Scandinavia and 22 November in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music – News – Robyn streams new single on web – Digital Spy|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a282338/robyn-streams-new-single-on-web.html|date=15 October 2010|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=20 October 2010}}</ref> Co-written by Klas Åhlund, it was described as a "pulsating full power version [that] takes every ounce of that emotion and wraps it up in another exceptional [[disco-pop]] record worthy of any dance-floor or passion-laden sing-a-long."<ref name="indestructible" /> Robyn planned to collaborate with Swedish producer [[Max Martin]] on the song "Time Machine";<ref>{{cite web|title=Robyn completes trilogy of 2010 releases with Body Talk, scheduled for November 22nd – Cherrytree Records |url=http://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profiles/blogs/robyn-completes-trilogy-of |date=20 October 2010 |website=Cherrytreerecords.com |access-date=20 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708110801/http://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profiles/blogs/robyn-completes-trilogy-of |archive-date=8 July 2011 }}</ref> Martin produced Robyn's US singles, "[[Do You Know (What It Takes)]]" and "[[Show Me Love (Robyn song)|Show Me Love]]", both of which peaked in the top 10 on the ''Billboard'' 100 in 1997.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/367042/Robyn/chart?f=379|title=Robyn Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref> The ''Body Talk'' albums have sold 91,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473060/robyn-to-continue-working-in-mini-album-format|title=Robyn to Continue Working in Mini-Album Format|last=Graff|first=Gary|date=14 February 2011|magazine=Billboard|access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref>

Robyn guest-starred on "War at the Roses", a 2010 episode of ''[[Gossip Girl]]'', where she performed an acoustic version of "Hang with Me"; "Dancing On My Own" was featured at the end of the episode. In November, she said she would return to the studio in January 2011 with enough material to release a new album later that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/tv/Chatting_With_Robyn/?keyword=robyn&ptvid=8628bbcd46012&start=0&end=19 |title=Chatting With Robyn! – PerezTV |website=Perezhilton.com |access-date=10 June 2011}}</ref> Robyn opened for [[Coldplay]] on their 2012 tour in Dallas, Houston, Tampa, Miami, Atlanta, Charlotte, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.<ref name="Coldplay 2012 opening acts North America">{{cite web|last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |url=http://www.hitfix.com/articles/coldplay-enlists-robyn-and-wolf-gang-as-tour-openers |title=Robyn among acts to open for Coldplay on North American tour |website=Hitfix.com |date=24 February 2012 |access-date=28 May 2014}}</ref> In mid-2013, she appeared with [[Paul Rudd]] and [[Sean Combs]] on "Go Kindergarten" from [[the Lonely Island]]'s ''[[The Wack Album]]''.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1367302/the-lonely-island-go-kindergarten-feat-robyn/mp3s/|title=The Lonely Island – "Go Kindergarten" (Feat. Robyn)|website=Stereogum.com|date=29 May 2013 |access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref> Robyn posted two videos of the [[Snoop Dogg]] collaboration ("U Should Know Better"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVDbl2buP0Q  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/iVDbl2buP0Q| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Robyn – U Should Know Better ft. Snoop Dogg |via=YouTube |date=21 June 2013 |access-date=28 May 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and "Behind the Scenes")<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZnClsOnuuo | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/DZnClsOnuuo| archive-date=7 November 2021 | url-status=live|title=U Should Know Better (Behind The Scenes) Robyn feat. Snoop Dogg |via=YouTube |date=22 June 2013 |access-date=28 May 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and a game, ''Mixory'', on 21 and 22 June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mixorygame.com/ |title=U Should Know Better – Mixory |website=Mixorygame.com |access-date=28 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818040736/http://www.mixorygame.com/ |archive-date=18 August 2013 }}</ref> That year she received the Stockholm [[Royal Institute of Technology|KTH Royal Institute of Technology]] Great Prize for "artistic contributions and embrace of technology", worth 1.2&nbsp;million Swedish [[Swedish krona|kronor]] (around £117,000 at the time), which she planned to donate to a cause of her choice.<ref name="NME">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/robyn--2/72845 |title=Robyn wins Swedish university prize for 'embracing technology'|website=NME|date=28 April 2010 }}</ref>

Robyn sang on [[Neneh Cherry]]'s "Out of the Black", from Cherry's album ''[[Blank Project]]'', in 2014.<ref>{{Citation|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/53041-listen-neneh-cherry-shares-title-track-from-four-tet-produced-album-blank-project/|title=Listen: Neneh Cherry Shares Title Track From Four Tet-Produced Album Blank Project|website=Pitchfork|date=18 November 2013 |access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref> She also announced the [[Do It Again (Röyksopp and Robyn album)#Tour|Do It Again Tour]] with [[Röyksopp]] and a collaborative mini-album, ''[[Do It Again (EP)|Do It Again]]'', that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robyn and Röyksopp announce collaborative album Do It Again|url=https://consequence.net/2014/04/robyn-and-royksopp-announce-collaborative-album-do-it-again/|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=14 April 2014 |access-date=14 April 2014}}</ref> The tour ended prematurely after the death of Robyn's longtime friend and collaborator, [[Christian Falk]]. An EP of their final collaboration, ''[[Love Is Free (album)|Love Is Free]]'', was released soon afterwards. Robyn appeared at the Popaganda Festival in Sweden the following year and performed songs written with Falk before she postponed subsequent performances because she was still grieving.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://robyn.com/post/128852164063/unfortunately-its-with-great-regret-that-robyn |title=Unfortunately, it's with great regret that Robyn has to cancel her appearances |date=14 September 2015 |website=Robyn.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404153713/https://robyn.com/post/128852164063/unfortunately-its-with-great-regret-that-robyn |archive-date=4 April 2016  }}</ref>

She premiered a dance set of remixed versions of her songs at the May 2016 [[Boston Calling Music Festival]], with plans for more dates during the year.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/robyn/2016/city-hall-plaza-boston-ma-1bfef9bc.html | title=2016 Robyn Set list at City Hall Plaza, Boston, MA, USA | website=Setlist.fm | access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/guestlisted/2016/05/last_best_show_boston_calling_day_two_2016 | title=Last Best Show: Boston Calling Day Two 2016 | publisher=Boston Herald and Herald Media | access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref> Robyn released ''Trust Me'', a collaboration EP with Mr. Tophat, in November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7650240/robyn-mr-tophat-trust-me-ep|title=Robyn & Mr. Tophat Announce 'Trust Me' EP: Hear The Title Track|date=4 November 2016|website=Idolator.com}}{{dead link|date=August 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/trust-me-feat.-robyn-ep/id1166783914|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204090434/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/trust-me-feat.-robyn-ep/id1166783914|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 February 2017|title=Trust Me (feat. Robyn) – EP by Mr. Tophat|date=4 November 2016|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]}}</ref> She appeared on "That Could Have Been Me", a track from [[Todd Rundgren]]'s album ''[[White Knight (album)|White Knight]]'', the following year.

=== 2017–2019: ''Honey'' ===
[[File:Robyn in Fridays for Future in 2019.jpg|thumb|left|Robyn performing in Kungsträdgården during the ''Fridays for Future'' climate demonstration in Stockholm, Sweden on 27 September 2019, where approximately 50,000 people came.]]
In March 2017, a new Robyn song called "Honey" was used in the soundtrack of the final season of HBO TV series, ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''. The creator of the show, [[Lena Dunham]] selected it from a collection of her in-progress tracks. Robyn finalized it specially for the series.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-robyns-slick-new-song-honey-from-girls-final-season-w472926 |title=Hear Robyn's Slick New Song 'Honey' From 'Girls' Final Season |date=20 March 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=20 March 2018}}</ref>

In February 2018, Robyn answered a fan on Twitter, that she will release her new album "some time this year".<ref name="2018album">{{Cite tweet |number=961316529869656066 |user=robynkonichiwa|title=I do. Some time this year honey|date=7 February 2018}}</ref> During an interview with [[Kindness (musician)|Kindness]], she revealed she was almost done with her new album. Afterwards, at a party, she debuted the full version of her new song "Honey". On 23 July, a new song entitled "[[Missing U (Robyn song)|Missing U]]" was enlisted as a single, and later taken down. Fans quickly began noticing the hints she was dropping, including a post on Twitter with the hashtag #MissingU. It was released on 1 August 2018.<ref name="Missing U single">{{cite news|url=http://www.papermag.com/robyn-missing-u-1-2589680962.html|title=Robyn Might Release New Single August 1st|date=25 July 2018|newspaper=Paper|access-date=27 October 2018}}</ref>

On 1 August 2018, Robyn presented "Missing U" on Annie Mac's [[BBC Radio 1]] show. There she talked about the long silence and the process of making the upcoming album to be released before 2018's end. Robyn also released a mini-documentary featuring the song and a tribute to her fans who were missing her and her new music for years. On 19 September 2018, Robyn announced her upcoming album is titled ''[[Honey (Robyn album)|Honey]]'' to be released on 26 October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/robyn-announces-new-album-honey/|title=Robyn Announces New Album Honey|website=Pitchfork|last1=Minsker|first1=Evan|last2=Blais-Billie|first2=Braudie|date=19 September 2018|access-date=19 September 2018}}</ref> In November 2018, Robyn announced she would be touring across North America and Europe come 2019. The trek kicked off on 5 February 2019 and ended that April.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2022682/robyn-announces-2019-north-american-tour/tour-dates/|title=Robyn Announces 2019 North American Tour|date=13 November 2018|website=Stereogum.com|access-date=13 November 2018}}</ref> On 27 September 2019, she performed in [[Kungsträdgården]] in Stockholm during the [[September 2019 climate strikes|international climate strikes]]. Before singing ''[[Ever Again]]'', she also told the audience she had met climate researcher [[Johan Rockström]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/klimat/robyns-klimatbudskap-det-ar-inte-kort/|title=Robyns klimatbudskap|newspaper=Expressen|language=sv|first=Sara|last=Malm|date=27 September 2019|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref>

=== 2020–present: DJ sets, signing to Young Artists and further musical projects ===
In February 2020, Robyn accepted the award for Songwriter of the Decade at the 2020 [[NME Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nme-awards-2020-robyn-to-be-crowned-songwriter-of-the-decade-2605274|title=NME Awards 2020: Robyn to be crowned Songwriter Of The Decade|date=5 February 2020|website=NME|language=en-GB|access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref> After cancelled promotion, gigs, and festivals starting that year amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Robyn launched a series of live-stream DJ sets from Stockholm, ''Robyn Presents Club DOMO'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/robyn-live-stream-dj-set-online-2646394|title=Robyn to perform DJ set via live-stream later this week|website=[[NME]]|access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref> and also participated in [[Record Store Day]] with a series of previously unreleased remixes of tracks from her record ''[[Honey (Robyn album)|Honey]]'' for limited-release vinyl then streaming by her favorite DJs, artists and collaborators, including [[Joe Goddard (musician)|Joe Goddard]], [[Avalon Emerson]], [[Robert Hood]], [[Louie Vega]], [[Soulwax]], [[Kim Ann Foxman]], Young Marco, [[The Blessed Madonna]], [[Patrick Topping]] and [[Planningtorock]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/robyn-hints-that-new-music-is-coming-this-week-after-sharing-new-song-clip-2720700|title=Robyn hints that new music is coming this week after sharing new song clip|website=[[NME]]|access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref> The next two years Robyn collaborated on [[SG Lewis]] and [[Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs|TEED]]'s [[electropop]] track "Impact" with [[Channel Tres]] for the former's album ''[[Times (SG Lewis album)|Times]]'', [[Jónsi]]'s [[avant-pop]] track "Salt Licorice" produced by [[A.G. Cook]] for the former's album ''[[Shiver (Jónsi album)|Shiver]]'', and [[Joakim Åhlund]] and [[Björn Yttling]]'s revived side project ''Smile''{{'s}} [[psychedelic pop]] track "Call My Name" for their album ''Phantom Island''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/08/05/sg-lewis-shares-impact-featuring-robyn-and-channel-tres|title=SG Lewis shares "Impact" featuring Robyn and Channel Tres|website=[[The Fader]]|access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jonsi-robyn-new-song-salt-licorice-1068738/|title=Jónsi Teams Up With Robyn for New Ode to Scandinavian Pain, 'Salt Licorice'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/smile-share-video-for-new-song-call-my-name-ft-robyn-watch/|title=Smile and Robyn Share New Song 'Call My Name': Listen|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref>

In September 2021, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', from a poll of more than 250 artists, musicians, producers, critics, journalists and industry figures, ranked "[[Dancing On My Own]]" at number 20, between [[Billie Holiday]]'s "[[Strange Fruit]]" and [[John Lennon]]'s "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]", on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|their reissued list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time"]], the decade's highest entry on their list.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/robyn-dancing-on-my-own-2-1225318/|title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=17 October 2021}}</ref> Also that month Robyn signed a management contract with Young Artists, the global division of [[Young (record label)|Young]] (a music and arts organization founded in London) that still maintained [[Konichiwa Records|her record label]] and distribution agreements apart from [[Young (record label)|their own]].<ref name="YoungArtists" /> In November 2021, Robyn received an Honorary Award for her "significant contributions" to the music industry from the Swedish Music Publishers Board who went on to say that she had "forever written herself into music history".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.svd.se/a/oW7X4R/robyn-far-musikforlaggarnas-hederspris|title=Robyn receives the Music Publishers' honorary award|newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]|access-date=7 July 2023}}</ref>

In 2025, Robyn was part of the [[Saturday Night Live season 50|50th anniversary celebrations]] of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. On 14 February 2025 she performed "[[Dancing On My Own]]" and [[Talking Heads]]' "[[This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)]]" with [[David Byrne]] on ''[[SNL50: The Homecoming Concert]]'', while also attending the show's [[Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special|50th Anniversary Special]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Ryan|last=Schwartz|title=SNL50: The Homecoming Concert: Every Revived Character, Every Musical Guest and Every Song Performed — Grade It!|website=[[TVLine]]|date=15 February 2025|url=https://tvline.com/recaps/snl-50-the-homecoming-concert-setlist-musical-guests-video-1235409735/|access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first1=Alex |last1=Apatoff |first2=Esther |last2=Kang |title=See All the Stars Arriving at the SNL 50th Anniversary Special |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=16 February 2025 |url=https://people.com/snl-50th-anniversary-special-red-carpet-arrivals-photos-11680809 |access-date=16 February 2025}}</ref> She had performed as a musical guest on ''Saturday Night Live'' on December 10, 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.onesnladay.com/2020/11/03/december-10-2011-katy-perry-robyn-s37-e9/ | title=December 10, 2011 – Katy Perry / Robyn (S37 E9) | date=4 November 2020 }}</ref>

In September 2025, producer [[Klas Åhlund]] revealed that he and Robyn had completed a new album and on 12 November 2025 Robyn released the single 'Dopamine', her first new music in seven years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=12 November 2025 |title=Robyn Returns With New Song and Video “Dopamine”: Watch |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/robyn-returns-with-new-song-and-video-dopamine-watch/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=12 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251112193258/https://pitchfork.com/news/robyn-returns-with-new-song-and-video-dopamine-watch/ |archive-date=12 November 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Artistry ==
Robyn has a [[soprano]] vocal range.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Preston |date=16 October 2019 |title=Robyn's First North Texas Show in 8 Years Is a Glittering Pop Party |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/singer-robyn-spoke-through-her-euphoric-pop-on-tuesday-at-irvings-pavilion-at-toyota-music-factory-11781872 |access-date=2 October 2024 |work=[[Dallas Observer]]}}</ref> The ''[[Dallas Observer]]''<nowiki/>'s Preston Jones described her music as "electro-pop confections, with their gleaming, sexy, sophisticated surfaces, each laced with sharply observed lyrics capable of leaving a bruise or breaking your heart",<ref name=":0" /> and characterized by "lovelorn lyrics or her synth-sweetened hooks".<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Morris |first=Alex |date=26 October 2018 |title=Robyn Reborn |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/robyn-honey-interview-747460/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129212855/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/robyn-honey-interview-747460/ |archive-date=29 January 2023 |access-date=2 October 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> Alex Morris of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described "the [[euphoria]] of heartbreak" as a unifying theme underlying most of her albums,<ref name=":2" /> while ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''<nowiki/>'s [[Alice Vincent]] said "Her ability to translate the searing, antisocial brutality of heartbreak became a balm for millions".<ref name=":6" /> Robyn debuted as a mainstream [[Contemporary R&B|pop-R&B]] singer during the 1990s,<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=28 September 2018 |title=How Robyn transformed pop |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/28/how-robyn-transformed-pop-music-honey |access-date=28 September 2018 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> but felt limited by the artistic constraints of working for a major record label.<ref name=":2" /> Andrew R. Cho of [[NBCNews.com]] described her earlier work as "cookie cutter 1990s R&B out of the [[TLC (group)|TLC]] playbook".<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Chow |first=Andrew R. |date=12 August 2018 |title=With her new single 'Missing U,' Robyn reclaims her place as one of pop music's most influential artists |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/her-new-single-missing-u-robyn-reclaims-her-place-one-ncna899736 |access-date=2 October 2024 |publisher=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> By the time she reinvented herself as an independent artist in 2005, she had pivoted away from R&B and adopted an experimental electronic and [[synth-pop]] sound.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Werthman |first=Christine |date=21 November 2019 |title=Songs That Defined the Decade: Robyn's 'Dancing on My Own' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/robyn-dancing-on-my-own-songs-that-defined-the-decade-8544230/ |access-date=11 December 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> Her fourth album, ''[[Robyn (album)|Robyn]]'', retained some influences of American R&B and hip hop, but "largely stuck to the sound and feel of electronic gadgets, manipulating them to sound like other genres".<ref name=":5">{{Cite magazine |last=Frere-Jones |first=Sasha |author-link=Sasha Frere-Jones |date=28 June 2010 |title=Dancehall Dream |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/07/05/dancehall-dream |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410193159/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/07/05/dancehall-dream |archive-date=10 April 2023 |access-date=2 October 2024 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]]}}</ref>

Writer and musician [[Sasha Frere-Jones]] called Robyn "remarkably adept at producing pleasurable, accessible pop that, like some kind of graphite alloy, is light but strong, able to carry humor and emotional weight".<ref name=":5" /> Her lyrics sometimes reference female empowerment and independence;<ref name=":5" /> Frere-Jones said her "wheelhouse is a classic subset of the dance song: a number that moves ahead quickly, with juicy chord changes, while the lyrics crack open with pain".<ref name=":5" /> According to Jake Hall of [[i-D]], the term "sad banger" has become virtually synonymous with Robyn since she released "[[Dancing on My Own]]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=Jake |date=28 February 2019 |title=tracing robyn's most iconic music video looks, in her own words |url=https://i-d.co/article/tracing-robyns-most-iconic-music-video-looks-in-her-own-words/ |access-date=4 October 2024 |work=[[i-D]]}}</ref>

While writing her eighth studio album, ''Honey'', Robyn found that she was no longer interested in creating "tidy pop songs", exploring music she described as hypnotic "that didn't have a beginning and an end" unlike her previous work.<ref name=":1" /> She attributed this shift in approach to lacking the "killer instinct" to attempt to replicate her hits.<ref name=":1" /> Laura Snapes of ''The Guardian'' described the album as "exploratory dance music that reflects the hopelessness and ecstasy that informed her time away from the spotlight".<ref name=":1" /> Robyn has said she that she prefers writing with other artists instead of independently, but finds it frustrating that people expect her as a woman "to have written the lyrics and the guys to have made the music".<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Friedman |first=Ann |year=2014 |title=Robyn – The all-singing, all-dancing Swedish pop genius |url=https://thegentlewoman.co.uk/library/robyn |access-date=2 October 2024 |work=[[The Gentlewoman (magazine)|The Gentlewoman]]}}</ref> Her collaborators have said that she "was as involved in the technical work as they were".<ref name=":4" /> Caryn Ganz of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called her writing process "designed to wring out truths", while songwriter and producer [[Klas Åhlund]] called it a series of "intimate, open and sort of confessional conversations", in which they would share details they wouldn't with others.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Ganz |first=Caryn |date=21 September 2018 |title=How Robyn, Pop's Glittery Rebel, Danced Her Way Back From Darkness |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/arts/music/robyn-honey-interview.html |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513215135/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/arts/music/robyn-honey-interview.html |archive-date=13 May 2024 |access-date=2 October 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Various publications have nicknamed Robyn the "Queen of Sad Bangers",<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 November 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=13 November 2024 |work=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Locke |first=Amie-Jo |date=1 October 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=13 November 2024 |work=[[Ticketmaster|Ticketmaster UK]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hoang |first=Anna |date=21 April 2019 |title=REVIEW: Teen Spirit (2018) dir. Max Minghella |url=https://bostonhassle.com/review-teen-spirit-2018-dir-max-minghella/ |access-date=13 November 2024 |work=[[Boston Hassle]]}}</ref> as well as the "Queen of Heartbreak".<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lathan |first=Ryan |date=December 20, 2018 |title=The 12 Best Dance Tracks of 2018 |url=https://www.popmatters.com/best-dance-tracks-of-2018-2623332638.html |access-date=August 21, 2025 |work=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last=Vincent |first=Alice |date=April 13, 2019 |title=Robyn, Alexandra Palace, review: a glorious return for disco's queen of heartbreak |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/robynalexandra-palace-review-glorious-return-discos-queen-heartbreak/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916005040/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/concerts/robynalexandra-palace-review-glorious-return-discos-queen-heartbreak/ |archive-date=September 16, 2024 |access-date=August 21, 2025 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Crispim |first=Fabio |date=February 20, 2018 |title=Robyn reveals she’ll release a new album this year |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film-tv/robyn-reveals-shell-release-a-new-album-this-year-295126/ |access-date=August 21, 2025 |work=[[Attitude (magazine)|Attitude]]}}</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 [[Contemporary R&B|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>

Robyn helped shape contemporary pop music by taking creative control, introducing [[indie music|indie]] elements to mainstream pop, and including feminist and other political themes in her music long before it became acceptable for popstars to do so.<ref name="CoS" /> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' attributed her work as a "savant" and "pioneer" upon going independent to the accelerated prominence of the [[Alternative rock#Alternative pop|alternative pop]] genre starting in the late 2000s.<ref name="YoungArtists">{{cite web|date=14 September 2021|title=Robyn Inks With Young Artists Management|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/robyn-young-artists-management-1235063569/|website=Variety|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref> According to El Hunt of ''[[NME]]'', the ''Body Talk'' project "paved the way for more experimental, alternatively-minded pop stars to find a place in the landscape in years to come" and pioneered "a different kind of pop".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hunt |first=El |date=24 November 2010 |title="She breaks the mould": how Robyn's pop classic 'Body Talk' changed the game |url=https://www.nme.com/features/robyn-body-talk-10-year-anniversary-charli-xcx-kleerup-2821453 |access-date=2 October 2024 |work=[[NME]]}}</ref>

According to friend and collaborator [[Joseph Mount]], after the singer's come back in the mid-2000s, there was "more than one Robyn-style track on every pop person's record".<ref name=":1" /> According to Alexandra Pollard of ''The Independent'', "Ask any young pop singer today who their biggest influence is and chances are they'll have mentioned Robyn".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pollard |first=Alexandra |date=27 October 2018 |title=The music industry will never catch up with Robyn |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/robyn-honey-album-review-music-industry-feature-a8602411.html |access-date=2 October 2024 |work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> She has been recognized as an important influence by [[Carly Rae Jepsen]], [[Lorde (singer)|Lorde]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Lorde Uses Robyn's 'Dancing On My Own' as Studio Inspiration |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/lorde-robyn-dancing-on-my-own-studio-next-album-6560649/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref> [[Charli XCX]],<ref name="idolator.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/5863391/robyn-discusses-identifying-with-queer-culture-in-out-magazine?chrome=1|title=Robyn Discusses Identifying With Queer Culture In 'Out' Magazine|date=17 March 2011|website=Idolator|access-date=18 May 2021}}{{dead link|date=August 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Taylor Swift]], [[Christine and the Queens]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Taylor Swift Makes Surprise Appearance at 'Craziest Awards Show Ever,' the NMEs |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/taylor-swift-accepts-nme-award-1203502785/ |website=Variety |date=13 February 2020 |access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref> [[Andy McCluskey]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Souvenirs: Andy McCluskey Of OMD's Favourite Albums|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/11834-andy-mccluskey-omd-orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark-favourite-albums?page=13|website=The Quietus| date=8 April 2013 |access-date=29 March 2023}}</ref> [[Ariel Rechtshaid]] and [[Perfume Genius]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dancing on My Own, Together: Capturing That Robyn Feeling|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/overtones/dancing-on-my-own-together-capturing-that-robyn-feeling/|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=12 September 2018|access-date=29 March 2023|last=Greene|first=Jayson}}</ref> While accepting her [[Brit Award for British Dance Act|British Dance Act]] award at the [[Brit Awards 2025]], Charli XCX shouted Robyn out in her speech, among other dance acts she had been influenced by.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/charli-xcx-sweeps-2025-brit-awards-pays-homage-to-late-collaborator-sophie-someone-who-none-of-us-would-be-here-without-3842677|title=Charli XCX sweeps 2025 BRIT Awards, pays homage to late collaborator SOPHIE: "Someone who none of us would be here without"|date=2 March 2025|access-date=2 March 2025|website=[[NME]]|last=Burton|first=Poppy}}</ref> Robyn's "triumph in rejection" has led to her status as an [[gay icon|LGBTQ icon]].<ref name="idolator.com" />

Publications such as ''[[The Guardian]]'' and ''Rolling Stone'' have called Robyn one of the most influential pop artists of her generation,<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=ROBYN RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE, "MISSING U" |url=https://www.universalmusic.ca/press-releases/robyn-returns-new-single-missing-u/ |access-date=2 October 2024 |website=[[Universal Music Canada]]}}</ref> whereas ''Billboard'' declared her "one of the most critically lauded pop artists of the century".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=6 August 2015 |title=Is Carly Rae Jepsen Pop's Most Underrated Artist? A Scientific Investigation |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/most-underrated-pop-artists-carly-rae-jepsen-6656609/ |access-date=27 February 2025 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> ''[[NPR]]''{{'s}} Jessica Hopper deemed Robyn "The 21st Century's Pop Oracle",<ref>{{cite web|title=Robyn Is The 21st Century's Pop Oracle|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/08/23/638896615/robyn-is-the-21st-centurys-pop-oracle|publisher=NPR|date=23 August 2018 |access-date=20 April 2021|last1=Hopper |first1=Jessica }}</ref> while ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} Caryn Ganz called her "Pop's Glittery Rebel".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/arts/music/robyn-honey-interview.html|title=How Robyn, Pop's Glittery Rebel, Danced Her Way Back From Darkness|date=7 October 2018|magazine=The New York Times|accessdate=18 May 2021}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Robyn began dating Olof Inger in 2002, and they were engaged until 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2002 |title=Han är Robyns nya kärlek |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/7ldzE4 |website=Aftonbladet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=6 January 2011 |title=Robyn calls off engagement |url=http://www.starlounge.com/news/robyn-calls-off-engagement-19419/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141108232200/http://www.starlounge.com/news/robyn-calls-off-engagement-19419/ |archive-date=8 November 2014 |access-date=29 March 2012 |publisher=Starlounge UK}}</ref> She later became engaged to videographer Max Vitali, referring to him in a 2013 interview with ''Collection of Style'' magazine as her fiancé: "We became friends when we made the video for 'Be Mine', and now we work together a lot. He made all the videos for the last album."<ref>{{cite web |date=22 February 2013 |title=Robyn To Evolve |url=http://www.cosstores.com/Magazine/SS13/Robyn |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226161154/https://www.cosstores.com/Magazine/SS13/Robyn |archive-date=26 February 2013 |access-date=26 February 2013 |website=Cosstores.com}}</ref> She and Vitali separated for a period of time following the release of ''Body Talk'', but had reconciled by 2018.<ref name=":1" /> In July 2023, Robyn revealed on Instagram that she had a son, named Tyko, with further reporting from Sweden's national registry noting he had been born in April 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dahlgren |first=Stina |date=5 July 2023 |title=Artist Robyn has become a mother |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/onyvz7/robyn-artist-barn-son-har-blivit-mamma |access-date=7 July 2023 |newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=Robyn visar upp sonen för första gången |url=https://www.elle.se/noje/robyn-visar-upp-sonen-for-forsta-gangen/9841084 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=www.elle.se |language=sv-SE}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{Main|Robyn discography}}
* ''[[Robyn Is Here]]'' (1995)
* ''[[My Truth]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Don't Stop the Music (Robyn album)|Don't Stop the Music]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Robyn (album)|Robyn]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Body Talk Pt. 1]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Body Talk Pt. 2]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Body Talk (Robyn album)|Body Talk]]'' (2010)
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* ''[[Honey (Robyn album)|Honey]]'' (2018)

== Awards and nominations ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Robyn}}

== See also ==
* [[Popular music in Sweden]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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* {{official website}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0138122|name=Robyn Carlsson}}

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