 Robyn Robin Miriam Carlsson aka Robyn (born June 12, 1979) is a Swedish singer and songwriter, living in Stockholm. Image File history File links Photograph of Robyn, as released by her swedish record company Konichiwa Records on their web site (www. ...
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Robyn's parents are actors, and she was herself involved in the acting business at the age of 9, having a extra role in Kronbruden at the Swedish theatre Dramaten. She was discovered by the Swedish singer Meja when singing with Legacy of Sound about her parents' divorce. She left gymnasium after only three days to focus on her passion, being music. Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ...
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Career In 1991 and at the age of 12, Robyn recorded the title song for the Swedish television show Lilla Sportspegeln, named Du kan alltid bli nummer ett ("you can always be number one"). This song was never released, and can therefore not really be considered a part of her professional career as a singer. She also performed her first self-written song at this age in another tv show called Söndagsöppet. 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Her debut single You've Got That Something was released in Sweden in 1995. Later the same year, her Swedish breakthrough came with the single Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect), it was slightly less successful in the USA in its 1997 release. These singles became part of the album Robyn Is Here. A debut is the first publication from an artist. ...
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Robyn had her US breakthrough in 1997 as the singles Show Me Love and Do You Know (What It Takes) were released. These singles ended up on the Billboard top 10. She followed those two singles with the slightly less successful Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect), which was the lead off single for the 1995 Swedish release. It offered the standard version and a remix causing the album to be re-released with this remix on it. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Her following album My Truth was released in May 17, 1999, but not in the US (though it was promised to be) because her American record company RCA didn't think the album contained any potential hits. The album won rave reviews and is referred to by fans as her best album to date, even garnering her a Grammy (as did Robyn is Here both in the US and Sweden). May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ...
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In Novemeber 2002, she changed labels (from RCA to JIVE) and released the album Don't Stop the Music in Sweden. This album was also promised a US release after a few minor changes were made to it. These changes were never made and it has yet to see and American release. November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ...
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In May 2004, the cd Robyn's Best was released by BMG. It is a shortened version of her first album and contains no material from her other two albums that had been previously released. It is considered by fans to be a poor attempt by her past record label to pass the album off as a greatest hits album. This article is about the month of May. ...
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In 2005, Robyn released her new single Be Mine, and a month later the album titled Robyn. This music was released by Konichiwa Records, a record label she started in 2004 for the sole purpose of releasing her music. Konichiwa (Japanese for "how are you?") refers to the phrase "Konichiwa bitches!" by the comedian Dave Chappelle. It is also the name of a rap song in the end of her self-titled album, which is conspired to be a little controversial for this young pop singer. The album entered at No. 1 on swedish charts on May 5th, 2005. This year, she also wrote the song Money for Nothing for the Swedish pop singer Darin Zanyar, being his debut single. 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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UNICEF ambassador After the release of her second album in 1999, My Truth, she became a UNICEF ambassador and visited, among other countries, Kenya and Tanzania. During her two years of dedicating herself to this work, she intended to draw attention to UNICEF and their worldwide work for children in need of aid. She was happy to emphasis the need of taking responsibilities to help, and tried to make herself a good example for the young generation. 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
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Discography 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Singles Do You Know What It Takes #7 US Show Me Love #7 US Do You Really Want Me Don't Stop The Music Keep This Fire Burning Be Mine Who's That Girl Handle Me
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