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.
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 SAndagsAppet.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''.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.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).In 2000, Povel Ramel gave her the Karamelodiktstipendiet; a scholarship for her musical achievements where most of the reward lies in the prestige and honor, not the money.In November 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. The title track was later covered by Swedish girl group Play, and album track "Keep This Fire Burning" was a single for British soul singer Beverley Knight.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.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 (Mispelling of Japanese 'Konnichi wa' (aaaaa), which means "Hello") is a reference 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.
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External links
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