Robyn

Robyn's songs tend to arrive dressed for the dancefloor and then reveal something heavier underneath. The Swedish singer, songwriter and producer, born in Stockholm in 1979, pairs upbeat, dance-oriented music with melancholic lyrics, a tension that led The Guardian to call her the 'stateswoman of alt-pop'. Raised around her parents' independent theatre group, she has spoken about how clothing can reshape a personality, an idea that shaped her sense of style.

Her 1995 debut, Robyn Is Here, delivered two Billboard Hot 100 top-10 singles: 'Do You Know (What It Takes)' and 'Show Me Love'. After founding Konichiwa Records and going independent, she returned with her 2005 self-titled album, which earned a Grammy nomination and sent 'With Every Heartbeat' to number one in the UK. Her 2010 album Body Talk, the culmination of a trilogy of mini-albums, produced 'Dancing on My Own', now regarded as her signature song. Honey followed in 2018, and after an eight-year hiatus came Sexistential, which includes the top-ten single 'Dopamine'.