Robyn in general

Robyn isn't your usual popstar. She'd probably forgive you for saying she's not jaw droppingly beautiful, but that's not the point. Robyn's debut is a perfect pop record. In the days before Britney, critics were hailing this girl as the next best thing. And it's not hard to see why. See this girl has got talent. She's responsible for the insanely catchy 'Show Me Love' and 'Do You Know (What It Takes)', but it's not just the melodies which get you hooked. It's her voice! Semi-angelic, semi-Soul singer, Robyn's a hybrid popstar. Soul music from Sweden? You gotta hear it to believe it... Robyn was signed up to RCA records (now BMG) back in '95, when ...  Read the complete review

I remember listening to show me love on the radio when it first came out. It was pretty successful as anyone who follows Robyn would know, so it's probably no surprise that I liked it. However, it is intersting that recently I've been interested in her music again. Actually, I do believe it is because Show Me Love was on the radio. I find that her music is great, but with reason: I still feel the edgy(if that's a good word to use) and uplifting as it had been in the past. I really believe that her music lifts me up when I am down as I was for a short period of time recently......Thank goodness for Kazaa, I download some of her tracks just to listen to ...  Read the complete review

You are probably saying "Who?" Maybe you remember her one hit in the UK, the 1996 single "Show me love". That was all I knew of her too. UK radio stations never played anything else by her and so she became the proverbial one-hit wonder. I was rummaging through a box of CDs at a motorway services last year and came across her first album, "Robyn is here", for the princely sum of £1.67. Thought I, if "Show me love" is the only decent track on the album it's worth £1.67. So I bought it. I have personal CD player connected up in my car so I put the CD in and set off on the long journey home. ...  Read the complete review