Robyn (3,542 views)

[Alex61]

Robin Miriam Carlsson
Vocal Range: E♭3 – B♭5

Significant High Notes:
B♭5 ("Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)")
G♯5 ("Super Cool")
G5 ("Because It's in the Music", "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)", "The Girl and the Robot")
F♯5 ("Crash and Burn Girl", "Dancing on My Own", "Love Is Free", "My Only Reason", "Ondskans tänder")
F5 ("Do It Again", "Good Thang", "Who's That Girl")
E5 ("88 Days", "Any Time You Like", "Because It's in the Music", "Between the Lines", "Crash and Burn Girl", "Ever Again", "Fembot", "Get Myself Together", "The Girl and the Robot", "Good Thang", "Handle Me", "I Wish", "Long Gone", "Main Thing", "Monday Morning", "Moonlight", "My Truth", "Out of the Black", "Play", "Psycho", "Robyn Is Here", "Send to Robin Immediately", "Set Me Free", "Should Have Known", "Show Me Love", "Still Your Girl", "Underneath the Heart", "Who Do You Love?")
E♭5 ("Ain't No Thing", "Call Your Girlfriend", "Dancing on My Own", "Do You Know (What It Takes)", "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)", "Electric", "Giving You Back", "Got to Work It Out", "Keep This Fire Burning", "Love Kills", "Missing U", "My Only Reason", "Ondskans tänder", "Regntunga skyar", "This One's for You", "Time Machine")
D5 ("88 Days", "Aldrig hänt", "Beach 2k20", "Because It's in the Music", "Big City", "Breakdown Intermission", "Fembot", "The Girl and the Robot", "Go Kindergarten", "Hang with Me", "Healthy Love", "Honey", "Hyperballad" live Polar Music Prize 2010, "Include Me Out", "Indestructible", "Intro", "Just Another Girlfriend", "Keep This Fire Burning", "None of Dem", "Robyn Is Here", "Say You'll Walk the Distance", "Should Have Known", "Stars 4-Ever", "Still Your Girl", "Super Cool", "Trust Me", "Who's That Girl", "With Every Heartbeat")
C♯5 ("Baby Forgive Me", "Be Mine!", "Call Your Girlfriend", "Cry When You Get Older", "Dancehall Queen", "Det gör ont ibland", "Do You Know (What It Takes)", "Don't Stop the Music", "Get Myself Together", "Giving You Back", "Got to Work It Out", "Healthy Love", "Here We Go", "Human Being", "I Wish", "In My Eyes", "In My Heart", "Long Gone", "Lose Control", "Main Thing", "Monday Morning", "Not on the Inside", "Ondskans tänder", "Play", "Remember", "Say You'll Walk the Distance", "Set Me Free", "Show Me Love", "Where Did Our Love Go", "You've Got That Somethin'")
C5 ("88 Days", "Ain't No Thing", "Any Time You Like", "Between the Lines", "Blow My Mind", "Caesar", "Call Your Girlfriend", "Crash and Burn Girl", "Do It Again", "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)", "Don't Want You Back", "Electric", "Ever Again", "Every Little Thing", "Handle Me", "How", "Just Another Girlfriend", "The Last Time", "Missing U", "Moonlight", "My Truth", "O Baby", "Psycho", "Regntunga skyar", "Robotboy", "Roll with Me", "Should Have Known", "Stars 4-Ever", "Super Cool", "This One's for You", "Trust Me", "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" live BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge 2010, "Underneath the Heart", "Who Do You Love?", "Who's That Girl")
B4 ("Any Time You Like", "Be Mine!", "Beach 2k20", "Bum Like You", "Cardiac Arrest", "C.C.C", "Dancing Queen" live Stockholm 2010, "Det gör ont ibland", "Don't Stop the Music", "Eclipse", "Ever Again", "Go Kindergarten", "Good Thang", "Handle Me", "Hang Me Out to Dry", "Hang with Me", "Healthy Love", "Honey", "I Wish", "Include Me Out", "Indestructible", "Jack U Off", "Long Gone", "Lose Control", "Monday Morning", "My Only Reason", "None of Dem", "Not on the Inside", "Ondskans tänder", "Play", "Psycho", "Robyn Is Here", "Say You'll Walk the Distance", "Send to Robin Immediately", "Sexual Eruption", "Set Me Free", "Show Me Love", "Still Your Girl", "Tell You (Today)", "Time Machine", "Universal Woman", "Where Did Our Love Go", "With Every Heartbeat")
B♭4 ("Ain't No Thing", "Big City", "Blow My Mind", "Breakdown Intermission", "Bumpy Ride", "Cry When You Get Older", "Dancing on My Own", "Do You Know (What It Takes)", "Dream On", "Electric", "Giving You Back", "Got to Work It Out", "Hey U", "Human Being", "Hyperballad" live Polar Music Prize 2010, "In My Heart", "Intro", "Keep This Fire Burning", "Love Is Free", "Love Kills", "O Baby", "Regntunga skyar", "Remember", "Roll with Me", "This One's for You", "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" live BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge 2010, "U Should Know Better", "Underneath the Heart", "You've Got That Somethin'")

Significant Low Notes:
B3 ("Be Mine!", "Bum Like You", "Dancehall Queen", "Det gör ont ibland", "Ever Again", "Get Myself Together", "Go Kindergarten", "Good Thang", "Hang Me Out to Dry", "Honey", "I Wish", "Indestructible", "Jag vet en dejlig Rosa", "Konichiwa Bitches", "Long Gone", "Lose Control", "Monday Morning", "None of Dem", "Play", "Robyn Is Here", "Say You'll Walk the Distance", "Send to Robin Immediately", "Set Me Free", "Still Your Girl", "Time Machine", "U Should Know Better", "Universal Woman", "Where Did Our Love Go")
B♭3 ("Beach 2k20", "Blow My Mind", "Bumpy Ride", "Do You Know (What It Takes)", "Dream On", "Electric", "Giving You Back", "Got to Work It Out", "Here We Go", "Hey U", "How", "Human Being", "Hyperballad" live Polar Music Prize 2010, "In My Heart", "Love Kills", "My Only Reason", "Not on the Inside", "Remember", "This One's for You", "Trust Me", "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" live BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge 2010, "You've Got That Somethin'")
A3 ("88 Days", "Aldrig hänt", "Any Time You Like", "Baby Forgive Me", "Cobrastyle", "Crash and Burn Girl", "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)", "Eclipse", "Ever Again", "Good Thang", "Hang with Me", "Healthy Love", "In My Eyes", "Include Me Out", "Indestructible", "Jack U Off", "Just Another Girlfriend", "The Last Time", "Monument", "Moonlight", "My Truth", "Out of the Black", "Prophet", "Psycho", "Robyn Is Here", "Show Me Love", "Super Cool", "Tell You (Today)", "Who Do You Love?", "Who's That Girl")
G♯3 ("Be Mine!", "Criminal Intent", "Cry When You Get Older", "Det gör ont ibland", "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)", "Don't Stop the Music", "Handle Me", "Hang Me Out to Dry", "Here We Go", "Human Being", "In My Heart", "Lose Control", "Monday Morning", "My Only Reason", "Not on the Inside", "Remember", "Sayit", "Sexual Eruption", "Show Me Love", "Universal Woman")
G3 ("Because It's in the Music", "Big City", "Bumpy Ride", "Do You Know (What It Takes)", "Honey", "Intro", "Keep This Fire Burning", "Love Kills", "Monument", "O Baby", "Robotboy", "Roll with Me", "Should Have Known", "This One's for You", "Trust Me", "Who Do You Love?")
F♯3 ("Criminal Intent", "Don't Fucking Tell Me What to Do", "Time Machine", "Universal Woman")
F3 ("Breakdown Intermission", "Cobrastyle", "Human Being", "Keep This Fire Burning")
E3 ("Tell You (Today)")
E♭3 ("Blow My Mind")
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• Bold marks notes or passages that are particularly outstanding (relative to the singer).
• Italics mark non-melodic notes.
• Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.

Swedish pop superstar Robyn has always followed something of an unorthodox career path. Though she's always been critically adored, Robyn has - perhaps intentionally - avoided the mainstream charts. She instead put her focus towards making music that matters to her, resulting in ballads like the beautifully tender "Dancing on My Own" and "With Every Heartbeat". Robyn's voice isn't a particularly flashy or extravagant one, however. A clear soprano, she has a somewhat thin, mousy tone, with her lower register a noticeably weak one. Robyn shines in the lower fifth octave, though, possessing a rather solid belting register and sweet (if sorely underutilised) head voice. Perhaps her voice isn't the most technically skilled, but Robyn is a memorable singer nonetheless for the genuine emotion she sings with.

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{A Few Examples of Her Voice}
Emotional vocal performance here with some lovely belting.


A taste of her head voice towards the end.


Something a bit different - Robyn has a lovely mid-range.

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{Questionable Notes}
F3 ("We Dance to the Beat"^[1])
E♭3 ("Electric"^[1])
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1. Questionable identity/legitimacy.
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Questionable notes are any notes of questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) notes of questionable identity, notes of questionable legitimacy and notes of significantly poor quality.

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{Notewatching Credits & Other Info}
Alex61
Solo:
Robyn is Here (1995): G3 – B♭5
My Truth (1999): F♯3 – F♯5
Don't Stop the Music (2003): E♭3 – E5
Robyn (2006): F3 – F5
Body Talk Pt. 1 (2010): F♯3 – F♯5
Body Talk Pt. 2 (2010): F♯3 – E♭5
Body Talk (2010): F♯3 – F♯5
Do It Again EP (2014): G3 – F5^[1a]
Love Is Free EP (2015): E3 – F♯5^[1b]
Honey (2018): F3 – G5
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1. Collaboration album.

1. Collaboration with Röyksopp.
2. Collaboration with La Bagatelle Magique.

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Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61

[jaredletoisbackagain]

Why is Honey counted as an EP? It’s definitely a full album

[Alex61]

Definitely not because I got lazy with copy and pasting ;)