79-594: Malmö Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Malmö , Sweden , and the venue for home games of SHL ice hockey team Malmö Redhawks . It is the largest arena in the SHL, and the second-largest indoor arena in Sweden . Apart from hosting Redhawks hockey matches, the arena is a significant venue for team handball , floorball , concerts, and other events. It has also hosted indoor athletics . Owned and operated by Parkfast AB ,
158-495: A Europop teen queen, with an added dash of ' girl next door . ' " Martin ended up producing much of Spears's debut album ...Baby One More Time , and she was seen as "easier to control than the 'forceful' Swedish teenager." Robyn (2005) has been cited as a foundational pop album of the 2000s, cementing the validity of " poptimism " in music critics circles that "[made] indie nerds lighten up." It gained significant acclaim from indie magazine Pitchfork , which had only covered
237-775: A Grammy Award nomination. The album spawned the singles " Be Mine! " and " With Every Heartbeat " – the latter of which topped the charts in the United Kingdom. Robyn released a trilogy of mini-albums in 2010, known as the Body Talk series. They received broad critical praise and three Grammy Award nominations, and produced three top-10 singles: " Dancing On My Own ", " Hang with Me " and " Indestructible ". Robyn followed this with two collaborative EPs: Do It Again (2014) with Röyksopp , and Love Is Free (2015) with La Bagatelle Magique . She released her eighth solo album, Honey , in 2018 to widespread acclaim. Robyn voiced
316-497: A "savant" and "pioneer" upon going independent to the accelerated prominence of the alternative pop genre starting in the late 2000s. According to El Hunt of NME , the Body Talk project "paved the way for more experimental, alternatively-minded pop stars to find a place in the landscape in years to come" and pioneered "a different kind of pop". Publications such as The Guardian and Rolling Stone have called Robyn one of
395-571: A Broken Heart " live on IHeartRadio . Robyn made the All Hearts Tour in July and August 2010 with American singer Kelis to promote the Body Talk albums, and a four-date UK tour at the end of October. On 6 September 2010, Body Talk Pt. 2 was released in the UK. It was preceded by the lead single, a dance version of " Hang with Me " from Body Talk Pt. 1 , the day before. The album includes
474-468: A beginning and an end" unlike her previous work. She attributed this shift in approach to lacking the "killer instinct" to attempt to replicate her hits. Laura Snapes of The Guardian described the album as "exploratory dance music that reflects the hopelessness and ecstasy that informed her time away from the spotlight". Robyn has said she that she prefers writing with other artists instead of independently, but finds it frustrating that people expect her as
553-425: A duet with American rapper Snoop Dogg , "U Should Know Better". Robyn performed "Dancing On My Own" with deadmau5 at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on 12 September. In a BBC Newsbeat interview, she explained her decision to release three albums in one year: "It was just something I felt like I needed to do. I just never thought about selling records or not, making this decision. I just did it for myself. It's
632-573: A few pop albums prior. Their acclaim "placed synthpop on the same level as earnest, artsy acts such as Arcade Fire and Sufjan Stevens ." She was seen as "a bellwether for rock getting less rigid in introducing non-guitar sounds and for pop music becoming more dance-driven and experimental." Robyn helped shape contemporary pop music by taking creative control, introducing indie elements to mainstream pop, and including feminist and other political themes in her music long before it became acceptable for popstars to do so. Variety attributed her work as
711-566: A game, Mixory , on 21 and 22 June 2013. That year she received the Stockholm KTH Royal Institute of Technology Great Prize for "artistic contributions and embrace of technology", worth 1.2 million Swedish kronor (around £117,000 at the time), which she planned to donate to a cause of her choice. Robyn sang on Neneh Cherry 's "Out of the Black", from Cherry's album Blank Project , in 2014. She also announced
790-634: A new album later that year. Robyn opened for Coldplay on their 2012 tour in Dallas, Houston, Tampa, Miami, Atlanta, Charlotte, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. In mid-2013, she appeared with Paul Rudd and Sean Combs on "Go Kindergarten" from the Lonely Island 's The Wack Album . Robyn posted two videos of the Snoop Dogg collaboration ("U Should Know Better" and "Behind the Scenes") and
869-506: A part of the Citytunnel project. The station is served by Pågatåg and Öresund Trains , and is connected to most parts of the Øresund Region . From Hyllie railway station, spectators can reach Malmö Central Station in 7 minutes, or Copenhagen Airport in 12 minutes. Parking is available on the western, northern, and eastern sides of the arena. In total, 3,400 parking spaces are available. These areas are operated by Malmö Stad. There
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#1732773375488948-409: A party, she debuted the full version of her new song "Honey". On 23 July, a new song entitled " Missing U " was enlisted as a single, and later taken down. Fans quickly began noticing the hints she was dropping, including a post on Twitter with the hashtag #MissingU. It was released on 1 August 2018. On 1 August 2018, Robyn presented "Missing U" on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show. There she talked about
1027-461: A series of previously unreleased remixes of tracks from her record Honey for limited-release vinyl then streaming by her favorite DJs, artists and collaborators, including Joe Goddard , Avalon Emerson , Robert Hood , Louie Vega , Soulwax , Kim Ann Foxman , Young Marco, The Blessed Madonna , Patrick Topping and Planningtorock . The next two years Robyn collaborated on SG Lewis and TEED 's electropop track "Impact" with Channel Tres for
1106-601: A unifying theme underlying most of her albums. Robyn debuted as a mainstream pop-R&B singer during the 1990s, but felt limited by the artistic constraints of working for a major record label. Andrew R. Cho of NBCNews.com described her earlier work as "cookie cutter 1990s R&B out of the TLC playbook". By the time she reinvented herself as an independent artist in 2005, she had adopted an electronic and synth-pop sound. Her fourth album, Robyn , retained some influences of American R&B and hip hop, but "largely stuck to
1185-436: A variety of reasons, causing the competition to attract only meagre interest from the public. No more than 7,000 spectators attended, making the competition a financial failure. The competition was therefore not held again. Malmö Arena has hosted several concerts as well as other music events such as Christmas shows and musicals. Britney Spears performed at the arena on 11 October 2011 during her Femme Fatale Tour . Rihanna
1264-454: A way of, for me, to stay inspired and to be able to do the things I like to do". However, Robyn said that she would not do it again: "When you do 16 or 13 songs in one go, you kind of empty yourself, and it takes a while to fill back up and have new things to talk about, so I think it's good for everyone". Robyn announced the release of the single, " Indestructible ", on 13 October 2010; an acoustic version appeared on Body Talk Pt. 2 . The song
1343-569: A woman "to have written the lyrics and the guys to have made the music". Her collaborators have said that she "was as involved in the technical work as they were". Caryn Ganz of The New York Times called her writing process "designed to wring out truths", while songwriter and producer Klas Åhlund called it a series of “intimate, open and sort of confessional conversations", in which they would share details they wouldn't with others. Robyn's parents led an independent theatre group, and growing up in that environment influenced her sense of style: "I
1422-463: Is 5,000 for dancing, and between 50 and 2,000 for dining events. The arena has 72 luxury suites , which can be rented for different events. Of these, 60 have an area of between 27 m (290 sq ft) and 40 m (430 sq ft), and 12 have an area of 70 m (750 sq ft). There are also two restaurants and four bars in the arena, with a total capacity of 3,250, 20 kiosks , and fast food locations. There are 370 toilets in
1501-461: Is a Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. Her 1995 debut album Robyn Is Here produced two Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles: " Do You Know (What It Takes) " and " Show Me Love ". Her second and third albums, My Truth (1999) and Don't Stop the Music (2002), were released in Sweden. Robyn returned to international success with her fourth album, Robyn (2005), which brought
1580-467: Is a classic subset of the dance song: a number that moves ahead quickly, with juicy chord changes, while the lyrics crack open with pain". According to Jake Hall of i-D , the term "sad banger" has become virtually synonymous with Robyn since she released " Dancing on My Own ". While writing her eighth studio album, Honey , Robyn found that she was no longer interested in creating "tidy pop songs", exploring music she described as hypnotic "that didn’t have
1659-406: Is also a parking garage named "P-huset Hyllie" located on the eastern side of Hyllie station. This garage is open all hours and can accommodate 1,400 vehicles. There is also an interior parking garage in the arena with room for 200 vehicles, and an area reserved for the parking of up to 1,000 bicycles is located on the eastern side of the arena. There are areas for charter buses as well as taxis beside
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#17327733754881738-589: The Do It Again Tour with Röyksopp and a collaborative mini-album, Do It Again , that year. The tour ended prematurely after the death of Robyn's longtime friend and collaborator, Christian Falk . An EP of their final collaboration, Love Is Free , was released soon afterwards. Robyn appeared at the Popaganda Festival in Sweden the following year and performed songs written with Falk before she postponed subsequent performances because she
1817-652: The Eurovision Song Contest , were held at the arena between 2009 and 2020 , as well as in 2023 and 2024 . It also hosted Fotbollsgalan, Sweden's award ceremony for domestic football, in 2009 and 2010. The arena was selected to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 , with the other contenders for the event being the Friends Arena in Stockholm and Scandinavium in Gothenburg . Due to
1896-492: The Eurovision Song Contest 1997 as co-writer and producer of " Du gör mig hel igen " ("You Make Me Whole Again"), which was performed by Cajsalisa Ejemyr . In Melodifestivalen 1997 , the song finished fourth. Robyn's US breakthrough came in late 1997, when the dance-pop / R&B singles " Show Me Love " and " Do You Know (What It Takes) " reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 . She performed "Show Me Love" on
1975-415: The disabled . The southern part of the arena has offices on six different floors. Office space in the arena totals 7,950 m (85,600 sq ft). Its main tenant Malmö Redhawks and also other companies have offices in these areas. The arena has a stand on each of the floor area's four sides. The northern part of the arena has two tiers for seating, while the south stand has only one tier for seating;
2054-655: The international climate strikes . Before singing Ever Again , she also told the audience she had met climate researcher Johan Rockström . In February 2020, she accepted the award for Songwriter of the Decade at the 2020 NME Awards . After cancelled promotion, gigs, and festivals starting that year amid the COVID-19 pandemic , Robyn launched a series of live-stream DJ sets from Stockholm, Robyn Presents Club DOMO , and also participated in Record Store Day with
2133-501: The "Queen of Sad Bangers". Robyn's debut, Robyn Is Here , was instrumental in helping launch Max Martin 's career in pop music, and creating demand for "white girl R&B singers, from Mandy Moore to Billie Piper ." When Robyn turned down Jive Records ' attempt to sign her in the United States, the label shifted their focus to a young artist named Britney Spears , with the head of Jive calling Spears "an American Robyn –
2212-600: The American children's show All That that year, and the songs also performed well in the UK. Robyn re-released "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)" internationally, but it was less successful than the other releases. It was ineligible for the US charts because there was no retail single available, but it reached number 32 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. "Show Me Love" was featured in the 1998 Lukas Moodysson film, Fucking Åmål , and
2291-593: The Distance" for the soundtrack of On the Line . She signed a worldwide deal with Jive Records in July 2001, moving from BMG after the singer was "disillusioned with the lack of artistic control [she] had there"; a year later, Jive was acquired by BMG when it bought Zomba Records . Robyn later said, "I was back where I started!" In October 2002, she released the album Don't Stop the Music in Sweden. The album's singles, " Keep This Fire Burning " and " Don't Stop
2370-560: The Fyre Department remix of " Sexual Eruption " by rapper Snoop Dogg . She made a brief US tour to promote Robyn , and was the supporting act for Madonna 's Sticky & Sweet Tour on European dates in 2008. In January 2009, Robyn received a 2008 Swedish Grammis Award for Best Live Act. She released the first album of the Body Talk trilogy, Body Talk Pt. 1 , on 14 June 2010 in the Nordic countries on EMI and on 15 June in
2449-689: The Music ", received airplay in Scandinavia and elsewhere in Europe. The title track was later covered by the Swedish girl group Play , and the lead single ("Keep This Fire Burning") was covered by the British soul singer Beverley Knight . In May 2004, Robyn's Best was released in the US. It was a condensed version of her debut album, with no material from her later releases. In 2006, after her departure from BMG, Det Bästa Med Robyn ( The Best of Robyn )
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2528-617: The Swedish Music Publishers Board who went on to say that she had "forever written herself into music history". Robyn has a soprano vocal range. The Dallas Observer 's Preston Jones described her music as "electro-pop confections, with their gleaming, sexy, sophisticated surfaces, each laced with sharply observed lyrics capable of leaving a bruise or breaking your heart", and characterized by "lovelorn lyrics or her synth-sweetened hooks". Alex Morris of Rolling Stone described "the euphoria of heartbreak" as
2607-478: The UK as a preview of her more-recent material; this was followed by the March 2007 release of " Konichiwa Bitches ". A revised edition of Robyn was released in the UK the following month, with two new tracks—" With Every Heartbeat " (a collaboration with Kleerup ) and " Cobrastyle " (a cover of a 2006 single by Swedish rockers Teddybears )—with slightly altered versions of the original music. The second single from
2686-486: The US on Interscope Records . It was preceded by the single " Dancing On My Own " on 1 June 2010. The song was Robyn's first number-one single in Sweden and her fourth top-10 single in the UK and the US, peaking at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and number three on Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Songs chart. In July 2010, she sang a minimalist, electro cover version of Alicia Keys ' " Try Sleeping with
2765-524: The area was first presented by Nilsson in May 1997, and developed further over the following decade. The permit to start building Malmö Arena was granted in September 2006, and the first sod was turned on 10 January 2007 by Nilsson, hockey players Pekka Lindmark , Juha Riihijärvi , and Carl Söderberg , and two politicians from Malmö Stad. The main contractors for the building of the arena were Parkfast AB, with
2844-423: The arena to have "Malmö" in its name as the new association football stadium in the city, Swedbank Stadion , did not. Malmö Arena has hosted Redhawks ice hockey games since 2008, replacing their former home, Malmö Isstadion . The team plays in the SHL, the first tier of Swedish ice hockey. The Redhawks play 26 regular season games per season at the arena making them the arena's sole regular tenant. Malmö Arena
2923-428: The arena was designed by Mats Matson of MM Matsson Konsult AB, Hannu Helkiö of Pöyry Architects , and Gert Wingårdh of Wingårdh arkitektkontor . Naming rights for the venue are owned by Malmö Stad , in a ten-year contract, agreed in 2007. The venue hosted the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships from 26 December 2013 to 5 January 2014. It hosted the Eurovision Song Contest between 14 and 18 May 2013, and hosted
3002-1164: The arena's main and side entrances. List of indoor arenas The following is a list of indoor arenas . Venues with a capacity of 1,000 or higher are included. Goalball- 2008 Summer Paralympics Basketball, Rugby- 2008 Summer Paralympics 2014 FIBA Asia Cup 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup - Group B (Preliminary round) Several matches of 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers Rizal Golden Coolers (June 2018–present) Philippine Super Liga 2013 FIBA Asia Championship primary venue (including knockout stage) 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup (several matches) Quezon City Capitals (alternate venue) 1978 FIBA World Championship (including final) 2017 SEABA Championship 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup (several matches) San Juan Knights (present-day, since 2018) ESports and 3x3 Basketball ( 2019 Southeast Asian Games ) 6,000 Robyn Robin Miriam Carlsson ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔ̌bːɪn ˈkɑ̌ːɭsɔn] ; born 12 June 1979), known professionally as Robyn ( pronounced [ˈrɔ̌bːʏn] ),
3081-410: The arena. The floor area of the inner part of the arena is 3,200 m (34,000 sq ft) at its maximum, and the maximum ceiling height is 22.5 m (74 ft). The total floor area of the entire arena, including corridors and interior space, is 51,000 m (550,000 sq ft). There are a total of eight changing rooms for athletes and performers, two of which are adapted for use by
3160-484: The character of Miranda in the 1989 Swedish-Norwegian animated film The Journey to Melonia . Directed by Per Åhlin , the film is loosely based on William Shakespeare 's The Tempest . Robyn recorded "Du kan alltid bli nummer ett" ("You Can Always be Number One"), the theme song for the Swedish television show Lilla Sportspegeln , in 1991 at age 12. Robyn performed her first original song at that age on another television show, Söndagsöppet ( Sundays ). She
3239-432: The collaboration of the structural engineer Byggteknik i Skåne. The arena was designed by Mats Matson of MM Matsson Konsult AB, Hannu Helkiö of Pöyry Architects , and Gert Wingårdh of Wingårdh arkitektkontor. The final construction cost for the arena was 750 million kronor – 100 million kronor over budget because of additions to the initial plan. The arena was entirely financed by Percy Nilsson of Parkfast AB. Malmö Arena
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3318-455: The decade's highest entry on their list. Also that month Robyn signed a management contract with Young Artists, the global division of Young (a music and arts organization founded in London) that still maintained her record label and distribution agreements apart from their own . In November 2021, Robyn received an Honorary Award for her "significant contributions" to the music industry from
3397-581: The development of the new district. The ice hockey team Malmö Redhawks, as the proposed main tenant of the new arena, was initially uncertain of the new project, wanting to renovate its present home venue, the Malmö Isstadion , instead of moving to an entirely new arena. However, the Redhawks were convinced when Percy Nilsson of Parkfast AB contributed seven million kronor to help with their financial situation. The decision to build an arena in
3476-446: The east and west ends, and an additional sports bar located at the north end. At the area of the luxury suites, one level above the sports bar in the north end, is Percys Restaurang & Bar, a restaurant with a view out towards the arena at a seating capacity of 650 guests. The south end of the concourse also features a souvenir shop for event merchandise purposes. The arena also features an indoor ice rink training facility located to
3555-403: The fact that Stockholm's Globe Arena was booked for the 2013 IIHF World Championship , Sveriges Television (SVT) decided to choose Malmö Arena as host venue due to its good transport links, as well as SVT's previous experiences hosting Melodifestivalen heats at the arena. SVT also expressed the desire to host the contest at a slightly smaller venue and city than previous years. In July 2023, it
3634-617: The former's album Times , Jónsi 's avant-pop track "Salt Licorice" produced by A.G. Cook for the former's album Shiver , and Joakim Åhlund and Björn Yttling 's revived side project Smile 's psychedelic pop track "Call My Name" for their album Phantom Island . In September 2021, Rolling Stone , from a poll of more than 250 artists, musicians, producers, critics, journalists and industry figures, ranked " Dancing On My Own " at number 20, between Billie Holiday 's " Strange Fruit " and John Lennon 's " Imagine ", on their reissued list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" ,
3713-645: The long silence and the process of making the upcoming album to be released before 2018's end. Robyn also released a mini-documentary featuring the song and a tribute to her fans who were missing her and her new music for years. On 19 September 2018, Robyn announced her upcoming album is titled Honey to be released on 26 October 2018. In November 2018, Robyn announced she would be touring across North America and Europe come 2019. The trek kicked off on 5 February 2019 and ended that April. On 27 September 2019, she performed in Kungsträdgården in Stockholm during
3792-523: The most influential pop artists of her generation. According to friend and collaborator Joseph Mount , after the singer's come back in the mid-2000s, there was "more than one Robyn-style track on every pop person’s record". According to Alexandra Pollard of The Independent , "Ask any young pop singer today who their biggest influence is and chances are they’ll have mentioned Robyn". She has been recognized as an important influence by Carly Rae Jepsen , Lorde , Charli XCX , Taylor Swift , Christine and
3871-565: The north of its main concourse. The training facility was originally located and visible outside the arena building, but has since been covered by real estate. Next to the training facility, also located north of the main concourse, is the Best Western Malmö Arena Hotel – a 16-story building and part of the Malmö Arena brand with conference rooms, a restaurant, a gym and a – for specific occasions – direct entry to
3950-483: The panorama restaurant inside the arena's north stand with a view over the arena bowl. The shopping mall Emporia is located west of the arena across the street. Malmö Arena is currently served by Malmö bus lines 6, 8, 33, as well as several regional bus lines, all of which stop close to the arena. The stadium is also located close to the partially underground railway station Hyllie , which opened in December 2010 as
4029-483: The release in the United Kingdom was "With Every Heartbeat" with Kleerup , which was released in late July 2007 and topped the UK Singles Chart , becoming the second single by Swedish artists to top the charts in Britain during the 2000s decade after Eric Prydz 's " Call on Me " in September and October 2004. Robyn appeared on Jo Whiley 's BBC Radio 1 showcase show, Live Lounge . In Australia, where Robyn reached
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#17327733754884108-583: The same event again between 7 and 11 May 2024. With a capacity of 12,600 for sports and 15,500 for concerts, Malmö Arena is the second-largest indoor arena in Sweden , only trailing the Avicii Arena , located in Stockholm , and is currently the biggest venue in the Swedish Hockey League . The attendance record for concerts at Malmö Arena is 11,300, set by a Lady Gaga concert on 19 November 2010. The venue attendance record for ice hockey
4187-563: The singer a gritty (but popular) sound. She began her pop-music career at age 15, signing with RCA Records in 1994 and releasing her debut single (" You've Got That Somethin' " ) in Sweden. Later that year, Robyn's Swedish breakthrough came with the single " Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect) ". The singles became part of the album Robyn Is Here , which was released in October 1995. Robyn also contributed vocals to Blacknuss' 1996 single, "Roll with Me." She entered Sweden's pre-selection for
4266-590: The song "Money for Nothing" for Darin Zanyar (his debut single). She released three more singles—"Who's That Girl?", " Handle Me " and " Crash and Burn Girl "—from the eponymous LP, which was popular in Sweden. Robyn appeared on the Basement Jaxx track " Hey U " from their 2006 album, Crazy Itch Radio , and contributed " Dream On " and "C.C.C" to Christian Falk 's People Say (his second album) that year. In December 2006, Robyn released The Rakamonie EP in
4345-515: The song's title was used as the title of the film in English-speaking countries. As Robyn's popularity grew internationally, she was diagnosed with exhaustion and returned to Sweden to recover. Robyn's second album, My Truth , was released in Sweden in May 1999 and subsequently in Europe. The single, " Electric ", was a commercial success and propelled My Truth to the number-two position in Sweden. The autobiographical album included
4424-410: The sound and feel of electronic gadgets, manipulating them to sound like other genres". Writer and musician Sasha Frere-Jones called Robyn "remarkably adept at producing pleasurable, accessible pop that, like some kind of graphite alloy, is light but strong, able to carry humor and emotional weight". Her lyrics sometimes reference female empowerment and independence; Frere-Jones said her "wheelhouse
4503-526: The third most populous city in Sweden, Malmö had often fallen short of the possibility of hosting larger concert and music events as the city lacked a suitable indoor arena. When the City Tunnel project was initiated by Malmö Stad in the late 1990s, the city began to plan a new district in Hyllievång . This led to the decision to build Hyllie station in 2001, as a part of the tunnel project, to boost
4582-565: The top 10 on the Billboard 100 in 1997. The Body Talk albums have sold 91,000 copies in the US. Robyn guest-starred on "War at the Roses", a 2010 episode of Gossip Girl , where she performed an acoustic version of "Hang with Me"; "Dancing On My Own" was featured at the end of the episode. In November, she said she would return to the studio in January 2011 with enough material to release
4661-437: The top ten of the iTunes Store 's album chart, "With Every Heartbeat" received attention on radio and video networks. Robyn contributed vocals to Fleshquartet 's single, "This One's for You", from their Voices of Eden album that year. Konichiwa Records signed an international licensing deal with Universal Music Group to distribute Robyn's music globally, and her UK recordings are released by Island Records . The Rakamonie EP
4740-498: The tracks "Universal Woman" and "Giving You Back". Despite her US success with Robyn Is Here , My Truth was not released in that country, partly because it included two songs which referenced an abortion she had in her teens. Robyn contributed to Christian Falk 's 1999 debut solo album, Quel Bordel ( What a Mess ), appearing on "Remember" and "Celebration". The following year, she appeared on "Intro/Fristil" on Petter 's self-titled album. In 2001, Robyn performed "Say You'll Walk
4819-457: The upper tier is reserved for executive suites and restaurant space. The southern stand also has 53 disabled places, with the same number of spaces for their companions. There are 36 entrances to the inner part of the arena. In the northern part of the arena, there are facilities for ice hockey practice. Both the upper tier and the lower tier of the arena concourse have kiosks located at the east and west ends. The lower tier also has bars located at
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#17327733754884898-473: The video for 'Be Mine', and now we work together a lot. He made all the videos for the last album." She and Vitali separated for a period of time following the release of Body Talk , but had reconciled by 2018. In July 2023, Robyn revealed on Instagram that she had a son, Tyko, with further reporting from Sweden's national registry noting he had been born in April 2022. Various publications have nicknamed Robyn
4977-459: Was also scheduled to host the 2013 finals, but they were moved elsewhere when the arena was chosen as the host for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest , which is scheduled to take place five days after the handball finals. In floorball, the arena served as the final venue for the 2010–11 and 2011–12 Swedish Super League finals. It will be used again for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship with Sweden co-hosting alongside Poland . Malmö Arena
5056-464: Was around people who dressed up for work every day, and so the concept of how you can use clothes to change your personality or communicate who you are is very interesting to me." Robyn has two younger siblings. Robyn began dating Olof Inger in 2002, and they were engaged until 2011. She later became engaged to videographer Max Vitali, referring to him in a 2013 interview with Collection of Style magazine as her fiancé: "We became friends when we made
5135-406: Was chosen to host the 2024 edition of the contest . Malmö Arena has an overall capacity of 12,600 for sporting events; for concerts and other events, the capacity can be as low as 500 or as high as 15,500, depending on where the stage is placed. The lower tier of the northern stand of the arena can be turned into terracing for sports. The arena can also be used for dancing and dining: the capacity
5214-496: Was discovered by Swedish pop singer Meja in the early 1990s when Meja and her band, Legacy of Sound , visited Robyn's school as part of a musical workshop. Impressed by Robyn's performance, Meja contacted her management and a meeting was arranged with Robyn and her parents. At age 14, after completing middle school education in 1993, Robyn signed with Ricochet Records Sweden (which was acquired by BMG in 1994). Robyn collaborated with producers Max Martin and Denniz Pop , who gave
5293-433: Was held on 31 October 2016. Other international artists who have performed at the arena are Bob Dylan , Cliff Richard , Tom Jones , Lady Gaga, and many others. Lady Gaga's show holds the attendance record for concerts at the arena, having drawn a crowd of 11,300; the cancelled Rihanna concert would have set a new record with 11,700 tickets sold. Heats of Melodifestivalen , Sweden's national song competition and selection for
5372-476: Was her first number-one album in Sweden when it was released a month later. Influenced by electronica, rap, R&B and new-age music , Robyn was critically praised and earned the singer three 2006 Swedish Grammy Awards: "Årets Album" (Best Album), "Årets Kompositör" (Best Writer, with Klas Åhlund) and "Årets Pop Kvinnlig" (Best Pop Female). The album evoked global interest in Robyn, who was recognized for co-writing
5451-400: Was inaugurated on 6 November 2008 with a large concert featuring a variety of artists, among them Robyn , Helen Sjöholm , Sanne Salomonsen , and Jill Johnson . The name of the arena was discussed during 2007, with Malmö Arena or Hyllie Arena discussed as potential options. The naming rights were eventually sold to Malmö Stad for 10 years in a deal worth 50 million kronor. Nilsson wished for
5530-437: Was leaving Jive to start her own label. Konichiwa Records was created to liberate Robyn artistically. She said on her website that her new album would be released earlier than anticipated, with notable collaborators including Klas Åhlund from Teddybears STHLM , Swedish duo The Knife and former Cheiron Studios producer Alexander Kronlund . Robyn released the single " Be Mine! " in March 2005. Her fourth album, Robyn ,
5609-414: Was released in January 2008 by Cherrytree Records (a subsidiary of Interscope Records ), and the US version of Robyn was released in April of that year. "With Every Heartbeat", "Handle Me" and "Cobrastyle" were top-10 club singles, and "With Every Heartbeat" received airplay on US pop and dance radio stations. Robyn provided backing vocals on Britney Spears ' 2007 single, " Piece of Me ", and appeared on
5688-412: Was released in Sweden with material from her first three albums; notable omissions, however, were the singles "Don't Stop the Music" and "Keep This Fire Burning". The decade-long relationship between Robyn and her label ended in 2004. When Jive Records reacted negatively to " Who's That Girl? " 's new electropop sound, the singer decided to release music on her own. In early 2005, she announced that she
5767-513: Was released on 17 November in Scandinavia and 22 November in the UK. Co-written by Klas Åhlund, it was described as a "pulsating full power version [that] takes every ounce of that emotion and wraps it up in another exceptional disco-pop record worthy of any dance-floor or passion-laden sing-a-long." Robyn planned to collaborate with Swedish producer Max Martin on the song "Time Machine"; Martin produced Robyn's US singles, " Do You Know (What It Takes) " and " Show Me Love ", both of which peaked in
5846-532: Was scheduled to bring her Loud Tour to Malmö Arena on 31 October 2011, but the event was cancelled with only a few hours' notice because of health issues, although she eventually performed at the venue in August 2016. As well as religious events during the 499th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in the special Catholic–Lutheran dialogue with Pope Francis and Bishop Munib Younan which
5925-481: Was set on 12 November 2008, when Malmö Redhawks hosted Leksands IF in front of 13,247 people. Ground was broken on 10 January 2007, and the arena was inaugurated on 6 November 2008. The final construction cost for the arena was 750 million SEK . The arena is located about 80 m (260 ft) from Hyllie railway station , from where there are rail and bus connections to Malmö Central Station , Copenhagen Airport , and Copenhagen Central Station . In spite of being
6004-481: Was still grieving. She premiered a dance set of remixed versions of her songs at the May 2016 Boston Calling Music Festival , with plans for more dates during the year. Robyn released Trust Me , a collaboration EP with Mr. Tophat, in November 2016. She appeared on "That Could Have Been Me", a track from Todd Rundgren 's album White Knight , the following year. In March 2017, a new Robyn song called "Honey"
6083-428: Was the main venue for the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships . In addition to ice hockey, Malmö Arena hosted 22 matches of the 2011 World Men's Handball Championships , including the bronze medal match, and the final, between France and Denmark , which was won by France. Malmö Arena hosted the playoff finals of the men's and women's Swedish national team handball championship in 2010 and 2012. Malmö Arena
6162-462: Was used for athletics in February 2009, when the arena hosted "Malmö Indoor Gala", a newly founded indoor athletics competition, organised by Malmö Allmänna Idrottsförening (MAI). Several international athletes were invited to compete, including pole vault Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva , but she turned down the invitation due to illness. Many other major athletes refused their invitations for
6241-435: Was used in the soundtrack of the final season of HBO TV series, Girls . The creator of the show, Lena Dunham selected it from a collection of her in-progress tracks. Robyn finalized it specially for the series. In February 2018, Robyn answered a fan on Twitter, that she will release her new album "some time this year". During an interview with Kindness , she revealed she was almost done with her new album. Afterwards, at
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