Not too long ago, I received an invite to an intimate performance by international pop star Robyn at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood. I didn’t know what to expect, and even though I only knew a smattering of Robyn’s songs, I knew I had to check it out based on all the buzz I’d seen about her on Facebook on a near-daily basis. For those of you scratching your head, Robyn is a Swedish singing sensation who actually first invaded American radio in the late nineties with songs such as “Show Me Love” and “Do You Know (What It Takes).” She fell off the pop culture radar for a while before quietly reemerging about five years ago on the indie pop scene, thanks in part to her ongoing success overseas. No longer a teen star, Robyn seemed to gain critical acclaim and hipster momentum with each passing month, and lately, she’s been everywhere, including a performance on the MTV Video Music Awards this year as well as a random Gossip Girl cameo where she was shoehorned into the action for no discernible reason (which is kind of the way all the cameos go on that series).
Anyway, with Robyn-mania reaching a fever-pitch, I knew I had to drop by this event, especially since I was told I’d get to interview and take a picture with her. The opportunities for Facebook bragging were through the charts! Sadly though, Robyn was a bit under the weather; so I didn’t get to interact with her. However, I did spend a solid hour standing extremely close to her while she DJ’d for a crowd; so that was cool. That’s right: I’m boasting about being in the geographical vicinity of a pop star. Hey, it’s all I have.
A few pics after the jump…
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