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Zara Larsson: Robyn Never Apologises for Anything

Zara Larsson has named Robyn as the figure she looked up to most while growing up in Stockholm, praising the way her fellow Swede refuses to apologise for her choices.

Speaking on The New York Times' Popcast podcast, the Lush Life singer said Robyn – born Robin Carlsson – was the "only person" she admired. "When it comes to Swedish people, Robyn has always been also sort of un-Swedish. She doesn't apologise for anything," she said. "She has always been very, I wouldn't say cocky, but I think a lot of Swedish people would say that exactly. Especially when she was young, and she just didn't care about that, and she's always done her thing."

Larsson brought out her fifth studio album, Midnight Sun, in September 2025 and has just shared the video for its fourth single, Blue Moon.

Her release strategy has been anything but conventional, and she told the podcast that buying back her master recordings in 2022 and launching her own independent label, Sommer House, gave her a real confidence boost.

"(It's a) really good way also to know that I don't have to take weird deals or I don't have to do stuff that I feel like doesn't align with me because I am in a position that is, sadly, quite rare for artists," the 28-year-old explained. "But it gives me a lot of power, and no one can tell me what to do or how to do it... It's really just like my thing."

She is out on the road at the moment with the Midnight Sun Tour, which is set to wrap up on 1 November in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Source: Muzland
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