Kleerup: 'Robyn is a good-looking Yoda'

Swedish producer Kleerup has described his former collaborator Robyn as a "good-looking Yoda".

The star, real name Andreas Kleerup, teamed up with Robyn to record 'With Every Heartbeat' and praised her professionalism and attention to detail.

"She's like a good-looking Yoda! It feels like she's been reincarnated a couple of times because she's been around so long and has been through a lot of stuff to get where she is now," he told DS.

"I've actually known her for a long time because I used to play in her band. She's easy to work with and really interested in every detail of what you're doing. She's one of the most professional people I know."

Kleerup admitted that despite putting his "entire soul" into the song, he never expected 'With Every Heartbeat' to top the charts in the UK.

"That song wasn't a particularly major success in Sweden, but then it got picked up over here and went to number one. I put my entire soul into that song so it was like seeing 20 years of hard work finally paying off," he said.

"I couldn't have put more into a song than I did with that one. It's funny though because that song was an experiment to see how a single of mine would do. If it didn't work, I could have ended up back playing the drums."

Kleerup releases his self-titled debut album today.

> Click here to read our full interview with Kleerup