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Teacher Thought Robyn Was a Boy - for Three Years

2nd June 2011

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Swedish pop star Robyn had an identity crisis when she was a teen - her teachers thought she was a boy.

' Finally, my mum had to write her a note that said, 'Please don't assume that Robyn is a boy anymore because she's a girl'

Her name and short-haired look made it difficult for the With Every Heartbeat singer to convince others she was a girl - and her mother had to write to her school to correct one teacher.

Robyn says, "My handicrafts teacher thought I was a boy for three years. I tried to tell her I was a girl, but she'd say, 'My little boy wanted to be a girl when he was a kid, too.'

"Finally, my mum had to write her a note that said, 'Please don't assume that Robyn is a boy anymore because she's a girl'". And the mistaken identity issue is still one that lingers - especially in America, where Robyn is touring with Katy Perry this summer (11).

She tells Out magazine, "I get mistaken for a lesbian all the time - but I guess I do have the most lesbian haircut of any of the girls in my field".