Papaya is the project of Danish dance and bubblegum artist Linnéa Handberg, also known as Linnéa Handberg Lund, Linnea and Lynn. Born in Copenhagen in 1980, she records under the name Papaya and is also referred to as Miss Papaya.

Project and style

The project sits within dance and bubblegum pop, and is associated with tracks that appear in the game Dance Dance Revolution. The best-known songs linked with the name are Pink Dinosaur, Operator and Hero.

Name and other uses

The name Papaya is also used by other acts, including a South Korean girl group and a band with members from Lisbon, New York and Barcelona, but the Danish project is the one connected with Linnéa Handberg.