Rozes (musician)

Elizabeth Mencel
Born (1993-04-14) April 14, 1993
Origin Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres
  • Pop
  • Dance
  • EDM
Occupation(s)
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • piano
  • guitar
  • clarinet
  • saxophone
  • violin
  • flute
  • trumpet
Years active 2014–present
Associated acts The Chainsmokers
Website www.rozessounds.com

Elizabeth Mencel (born April 14, 1993), known professionally as ROZES, is an American singer and performer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is best known for her 2015 collaboration, "Roses", with DJ duo The Chainsmokers.

Early years

A native of Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, Mencel grew up in a jazz-influenced home and first studied piano at age six.[1] Eventually she also became proficient in clarinet, saxophone, guitar, violin, flute, and trumpet.[2]

Mencel earned an associate degree from Montgomery County Community College and then transferred to Temple University in Philadelphia. After one year at Temple, Mencel chose to pursue music as a full-time career and left the university.[1]

Career

In October 2014, under her professional moniker ROZES, Mencel was featured on and wrote Just a Gent’s Limelight, reaching #1 on HypeMachine [3] and has over 2 millions plays on SoundCloud.[4][5]

Mencel composed "Roses" with Andrew Taggart of The Chainsmokers.[6][7] Released in June 2015, the single placed at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 [8] as well as #1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance / Electronic chart for the week of January 9, 2016.[9]

ROZES’ debut EP, Burn Wild, was released on February 14, 2016.[10]

Discography

EPs

Year Title Peak chart positions
US
[11]
2016 Burn Wild –

Singles

As a featured artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[12]		 US
Elect.
[13]		 AUS
[14]		 AUT
[15]		 CAN
[16]		 DEN
[17]		 FIN
[18]		 NL
[19]		 NOR
[20]		 SWE
[21]		 UK
[22]
2014 "Limelight" (Just A Gent featuring ROZES) — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
2015 "Roses" (The Chainsmokers featuring ROZES) 6 1 5 18 6 30 18 28 8 13 16 Bouquet

References

  1. 1 2 "ROZES - "Burn Wild"". Hillydilly.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  2. ↑ "MH Goes Behind the Music with ROZES!!! - Montco Happening". Montco.happeningmag.com. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  3. ↑ "Limelight (feat. R O Z E S) by Just A Gent, posted on music blogs / Hype Machine". Hypem.com. 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  4. ↑ "Just A Gent - Limelight (feat. ROZES) by Just A Gent | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  5. ↑ "Alt-Pop Singer Songwriter ROZES Releases FREE & NEW Single "R U Mine"". Ventsmagazine.com. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  6. ↑ "ROZES | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  7. ↑ McCaskill, Clark. "The Chainsmokers flourish in new original "Roses" ft. Rozes". Earmilk.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  8. ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  9. ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  10. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6jsjhAEteAlY0vCiLvMLBA
  11. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard.com. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  13. ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard.com. 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  14. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Chainsmokers". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  15. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Chainsmokers". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  16. ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard.com. 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  17. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Chainsmokers". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  18. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  19. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie The Chainsmokers". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  20. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Chainsmokers". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  21. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Chainsmokers". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  22. ↑ "The Chainsmokers > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
  23. ↑ "American single certifications – The Chainsmokers". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 12, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  24. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (March 5, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham Is No 1 for Third Week". Noise11. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  25. ↑ "The BPI". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  26. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – The Chainsmokers". Music Canada. Retrieved February 12, 2016.

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