Rozes (musician)

Rozes
Rozes performing in 2016.
Background information
Birth name Elizabeth Mencel
Born (1993-04-14) April 14, 1993
Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
  • clarinet
  • saxophone
  • violin
  • flute
  • trumpet
Years active 2014–present
Associated acts
Website www.rozessounds.com

Elizabeth Mencel (born April 14, 1993), better known by her stage name Rozes (stylized as ROZES or R O Z E S), is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is best known for her 2015 collaboration, "Roses", with duo The Chainsmokers. She also featured in Galantis' song Girls On Boys.

Early years

A native of Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, Mencel grew up in a gospel-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 first started her musical career at North Penn High School.[3] Soon after, she 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 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 Hype Machine[4] and has over 2 million plays on SoundCloud.[5][6]

Mencel was featured on The Chainsmokers' 2015 hit, "Roses," who she co-wrote with Andrew Taggart, one half of The Chainsmokers.[7][8] Released on June 16, 2015, the single peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100,[9]as well as #1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for the week of January 9, 2016.[10]

ROZES’ debut EP, Burn Wild, was released on February 14, 2016.[11]

In 2017, ROZES inked a deal with Photo Finish Records. [12] where she released singles "Where Would We Be" with Nicky Romero, "Canyons", and "Famous".

Discography

Extended plays

Year Title
2016 Burn Wild

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions
US
Dance
[13]
2016 "Hangin' On" —
2017 "Famous" —
"Canyons" —
"Matches"
(with Cash Cash)		 38
2018 "Where Would We Be"[14]
(with Nicky Romero)		 —
"Mean To Me"[15]
(with Stayloose)		 —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[16]		 US
Elec.
[17][18]		 AUS
[19]		 CAN
[20]		 DEN
[21]		 FIN
[22]		 NL
[23]		 NOR
[24]		 SWE
[25]		 UK
[26]
2014 "Limelight" (Just a Gent featuring ROZES) —————————— Non-album single
2015 "Roses" (The Chainsmokers featuring ROZES) 615630182881316 Bouquet
2016 "All of Me" (Big Gigantic featuring Logic and ROZES) —19———————— Brighter Future
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional single

Year Title Peak chart positions
US
Elec.
2018 Where Would We Be (with Nicky Romero) 50
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

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. ↑ "MH Goes Behind the Music with ROZES!!!". Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Just A Gent - Limelight (feat. ROZES) by Just A Gent | Free Listening on SoundCloud". SoundCloud.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  6. ↑ "Alt-Pop Singer Songwriter ROZES Releases FREE & NEW Single "R U Mine"". Ventsmagazine.com. 2015-07-14. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  7. ↑ "ROZES | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  8. ↑ McCaskill, Clark. "The Chainsmokers flourish in new original "Roses" ft. Rozes". Earmilk.com. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  9. ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  10. ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  11. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6jsjhAEteAlY0vCiLvMLBA
  12. ↑ http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=306954. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ "Dance/Electronic Songs Charts (April 1, 2017)". Billboard.com. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  14. ↑ Bein, Kat (2018-02-16). "ROZES Enlists Nicky Romero On Nostalgia Trip 'Where Would We Be': Listen". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  15. ↑ Oh, Lindsey (2018-08-21). "StayLoose and Rozes share their latest collaboration, 'Mean To Me'". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  16. ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard.com. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  17. ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard.com. 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  18. ↑ "Big Gigantic – Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Discography The Chainsmokers". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
    • "Girls on Boys": "ARIA Chart Watch #437". auspOp. September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  20. ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard.com. 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  21. ↑ "Discography The Chainsmokers". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Suomen virallinen lista - Artistit". Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  23. ↑ "Discografie The Chainsmokers". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  24. ↑ "Discography The Chainsmokers". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ "Discography The Chainsmokers". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  26. ↑ "The Chainsmokers > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
  27. ↑ "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. 
  28. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (March 5, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham Is No 1 for Third Week". Noise11. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  29. ↑ "The BPI". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  30. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – The Chainsmokers". Music Canada. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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