Romy Flores (born 19 December 1999), known professionally as DeathbyRomy, is an American singer-songwriter. Born and raised in

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, she began performing music professionally at age 15. Since her debut LP ''Monsters'' came out in 2018, Flores has released three studio albums, with the most recent one being 2022's ''Entropy''. She is most known for her 2019 single "Problems", amassing over 60 million streams on

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following its success on the video-hosting service

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Early life

Flores was born on December 19, 1999, in Los Angeles, California. She is of mixed heritage; her father's family is

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, and her mother is European. She wrote her first song at the age of 5.

Career

Flores released her first song at the age of 15. Her first single on Spotify, "Tiempo", was self-released. She would continue to release music unsigned for another year, in which time she would also release her debut album ''Monsters'', which included features from other singers such as

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and

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. Her stage name, DeathbyRomy, comes from her past struggles with suicidal tendencies and is an attempt at "claiming personal love".

2019–2021: Capitol Records

In 2019 Flores signed to UMG-owned label

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for her next project. On October 4 she released the single "Problems", the first single from her upcoming EP. The song went viral on

, becoming her breakthrough hit and her most streamed song on

and

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. The EP "Love U - to Death" came out the same month, followed the next year by a remix of "Problems" featuring 24kGoldn. In 2020 Flores released several singles, including songs featured on the soundtrack of thriller film

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. Her second studio album, ''Songs For My Funeral,'' came out in August 2021, following the promotional single "Day I Die" coming out the month prior. The record featured "Problems", as well as several of the past year's singles. In 2021, Flores and

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were featured by

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on the latter's track titled ''Soul Sucker, Pt. 2''.

2022–present: Independent

Since 2022, Flores has been releasing music without a label. On October 28, 2022, she released her third studio album ''Entropy''. One year later, on October 27, 2023, she released the single "Hellhound" featuring Jazmin Bean.

Influences

Flores's music evokes themes of anxiety, depression, and suicide, which paired with her goth clothing and dark, dramatic makeup, draws many parallels to artists such as

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. Describing her own music as "the love-child of pop, trap, industrial, and cinematic", Her blending of various genres can be credited to her diverse influences, among which she cites

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, and

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. The topic of interplay between life and death in Flores's music also stems from her multi-cultural background, especially Mexican traditions and beliefs, such as the

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Discography

Albums

EPs

References

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