Eliza Rose (born 28 November 1991) is a British DJ, music producer and singer. Born in the East End of London, Rose grew up in

Dalston Dalston () is an area of East London, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is northeast of Charing Cross. Dalston began as a hamlet on either side of Dalston Lane, and as the area urbanised the term also came to apply to surrounding areas i ...

and began working at the Flashback Records shop when she was 14 years old. A fan of

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and

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music, she sang from her youth, and began DJing in her late teens, once she had enough money to buy records, seeing it as a way to acquire more music. She attended college and university, and also took courses in music production. She presents a radio show for

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, and recorded collaborations with a variety of other artists. Interplanetary Criminal, a DJ and producer, sent Rose the song " B.O.T.A. (Baddest of Them All)", and she wrote lyrics for it, inspired by

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in the film ''

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''. The song proved a surprise success, played heavily on the London club scene and then at the

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. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 29 July 2022, and in September it peaked at the summit of the chart. She became the first female DJ to top the UK Singles Chart since Sonique in 2000, as well as being the artist with the UK number one single on the day of the

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and start of the reign of

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. In December 2022, it was certified platinum by the

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(BPI). Rose has also written a novel, ''What Happens in Dreamland''.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Notes

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Eliza Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Dalston 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers English women DJs DJs from London Singers from the London Borough of Hackney