Elizabeth McQuiston ( Mencel; born April 14, 1993), known professionally as Rozes (stylized in all capitals or as R O Z E S), is an American musician, singer and songwriter from

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. She is best known for her 2015 collaboration, "

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", with duo

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. She also featured in

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' song "

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Early life and education

A native of

, McQuiston grew up in a

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-influenced home and first studied piano at age six. Eventually she also became proficient in clarinet, saxophone, guitar, violin, flute, and trumpet. McQuiston first started her musical career at

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. Soon after, she earned an associate degree from

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and then transferred to

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. After one year at Temple, McQuiston chose to pursue music as a full-time career and left college.

Career

In October 2014, under her professional moniker Rozes, McQuiston was featured on and wrote Just a Gent's "Limelight", which reached #1 on

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and has over 2 million plays on

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. McQuiston was featured on

' 2015 hit, "

", which she co-wrote with Andrew Taggart of The Chainsmokers. Released on June 16, 2015, the single peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, as well as number one on ''Billboard'''s

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chart for the week of January 9, 2016. McQuiston's debut EP, ''Burn Wild'', was released on February 14, 2016. In 2017, McQuiston signed a deal with

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, where she released singles "Where Would We Be" (with

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), "Canyons", and "Famous". Her debut EP under Photo Finish "i don't know where i'm going, but i'm on my way" was released on August 24, 2018. In 2019, McQuiston released her track "Halfway There", which became the official anthem to the 2019 Women's March on NYC via The Women's March Alliance. McQuiston released her second album with Photo Finish Records in 2020 named "Crazy", which features a duet with

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Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As a featured artist

Promotional singles

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rozes 1993 births Living people 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women musicians American women songwriters Singers from Philadelphia Songwriters from Pennsylvania