Rosalind Elizabeth "Rozzi" Crane (born May 2, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from San Francisco. At 19 years old, Crane made her name known by being discovered by Maroon 5 lead singer

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. Soon after she was touring the country with Maroon 5 and honing her craft on-stage. Levine and Crane parted ways in 2016. Now signed with Small Giant Records/

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, Crane released her first album ''Bad Together'' (2018).

Life and career

Crane attended Marin Academy High School and became a strong member in their musical program. In 2009, Crane attended the

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at the

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as a member of the inaugural class of the Popular Music program. During her first year, Crane's original compositions were licensed for the first time when four of her songs were featured in Lifetime Television's second most-watched film ever, ''Sins of the Mother''. During her sophomore and junior years, Crane was a background vocalist for

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and

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. In 2012, she became the first artist signed to

's record label, 222 Records, where she launched three EPs, ''Rozzi Crane'' in 2013, ''Space'' and ''Time'' in 2015, respectively. Crane met bassist and primary collaborator Sam Wilkes in 2009 and he remains the bassist and musical director of Crane's band as of 2014. Crane was featured on the Maroon 5 song "Come Away to the Water", which was part of ''

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'' soundtrack and has toured with the band. In 2013, Crane went on tour with the band for their

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. In 2014, Crane toured as an opening for

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and Parachute, meanwhile in 2015 she opened for Maroon 5 during their

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in United States and Canada. Also in 2015, she became the opener for

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's On the Verge Tour for his latest album ''

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''. In April 2015,

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picked Crane as his Artist of the Month and she performed her single "Psycho" live on

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's ''

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'' show hosted by

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and

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. Crane was also featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live and performed her single "Never Over You" Crane is currently signed to Small Giant Records/

. On January 12, 2018, she released "Uphill Battle," the first song in a succession of releases that led to the release of her first full-length album, ''Bad Together'', later that year on Small Giant/Columbia Records. Crane's first single "Never Over You" was released on February 9, 2018. Additionally, Crane released a video of the recording at Capitol Records. In 2019, Crane recorded a cover version of " Creep" by Radiohead, for the first season soundtrack of '' The Morning Show'', where she also appears in the episode "A Seat at the Table" as a

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. In May 2020, Crane launched a podcast with co-host

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called ''Ugh! You're So Good!'', featuring guests such as Jonathan Van Ness,

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, and

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. Season 2 of ''Ugh! Your'e So Good!'' premiered February 2021. Crane has released 2 singles in 2020. She released "Best Friend Song" late August 2020, bemoaning her loss after her best-friend "Tatti" moved out, and released "Orange Skies", a ballad on the wildfire crisis in her hometown of California, early October. Her EP "Hymn For Tomorrow" is due to be released mid 2021, with its first single "Hymn for Tomorrow" released February 2021. The music video for "Hymn For Tomorrow" features her partner

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Filmography

Television

Concert tours

;Opening act * Maroon 5 –

(2013) * Maroon 5 and

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– 2013 Honda Civic Tour (2013) *

– Make a Move Tour (2014) * Maroon 5 –

(2015) *

– On the Verge Tour (2015) *

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– Betty: The Tour (2019)

Discography

Albums

* ''Bad Together'' (2018)

EPs

* ''Rozzi Crane'' (2013) * ''Space'' (2015) * ''Time'' (2015) * ''Hymn for Tomorrow'' (2021) * ''Berry'' (2022)

Singles

* "Crazy Ass Bitch" (Remix) featuring

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(2014) * "Psycho" (Remix) featuring

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(2015) * "Never Over You" (2018) * "Uphill Battle" (2018) * "Joshua Tree" (2018) * "Lose Us" featuring Scott Hoying (2018) * "Best Friend Song" (2020) * "Orange Skies" (2020) *"Hymn For Tomorrow" (2021) *"I Can't Go To The Party" (2021) *"June" (2021) *"Mad Man" (2021) *"fflow" (2022)

Songwriting Credits

* "Collect My Love (feat.

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)" by

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(2016) * "Love Songs" by

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(2020) ertified gold in Australia

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crane, Rozzi Singers from California 1991 births Living people USC Thornton School of Music alumni 222 Records artists 21st-century American singers