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lead singer

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. She toured with Maroon 5 before eventually signing with another record label. She released her first album, ''Bad Together'', in 2018.

Life and career

Crane attended Marin Academy High School, where she participated in their musical program. In 2009, Crane attended the Thornton School of Music 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 the Lifetime television film ''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

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in 2009 and he remains the bassist and musical director of Crane's band as of 2014. Crane was featured on the

song "Come Away to the Water", which was part of ''

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'' soundtrack. In 2013, Crane toured with the band for their Overexposed Tour. In 2014, Crane toured as an opening for

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and

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, and in 2015 she opened for Maroon 5 during their Maroon V Tour in United States and Canada. Also in 2015, she opened for

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's On the Verge Tour for his 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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. As of 2018, Crane is signed to Small Giant Records/

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. In 2018, she released her first full-length album, ''Bad Together''. Crane's first single "Never Over You" was released on February 9, 2018. Crane released a video of the recording at Capitol Records. She also performed the single on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live''. In 2019, Crane recorded a cover version of " Creep" by

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, for the first season soundtrack of '' The Morning Show'', where she also appeared 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

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, and

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. Season 2 of ''Ugh! You're So Good!'' premiered February 2021. Crane released two singles in 2020. In 2021, she released the EP ''Hymn For Tomorrow''. Its first single "Hymn for Tomorrow" was released in February 2021. The music video for the single features her boyfriend

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. On April 22, 2022, she released an EP titled ''Berry'', which featured an appearance from

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. A deluxe version, with tracks from ''Hymn For Tomorrow'' and new bonus tracks, one of which featured

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, was released in November 2022.

Filmography

Television

Concert tours

;Opening act *

– Overexposed Tour (2013) * Maroon 5 and

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– 2013 Honda Civic Tour (2013) *

– Make a Move Tour (2014) * Maroon 5 – Maroon V Tour (2015) *

– On the Verge Tour (2015) *

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– Betty: The Tour (2019)

Discography

Albums

* ''Bad Together'' (2018) * ''Berry (Deluxe)'' (2023)

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