Roxen (Sängerin)
Vorlage:Short description Vorlage:Infobox musical artist Roxen is a Romanian singer signed by Global Records. She rose to prominence upon being featured on Romanian producer Sickotoy's "You Don't Love Me" (2019), which reached number thee in Romania and received radio airplay in several other countries. Roxen has been reported to be one of the three shortlisted artists to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 as part of broadcaster Romanian Television's (TVR) collaboration with Global Records for the selection.
Early life and career
Born in Cluj-Napoca, Roxen discovered her passion for music at the age of seven.[1] Signed by Global Records,[2] she was featured on Romanian producer Sickotoy's "You Don't Love Me" in August 2019.[3] The single attained commercial success in Romania, reaching number three on the country's Airplay 100 chart,[4] and being playslisted by radio stations in several territories including France, United States, Russia and Spain.[1] Her debut single "Ce-ți cântă dragostea" was released in the November of the same year, and peaked at number 32 in Romania.[4]
In early February 2020, it was reported that Roxen was one of three artists shortlisted to represent Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020; broadcaster Romanian Television (TVR) had collaborated with Global Records for the selection. The representing artist will be announced on 10 February 2020.[5][6]
Artistry
Roxen's primary genre is deep house.[1] Multiple observers have compared her music style and appearance to that of Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish.[7]
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROM [4] | |||
| "Ce-ți cântă dragostea"[8] | 2019 | 37 | Non-album singles |
| "I Don't Care"[9] | — | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROM [4] | |||
| "You Don't Love Me"[3] Vorlage:Small |
2019 | 3 | Non-album single |
References
- ↑ a b c Scutaru, Cristina: Roxen cucerește topurile muzicale! (deutsch: Roxen attains success on music charts!), DC News, 3 February 2020. Abgerufen im 5 February 2020 (romanian).
- ↑ Gallagher, Robyn: Romania: TVR confirms partnership with Global Records for internal selection of 2020 artist, Wiwibloggs, 1 February 2020
- ↑ a b You Don't Love Me (feat. Roxen) - Single by Sickotoy on iTunes, iTunes Store, 12 August 2019. Abgerufen im 5 February 2020
- ↑ a b c d For peak positions in Romania:
- For "You Don't Love Me": Arvunescu, Victor: Top Airplay 100 - Fie iarnă, fie vânt, pe "Străzile din Bucureşti" ne luăm avânt! (deutsch: Top Airplay 100 – Be it winter or wind, on the streets of Bucharest we are thriving!), Un site de muzică, 25 November 2019 (romanian).
- For "Ce-ți cântă dragostea": Arvunescu, Victor: Top Airplay 100 - Februarie începe cu un nou lider! (deutsch: Top Airplay 100 – February starts with a new leader!), Un site de muzică, 3 February 2020. Abgerufen im 5 February 2020 (romanian).
- ↑ Muntean, Marco: Romania will reveal the representative on 10th February, ESCBubble, 4 February 2020
- ↑ TVR și Global Records, parteneri pentru Eurovision Song Contest 2020 (deutsch: TVR and Global Records, partners for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest), Romanian Television, 31 January 2020 (romanian).
- ↑ Roxen ne spune povestea vieții ei (deutsch: Roxen tells us the story of her life) In: Unica, 7 January 2020. Abgerufen im 5 February 2020
- ↑ Ce-ți cântă dragostea - Single by Roxen on iTunes, iTunes Store, 12 November 2019. Abgerufen im 5 February 2020
- ↑ I Don't Care - Single by Roxen on iTunes, iTunes Store, 2 December 2019. Abgerufen im 5 February 2020