Rose Betts (born 1991)[1] is an English singer-singwriter. She came to attention with viral TikTok hits "Driving Myself Home" in 2022, and "Irish Eyes" in 2023. In 2021, she produced and performed a cover of Tim Buckley’s "Song to the Siren", on the soundtrack of Zack Snyder's Justice League, and collaborated with Bazzi on "Young & Alive", which was nominated for a Grammy award.[2][3]
Rose Betts | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1991 (age 32) Chipperfield |
| Genres | Folk, Pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Piano, Guitar |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website | www |
Career
editBetts was born in 1991 in Chipperfield, Hertfordshire, and grew up there along with a twin sister and two younger siblings.[4][5] After finishing school, Betts moved to London to start a career as a musician.[6][7] She featured as lead vocals with Macedonian band Foltin on a track on the album Penelope X by Nikola Kodjabashia in 2011,[8] and began to release her own music in 2016. Her music has been described as ‘Celtic pop-fusion’.[9] Betts' debut single "Orange Trees" was released in 2016, followed by an EP The Stars Look Down in 2017.[10] She was a regular performer on Sofar Sounds in London for some years, and moved to Los Angeles during the pandemic, in August 2021.[11] In 2020, she collaborated on Bazzi's single "Young and Alive", which received a nomination for Best Remixed Recording at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards.[9][12][13]
In 2020, Betts worked on a cover of "Song to the Siren", a song which had been written by Tim Buckley in 1967, and covered, among others, by This Mortal Coil in 1983. Betts' demo cover was selected by Zack Snyder for the soundtrack to the Snyder Cut, the 2021 director's cut of the DC extended universe superhero film Justice League.[14] Among the critical acclaim for Betts' singing, Jeremy Urquhart at Collider commented in 2023 that it worked "fantastically" and was "one of the best and most memorable in all four hours of Zack Snyder's Justice League" soundtrack.[15] Betts' version of "Song to the Siren" reached a rank of 82nd in the UK Official Singles Sales charts on 1 April 2021.[16]
In December 2021, Betts was interviewed on a BBC Radio 4 episode of Soul Music, exploring the associations of "Song to the Siren" with the feelings of longing, love, and loss that it evokes. Betts explains how she immersed herself in the song, and in the words of the Larry Beckett poem on which it was based, to capture these emotions.[17]
She released her debut album, White Orchids, in 2022.[18] A track from this album "Driving Myself Home" went viral on TikTok. Betts recounts how she wrote the song as joke, after a blind date, and within a day of uploading it to TikTok, it had 300,000 views.[19] Her 2023 release "Irish Eyes" has garnered over 5 million views on TikTok, and 13 million listens on Spotify.[20] "Driving Myself Home" was featured on Tom Robinson's 'BBC Introducing' show on BBC Radio 6 in February 2022.[21]
In February 2024, Betts announced that she had signed to Nettwork Music Group,[20] with the release of her single "War". Later that year, Betts worked with Junkie XL (a.k.a. Tom Holkenborg) on several pieces on the soundtrack to Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, which was released in April 2024.[22] In September 2024, she released "Doodles", described as a ‘buoyant Pub anthem’.[2][23]
Betts embarked on a debut tour in the US in September and October 2024, performing at 11 venues.[24][25][26]
Discography
editWorks are variously listed in MusicBrainz[27], on Betts' verified listing on Spotify[28] and Soundcloud[29], in addition to other sources cited inline.
EP and album
editSingles
edit- "Orange Trees" (2016)[9]
- "Changing Days" (2017)[7]
- "Because it's Christmas" (2018)
- "Rocket" (2020) [9]
- "Recovery" (2021)
- "Driving Myself Home" (2021)[19]
- "Alone in an Uber" (2022)
- "Irish Eyes" (2023)[30]
- "Delicate Dark" (2023)
- "Sober" (2023)
- "War" (2024)[20]
- "Take This Body Home" (2024)
- "Come Away" (2024)
- "Doodles" (2024)[26]
Collaborations
edit- "Dawn Of The Rose Red Fingers" (2011), lead vocals, from the album Penelope X (7 Songs & Postludium From The Musical "Odysseys And His Women") by Nikola Kodjbashia, Lithium.[31]
- "Young & Alive" (2020), written by Betts, Kevin White and Bazzi, performed by Bazzi, remixed by Haywyre.[20][32]
- "Song to the Siren" (2021) from Zack Snyder's Justice League: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, produced and performed by Betts.[2][14]
- "The Land we Breath" (2024) from Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver soundtrack, composed by Junkie XL, featuring Rose Betts.[33]
References
edit- ^ "ROSE BETTS LTD". gov.uk.
- ^ a b c "ROSE BETTS – "DOODLES"" – via Wonderland.
- ^ "Rose Betts". The Heavy Group.
- ^ "Rose Betts Favorite Trivia, Bio and Top Fun Facts". www.sweetyhigh.com.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Rose Betts Talks About the Release of White Orchids". May 1, 2022 – via Pop-Culturalist.com.
- ^ Brittaney Penney (13 April 2021). "Rose Betts talks recovery and working on justice league/" – via The Honey Pop.
- ^ a b c Day, Record of the. "Rose Betts - Changing Days". www.recordoftheday.com.
- ^ "Kodjabashia: Foltin feat. Goce Stevkovski – Penelope X (7 Songs & Postludium From The Musical "Odysseys And His Women"". 2011 – via discogs.)
- ^ a b c d Mitch Mosk (30 March 2020). "Premiere: Rose Betts' Timely "Rocket" Ignites with Childlike Optimism, Urgency, and Hope" – via AtwoodMagazine.
- ^ "Interview: Rose Betts". The Photo Ladies. April 20, 2022.
- ^ Michael Major (9 February 2024). "Rose Betts Unveils Emotionally Charged Single 'War'" – via Broadway World.
- ^ "Interview with Rose Betts". 15 May 2022 – via Bringin' It Backwards.
- ^ "2021 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominees List | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com.
- ^ a b Amandah Opoku (12 April 2021). "UM Interview: Rose Betts". UMusicians.com.
- ^ Urquhart, Jeremy (December 8, 2023). "10 Best Zack Snyder Needle Drops, Ranked". Collider.
- ^ "ROSE BETTS". Official Charts. April 1, 2021.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Soul Music, Song To The Siren". BBC. 4 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Rose Betts shares heartfelt debut album 'White Orchids' » // MELODIC Magazine". www.melodicmag.com. April 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Rose Betts on going viral with Driving Myself Home". headlinermagazine.net.
- ^ a b c d "Rose Betts walks us through a fallout on "War" » // MELODIC Magazine". www.melodicmag.com. February 9, 2024.
- ^ "The BBC Introducing mixtape. New music from Gag Salon, Rose Betts, Fieves and more". 28 February 2022 – via BBC Radio 6 Music.
- ^ Starkey, Adam (August 6, 2024). "Here's every song on the 'Rebel Moon Director's Cut' soundtrack".
- ^ "Rose Betts releases buoyant pub anthem "Doodles" » // MELODIC Magazine". www.melodicmag.com. September 6, 2024.
- ^ "Rose Betts". Cafe Du Nord.
- ^ "The three San Diego concerts you won't want to miss this week". September 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Rose Betts Interview on the Lyrical Meaning of 'Doodles'". www.sweetyhigh.com.
- ^ "Rose Betts recordings" – via MusicBrainz.
- ^ "Rose Betts". Spotify.
- ^ "Rose Betts". SoundCloud.
- ^ "Rose Betts explains the songwriting process behind her new song 'Irish Eyes'". 1 October 2023 – via NPR.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/5392335-Kodjabashia--Foltin-feat-Goce-Stevkovski-Penelope-X-7-Songs-Postludium-From-The-Musical-Odysseys-And
- ^ "Rose Betts Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ..." AllMusic.
- ^ Ahmed, Nafees (April 28, 2024). "Rebel Moon — Part 2: The Scargiver Soundtrack (Netflix): Dive into Junkie XL's Epic Score".