Majesty Rose

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Majesty Rose

| image = File:Majesty Rose at the Arts Council of Wayne County.jpg

| caption =

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = Majesty Rochelle York

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|2|29}}

| birth_place = Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.

| years_active = 2014–present

| genre = Pop

| occupation = Singer

| instrument = Vocals, guitar

}}

Majesty Rochelle York (born February 29, 1992),{{cite web |url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idol-majesty-rose-689750 |title=American Idol' Season 13: Majesty Rose Reflects on Her Lucky Disney World Vacation|author= Fred Bronson |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 20, 2014 }} better known as Majesty Rose, is an American singer and songwriter. After placing ninth place on the thirteenth season of American Idol,[http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/backstage-pass-1.811987/american-idol-season-13-top-13-finalists-chosen-1.7157042 'American Idol' Season 13: Top 13 finalists chosen] she released the EP, Bloom, in 2016, and the standalone single, "Plunge", in 2017. She then joined with Maverick City Music for the 2019 EP Maverick City Vol. 2, which peaked at number 11 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart. Rose rejoined with Maverick City Music for the 2020 albums Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 and Maverick City Christmas, which each peaked in the top five on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart.

Early life

Majesty Rose was born on February 29, 1992, to Lori Grant and Rickey York.{{cite news |url=http://www.wcti12.com/news/goldsboro-community-holds-viewing-party-for-local-american-idol-contestant/24742166 |title=Goldsboro community holds viewing party for local 'American Idol' contestant |author= Alison Parker |work=WCTI12.com |date=February 28, 2014 }} Rose began writing at age ten and taught herself the acoustic guitar at seventeen. Despite her skills as a singer and guitarist, she has never taken formal lessons.

She was a student at the Eastern Wayne High School and graduated in 2010.{{cite news |url=http://www.thecityinsight.com/goldsboro-gets-majesty-mania/ |title=Goldsboro Gets Majesty Mania |work= The City Insight}} She also attended Wayne Community College and participated in SGA (Student Government Association).{{cite news |url=http://goldsborodailynews.com/blog/2014/02/26/party-support-majesty-rose/ |title=Party to Support Majesty Rose |work=Goldsboro Daily News |author= Carol Bowden|date= February 26, 2014 }} She worked as a preschool teacher at the Goldsboro Family YMCA before appearing on American Idol.{{cite news |url=http://www.wral.com/goldsboro-comes-out-for-their-idol-/13436871/ |title=Goldsboro comes out for their 'Idol' |work=WRAL.com|date= February 27, 2014 }} Rose is known in her community for serving at multiple churches and volunteering at nursing homes and community outreach projects.

According to Rose, she changed her name from Majesty Rochelle York to Majesty Rose as a dare going into American Idol. She always wished her name was "Rose".{{cite web |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/heavy/article/Majesty-Rose-From-American-Idol-5-Fast-5269643.php |title=Majesty Rose From 'American Idol': 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |author=Lauren Weigle |date=February 26, 2014 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer }}{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/PsMajestyRose/status/436759892456517632 |title=Majesty Rose |publisher=Twitter }}{{Primary source inline|date=March 2020}}

''American Idol''

Rose took part in a competition at The American Idol Experience in Disney's Hollywood Studios while she was on a holiday with her best friend's family in Florida. Rose sang the song "Reflection" from film Mulan and won a ticket to audition in front of the producers on American Idol.

In the results show for the top 11-week, Rose was in the bottom 3, but ultimately Ben Briley was eliminated. In the following week she was again in the bottom 3, but ultimately MK Nobilette was eliminated. Rose herself, was eliminated in the top 9.

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Episode !Theme !Song choice !Original artist !Order !Result
Audition \|Auditioner's Choice \| "Violet Hill" \| Coldplay \|N/A \|Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 1 \|A Capella \| "1234" \| Feist \|N/A \|Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 2 \|Group Performance \|"Stars" \|Grace Potter and the Nocturnals \|N/A \|Advanced
Hollywood Round, Part 3 \|Solo \| "Stars" \| Grace Potter and the Nocturnals \|N/A \|Advanced
Top 20 (10 Women) \|Personal Choice \| "Happy" \| Pharrell Williams \| 1 \|Safe
Top 13 \|This Is Me \| "Tightrope" \| Janelle Monáe feat. Big Boi \| 7 \| Safe
Top 12 \|Home \|"Fix You" \|Coldplay \| 12 \| Safe
Top 11 \|Songs from the Cinema \|"Let It Go" \|Idina Menzel \|6 \|Bottom 3{{efn\| 1 = When Ryan Seacrest announced the results in this particular night, Majesty Rose was among the bottom 3, but was declared safe second, as Ben Briley was eliminated.}}
Top 10 \|Billboard Top 10 \|"Wake Me Up" \|Avicii \|9 \|Bottom 3{{efn\| 1 = When Ryan Seacrest announced the results for this particular night, Majesty Rose was among the Bottom 3, but was declared safe first, as MK Nobilette was eliminated. }}
Top 9 \|I'm with the Band! \|"Shake It Out" \|Florence and the Machine \|2 \|Eliminated

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Episode

!Theme

!Song choice

!Original artist

!Order

!Result

Audition

|Auditioner's Choice

| "Violet Hill"

| Coldplay

|N/A

|Advanced

Hollywood Round, Part 1

|A Capella

| "1234"

| Feist

|N/A

|Advanced

Hollywood Round, Part 2

|Group Performance

|"Stars"

|Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

|N/A

|Advanced

Hollywood Round, Part 3

|Solo

| "Stars"

| Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

|N/A

|Advanced

Top 20 (10 Women)

|Personal Choice

| "Happy"

| Pharrell Williams

| 1

|Safe

Top 13

|This Is Me

| "Tightrope"

| Janelle Monáe feat. Big Boi

| 7

| Safe

Top 12

|Home

|"Fix You"

|Coldplay

| 12

| Safe

Top 11

|Songs from the Cinema

|"Let It Go"

|Idina Menzel

|Bottom 3{{efn| 1 = When Ryan Seacrest announced the results in this particular night, Majesty Rose was among the bottom 3, but was declared safe second, as Ben Briley was eliminated.}}

Top 10

|Billboard Top 10

|"Wake Me Up"

|Avicii

|Bottom 3{{efn| 1 = When Ryan Seacrest announced the results for this particular night, Majesty Rose was among the Bottom 3, but was declared safe first, as MK Nobilette was eliminated. }}

Top 9

|I'm with the Band!

|"Shake It Out"

|Florence and the Machine

|Eliminated

Post-''Idol''

Rose released an EP, titled Bloom, in June 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2016/06/27/majesty_rose_releases_first_ep_album_bloom/|author=Phyllis Moore|title=Majesty Rose releases first EP album, 'Bloom'|work=The Goldsboro News-Argus|date=June 27, 2016|access-date=December 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220090812/https://www.newsargus.com/news/archives/2016/06/27/majesty_rose_releases_first_ep_album_bloom/|archive-date=December 20, 2016}} The EP received a positive review from Mark Franklin of The York Dispatch{{'}}s blog, Idol Chatter.{{cite web|url=https://idolchatteryd.com/after-american-idol/|author=Mark Franklin|title=After American Idol|work=Idol Chatter|date=December 15, 2016 |access-date=July 19, 2019}} Rose then released the non-album single "Plunge" in 2017.{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2017 |title=@PsMajestyRose |url=https://twitter.com/PsMajestyRose/status/939255146428674049 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Twitter |language=en}}

A few years later, Rose joined with Maverick City Music for multiple releases, starting with the 2019 EP Maverick City Vol. 2, which features her on the track "You Keep on Getting Better".{{Citation |title=You Keep On Getting Better (feat. Majesty Rose) {{!}} Maverick City Music {{!}} TRIBL | date=October 4, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMEGUx7MfCM |access-date=2023-05-21 |language=en}} This EP peaked at number 11 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart, at number 29 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and at number 35 on the Top Christian Albums chart.{{Cite magazine |title=Maverick City Music - Heatseekers Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/maverick-city-music/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |title=Maverick City Music - Top Independent Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/maverick-city-music/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} Rose then returned for the 2020 albums Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 and Maverick City Christmas. Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 features Rose on the track "Love is a Miracle".{{Cite web |title=Steph Curry Fronts For Justin Bieber-Linked Christian Music Company, "Maverick City" |url=https://2paragraphs.com/2022/12/steph-curry-fronts-for-justin-bieber-linked-christian-music-company-maverick-city/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=2paragraphs.com |language=en-US}} This album peaked at number two on the Top Gospel Albums chart and at number six on the Top Christian Albums chart.{{Cite magazine |title=Maverick City Music - Top Gospel Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/maverick-city-music/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |title=Maverick City Music - Top Christian Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/maverick-city-music/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} It also won the Billboard Music Award for Top Gospel Album. Maverick City Christmas features Rose on the tracks "Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee / Angels We Have Heard on High" and "The First Noel".{{Citation |title=Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee (feat. Majesty Rose) {{!}} Maverick City Music {{!}} TRIBL | date=December 15, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wULN5purRZ4 |access-date=2023-05-21 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=The First Noel (feat. Majesty Rose) {{!}} Maverick City Music {{!}} TRIBL | date=December 21, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKGsPrFPU7o |access-date=2023-05-21 |language=en}} This album peaked at number four on the Top Gospel Albums chart.

Discography

=EPs=

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! Year

! Title

2016

| Bloom

=Singles=

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! Year

! Title

! Album

2016

| Plunge

| Non-album single

=As featured artist=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="4"\| Peak chart positions
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|Top Christian Albums !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|Top Gospel Albums !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|Heatseekers Albums !scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\|Top Independent Albums
2019 \|Maverick City Vol. 2 \|35 \| \|11 \|29
2020 \| Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 \| 6 \| 2 \| \|
2020 \|Maverick City Christmas \| \|4 \| \|

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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="1" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|Top Christian Albums

!scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|Top Gospel Albums

!scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|Heatseekers Albums

!scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|Top Independent Albums

2019

|Maverick City Vol. 2

|35

|11