Rose Betts

Betts was born in Chipperfield, Hertfordshire, and grew up there along with a twin sister and two younger siblings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sweetyhigh.com/read/rose-betts-trivia-wcw-022124|title=Rose Betts Favorite Trivia, Bio and Top Fun Facts|website=www.sweetyhigh.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://pop-culturalist.com/exclusive-interview-rose-betts-talks-about-the-release-of-white-orchids/|title=Exclusive Interview: Rose Betts Talks About the Release of White Orchids|date=1 May 2022|via=Pop-Culturalist.com}} After finishing school, Betts moved to London to start a career as a musician.{{cite web|last=Brittaney Penney|url=https://thehoneypop.com/2021/04/13/rose-betts-talks-recovery-and-working-on-justice-league/|title=Rose Betts talks recovery and working on justice league/|date=13 April 2021|via=The Honey Pop}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.recordoftheday.com/record-of-the-day/2017-08-01/changing-days2017|title=Rose Betts – Changing Days|first=Record of the|last=Day|website=www.recordoftheday.com}} She featured as lead vocals with Macedonian band Foltin on a track on the album Penelope X by Nikola Kodjabashia in 2011, and began to release her own music in 2016. Her music has been described as 'Celtic pop-fusion'.{{cite web|url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/rbrk-rocket-rose-betts-video-premiere/|last=Mitch Mosk|title=Premiere: Rose Betts' Timely "Rocket" Ignites with Childlike Optimism, Urgency, and Hope|date=30 March 2020|via=AtwoodMagazine}}

Betts' debut single "Orange Trees" was released in 2016, followed by an EP The Stars Look Down in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thephotoladies.com/words/2022/4/10/interview-rose-betts-1|title=Interview: Rose Betts|date=20 April 2022|website=The Photo Ladies}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/interview-with-rose-betts/|title=Interview with Rose Betts|via=Bringin' It Backwards|date=15 May 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2021-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-list|title=2021 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominees List | GRAMMY.com|website=grammy.com}} That same year, 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.{{Cite web|last=Amandah Opoku|url=https://umusicians.com/post/648278802517131264/um-interview-rose-betts|title=UM Interview: Rose Betts|date=12 April 2021|website=UMusicians.com}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/zack-snyder-movies-music/|title=10 Best Zack Snyder Needle Drops, Ranked|first=Jeremy|last=Urquhart|date=8 December 2023|website=Collider}} Betts' version of "Song to the Siren" reached a rank of 82nd in the UK Official Singles Sales charts on 1 April 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/59823/rose-betts/|title=ROSE BETTS|date=1 April 2021|website=Official Charts}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00127bz|title=BBC Radio 4 – Soul Music, Song To The Siren|date=4 December 2021|website=BBC}}

She released her debut album, White Orchids, in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2022/04/01/rose-betts-shares-heartfelt-debut-album-white-orchids/|title=Rose Betts shares heartfelt debut album 'White Orchids' » // MELODIC Magazine|date=1 April 2022|website=www.melodicmag.com}} A track from this album "Driving Myself Home" went viral on TikTok. Betts recounts how she wrote the song as a joke, after a blind date, and within a day of uploading it to TikTok, it had 300,000 views.{{Cite web|url=https://headlinermagazine.net/rose-betts-viral-driving-myself-home.html|title=Rose Betts on going viral with Driving Myself Home|website=headlinermagazine.net}} Her 2023 release "Irish Eyes" has garnered over 5 million views on TikTok, and 13 million listens on Spotify.{{Cite web|url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2024/02/09/rose-betts-walks-us-through-a-fallout-on-war/|title=Rose Betts walks us through a fallout on "War" » // MELODIC Magazine|date=9 February 2024|website=www.melodicmag.com}} "Driving Myself Home" was featured on Tom Robinson's 'BBC Introducing' show on BBC Radio 6 in February 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014tz4|title=The BBC Introducing mixtape. New music from Gag Salon, Rose Betts, Fieves and more.|date=28 February 2022|via=BBC Radio 6 Music}}

In February 2024, Betts announced that she had signed to Nettwerk Music Group, 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/every-song-rebel-moon-directors-cut-soundtrack-3781471|title=Here's every song on the 'Rebel Moon Director's Cut' soundtrack|first=Adam|last=Starkey|website=NME |date=6 August 2024}} In September 2024, she released "Doodles", described as a 'buoyant Pub anthem'.{{Cite web|url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2024/09/06/rose-betts-releases-buoyant-pub-anthem-doodles/|title=Rose Betts releases buoyant pub anthem "Doodles" » // MELODIC Magazine|date=6 September 2024|website=www.melodicmag.com}} Betts embarked on a debut tour in the US in September and October 2024, performing at 11 venues.{{Cite web|url=https://cafedunord.com/tm-attraction/rose-betts/|title=Rose Betts|website=Cafe Du Nord}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/09/12/the-three-san-diego-concerts-you-wont-want-to-miss-this-week-2/|title=The three San Diego concerts you won't want to miss this week|date=12 September 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sweetyhigh.com/read/rose-betts-doodles-lyrics-meaning-interview-090624|title=Rose Betts Interview on the Lyrical Meaning of 'Doodles'|website=www.sweetyhigh.com}}

Works are variously listed on Betts' verified listing on Spotify{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/3DYAP9CXyfNiM2nlu09w4i|title=Rose Betts|website=Spotify}} and other sources cited inline.

• The Stars Look Down (2016), EP
• White Orchids (2022), debut album

• "Orange Trees" (2016)
• "Changing Days" (2017)
• "Because it's Christmas" (2018)
• "Rocket" (2020)
• "Recovery" (2021)
• "Driving Myself Home" (2021)
• "Alone in an Uber" (2022)
• "Irish Eyes" (2023){{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2023/10/01/1202884213/rose-betts-explains-the-story-and-songwriting-process-behind-her-new-song-irish-|title=Rose Betts explains the songwriting process behind her new song 'Irish Eyes'|date=1 October 2023|via=NPR}}
• "Delicate Dark" (2023)
• "Sober" (2023)
• "War" (2024)
• "Take This Body Home" (2024)
• "Come Away" (2024)
• "Doodles" (2024)
• "Running" (2024){{cite web|url=https://thedailymusicreport.com/music-news-releases/rose-betts-running-10252024/|title=Rose Betts releases soul-stirring single 'running' ahead of new album|date=25 October 2024|via=The Daily Music Report}}

• "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.
• "Young & Alive" (2020), written by Betts, Kevin White and Bazzi, performed by Bazzi, remixed by Haywyre.
• "Song to the Siren" (2021) from Zack Snyder's Justice League: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, produced and performed by Betts.
• "The Land we Breath" (2024) from Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver soundtrack, composed by Junkie XL, featuring Rose Betts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.highonfilms.com/rebel-moon-part-two-soundtrack-junkie-xl/|title=Rebel Moon — Part 2: The Scargiver Soundtrack (Netflix): Dive into Junkie XL's Epic Score|first=Nafees|last=Ahmed|date=28 April 2024}}

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Category:Musicians from Hertfordshire

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Category:21st-century English women singers

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