Rozes (musician)

Elizabeth McQuiston (née Mencel; born April 14, 1993), known professionally as Rozes (stylized in all capitals or as R O Z E S), is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania. She is best known for her 2015 collaboration, "Roses", with duo The Chainsmokers. She also featured in Galantis' song "Girls on Boys".

Rozes
Rozes performing in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Elizabeth Mencel
Born	(1993-04-14) April 14, 1993 (age 32) Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Pop dance EDM
Occupations	Musician singer songwriter
Instruments	Piano clarinet saxophone guitar violin flute trumpet
Years active	2014–present
Website	www.rozessounds.com

Early life and education

A native of Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, McQuiston grew up in a gospel-influenced home and first studied piano at age six.^[1] Eventually she also became proficient in clarinet, saxophone, guitar, violin, flute, and trumpet.^[2]

McQuiston first started her musical career at North Penn High School in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.^[3] Soon after, she earned an associate degree from Montgomery County Community College and then transferred to Temple University in Philadelphia. After one year at Temple, McQuiston chose to pursue music as a full-time career and left college.^[1]

Career

In October 2014, under her professional moniker Rozes, McQuiston was featured on and wrote Just a Gent's "Limelight", which reached #1 on Hype Machine^[4] and has over 2 million plays on SoundCloud.^[5]

McQuiston was featured on The Chainsmokers' 2015 hit, "Roses", which she co-wrote with Andrew Taggart of The Chainsmokers.^[6][7] Released on June 16, 2015, the single peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100,^[8] as well as number one on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for the week of January 9, 2016.^[9]

McQuiston's debut EP, Burn Wild, was released on February 14, 2016.^[10]

In 2017, McQuiston signed a deal with Photo Finish Records,^[11] where she released singles "Where Would We Be" (with Nicky Romero), "Canyons", and "Famous". Her debut EP under Photo Finish "i don't know where i'm going, but i'm on my way" was released on August 24, 2018.^[12]

In 2019, McQuiston released her track "Halfway There", which became the official anthem to the 2019 Women's March on NYC via The Women's March Alliance.^[13]

McQuiston released her second album with Photo Finish Records in 2020 named "Crazy", which features a duet with Mat Kearney.^[14]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
Burn Wild	Released: February 14, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download
I Don't Know Where I'm Going, But I'm On My Way	Released: August 24, 2018 Label: Photo Finish Records Format: Digital download
A Very Rozes Christmas	Released: November 30, 2018 Label: Photo Finish Records Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Dance [15]
2015	"R U Mine"	—	Burn Wild
	"In n Out"	—
2016	"Fragile"	—
	"Hangin' On"	—	Non-album singles
	"Under the Grave"	—
2017	"Matches" (with Cash Cash)	38	Say It Like You Feel It
	"Canyons"	—	I Don't Know Where I'm Going, But I'm On My Way
	"Famous"	—
2018	"Where Would We Be" (with Nicky Romero)[16]	—
	"Demons" (with Felix Snow)	—	Non-album singles
	"Mean to Me" (with Stayloose)[17]	—
2019	"Halfway There"	—	TBA
	"Call Me"	—
	"Walls" (with Mat Kearney)	—
2021	"Out Loud (with Fairlane (Artist) and JT Roach)[18]	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As a featured artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [8]	US Elec. [9]	AUS [19]	CAN [20]	DEN [21]	FIN [22]	NL [23]	NOR [24]	SWE [25]	UK [26]
2014	"Limelight" (Just a Gent featuring Rozes)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
2015	"Roses" (The Chainsmokers featuring Rozes)	6	1	5	6	30	18	28	8	13	16	RIAA: 3× Platinum[27] ARIA: 2× Platinum[28] BPI: Gold[29] MC: Platinum[30]	Bouquet
2016	"All of Me" (Big Gigantic featuring Logic and Rozes)	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Brighter Future
2019	"One Day"[31] (Sam Feldt and Yves V featuring Rozes)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
	"Chains"[32] (Fractures featuring Rozes)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		TBA
2020	"Be Somebody” (NEFFEX featuring Rozes)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		New Beginnings
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Album
		SWE Heat. [33]	AUS [34]	US Dance [35]
2017	"Girls on Boys" (with Galantis)	3	96	32	The Aviary