RoRo (singer)

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RoRo
Birth nameRochelle Griffith[1]
OriginBarbados
GenresSoul, electronic dance music, R&B, calypso
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
LabelsMahogany Recordings[2]

RoRo is a singer-songwriter from Barbados. In 2023 her single "Good Love", which she co-wrote and performed with Hannah Laing, spent 26 weeks in the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at number 7, and was certified BPI Platinum.[3][4][5][6] Roro has been regularly played on both BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 6, with her 2020 release "Mood Forever" earning her the "New Name" slot on the Annie Mac show.[7][8] Her music has been described as "laid back R&B" influenced by calypso and soca, and as "distinctive Caribbean ingrained pop".[8][9] RoRo's song "See Me" was on the soundtrack for the 2022 horror movie spoof The Blackening, released in 2023.[10]

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

  • "Mine" (2019)[9]
  • "Black - Palace of Me" (2020)[11]
  • "Callin’ In Thicc" (2022)[7]
  • "See Me" (2022)[10]
  • "Good Love" (with Hannah Laing, 2023, WUGD)[4]

EPs[edit]

  • "Mood Forever" (2020)[8]
  • "Meet Me Where I’m At’" (2022)[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Stafford, Michael (2019). "RoRo releases new promotional single "Trouble"". Hamada Mania Music Blog. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ "RoRo". Mahogany Recordings. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Wugd Hannah Laing & Roro Good Love". BPI. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "RORO Songs". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Good Love Hannah Laing / Roro / Tiësto". Allmusic. Allmusic. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ "RoRo and her chart success (12/08/2023)". BBC. 12 August 2023. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b Schreib, Andi (1 June 2022). "Singer RoRo shares R&B song 'Callin' In Thicc'". Afrotrax. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d "'Meet Me Where I'm At' is the hotly-anticipated new EP from Barbados-born musical talent RoRo". Niji Magazine. 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b Keith, James (15 October 2019). "Premiere: Emerging Singer RoRo Blends Her Bajan Heritage With Laid-Back R&B On "Mine"". Complex Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  10. ^ a b Edwards, Chris (25 August 2023). "Here's every song on 'The Blackening' soundtrack". NME. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  11. ^ "RoRo Releases Latest Single 'Black – Palace of Me' in Support of Black Lives Matter". Abbey Road Studios. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

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