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• Columbia
• Nvak

{edih}| associated_acts = rosalinnofficial.com/}}}}Roza Kostandyan (; born 20 May 2000), known professionally as Rosa Linn (), is an Armenian singer-songwriter. She started her career by getting signed by Nvak Collective and releasing her debut single “King” with Kiiara in 2021. In 2022, Linn {{esccnty|Armenia|y=2022|t=represented her country}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song “Snap” and finished in 20th place. Following the contest, the song went viral on TikTok and charted globally; earning her a recording contract with Columbia Records. Her debut EP, Lay Your Hands Upon My Heart, was released on 22 June 2023.

Life and career

2000–2021: Early life and career beginnings

Kostandyan was born in Vanadzor, Armenia. She began playing the piano at the age of six and at the ages of 11 to 12 started songwriting.WEB,www.nvakcollective.com/artists/rosa-linn, Rosa Linn, Nvak Collective, 12 March 2022,web.archive.org/web/20211009094211/https://www.nvakcollective.com/artists/rosa-linn, 9 October 2021, WEB, 2022-05-05, Armenia’s Rosa Linn: From a small town to Eurovision in a ‘Snap’!,eurovision.tv/story/rosa-linn-armenia-22, 2022-08-01, eurovision.tv, en, Kostandyan is also highly involved with writing and producing her own music.WEB, 2022-02-15, Local media reports up and coming singer Rosa Linn will represent Armenia at Eurovision 2022,wiwibloggs.com/2022/02/15/local-media-reports-upcoming-singer-rosa-linn-will-represent-armenia-at-eurovision-2022/269716/, 2022-08-02, wiwibloggs, en-US, In 2013, she participated in the Armenian national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song “”.AV MEDIA, 2013-09-23, Armenia in Eurovision,youtube.com/watch?v=cCRPvT9oA5c, ROZA KOSTANDYAN “Gitem” In Armenian National Selection , JESC 2013, YouTube, 2022-02-14, WEB, Grace, Emily, 2022-04-21, 🇦🇲 Armenia: Who Is Rosa Linn?,eurovoix.com/2022/04/21/armenia-who-is-rosa-linn/, 2022-07-15, Eurovoix, en-GB, As a teenager in 2018, she lived in the United States for a year as an exchange student with the US Government funded Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX), residing in the state of Wisconsin.WEB, 10 ÖƒÕ¡Õ½Õ¿ Ռոզա Ô¼Õ«Õ¶Õ« Õ´Õ¡Õ½Õ«Õ¶,www.vnews.am/culture/post/10-past-Rosa-Linni-masin, 2022-07-15, www.vnews.am, hy, WEB, Rosa Linn “Snap” (Armenia 2022) Interview / Eurovision in Concert, wiwibloggs,www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-m4ACE6WNE&t=450s, 2023-02-13, www.youtube.com, en, Rosa Linn started her professional musical career after signing a recording contract with US-based record label Nvak Collective, founded by Alex Salibian and Tamar Kaprelian.WEB, 2022-05-05, Armenia’s Rosa Linn: From a small town to Eurovision in a ‘Snap’!,eurovision.tv/story/rosa-linn-armenia-22, 2022-07-15, eurovision.tv, en, In September 2021, Rosa Linn released her debut single “King” in collaboration with American singer Kiiara.WEB,flaunt.com/content/rosa-linn, Rosa Linn: Armenia meets America in New Song “King” with Kiiara, Flaunt, 13 September 2021, 12 February 2022, Shirley, Ju, She made her television debut performance of the song during the morning show on Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) in November 2021.WEB,twitter.com/rosalinnmusic/status/1461992634155769858, Rosa Linn’s Tweet, Twitter, 12 March 2022,

2022–present: Eurovision Song Contest and debut EP

In February 2022, Rosa Linn was rumoured to represent {{esccnty|Armenia|y=2022}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy.NEWS,hraparak.am/post/d2aef7c88e486d7e953d372977146b97, Õ€Õ¡ÕµÕ¿Õ¶Õ« Õ§ “ÔµÕ¾Ö€Õ¡Õ¿Õ¥Õ½Õ«Õ¬“-Õ¸Ö‚Õ´ Õ€Õ¡ÕµÕ¡Õ½Õ¿Õ¡Õ¶Õ« ներկայացուցչի Õ¡Õ¶Õ¸Ö‚Õ¶Õ¨, 14 February 2022, Alen, Avagyan, Õ€Ö€Õ¡ÕºÕ¡Ö€Õ¡Õ¯, 14 February 2022, hy, The name of the representative of Armenia in Eurovision is known, WEB, Granger, Anthony, 2022-02-15, 🇦🇲 Armenia: AMPTV Confirms Decision Yet To Be Made On Eurovision 2022 Representative,eurovoix.com/2022/02/15/armenia-decision-to-be-made-eurovision-2022-representative/, 2022-02-15, Eurovoix, On 11 March, she was announced as the Armenian representative by AMPTV.WEB, 2022-03-11, Rosa Linn will represent Armenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022,www.eurovision.am/en/eurovision/news/2022/03/11/Rosa-Linn-will-represent-Armenia-at-the-Eurovision-Song-Contest-2022/1134, 2022-03-11, eurovision.am, Public Television Company of Armenia, AMPTV, en, Her Eurovision entry, titled “Snap”, was released on 19 March alongside its music video. The song was written by Rosa Linn along with Tamar Kaprelian, Larzz Principato, Jeremy Dusoulet, Allie Crystal, and Courtney Harrell.WEB, 19 March 2022, Armenia: Rosa Linn releases “Snap” for Eurovision 2022,eurovisionworld.com/esc/armenia-rosa-linn-releases-snap-for-eurovision-2022, 19 March 2022, Eurovisionworld, Rosa Linn performed “Snap” on 10 May during the first semi-final of the contest, and qualified for the final.WEB, 25 January 2022, Eurovision 2022: Which Semi-Final is your country performing in? 🇮🇹,eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2022-semi-finals, 19 March 2022, Eurovision.tv, EBU, She performed the song once again in the final on 14 May and placed 20th.WEB, 15 May 2022, Eurovision 2022 Results,eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2022, 15 May 2022, Eurovisionworld.com, Following the contest, “Snap” went viral on TikTok and entered numerous countries’ national charts; reaching the top of the charts in the Flanders region of Belgium and the top ten in Austria, Netherlands, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.WEB, Rosa Linn’s Snap: Armenia’s viral TikTok Eurovision entry charts,www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62345254#product-navigation-menu, BBC, 29 July 2022, 29 July 2022, In August 2022, she signed a recording contract with Columbia Records.WEB, Garcia, Thania, 2022-08-03, Music Industry Moves: Eurovision’s Rosa Linn Inks Deal With Columbia Records; Artist Publishing Group Ups Three,variety.com/2022/music/news/music-industry-moves-eurovisions-rosa-linn-columbia-records-1235331156/, 2022-08-04, Variety, en-US, In October 2022, Linn was confirmed to be an opening act for Ed Sheeran on the North American leg of his +–=÷x Tour between June and July 2023.WEB, October 3, 2022, Ed Sheeran announces 2023 Gillette Stadium concert,www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/ed-sheeran-mathematics-tour-foxboro-gillette-stadium-boston/, October 3, 2022, CBS News, In the same month, she released a new music video for “Snap”, filmed in the United States;NEWS, Rosa Linn releases new music video of her Eurovision 2022 song ‘Snap’ (PHOTOS/VIDEO),style.news.am/eng/news/93549/rosa-linn-releases-new-music-video-of-her-eurovision-2022-song-snap-photos-video.html, 2022-10-09, style.news.am, and a collaborative single titled “WDIA (Would Do It Again)” with Dutch singer Duncan Laurence.WEB, bleistiftrocker.de, Sonja /, 2022-10-20, Duncan Laurence und Rosa Linn tun sich für den Song “WDIA” zusammen,bleistiftrocker.de/duncan-laurence-und-rosa-linn-tun-sich-fuer-den-song-wdia-zusammen/, 2022-10-21, bleistiftrocker.de, de-DE, On 31 October, she made her US television debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden, where she performed “Snap” with arrangement by musicians using Armenian traditional instruments.WEB, Rosa Linn performs ‘Snap’ on James Corden’s popular show with Armenian instruments and national elements (video),style.news.am/eng/news/94059/rosa-linn-performs-snap-on-james-cordens-popular-show-with-armenian-instruments-and-national-elements-video.html, 2022-11-02, style.news.am, Linn performed “Snap” as an interval act for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which took place on 11 December in Yerevan.WEB, 2022-11-24, Maléna and Rosa Linn will perform at Junior Eurovision,junioreurovision.tv/story/malena-and-rosa-linn-will-perform-junior-eurovision, 2022-11-24, junioreurovision.tv, en, She also wrote the common song for the contest, “Spin the Magic”, performed by Maléna. In June 2023, she released her debut EP, titled Lay Your Hands Upon My Heart.TWEET, 1669929284570431492, rosalinnmusic, My Debut EP - Lay Your Hands Upon My Heart - June 22nd, Rosa Linn,

Discography

Extended plays

• Lay Your Hands Upon My Heart (2023)

Singles {| class“wikitable plainrowheaders” style@text-align:center;“|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

! scope=“col” rowspan=“2“| Title! scope=“col” rowspan=“2“| Year! scope=“col” colspan=“10“| Peak chart positions! scope=“col” rowspan=“2“| Certifications! scope=“col” rowspan=“2“| Album! style="width:3em;font-size:85%“| AUSWEB,www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2022-08-22, ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart, Australian Recording Industry Association, 22 August 2022, 19 August 2022, ! style="width:3em;font-size:85%“| CANMAGAZINE,www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2022-10-22/, Billboard Canadian Hot 100 – Week of October 22, 2022, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, 18 October 2022, ! style="width:3em;font-size:85%“| GERWEB,www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2262180, Rosa Linn – Snap, GfK Entertainment, 23 September 2022, ! style="width:3em;font-size:85%“| IREWEB,irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles, IRMA – Irish Charts, Irish Recorded Music Association, 2 July 2022, ! style="width:3em;font-size:85%“| ITAWEB,www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2023/1, Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 1, Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana, it, 10 January 2023, ! style="width:3em;font-size:85%“| NLDWEB,dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Rosa+Linn&titel=Snap&cat=s, Rosa Linn – Snap, dutchcharts.nl, nl, 17 September 2022, ! style="width:3em;font-size:85%“| NORWEB,topplista.no/charts/singles/2022-w31/, VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2022-31, VG-lista, 5 August 2022, ! style="width:3em;font-size:85%“| SWEWEB,www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2022&dspp=33, Veckolista Singlar, vecka 33, Sverigetopplistan, 19 August 2022, ! style="width:3em;font-size:85%“| UKWEB,www.officialcharts.com/artist/62663/rosa-linn/, Rosa Linn {{!, full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=9 September 2022}}! style="width:3em;font-size:85%“| USWEB,www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2023-01-28/, Billboard Hot 100: Week of January 28, 2023, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, 26 January 2023, ! scope=“row” | “Gitem“| 2013| — | | rowspan=“2” {{Non-album singles}}! scope=“row” | “King“{{small|(with Kiiara)}}| 2021| — |! scope=“row” | “Snap” 2022| 67|

• BPI: PlatinumCERTIFICATION, United Kingdom, Rosa Linn, 25 March 2024,
• BVMI: PlatinumCERTIFICATION, Germany, Rosa Linn, 15 May 2023,
• FIMI: 4× PlatinumCERTIFICATION, Italy, Rosa Linn, 25 March 2024,
• GLF: PlatinumCERTIFICATION, Sweden, Rosa Linn, artist, 26 December 2022,
• IFPI NOR: 2× PlatinumCERTIFICATION, Norway, Rosa Linn, 11 June 2023,
• MC: PlatinumCERTIFICATION, Canada, Rosa Linn, 20 January 2024,
• RIAA: PlatinumCERTIFICATION, United States, Rosa Linn, 10 February 2023, | Lay Your Hands Upon My Heart

! scope=“row” | “WDIA (Would Do It Again)“{{small|(with Duncan Laurence)}}TWEET, 1580657368790355968, rosalinnmusic, Our new song Would Do It Again comes out next Friday 21st October. Pre-Save and DM us a screenshot for an exclusive clip, Rosa Linn, | — || {{Non-album single}}! scope=“row” | “Never Be Mine” 2023| — | Lay Your Hands Upon My Heart! scope=“row” | “Hallelujah“WEB,wiwibloggs.com/2023/05/14/new-music-from-rosa-linn-teya-sam-ryder-and-more/277459/, New music this week (part 1): Songs from WRS, TEYA, Sam Ryder and more, wiwibloggs, 14 May 2023, 21 May 2023, | — Ed Sheeran – +-=÷× Tour (2023)

References

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External links

• {{Official website}}
• Rosa Linn at AllMusic
• {{Discogs artist | artist=Rosa Linn | name=Rosa Linn}}
• {{MusicBrainz artist | id=3de05898-e662-4b53-8c69-28bda89ad6fe | name=Rosa Linn}}

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