Rose Villain

Rosa Luini (born 20 July 1989), best known as Rose Villain, is an Italian singer-songwriter. She is one of few Italian musicians to write and record mainly in English.

Rose Villain
Birth nameRosa Luini
Born (1989-07-20) 20 July 1989 Milan, Italy
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • musician
  • model
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated acts
WebsiteRosevillainmusic.com

Villain achieved popularity first in 2016, thanks to the certified platinum single Don Medellín together with Italian rapper Salmo and then in 2020 with the certified triple platinum single Chico, together the Italian rapper Guè Pequeno.[1] Furthermore Rose Villain is the first female artist to have signed a deal with the Italian hip hop label Machete Empire Records[2][3] and also the first Italian singer-songwriter to sign a record deal with Republic Records.[4]

Early life

Born and raised in Milan, she begins to discover her predisposition for singing in elementary schools. At only 18 years old she moved to Los Angeles,[5] where she studied contemporary music at the Musicians Institute of Hollywood, taking the major in rock music.[6] During the Los Angeles years she starts to sing into a punk rock cover band called The Villains, from here derives her name Rose Villain.[7] Years later she moved to New York City, where she completed her studies in theater and musicals at Broadway.[8] After completed her studies she met her managers, Mark Gartenberg a former A&R of Sony Music Entertainment[9] and Eric Beall ex vice president creative of Sony ATV[10] who also contributed to launch the career of Britney Spears during his years at Zomba and Jive Records.[11] A couple years later she'll met her executive producer and partner in life, the italian multiplatinum producer SIXPM.[12]

Career

2016–2017 : the debut singles

In 2016, she signed with the famous italian hip hop independent label, Machete Empire Records label founded in 2012 by Salmo, DJ Slait, Enigma e Hell Raton, becoming the first female artist of the roster. On 19 July of the same year she released her debut single Get The Fuck Out of my Pool who mix electronic music and hip hop, the music video of the song was shooted between Brooklyn and Manhattan.[13] A couple of months later she released her second single Geisha which will make her earn the tile artist of the month on the italian MTV New Generation.[14] On 11 November 2016 the italian rapper Salmo released the single Don Medellín for the re-release of his album Hellvisback, the song is featuring Rose Villain and it pekead at number 13 on the official italian single charts of FIMI, today the song is certified platinum[15] and it reached more than 16 millions of views on YouTube. In 2017 Villain signs a distribution deal with Universal Music Germany,[16] through the label she released the remix version of her single Geisha,[17] who was remixed by Swanky Tunes.[18] In the same year she released the singles Kitty Kitty[19] and Don't Call The Po-Po for which she shooted and direct the music video in New York.[20] In 2020 Don't Call The Po-Po took part of the soundtrack of the second season of L.A.'s Finest. The first singles catch immediately the attention of an A&R of Republic Records, who decided to meet Rose Villain immediately and offer her a record deal.

2018–2019 : Signing with Republic Records

In early 2018, she announced the signing with Republic Records, thus marking the record for being the first Italian artist to ever sign a record deal with the label. The first single with Republic Records, Funeral Party[21] was released on 20 July 2018. The song is mix between pop and dancehall,[22] the music video of the song is directed by the same Villain and it was shot at top of 2018 in Kingston, Jamaica. On 26 July 2019 she released her second single with Republic Records called SWOOP! produced by Sidney Swift[23] which contains a sample of Whoomp! (There It Is) by Tag Team, in the same period she released Kanye Loves Kanye[24] via Island Records UK, with MDNT and SIXPM. At the end of 2019, Rose Villain ends her contract with Republic Records and decided to be an independent artist for a while, she released in the fall of the same year two singles Sneakers and It's Snowing Motherfucker, for which she already released the music video in December 2018.[25]

2020– present: The debut with her first single in Italian

In 2020, Rose Villain signed a new record deal with Arista, Sony Music Italy[26] and she released her first single in Italian[27] named Bundy.[28] A couple months later she released the official single in Italian titled Il Diavolo Piange, the video of the song was shot in New York and is directed by Joe Mischo also known as Brume, a popular director from Los Angeles.[29] In the summer of 2020 was released the single Chico by the Italian rapper Guè Pequeno the single is part of his certified platinum seventh studio album Mr. Fini and is featuring Rose Villain together the Italian rapper Luchè. Initially Chico was a record written in english and meant to be a single for Republic Records that was never released, after listen to the record, rapper Guè Pequeno asked to Rose Villain to translate the lyrics in Italian as he wanted to use it for his new album.[30] Chico became a huge success in Italy, it peaked at number 5 on the official singles chart of FIMI, as today is certified triple platinum,[31] reaching more than 19 million views on Vevo and more than 50 millions streams on Spotify, it's also one of the ten top-selling songs in 2020 in Italy.[32] After the huge success of Chico, Rose Villain released her third single in Italian titled Goodbye. At the end of 2020 the Swiss melodic death metal band Dreamshade announced their new album set to be released on March 2021 named A Pale Blue Dot, one of the song of the album called Stone Cold Digital is featuring Rose Villain.[33]

Musical Influences

Rose Villain is very inspired by film director such as Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, Stanley Kubrick and Alfred Hitchcock,[34] other than be very passionate of criminology.[35] Those interests brought Villain to create her dark sound,[36] which mix rock and hip hop, she also inspired by artists such as Nirvana, Guns N' Roses, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac,[37] Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign and Kid Cudi.[38] Villain also said that she's inspired by italian songwriter Lucio Battisti.

Discography

Singles

As solo artist

  • 2016 – "Get the Fuck Out of My Pool"
  • 2016 – "Geisha"
  • 2017 – "Kitty Kitty"
  • 2017 – "Don't Call the Po-Po"
  • 2018 – "Funeral Party"
  • 2018 – "It's Snowing Motherfucker"
  • 2019 – "SWOOP!"
  • 2019 – "Sneakers"
  • 2020 – "Bundy"
  • 2020 – "Il Diavolo Piange"
  • 2020 – "Goodbye"

Guest appearances

  • 2016 – "Don Medellín" (Salmo feat. Rose Villain)
  • 2019 – "Kanye Loves Kanye" (with MDNT & SIXPM)
  • 2020 – "Chico" (Gué Pequeno feat. Rose Villain & Luchè)

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  17. "Rose Villain: il nuovo singolo della milanese di NY che ha firmato per Universal in Germania". hano.it (in Italian). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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  23. "Italian Pop Sensation Rose Villain DebutsCatchy 'SWOOP!' With References ToNicki Minaj & More". hollywoodlife.com. 25 July 2019.
  24. "MDNT Release Debut Single 'Kanye Loves Kanye' with Rose Villain & SIXPM". tileyardmusic.co.uk. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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  27. "La parola a Rose Villain: «Noi donne, quando ci mettono alla prova, muoviamo i palazzi»". marieclaire.com (in Italian). 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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  29. "ROSE VILLAIN FUORI VENERDÌ 24 LUGLIO IL NUOVO SINGOLO GOODBYE". nightguide.it (in Italian). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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  32. "Musica, i più venduti del 2020: Marracash guida la top ten tutta italiana". larepubblica.it (in Italian). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  33. "NEWS: Dreamshade chase the "Lightbringers"!". metalnoise.net (in Italian). 6 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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  35. "Rose Villain: «Le cantanti urban sono pronte [...]»". rollingstone.it (in Italian). 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  36. "Rose Villain racconta il prossimo disco: "Sarà tutto in italiano con un'atmosfera dark"". fanpage.it (in Italian). 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  37. "È on line il videoclip di GOODBYE (prod. SIXPM), il nuovo singolo di ROSE VILLAIN. Il video è stato diretto interamente da Rose Villain, girando con uno smartphone scene di vita quotidiana". newsic.it (in Italian). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  38. "Eclettica e un po' dark, Rose Villain alla conquista dell'America". lastampa.it (in Italian). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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