RoRo (singer)

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]

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

Discography

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

References
  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. "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. 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. "'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. 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. 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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