Rosa Linn

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Roza Kostandyan (Armenian: Ռոզա Կոստանդյան; born 20 May 2000), known professionally as Rosa Linn (Armenian: Ռոզա Լին), 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 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.

Rosa Linn Ռոզա Լին
Birth name	Roza Kostandyan
Born	(2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 23) Vanadzor, Armenia
Genres	Pop folk-pop^[1]
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Columbia Nvak
Website	rosalinnofficial.com

Life and career

2000–2021: Early life and career beginnings

Kostandyan was born in Vanadzor, Northern Armenia. She began playing the piano at the age of six and at the ages of 11 to 12 started songwriting.^[2][3] Kostandyan is also highly involved with writing and producing her own music.^[4] In 2013, she participated in the Armenian national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Gitem".^[5][6] 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.^[7][8]

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.^[9] In September 2021, Rosa Linn released her debut single "King" in collaboration with American singer Kiiara.^[10] She made her television debut performance of the song during the morning show on Public Television Company of Armenia (AMPTV) in November 2021.^[11]

2022–present: Eurovision Song Contest and debut EP

Main article: Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

In February 2022, Rosa Linn was rumoured to represent Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy.^[12][13] On 11 March, she was announced as the Armenian representative by AMPTV.^[14] 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.^[15] Rosa Linn performed "Snap" on 10 May during the first semi-final of the contest, and qualified for the final.^[16] She performed the song once again in the final on 14 May and placed 20th.^[17]

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.^[18] In August 2022, she signed a recording contract with Columbia Records.^[19] 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.^[20] In the same month, she released a new music video for "Snap", filmed in the United States;^[21] and a collaborative single titled "WDIA (Would Do It Again)" with Dutch singer Duncan Laurence.^[22] 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.^[23] Linn performed "Snap" as an interval act for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which took place on 11 December in Yerevan.^[24] She also wrote the common song for the contest, "Spin the Magic", performed by Maléna. Her debut EP, Lay Your Hands Upon My Heart, was released on 22 June 2023.^[25]

Discography

Extended plays

• Lay Your Hands Upon My Heart (2023)

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		AUS ^[26]	CAN ^[27]	GER ^[28]	IRE ^[29]	ITA ^[30]	NLD ^[31]	NOR ^[32]	SWE ^[33]	UK ^[34]	US ^[35]
"Gitem"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"King" (with Kiiara)	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Snap"	2022	20	29	8	6	6	4	8	8	21	67	BPI: Gold^[36] BVMI: Platinum^[37] FIMI: 3× Platinum^[38] GLF: Platinum^[39] IFPI NOR: 2× Platinum^[40] MC: Gold^[41] RIAA: Platinum^[42]	Lay Your Hands Upon My Heart
"WDIA (Would Do It Again)" (with Duncan Laurence)^[43]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Never Be Mine"	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Lay Your Hands Upon My Heart
"Hallelujah"^[44]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Tours

Headlining

• American Daydream Tour (2023)

Supporting

• Ed Sheeran – +-=÷× Tour (2023)

References

1. "Armenia's Rosa Linn releases Eurovision 2022 song". Wiwibloggs. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
2. . Nvak Collective. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
3. "Armenia's Rosa Linn: From a small town to Eurovision in a 'Snap'!". eurovision.tv. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
4. "Local media reports up and coming singer Rosa Linn will represent Armenia at Eurovision 2022". wiwibloggs. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
5. ROZA KOSTANDYAN "Gitem" In Armenian National Selection , JESC 2013. Armenia in Eurovision. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2022 – via YouTube.
6. Grace, Emily (21 April 2022). "🇦🇲 Armenia: Who Is Rosa Linn?". Eurovoix. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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10. Ju, Shirley (13 September 2021). "Rosa Linn: Armenia meets America in New Song "King" with Kiiara". Flaunt. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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12. Avagyan, Alen (14 February 2022). "Հայտնի է "Եվրատեսիլ"-ում Հայաստանի ներկայացուցչի անունը" [The name of the representative of Armenia in Eurovision is known]. Հրապարակ (in Armenian). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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17. "Eurovision 2022 Results". Eurovisionworld.com. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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20. "Ed Sheeran announces 2023 Gillette Stadium concert". CBS News. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
21. "Rosa Linn releases new music video of her Eurovision 2022 song 'Snap' (PHOTOS/VIDEO)". style.news.am. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
22. bleistiftrocker.de, Sonja / (20 October 2022). "Duncan Laurence und Rosa Linn tun sich für den Song "WDIA" zusammen". bleistiftrocker.de (in German). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
23. "Rosa Linn performs 'Snap' on James Corden's popular show with Armenian instruments and national elements (video)". style.news.am. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
24. "Maléna and Rosa Linn will perform at Junior Eurovision". junioreurovision.tv. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
25. Rosa Linn [@rosalinnmusic] (17 June 2023). "My Debut EP - Lay Your Hands Upon My Heart - June 22nd" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
26. "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
27. "Billboard Canadian Hot 100 – Week of October 22, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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29. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
30. "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 1" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
31. "Rosa Linn – Snap". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
32. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2022-31". VG-lista. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
33. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 33". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
34. "Rosa Linn | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
35. "Billboard Hot 100: Week of January 28, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
36. "British certifications – Rosa Linn". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 April 2023. Type Rosa Linn in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
37. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rosa Linn)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
38. "Italian certifications – Rosa Linn" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 11 June 2023. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Rosa Linn" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".
39. "Sverigetopplistan – Rosa Linn" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
40. "Norwegian certifications – Rosa Linn" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
41. "Canadian certifications – Rosa Linn". Music Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
42. "American certifications – Rosa Linn". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
43. Rosa Linn [@rosalinnmusic] (13 October 2022). "Our new song Would Do It Again comes out next Friday 21st October. Pre-Save and DM us a screenshot for an exclusive clip" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
44. "New music this week (part 1): Songs from WRS, TEYA, Sam Ryder and more". wiwibloggs. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

External links

• Official website  
• Rosa Linn at AllMusic
• Rosa Linn discography at Discogs
• Rosa Linn discography at MusicBrainz

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Athena Manoukian with "Chains on You"	Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022	Succeeded by Brunette with "Future Lover"