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Birth Name: Roxanne Tataei

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Currently Residing In: United Kingdom

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Description: Rox is the stage name of English soul singer-songwriter Roxanne Tataei. Born in Norbury, Rox is half-Jamaican (Mother) and half-Iranian (Father). She cites living with her grandparents and being a regular churchgoer as her introduction to singing. By age 10, Rox was a part of the National Youth Music Theatre and travelled across Britain appearing in various productions with them. By her 14th birthday she had her first guitar and was experimenting with several musical genres. She rehearsed her music at Scream Studios in Croydon. Rox's musical influences include Lauryn Hill, Joni Mitchell, Sade, Mary J. Blige and Alanis Mor Rox is the stage name of English soul singer-songwriter Roxanne Tataei.
Born in Norbury, Rox is half-Jamaican (Mother) and half-Iranian (Father). She cites living with her grandparents and being a regular churchgoer as her introduction to singing.

By age 10, Rox was a part of the National Youth Music Theatre and travelled across Britain appearing in various productions with them. By her 14th birthday she had her first guitar and was experimenting with several musical genres. She rehearsed her music at Scream Studios in Croydon.

Rox's musical influences include Lauryn Hill, Joni Mitchell, Sade, Mary J. Blige and Alanis Morissette.

After forming her first band in 2007, Rox attracted interest from a variety of labels before signing with Rough Trade in November 2008. Since signing, she has appeared on tours with the likes of Mark Ronson and Daniel Merriweather and on such television shows as Later... with Jools Holland. She has also appeared at the Reading and Leeds Festivals with Wiley and BBC Electric Proms with Nitin Sawhney, whose London Undersound album she was one of the guest collaborators.

Rox's debut single, "No Going Back", was released on seven-inch vinyl on 15 December 2009. She told Steve Lamacq on his Radio 2 show that the song is about "leaving a relationship and not wanting to go back to that situation."

Rox's next single, "My Baby Left Me", was released on 15 March 2010 and made the BBC Radio 2 A-List and has received other critical success. It debuted at Number 91 in the United Kingdom in the week of its release. She also entered the Dutch Top 40 on 10 April 2010 at Number 35, moving to a new peak of 27 a week later.

Rox released her debut album, Memoirs, on 7 June 2010, which features the previously released singles and 10 other tracks. The album was partially recorded in New Jersey in April 2009 with Commissioner Gordon (of Lauryn Hill fame) but mainly in London with Jay-Z and Lupe Fiasco producer Al Shux.

Her third single, "I Don't Believe", was released at the same time as her album. The music video was posted by Rox on her official Twitter on 4 May 2010. It was also used in an advertising campaign by Rimmel.[8][9] ... (more)

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