Biography
Who is Roxen?
Early life and background
Larisa Roxana Giurgiu was born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on January 5, 2000. Her father worked as an instrumentalist, and her mother actively encouraged her to pursue music from an early age. She performed on stage for the first time at five years old, winning a children's talent contest at a shopping center. By age seven, she started taking piano and singing lessons.
Throughout her childhood and youth, she took part in numerous regional music festivals and competitions. At fourteen, she received a diagnosis of lyme disease. She follows a vegetarian diet and eventually relocated to Bucharest.
Musical breakthrough
In 2019, Roxen signed a record deal with Global Records and gained public attention after providing vocals for Sickotoy on the track You Don't Love Me. The song peaked at number three on the Romanian Airplay 100 chart and gained radio play internationally in countries like the United States, France, Spain, and Russia.
Later that year, she issued her debut solo single, Ce-ți cântă dragostea, which climbed to the top spot on the charts in Romania. She followed this success with the single Spune-mi, which also secured the number one position on the Airplay 100.
Eurovision and international projects
Broadcaster Romanian Television selected Roxen to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song Alcohol You. However, the event was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers internally selected her again for the 2021 contest, where she performed the track Amnesia in the first semi-final.
Following her Eurovision participation, she collaborated with various artists on commercially successful tracks. Her collaborative single Money Money with DMNDS and Strange Fruits Music reached the top ten in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Another collaboration titled UFO achieved a second-place peak on Polish music charts.
Recent releases
In 2024, Roxen released her first extended play, Alternative Dreams, through Global Records and Warner Music Poland. The record features seven tracks sung in both English and Romanian, focusing on personal themes such as self-discovery and loss.
By 2025, she transitioned to a recording partnership with Universal Music Romania. Her debut release under this label was the electronic dance track Save You, which was co-written alongside Andres Kopper and Christina Kerschner. She subsequently released the reggae-influenced single Favourite Type.
Birthday and age
Roxen was born on January 5, 2000, which makes Roxen 26 years old today. That birthday falls under the Capricorn sign. Roxen shares the date with 27 other famous people.
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