ROSÉ

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Roseanne Chae-young Park, known by her stage name Rosé, is a singer-songwriter who found fame as the lead member of the popular South Korean girl group Blackpink. While the foursome was earning worldwide acclaim with global hits like "Ice Cream" and "Kill This Love," Rosé had her eye on a solo career. In 2021, she debuted with the single album R, led by the electropop track "On The Ground." After signing with Atlantic Records, she issued her first full-length project, Rosie, in 2024, and teamed up with labelmate Bruno Mars for the pop-punk hit "APT." The single climbed to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart, making her the first female K-Pop artist to enter the top 5 on either tally.

Rosé got her start by auditioning for the South Korean company YG Entertainment in 2012 for the chance to become their next K-Pop star. It was her father's idea to do the try out, which took place in Sydney, but she thought he was kidding. Not only were the chances of being picked among 700 other participants unlikely, but the 16-year-old would have to move thousands of miles away to the music agency's home base in Seoul. And she did. After four years of intense training - including singing and dancing, as well as guitar and language lessons - she earned the final spot in the Blackpink lineup in 2016, the same year the group debuted with the single album Square One.

She sang "I Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz for her winning audition with YG Entertainment.