Isabel LaRosa
American singer-songwriter (born 2004)
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Isabel Sofia LaRosa (born September 18, 2004), is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter and video director from Annapolis, Maryland. She signed to RCA Records in 2021 and released her debut EP, I'm Watching You, in 2022. She rose to prominence after releasing her 2022 single "I'm Yours", which went viral on the social media platform TikTok. Her debut studio album, Raven, was released on April 18, 2025.
September 18, 2004
- Singer
- songwriter
Isabel LaRosa | |
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| Born | Isabel Sofia LaRosa September 18, 2004 Annapolis, Maryland, U.S |
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| Years active | 2021–present |
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| Website | isabel-larosa |
Life
Isabel Sofia LaRosa was born in the US, Annapolis, MD to a Cuban mother and an American father.[1] She is Cuban-American[2] and grew up with music around her from a young age, attending jazz clubs with her father where he played the saxophone, her brother playing the guitar, and she singing alongside them.[3] Isabel started writing songs with her brother, Thomas LaRosa, while she was in elementary school which led them to form a creative duo. They co-write all of her musics, while Thomas produces them.[4]
Career
2021–2022: Debut and "I'm Yours"
On September 8, 2021, Isabel LaRosa released her debut single "16 Candles".[5] She released the following singles in 2021, "Closer"[6] and "Gameboy".[7] On January 26, 2022, LaRosa released the single "Therapy".[8] The next month, she released the single "Haunted",[9] the lead single from her debut EP, I'm Watching You.[10] The song was released alongside her first music video, which served as the first part of a three part series which together form a short film.[10] The EP's second single, "Help", was released on April 15, 2022.[11] I'm Watching You was released on June 24, alongside a short film written and co-directed by LaRosa herself.[12] Another single, "Heartbeat" was released on August 26.[13] LaRosa also co-wrote three songs from label-mate Ari Abdul's EP, Fallen Angel.[14][15] On October 28, LaRosa released the single "I'm Yours",[16] which became her breakthrough song after going viral on TikTok.[17][18] It was released alongside a sped up version of the song[16] and the music video released on November 11.[19] On December 13, it was announced that she would be the opening act for Nessa Barrett's Young Forever Tour.[20]
2023–present: Commercial success of "Favorite" and Raven
On March 24, 2023, LaRosa released her second extended play, You Fear the God That Loves You.[21][22] On September 13, she released the song "Older".[3] In January 2024, Ari Abdul announced that she would perform God's Watching Tour with LaRosa.[23][2] On March 29, she released the single "Favorite".[24] Before its official release, it gained more than 400 million views from the content which some users had created in social media.[2] LaRosa announced Heaven Doesn't Wait Tour in April, starting at Glassgow, UK on October 21 and concluding at Köle, DE on November 7.[25] On June 7, she released the music video for "Favorite".[2] In September, LaRosa announced additional Australian set for Heaven Doesn't Wait Tour, set to begin in February 2025.[26][27]
She announced her debut studio album, Raven, on February 14, 2025, the same day she released the single "Home".[28] She also performed the tour, titled Psychopomp Tour, from April 18 at the Observatory North Park to May 23 at Belasco Theatre.[29] She later released her single "Cry for You" on March 21, 2025,[30] and announced that Raven would be released on April 18, 2025.[31] On July 25, she released "My Girl".[32] In the summer of 2025, she performed on the main stage of both the Governors Ball in New York City, and Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary.[33] In 2026, it was announced that LaRosa would support American singer Madison Beer's tour, the Locket Tour, from May 11 to May 31.[34] She will perform on its European and UK tour.[35][36]
Artistry
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Raven |
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Extended plays
| Title | Extended play details |
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| I'm Watching You |
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| You Fear the God That Loves You |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| US Bub. [41] |
US Pop [42] |
AUT [43] |
GER [44] |
LTU [45] |
NZ Hot [46] |
SWE Heat. [47] |
SWI [48] |
UK [49] |
WW [50] | ||||
| "16 Candles"[51] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Closer"[6] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Gameboy"[7] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Therapy"[8] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Haunted"[9] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm Watching You | ||
| "Help"[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Heartbeat"[13] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "I'm Yours"[16] | 22 | — | — | — | 88 | 19 | 10 | — | 84 | 133 | |||
| "Eyes Don't Lie"[55] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Older" | — | — | — | 100 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Favorite" | 2024 | — | 26 | 58 | 68 | — | 19 | — | 83 | — | 120 | Raven | |
| "Pretty Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Muse" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Home"[28] | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cry for You"[30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My Girl"[57] | — | — | — | — | —[B] | 38 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Her Face"[59] | — | — | — | — | —[C] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Other charted songs
Tours
Headlining
- God's Watching Tour (with Ari Abdul) (2024)
- Heaven Doesn't Wait Tour (2024–2025)
- Psychopomp Tour (2025)
Supporting act
- Young Forever Tour (Nessa Barrett) (2023)
- The Locket Tour (Madison Beer) (2026)