Alexis Kesselman

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Alexis Kesselman
Also known asIdarose
BornFlorida
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • producer
Years active2019–present
Labels Warner Chappell
Website alexiskesselman.com

Alexis Kesselman, also known by her stage name Idarose, [1] is an American singer, songwriter and producer. She is based in New York and Los Angeles.

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Early life

Kesselman was born and raised in south Florida. [2] She studied songwriting, film scoring, and production at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. [1] In 2016, she was selected to attend the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project at Northwestern University. [3] She received a master's degree in writing and design for musical theater from Berklee College of Music in New York City. [4]

Career

Kesselman records under the name Idarose, including her 2021 single "When I Don't Have You", which generated over 1 million views on TikTok. [5]

As a songwriter and producer, she co-wrote the 2021 song "F Is For Friends" by Tainy, Trevor Daniel, and Becky G for the soundtrack to The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run . [2] She co-wrote Joji's 2022 single "Glimpse of Us", which went multi-platinum, peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was number 1 on Spotify's US and Global charts. [6] [7] It was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2022 ARIA Music Awards. [4] In 2023, the song entered Spotify's Billions Club for reaching over a billion streams. [8]

Kesselman wrote and produced five of the six songs on Smile 2: The Skye Riley EP , from the 2024 film Smile 2 , with all the songs performed by Naomi Scott as her character Skye Riley. [9] [10] She has also written and produced for artists including Brett Eldredge, Kelly Clarkson, Grace VanderWaal, and Suki Waterhouse. [7]

Discography

Singles (as Idarose)

Songwriting and production

YearArtist(s)AlbumSongCredit
2020Jon Mills feat. IdaroseWings OST"First Time"Writer, vocals
2021 Tainy feat. Trevor Daniel and Becky G The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run OST"F Is For Friends"Writer
Twice Celebrate "Doughnut"Writer
2022 Joji Smithereens "Glimpse of Us"Writer
Grace VanderWaal Non-album single"Lion's Den"Writer, producer
2023Rowan DrakeNon-album single"The Long Breath"Writer, producer
2024 Naomi Scott Smile 2: The Skye Riley EP "New Brain"Writer, producer
"Just My Name"Writer, producer
"Blood on White Satin"Writer, producer
"Death of Me"Writer, producer
Suki Waterhouse Memoir of a Sparklemuffin "Blackout Drunk"Writer
"Model, Actress, Whatever"Writer
Brett Eldredge Merry Christmas (Welcome to the Family)"The Night St. Nick Got Sick"Writer
"Season of Lights and Wonder"Writer
Brett Eldredge feat. Kelly Clarkson "Sweet December"Writer
Brett Eldredge feat. Idarose"Who Will You Be Kissing on New Year's Eve?"Writer, vocals

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