Heidi Rojas

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Heidi Rojas
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Background information
Birth nameHeidi Lisset Rojas
Born (1986-06-26) June 26, 1986 (age 34)
St. Louis
Origin Los Angeles
Genres Pop
InstrumentsVocals, Piano, Keyboard
Years active2012-present
Website heidirojas.com

Heidi Lisset Rojas (born 26 June 1986) is an American songwriter, singer, and coach raised in Chicago and based in Los Angeles. Rojas' writing credits include the UK Number 1 singles "Crazy Stupid Love" performed by Cheryl Cole feat. Tinie Tempah, and "Wings" performed by Little Mix. She co-wrote a song for Pitch Perfect 3 titled "Tribe". Rojas performs her original compositions on her self-titled EP (2010) and her vocals have been featured on songs including "Shadows of Love" performed by Sam Feldt that she wrote and performed with Sam Feldt at Coachella in 2014. In addition Rojas is a vocal, songwriting, and performance coach with notable students including Madison Baez who plays young Selena on Selena: The Series .

Personal life

Rojas is a first generation American raised in Chicago, IL by a Cuban father and a Guatemalan mother. Heidi showed a strong interest in singing, dancing and acting at a very early age. At eight years old, she wrote her first song and began singing at her local church. She went on to record several of her songs and tour the Midwest as an independent pop artist. [1]

Heidi graduated from Baylor University in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a concentration in Marketing for Music & Entertainment. [2] [1]

Entertainment Industry Career

After graduating Baylor University Heidi moved to Nashville, TN to pursue a professional career in the music industry. Heidi took a position at Warner Bros. Records/Word Entertainment in Nashville, TN in 2008. She left her role as a Merchandising & Branding Sales Coordinator the following year to pursue an artist and songwriting career. [1]

Working with Los Angeles-based project of Community Partners WriteGirl, Rojas has worked "to help teen girls who come from disadvantaged backgrounds and underserved communities find their voices". [3]

Alongside partner Lauren Christy, Rojas is involved in developing new artists with the stated aim of "helping talented artists from the songwriting process to releasing their music commercially and introducing them to record labels". In 2021 this partnership lead to singing Australian artist Tassia Zappia and release of herfirst single "You Don't Want Me" via Republic Records on April 2, 2021. [4]

Discography

As Heidi Rojas

Self Titled EP

  • Heidi Rojas (2010) by Heidi Rojas

Singles

  • "Come To Your Senses" - performed by Heidi Rojas written with Bryant Tyler Dow [5]
  • "Happy" - performed by Heidi Rojas written with Jones Seth Hamilton [6]
  • "Stormy Weather" - performed by Heidi Rojas written with Jones Seth Hamilton [7]
  • "Wounded Soldiers" - performed by Heidi Rojas written with Bryant Tyler Dow Lang Jonny [8]

Songwriting Credits

Singles

  • "Life At All" - performed by All-4-One written with Jones Jamie Kugell Jack David [9]
  • "Labyrinth" - performed by Miriam Cani written with James Alexander [10]
  • "Crazy Stupid Love" - performed by Cheryl Cole ft. Tinie Tempah written with Anyaeji Kevin Okogwu Patrick [11]
  • "Future Sounds Like Us" - performed by Dove Cameron written with Haberg Bardur Jogvansson Oli [12]
  • "T.O.P" - performed by Girls' Generation written with Engstrom Karl Jonas Petter Eshuijs Allan [13]
  • "The Universe Is Ours" - performed by Headhunterz And Crystal Lake Vs Reunify feat. KiFi written with Fitzgerald K F Gorbulski Pavel [14]
  • "Live Before We Die" - performed by Headhunterz Feat Kifi written with Mcphail Kiley William Stewart Marcel Rebergen Willem [15]
  • "Microphone" - performed by Jojo written with Angelides Chloe Christina Pace Dillon [16]
  • "Wings" - performed by Little Mix written with Barnes Thomas Andrew Searle Barnes Thomas Peter [17]
  • "Take My Place" - performed by RuthAnne written with Babalola Tunde Cunningham Ruth Anne [18]
  • "Shadows Of Love Feat Heidi Rojas" - performed by Sam Feldt feat. Heidi Rojas written with Feldt Sam [19]
  • "Rewind" - performed by Skye Stevens written with Butler Mischke J Erixson Jakob Isura [20]
  • "What I've Seen" - performed by Allen Stone written withStone Allen Nathan [21]
  • "Follow Me" - performed by Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano featuring KiFi written with Doman James Mcphail Kiley William Stewart Marcel [22]
  • "Into The Sunset (Headhunterz Remix)" - performed by Crystal Lake ft. KiFi written with Gorbulski Pavel Mcphail Kiley William Stewart Marcel [23]
  • "Lipstick Ft Pitbull" - performed by Sophia Del Carmen written with Jensen Lars Mcphail Kiley William Stewart Marcel [24]
  • "Little Black Friday" - written with Linney Brandon Quinian Michael for the Target Black Friday promotional advertisement aired in 2013 [25]
  • "Lost In The Shadows" - performed by A.Chal written with Salazar Alejandro P [26]
  • "Target Holiday 2013 Remix Cw Save 50 Starts Sunday" - written with Novak Jesse [27]
  • "Tribe" - taken from the soundtrack to Pitch Perfect 3 written with Anyaeji Kevin Jones Stephenie Nicole [28]
  • "What Goes Up" - performed by All-4-One written with Jones Jamie Kugell Jack David [29]
  • "Yo" - performed by Lelé written with Iannaccio Guido Alberto Meredith Thomas Gabriel [30]
  • "We Were Here (featuring DMX)" - performed by New Kids On The Block written with Earl Simmons, Joseph McIntyre, and Tim McEwan [31]

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  1. 1 2 3 Martin, Olivia. "From Waco to stardom: The BU alumna that became a hit songwriter". Baylor Lariat. Baylor University. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Heidi Rojas - QQ音乐-千万正版音乐海量无损曲库新歌热歌天天畅听的高品质音乐平台！". y.qq.com. Tencent. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Willman, Chris. "WriteGirl Teams Pro Songwriters With Local Youth to Create Original Music". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 February 2021. to help teen girls who come from disadvantaged backgrounds and underserved communities find their voices.
  4. ↑ "INTRODUCING AUSTRALIAN SINGER-SONGWRITER TASSIA ZAPPIA WITH DEBUT SINGLE "YOU DON'T WANT ME"". Press Party. Republic Records. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ↑ ""Come To Your Senses"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. ↑ ""Happy"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ↑ ""Stormy Weather"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ ""Wounded Soldiers"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ ""Life At All"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. ↑ ""Labirinth"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  11. ↑ ""Crazy Stupid Love"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  12. ↑ ""Future Sounds Like Us"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  13. ↑ ""T O P"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  14. ↑ ""Universe Is Ours"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  15. ↑ ""Live Before We Die"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  16. ↑ ""Microphone"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  17. ↑ ""Wings"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  18. ↑ ""Take My Place"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  19. ↑ ""Shadows Of Love Feat Heidi Rojas"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  20. ↑ ""Rewind"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  21. ↑ ""What I Ve Seen"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  22. ↑ ""Follow Me"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  23. ↑ ""Into The Sunset"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  24. ↑ ""Lipstick Ft Pitbull"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  25. ↑ ""Little Black Friday"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  26. ↑ ""Lost In The Shadows"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  27. ↑ ""Target Holiday 2013 Remix Cw Save 50 Starts Sunday"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  28. ↑ ""Tribe"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  29. ↑ ""What Goes Up"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  30. ↑ ""Yo"". BMI Songview. bmi. Retrieved 31 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  31. ↑ "New Kids On The Block – Thankful (Unwrapped)". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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