Destiny Rogers
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| Born | September 13, 1999[1] |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2018-present |
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| Website | www |
Destiny Rogers (born September 13, 1999) is an American singer from Lodi, California.[3]
Early life
Rogers grew up in the small town of Lodi with her family.[4] Rogers is fluent in Spanish from the Mexican ancestry on her mother's side.[5] She learned to play guitar at the age of 10 from watching Youtube videos of Justin Bieber play.[3] Rogers' dad was a worship leader and encouraged her to perform during church services.[6] Rogers went to a non-traditional, independent high school.[7] She moved to Los Angeles in January 2019 for her career.[6]
Musical career
In 2017, a family friend showed Rogers' cover on Youtube to production duo The Stereotypes, which led them to working together.[7] Rogers subsequently spent one weekend a month in Los Angeles to work on music with them for two years.[5] She signed with their label in February 2018 and RCA Records in November.[5] Her music influences are Justin Bieber, H.E.R., Kehlani, and Billie Eilish.[8][9]
On February 28, 2019, Rogers released her debut single "Tomboy," following recording in mid-2018.[10] Lyrically, the song is about "defying expectations"; Rogers accepts herself as a tomboy, as she doesn't wear makeup, has baggy clothes, and is into skateboarding.[6][11] A music video was filmed in Rogers' hometown with footage of her skateboarding and was released with the song.[10] Professional skater, Mariah Duran, also flew out to appear in the video.[12] Rogers released her debut EP, Tomboy, produced by The Stereotypes on March 22 after recording for two years.[13] Music videos for the EP songs "North$ide" and "Lockdown" were also released.[14][9]
Rogers performed at the 2019 South by Southwest and 2019 Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival.[9][15] In the fall of 2019, she opened for singer Ruel on his Free Time Tour in North America.[16] On May 29, 2020, Rogers released her second EP titled Great Escape, described as "emotionally charged."[17][2] The EP was led by singles "Kickin' Pushin'" and "Euphoria."[18]
Discography
Extended plays
- Tomboy (2019)
- Great Escape (2020)
References
- ^ Rogers, Destiny. "wow im really about to turn 20 tomorrow geez". Twitter.
- ^ a b Rashed, Ayana (26 May 2020). "Destiny Rogers Releases New Track "On 11" — 'Great Escape' EP Out This Friday". Respect Magazine.
- ^ a b Nelson, Lauren (31 August 2012). "Chasing Her Destiny". Lodi News.
- ^ Henderson, Taylor (16 December 2019). "Words of Wisdom: Lauren Jauregui, Hayley Kiyoko, Justine Skye, Destiny Rogers, and Victoria Monet". Youtube.
- ^ a b c Chesman, Donna-Claire (29 July 2019). "Meet Destiny Rogers, the Upcoming R&B Singer with Superstar Potential". DJ Booth.
- ^ a b c Z100 New York (23 April 2019). "Destiny Rogers - Full Interview at Z100". Youtube.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Boreland, Monique (26 March 2019). "Destiny Rogers – Notion". Notion.
- ^ So, David (13 October 2019). "Destiny Rogers - Ep 79 - GeniusBrain w/ David So". Youtube.
- ^ a b c Lindsay, Kathryn (25 June 2019). "The Drop: Destiny Rogers Gets Raw In New "LockDown" Music Video". Refinery 29.
- ^ a b Wass, Mike (28 February 2019). "One To Watch: Destiny Rogers Debuts With Stereotypes-Produced "Tomboy"". Idolator.
- ^ Gray, Julia (14 November 2019). "Generation V: Ama Lou, Destiny Rogers, Deb Never, Lolo Zouaï". V Magazine.
- ^ Bane, Colin (15 June 2019). "Destiny Rogers on Bringing Her Loves of Skateboarding and Music Together at Dew Tour". Dew Tour.
- ^ Davies, Hayden. "Introducing Destiny Rogers and her shimmering debut EP, Tomboy". Pilerats.
- ^ Espinoza, Joshua (28 March 2019). "Premiere: Rising Artist Destiny Rogers Shares New Video for "North$ide"". Complex.
- ^ Henderson, Taylor (13 December 2019). "Destiny Rogers Talks New Single 'Euphoria' & Playing at Camp Flog Gnaw". Youtube.
- ^ Hahn, Bryan (23 October 2019). "Destiny Rogers rides hella deep in her "Lo Lo" video with P-Lo and Guapdad 4000". Fader.
- ^ Sharp, Tori (29 May 2020). "In Conversation: Desinty". Tmrw Magazine.
- ^ Rashed, Ayana (30 April 2020). "Destiny Rogers Returns With New Single And Visual For "Kickin Pushin"". Respect Magazine.