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Artist
RØMANS
12+ albums
rockindie
about
RØMANS is an English multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer who’s heretofore been known for his behind-the-scenes work with artists like John Legend, Disclosure, Mary J. Blige, AlunaGeorge, Olly Murs, Naughty Boy, and Clean Bandits. RØMANS’ distinctive sound encompasses a blend of pop, R&B, rock, and electro, united by a rich voice that can reach spirit-searing heights. Despite having an unmistakable vocal gift, RØMANS had determined to stay behind the scenes, until fate and label executives decreed otherwise. “The plan was to get the songs placed” with other artists, says Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith, co-founder of Roc Nation. “But when I heard them I knew no one else could sing these like RØMANS. I can’t wait for everyone to hear his music.” RØMANS had three tracks on Mary J. Blige’s 2014 London Sessions album, a la another contributor to Blige’s project, Sam Smith, who similarly staked a claim as a writer before becoming emboldened as a singer. “I don’t think I would have had a chance if I hadn’t spent eight years writing songs every day for different people,” he says. When he signed with Roc Nation it was, indeed, as a writer-producer, initially. Collaborating with Naughty Boy on the track “Home,” he envisioned it as something that Cee-Lo might sing. And then multiple light bulbs went off around him: Wouldn’t it be, well, crazy to replace a scratch vocal that gloriously good? “I was convinced to stay on it,” RØMANS says, “and then at that stage signed a record d
