Rose

Biography

Keren Meloul (born May 24, 1978), better known as Rose, is a French singer, songwriter, author and composer.
After studying law, she became a school teacher, at the Jewish Merkaz Ohr Joseph in the 19th arrondissement of Paris before launching into music. She gained fame in 2006 with the single "La Liste×La Liste2006 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1La Liste3:14" followed by a similarly titled album. She got a boost when French singer Alain Souchon invited her to open for him at l'Olympia de Paris and at Zénith de Paris in 2006. In 2007 she started her own tour and appeared at La Cigale, a second time at l'Olympia and at the first part of her husband Bensé's concert, and in Montreal in 2008.
In 2009, she recorded her second album Les Souvenirs sous ma frange×Les Souvenirs sous ma frange19 October 2009 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Comment c’était déjà3:342Chez moi4:293Yes we did3:274De ma fenêtre3:135Ne partez pas4:066Comme un marin3:227Hannah3:298Ma corde au clou3:389J’ai 18 ans3:0510Quitte‐moi2:5911Le Mal de l’aube3:4812Les Souvenirs sous ma frange4:4213Qui peut dire?4:2514Qu'est-ce qu'on attend de moi?3:0615Les Frangines3:0916Je guéris2:4617Yes We Did (Alternative version)3:27, produced by Jérôme Plasseraud and Thibaut Barbillon, both members of the group 1973. In 2013 she followed that up with a third album Et puis juin×Et puis juin18 February 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Aux éclats je ris3:362Mais ça va3:253J’aime (pas)4:364Et puis juin3:415C’est donc rien3:066Je me manque3:387Les Pieds dans le bonheur3:498On dit3:339Jamais Paris ne me laisse3:1310Mon homme4:0611Comme si c’était demain15:38.
In addition, she has written songs for other artists, notably for Jenifer, appeared in a charity single for Les voix de l'enfant, project of La Fondation Abbé Pierre, and in Sidaction in a duet with Alain Souchon. She also took part in the album We Love Disney with the song "Au bout du rêve".

Personal life

Her maternal grandfather immigrated from Italy to France. Her mother was an interior designer and her father a pied noir and a real estate agent.
Rose married singer songwriter Bensé (real name Julien Bensenior) in a civil court on 24 June 2008, followed by a religious marriage on 24 August 2008 in Var. The couple divorced in November 2009. In June 2011, Rose had a baby boy.