JT Roach is an American singer and songwriter. He was the winner of the Season 1 finale of NBCs show ''

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'', in which

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chose his song, "Somebody to Love," to perform and record.

Career

After working as an assistant video editor for '' The Onion'', Roach moved to Los Angeles to be a songwriter. After several years of writing hundreds of songs, he signed a publishing deal with

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for which he wrote songs for performers such as

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, Lil Jon, Krewella, Nicky Romero, and Jonas Blue. In 2017, Roach began his solo project with the release of a number of singles including "Lazy Kisses." He also released his debut EP ''Witches Lake'' independently just before moving to the

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scene as a vocalist. He continues to release music under his own

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, including tracks like "Symmetry" and "Murderer." His first break in dance music was through the song "

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" by SLANDER and Said the Sky, which peaked at No. 25 on the

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. Since then, he has collaborated with artists including Adventure Club,

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, and Jason Ross.

Discography

;Singles *"Tipsy Love" (2017) *"Bloom" (2017) *"Wasted Roses" (2017) *"Don't Keep Me Waiting" (2018) *"Chapel" (2018) *"Symmetry" (2018) *"Lazy Kisses" (2018) *"Shivers" (2018) *"Make It Up To You" (2019) *"Unforgettable" (2020) *"Black Hair Ties" (2020) *"Murderer" (2020) *"Wish You Were Here" (2021) *"Your Best Is Different Every Day" (2021) *"Limelight" (2022) *"Photograph" (2022) ;Extended plays *''Witches Lake'' (2019) ;Collaborations *"Failsafe" (2018) Hidden Citizens *"Potions" (2019) Slander and Said The Sky *"Potions (Acoustic)" (2020)Slander and Said The Sky *"Hide & Seek" (Don Diablo Edit) (2020) Don Diablo and Danny Olson *"Better Than Heaven" (2020)Slander and Jason Ross *"Where We Are" (2020)

and Adventure Club *"Out Loud" (2021)Fairlane and Rozes *"Crazy While We're Young" (2021)Crystal Skies *"Creature" (2021)

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*"Drugs" (2021)Effin *"Gravity" (2021)Slander and

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and Codeko

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roach, JT 1987 births Living people American male singer-songwriters Record producers from Wisconsin Monstercat artists