Isabel Sofia LaRosa (born September 18, 2004), is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter and video director from Annapolis, Maryland. She signed to RCA Records in 2021 and released her debut EP, I'm Watching You, in 2022. She rose to prominence after releasing her 2022 single "I'm Yours", which went viral on the social media platform TikTok. Her debut studio album, Raven, was released on April 18, 2025.
Life Isabel Sofia LaRosa was born in the US, Annapolis, MD to a Cuban mother and an American father. She is Cuban-American and grew up with music around her from a young age, attending jazz clubs with her father where he played the saxophone, her brother playing the guitar, and she singing alongside them. Isabel started writing songs with her brother, Thomas LaRosa, while she was in elementary school which led them to form a creative duo. They co-write all of her musics, while Thomas produces them.
Career 2021–2022: Debut and "I'm Yours" On September 8, 2021, Isabel LaRosa released her debut single "16 Candles". She released the following singles in 2021, "Closer" and "Gameboy". On January 26, 2022, LaRosa released the single "Therapy". The next month, she released the single "Haunted", the lead single from her debut EP, I'm Watching You. The song was released alongside her first music video, which served as the first part of a three part series which together form a short film. The EP's second single, "Help", was released on April 15, 2022. I'm Watching You was released on June 24, alongside a short film written and co-directed by LaRosa herself. Another single, "Heartbeat" was released on August 26. LaRosa also co-wrote three songs from label-mate Ari Abdul's EP, Fallen Angel. On October 28, LaRosa released the single "I'm Yours", which became her breakthrough song after going viral on TikTok. It was released alongside a sped up version of the song and the music video released on November 11. On December 13, it was announced that she would be the opening act for Nessa Barrett's Young Forever Tour.
2023–present: Commercial success of "Favorite", Raven, and Promising Young Woman On March 24, 2023, LaRosa released her second extended play, You Fear the God That Loves You. On September 13, she released the song "Older". In January 2024, Ari Abdul announced that she would perform God's Watching Tour with LaRosa. On March 29, she released the single "Favorite". Before its official release, it gained more than 400 million views from the content which some users had created in social media. LaRosa announced Heaven Doesn't Wait Tour in April, starting at Glassgow, UK on October 21 and concluding at Köle, DE on November 7. On June 7, she released the music video for "Favorite". In September, LaRosa announced additional Australian set for Heaven Doesn't Wait Tour, set to begin in February 2025.
She announced her debut studio album, Raven, on February 14, 2025, the same day she released the single "Home". She also performed the tour, titled Psychopomp Tour, from April 18 at the Observatory North Park to May 23 at Belasco Theatre. She later released her single "Cry for You" on March 21, 2025, and announced that Raven would be released on April 18, 2025. On July 25, she released "My Girl". In the summer of 2025, she performed on the main stage of both the Governors Ball in New York City, and Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary. In 2026, it was announced that LaRosa would support American singer Madison Beer's tour, the Locket Tour, from May 11 to May 31. She will perform on its European and UK tour. She also released her single "Hallucination" and announced a new EP called Promising Young Woman. Same year, it was announced that Larosa will be an opener for English singer Artemas, in his upcoming tour, Lovecore tour. In June, she released her EP, Promising Young Woman. She also co-wrote "Still" by Karol G which was released in August along with Karol, Bruno Mars, Sasha Alex Sloan, and her brother, Thomas LaRosa.
Artistry LaRosa wrote the treatments and co-directed each visual for her debut EP, I'm Watching You. The music video for "I'm Yours" was written and directed by LaRosa herself. Her music has been described as being alt-pop, dark pop, and electropop.
Discography
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details Title Album detailsRaven Released: April 18, 2025 Label: RCA, Slumbo Labs Format: Digital download, streaming
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected detailsTitleExtended play details I'm Watching You Released: June 24, 2022 Label: RCA, Slumbo Labs Format: Digital download, streaming You Fear the God That Loves You Released: March 24, 2023 Label: RCA, Slumbo Labs Format: Digital download, streaming Promising Young Woman Released: June 5, 2026 Label: RCA, Slumbo Labs Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album AUT GER "Older": "Favorite": "My Girl": SWI Peaks on the Billboard Global 200: "I'm Yours": "Favorite": "16 Candles" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="4" "Closer" — — — — — — — — — — "Gameboy" — — — — — — — — — — "Therapy" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — "Haunted" — — — — — — — — — — I'm Watching You "Help" — — — — — — — — — — "Heartbeat" — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="4" "I'm Yours" 22 — — — 88 19 10 — 84 133 RIAA: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Eyes Don't Lie" 2023 — — — — — — — — — — "Older" — — — 100 — 16 — — — — IFPI AUT: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Favorite" 2024 — 26 58 68 — 19 — 83 — 120 Raven "Pretty Boy" — — — — — — — — — — "Muse" — — — — — — — — — — "Home" 2025 — — — — — — — — — — "Cry for You" — — — — — — — — — — "My Girl" — — — — — 38 — — — — rowspan="2" "Her Face" — — — — — — — — — — "Hallucination" 2026 — — — — — — — — — — Promising Young Woman "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs +List of other charted songs with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album "Hope It Hurts" 2025 14 Raven
Tours
Headlining
God's Watching Tour (with Ari Abdul) (2024) Heaven Doesn't Wait Tour (2024–2025) Psychopomp Tour (2025) Dollparts Tour (2026)
Supporting act Young Forever Tour (Nessa Barrett) (2023) The Locket Tour (Madison Beer) (2026) Hades: The Sacrifice Tour (Melanie Martinez) (2026)
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