Alexis Kesselman, also known by her stage name Idarose, is an American singer, songwriter and producer, based in both New York and Los Angeles. She is best known for writing and producing 5 of the 6 Skye Riley songs (performed by Naomi Scott) for the psychological horror movie Smile 2, co-writing Joji's single "Glimpse of Us", and for co-writing and producing Bella Kay's single "iloveitiloveitiloveit".
Early life Kesselman was born and raised in south Florida. She studied songwriting, film scoring, and production at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. In 2016, she was selected to attend the Johnny Mercer Songwriters Project at Northwestern University. She received a master's degree in writing and design for musical theater from Berklee College of Music in New York City.
Career Kesselman records under the name Idarose, and her 2021 single "When I Don't Have You", generated over 1 million views on TikTok.
As a songwriter and producer, she co-wrote the 2021 song "F Is for Friends" by Tainy, Trevor Daniel, and Becky G for the soundtrack to The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. She co-wrote Joji's 2022 single "Glimpse of Us", which went multi-platinum, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was number 1 on Spotify's US and Global charts. It was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2022 ARIA Music Awards. In 2023, the song entered Spotify's Billions Club for reaching over a billion streams.
Kesselman wrote and produced five of the six songs on Smile 2: The Skye Riley EP, from the 2024 film Smile 2, with all the songs performed by Naomi Scott as her character Skye Riley. She has also written and produced for artists including Brett Eldredge, Kelly Clarkson, Grace VanderWaal, and Suki Waterhouse.
Discography Singles (as Idarose) "Talk About Myself" (2018) "Psychic" (2019) "thanks 2020" feat. The Verneers (2020) "When I Don't Have You" (2021) "Different People" (2021) "Feel Like That" feat. Daniel Allan (2021)
Songwriting and production Year Artist(s) Album Song Credit 2020 Jon Mills feat. Idarose Wings OST "First Time" Writer, vocals 2021 Tainy feat. Trevor Daniel and Becky G The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run OST "F Is for Friends" Writer Twice Celebrate "Doughnut" Writer 2022 Joji Smithereens "Glimpse of Us" Writer Grace VanderWaal "Lion's Den" Writer, producer 2023 Rowan Drake "The Long Breath" Writer, producer 2024 Naomi Scott Smile 2: The Skye Riley EP "New Brain" Writer, producer "Just My Name" Writer, producer "Blood on White Satin" Writer, producer "Death of Me" Writer, producer Suki Waterhouse Memoir of a Sparklemuffin "Helpless" Writer "Model, Actress, Whatever" Writer "On this Love" Writer "The Bellboy (One Last Crush)" Writer "Everything You Feared" Writer, producer Brett Eldredge Merry Christmas (Welcome to the Family) "The Night St. Nick Got Sick" Writer "Season of Lights and Wonder" Writer Brett Eldredge feat. Kelly Clarkson "Sweet December" Writer Brett Eldredge feat. Idarose "Who Will You Be Kissing on New Year's Eve?" Writer, vocals 2025 Brett Eldredge "Gorgeous" Writer, producer Lydia Night Parody of Pleasure "Pity Party" Writer, producer "Trust Fall" Writer, producer "Loaded Gun" Writer, producer "You Sir" Producer "The Hearse" Writer, producer "Love Dumb" Writer, producer "Gutter" Writer, producer "Meltdown" Writer, producer "The Bomb" Writer, producer "Chameleon" Writer, producer "Little Doe" Writer, producer "Puppet" Writer, producer Super Strike OST "Headshot" Writer, producer Sara Kays Reasons to Call You "Bench Sitter" Writer, producer Wasp Eater "Once in a Blue Moon" Writer King Mala "Eat the Spoon" Writer Storm Ford "Reception" Writer Two Feet "CPR" Writer Meg Smith Disco Dystopia "God Damn Baby" Producer "Carlos, Get in the Car!" Writer, producer 2026 Bella Kay A Couple Minutes Out "iloveitiloveitiloveit" Writer, producer "Steady" Writer, producer "Wonder Wander" Writer, producer My Reckless Abandon "Blur" Writer, producer "Promise?" Producer "Say It Say" Writer, producer "Karaoke" Writer, producer "Stop" Writer, producer "swu" Producer "Sleep for Dinner" Writer, producer "Mindfuck" Producer "Tongue" Producer "Marrow" Writer, producer "A Father's Lament" Writer, producer "I Deserve Better" Writer, producer Elliot Greer Fragments "Coward" Producer "Richest Man Alive" Writer, producer "Dead" Producer "Fragments" Writer, producer Julia Campbell "Almost Did" Writer, producer Alyssa Grace "Dog With a Bone" Writer, producer Bloodstream "Picking Petals" Writer, producer Claire Rosinkranz My Lover "Dime" Writer, producer Matthew Ifield "Thinking" Writer, producer
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