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Carolyn R. Lemelson, known mononymously as Rokelle, is an American singer-songwriter. Her single "Take Me Away" feat. Dave Audé reached the top of Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs.

Biography
Rokelle, born Carolyn Rene Lemelson, knew early on that being a singer would be her career path. Growing up in a number of places which included, Arizona, Washington state, Las Vegas and in Athens Greece when she was a teenager, Rokelle saw music as not only entertaining and fun, but she also connected with it in an inspirational sense. “Music became my source of motivation,” states Rokelle. “It is my passion and my joy.”

It was while attending the University of Athens at 16 that she turned her passion for the vibrant and expressive Dance Music scene into her first live stage performance. From that point on, music was Rokelle’s life.

Skip ahead to Rokelle’s return to the States. She spent the next few years performing and writing, but not yet taking that proverbial next step of creating her own music. That came in 2008 when she decided to write and release a full- length album entitled Behind The Velvet Rope. To this day her favorite track on the album is “Keep on Keepin’ On”. It’s just one of those songs that she is deeply connected to.

However, it was a chance meeting with Grammy-nominated producer and DJ, Dave Audé in 2011 that her career has taken off. Joining forces with Audé and songwriters Luciana Caporaso and Nick Clow, Rokelle has created a sound and a voice that it taking her to new heights. Her debut Audacious Records single, “Bullet,” has become a Top 5 Billboard Dance hit in a matter of a few short weeks – prompting appearances on Los Angeles’ Power 106 and Las Vegas’ KLUC and “Morning Blend” (ABC TV Las Vegas). It has also added a number of live performances to her growing resume that includes The Colony and Lure in Hollywood, Machine in Boston, Krave and Liquid in Las Vegas and many more to come.

Her second Audacious Records single, “Take Me Away,” also featuring Dave Audé was released in December of 2013 and went to #1 on the Billboard Club chart in March 2014.

In 2014 she launched her own record label, Beatvoxx Records. The debut single on this label is "Break These Chains" that features Ivan Gomez & Nacho Chapado.

In popular culture
In 2013 her song "Bullet" appeared on American television as promotion for the series Super Fun Night.

As lead artist

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