Isabel Sofia LaRosa is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, and video director who turned a viral TikTok moment into something far more lasting. Born on September 18, 2004, in Annapolis, Maryland, the 21-year-old has racked up over 2.5 billion Spotify streams, earned RIAA Platinum certification for her breakout single “i’m yours,” and released her critically praised debut album Raven in 2025. What makes her stand out in a crowded field isn’t just the numbers. It’s the fact that she writes, directs, and builds every of her creative world herself.
Biography
Isabel LaRosa grew up in the Admiral Heights neighbourhood of Annapolis in a household where music was a way of life. Her father, Christopher LaRosa, is a jazz saxophonist who regularly played clubs and open mic nights around the city, and he brought young Isabel and her older brother Thomas along for the ride. Isabel would sing while Thomas played guitar beside their father. Her Cuban mother, though not a musician herself, raised the kids on a rich mix of classic rock and salsa, planting the seeds of a cultural identity that would later bloom in bilingual songs like “Favorite.”
She attended Germantown Elementary School, briefly the Key School, and Annapolis High School before shifting to homeschooling and online learning to focus fully on music. By her own account, she only made it through about three years of in-person schooling, describing herself as the “weird, outdoors-y kid” who sat in trees writing cryptic stories. Around age 10, YouTube opened a door to artists like Melanie Martinez, Lana Del Rey, The Weeknd, and The Neighbourhood, and that darker, alternative-leaning sound became her compass from that point forward.
Her brother Thomas, who graduated from the Key School in 2019, has been her closest creative partner since childhood. The siblings started co-writing songs as kids, and that partnership has never stopped. Thomas produces and co-writes all of Isabel’s music, a dynamic that draws frequent comparisons to Billie Eilish and Finneas, though LaRosa has carved a distinctly different sonic lane for herself.
Career
The LaRosa siblings had been writing together for nearly a decade before any industry breakthrough came. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the pair used quarantine to refine and finish songs in earnest. Isabel began posting on TikTok in 2021, with little early traction. Her debut single, “16 Candles,” arrived on September 8, 2021, gaining modest momentum, and as “Haunted” began picking up streams on YouTube and Spotify, she signed with Slumbo Labs/RCA Records in early 2022 at just 17 years old.
Her debut EP, I’m Watching You (June 24, 2022), was a three-track project accompanied by a short film she wrote and co-directed, an early signal of how seriously she took the visual side of her art. But the real turning point came on October 28, 2022, when she released “i’m yours.” A sped-up version went explosively viral on TikTok, used in over 246,000 videos and racking up 400 million-plus views across social platforms. The track has since surpassed 627 million Spotify streams and earned RIAA Platinum certification.
From there, the momentum never really let up. Her second EP, You Fear the God That Loves You (March 2023), explored growing up in a religious household across five tracks. “Older” became another viral sensation, with a TikTok snippet drawing 15 million views before the song’s official September 2023 release. Then came “Favorite” in March 2024, a bilingual English-Spanish track built on a warped reggaeton beat that became her first genuine radio hit, reaching number 26 on the Billboard Pop Airplay chart and charting across Europe and New Zealand.
Her debut studio album, Raven, arrived on April 18, 2025, through Slumbo Labs/RCA Records. The 14-track, 35-minute project featured production from Thomas alongside collaborators including Ian Kirkpatrick, OJIVOLTA, The Monsters & Strangerz, Noonie Bao, and Grammy-winning songwriter Amy Allen. Billboard’s Jason Lipshutz praised it, noting that LaRosa “makes good on the promise of her early singles” with breathy vocal delivery and propulsive, alternative-leaning production. By November 2025, Raven had accumulated over 434 million global Spotify streams and earned a certification from Pro-Música Brasil.
Post-album, she released “My Girl” (July 25, 2025), which explores themes of queer experience and unrequited love, and “Her Face” (November 7, 2025), a moody ballad released through Slumbo Labs/Ministry of Sound Records.
Beyond recording, LaRosa’s touring schedule has been relentless. She opened for Nessa Barrett’s Young Forever Tour and supported Tom Odell in 2023, then co-headlined the sold-out God’s Watching Tour with Ari Abdul in 2024. Her own Heaven Doesn’t Wait Tour spanned North America, Australia, and New Zealand. In 2025, the Live Nation-produced Psychopomp Tour hit 21-plus North American cities, and summer brought main-stage appearances at Governor’s Ball, Lollapalooza Chicago, and Budapest’s Sziget Festival. For 2026, she’s opening for Artemas’s LOVERCORE Tour and Madison Beer’s The Locket Tour across Europe, including London’s O2 and Paris’s Adidas Arena.
Her co-writing credits extend beyond her own catalog, too. She wrote three tracks for Ari Abdul’s debut EP Fallen Angel (October 2022), with Thomas producing the entire project. Industry recognition has followed steadily: Spotify named her a “Pop Rising” Artist to Watch for 2024, TikTok selected her for their inaugural Elevate program (one of only six artists), PEOPLE named her an “Emerging Artist,” and InStyle recognised her as “Best New Musician.” She attended the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards for her first red carpet appearance.
Personal Life
LaRosa keeps her personal life deliberately private, and that guarded approach seems intentional rather than accidental. She has no publicly confirmed romantic relationships, and most of what she chooses to share publicly is tied to her music and creative process. She’s spoken openly about her close bond with her brother Thomas, who remains not just family but her most essential creative collaborator. She also has a younger sister, whose name she’s kept private, and wrote the Raven track “Home” about watching her grow up from afar after the family sold their childhood house. That song hints at just how much she processes personal experience through her art, even when she won’t discuss it in interviews.
Net Worth
Isabel LaRosa’s net worth is a subject of some debate. Celebrity aggregator sites like WikiaBio and FamousBiography estimate figures ranging from $5 million to $10 million, though no authoritative financial publication has independently verified those numbers. A more conservative estimate of around $1 million is likely closer to reality given where she sits in her career as a label-signed emerging artist. What’s clear is that her income streams are genuinely diversifying. She earns from streaming royalties across a catalog with over 2.5 billion tracked Spotify streams, extensive touring with ticket prices running from around $29.50 for general admission to $122.25 for VIP meet-and-greet packages, merchandise, her RCA Records deal, and her VEVO channel, which generates an estimated $7,300 per month in YouTube revenue alone. As Raven continues building catalog streams and her 2026 tour dates expand her audience further, those figures will only grow.
Discography
- “16 Candles” (2021)
- I’m Watching You EP (2022)
- “i’m yours” (2022)
- You Fear the God That Loves You EP (2023)
- “Older” (2023)
- “Favorite” (2024)
- Raven (Album, April 2025)
- “My Girl” (July 2025)
- “Her Face” (November 2025)
