{{Infobox musical artist | name = Gena Rose Bruce | background = person | image = Gena Rose Bruce, 2023 (cropped).jpg | caption = Gena Rose Bruce performing at the Jazz Cafe, in London | birth_date = {{birth year and age| 1993}} | birth_place = Mitcham, Victoria, Australia<ref name="ABC">{{cite news |last=Clifford |first=Catherine |title=Melody & Gena Rose on Road To Discovery |URL=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-23/melody-26-gena-rose-on-road-to-discovery/4479680 |work=ABC Television |date=22 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428103028/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-23/melody-26-gena-rose-on-road-to-discovery/4479680 |archive-date=28 April 2013 |access-date =18 September 2023}}</ref> | origin = Melbourne, Australia | genre = indie folk, alternative country | label = Dot Dash Recordings<ref name="NME">{{cite magazine |last=Young |first=David James |title=Gena Rose Bruce – ‘Deep is the Way’ review: desire and despair in a slow, dreamy dance |URL=https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/gena-rose-bruce-deep-is-the-way-review-3387210 |magazine=NME |date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127013411/https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/gena-rose-bruce-deep-is-the-way-review-3387210 |archive-date=27 January 2023}}</ref> | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}} | years_active = 2013–present | website =https://www.genarosebruce.com/ }}
'''Gena Rose Bruce''' is an Australian singer-songwriter based in Melbourne.
==Career==
In 2013, Rose competed in the Telstra Road to Discovery competition at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, and won the performer category.<ref name="ABC" /> In 2016, she released the EP ''Mad Love'' and joined Ella Hooper on the Calamine Sisters tour in support of their respective new releases.<ref name="themusic">{{cite web |title=Ella Hooper And Gena Rose Bruce Join Forces For Aussie Tour |URL=https://themusic.com.au/news/ella-hooper-and-gena-rose-bruce-join-forces-for-aussie-tour/s7ukp6apqKs/22-06-16 |website=TheMusic.com.au |date=22 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918202857/https://themusic.com.au/news/ella-hooper-and-gena-rose-bruce-join-forces-for-aussie-tour/s7ukp6apqKs/22-06-16 |archive-date=18 September 2023}}</ref> In 2018, she released the singles "The Way You Make Love"<ref name="grok">{{cite web |last=Delaney |first=Ailish |title=Artist interview: Gena Rose Bruce |URL=https://grokonline.com.au/2018/04/18/artist-interview-gena-rose-bruce/|website=grokonline.com.au |date=18 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419225851/https://grokonline.com.au/2018/04/18/artist-interview-gena-rose-bruce/ |archive-date=19 April 2018}}</ref> and "Coming Down", and in 2019 she released the single "Angel Face" and her corresponding debut album ''Can't Make You Love Me''.<ref name="pilerats">{{cite web |last=Davies |first=Hayden |title=Introducing Gena Rose Bruce, and get the first look of her new single, Angel Face |URL=https://pilerats.com/music/bands/premiere-introducing-gena-rose-bruce-angel-face/|website=pilerats.com |date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531222534/https://pilerats.com/music/bands/premiere-introducing-gena-rose-bruce-angel-face/ |archive-date=31 May 2019}}</ref><ref name="TheGuardian">{{cite news |last=Nguyen |first=Giselle Au-Nhien |title=Gena Rose Bruce: Deep Is the Way review – compelling and complex with moments of brilliance |URL=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/27/gena-rose-bruce-deep-is-the-way-review-compelling-and-complex-with-moments-of-brilliance |work=The Guardian |date=26 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126140405/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/27/gena-rose-bruce-deep-is-the-way-review-compelling-and-complex-with-moments-of-brilliance |archive-date=26 January 2023}}</ref>
In 2022, Rose released the singles "Foolishly in Love" and "Deep Is the Way", both collaborations with Bill Callahan.<ref name="ABC2">{{cite news |last=Condon |first=Dan |title=Gena Rose Bruce makes an elegant return with 'Foolishly in Love' |URL=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/gena-rose-bruce-new-music-foolishly-in-love/101613900 |work=ABC Television |date=8 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108202426/https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/gena-rose-bruce-new-music-foolishly-in-love/101613900 |archive-date=8 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="NME2">{{cite news |last=Gallagher |first=Alex |title=Gena Rose Bruce announces new album ''Deep Is The Way'', shares Bill Callahan collaboration |URL=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/gena-rose-bruce-announces-new-album-deep-is-the-way-bill-callahan-collaboration-3344702 |work=NME |date=8 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108074937/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/gena-rose-bruce-announces-new-album-deep-is-the-way-bill-callahan-collaboration-3344702 |archive-date=8 November 2022}}</ref> In 2023, she released her second album, ''Deep Is the Way'', to positive reviews.<ref name="NME" /><ref name="TheGuardian" />
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+List of studio albums, with selected details about release date and label !|Title !|Details |- ! scope="row" |''Can't Make You Love Me'' | * Released: 28 June 2019 * Label: Dot Dash Recordings (DASH056)<ref name="pilerats" /> * Format: CD, LP, digital |- ! scope="row" |''Deep Is the Way'' | * Released: 27 January 2023 * Label: Dot Dash Recordings (DASH079)<ref name="NME" /> * Format: CD, LP, digital |}
===Extended Plays=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+List of EPs, with selected details about release date and label !|Title !|Details |- ! scope="row" |''Wild One Babe'' | * Released: 2013 * Label: Gena Bruce Music (GRB2013) * Format: CD, digital |- ! scope="row" |''Mad Love'' | * Released: 2015 * Label: Gena Bruce Music (148029.1) * Format: CD, digital |}
==Awards and nominations== ===Music Victoria Awards=== The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006. {{awards table}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2023 | Gena Rose Bruce | Best Solo Artist | {{nom}} |<ref name="2023MVAnom">{{cite web|url= https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/music-victoria-awards-nominees-2023/ | title=Nominees, Hall of Fame Inductees Announced for 2023 Music Victoria Awards|website=Music Feeds|date=14 September 2023|access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> {{end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bruce, Gena Rose}} Category:Australian women singer-songwriters Category:Australian singer-songwriters Category:Australian women guitarists Category:Living people Category:1993 births Category:Dot Dash Recordings artists