Jake Roche Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 7 in |
Weight | 68 kg |
Date of Birth | September 16, 1992 |
Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
Eye Color |
Blue |
Jake Roche is an English singer, musician, actor, and director who is known as the lead vocalist of the band Rixton (later known as Push Baby), whose discography consists of songs, albums, and extended plays like Me and My Broken Heart, We All Want the Same Thing, Let the Road, Wait on Me, Hotel Ceiling, Holding on Is Holding You Back, Man in His Bedroom, Mama’s House, Wishing We Were More Than Friends, Cry/Talk About It, Wanna Go, Aegean, and Wow, Big Legend. In addition to that, Jake Roche has also been a part of shows and movies such as The Haunted Hathaways, Finding Neverland, Friday Night Dinner, Loose Women, Scott & Bailey, Little Crackers, Emmerdale, Rules of Love, and The Young Victorians.
Born Name
Jake Peter Roche
Nick Name
Jake
Sun Sign
Virgo
Born Place
Reigate, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Jake went to St Mary’s Catholic College in Blackpool.
As an actor, he received training from The Sylvia Young Theatre School in the Marylebone area, London.
Occupation
Singer, Musician, Actor, Director
Family
- Father –Â Shane Richie (Actor, comedian, singer, presenter)
- Mother –Â Coleen Nolan (Singer, TVÂ presenter, author)
- Siblings – Shane Roche Jr. (Older Brother), Romani-Skye Angel Shelley (Younger Half-Sister), Mackenzie Roche (Younger Half-Brother), Lolita Bell Roche (Younger Half-Sister), Ciara Fensome (Younger Half-Sister)
- Others – Ray Fensome (Stepfather), Christie Goddard (Stepmother)
Manager
He has been a member of the band, Rixton. The band has been signed to Scooter Braun‘s School Boy Records.
Jake Roche has also been repped by ARG, Talent Agency, London, England, United Kingdom.
Genre
Pop, R&B
Instruments
Vocals, guitar
Labels
Interscope Records, Geffen Records
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 7 in or 170 cm
Weight
68 kg or 150 pounds
Girlfriend / Spouse
Jake Roche has dated –
- Chloe Lloyd (2012-2013) – From 2012 to 2013, he was romantically linked with the British model Chloe Lloyd.
- Jesy Nelson (2014-2016) – In September 2014, he started dating Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson. The singers got engaged in July 2015. When Jake was proposing to Jesy, Ed Sheeran was singing in the background. They called off their engagement in November 2016.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Cute looks
Best Known For
Being a part of the pop-rock band, Rixton, which was formerly known as Relics. The band members include Lewi Morgan, Charley Bagnall, and Danny Wilkin, apart from Jake who is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist.
The band is known for their Me and My Broken Heart EP, released in 2014.
First Album
As a one-fourth member of the band, Rixton, he released his debut album Let the Road on June 8, 2015, via School Boy Records, Mad Love Records Giant Little Man, and Interscope Records.
The album consists of 10 singles in the standard version, giving it a total length of just over 35 minutes.
First Film
He made his first theatrical film appearance in the 2004 semi-biographical film Finding Neverland by playing the character of an orphan. The film is based on the 1998 play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee and stars Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, and Dustin Hoffman.
First TV Show
In 2010, Jake appeared in the soap opera Emmerdale for his role as Isaac Nuttall in 12 episodes.
Jake Roche Favorite Things
His favorite thing about touring is that he gets to see America by walking on the stage and performing live shows. But, at the same time, he has to live just on the suitcase items, which is his least favorite thing.
Jake Roche Facts
- When Jake was 9, his parents split.
- Jake considers English actress, Jessie Wallace as his second mother and is good friends with her.
- He is a part of the band, Rixton, which was formed in 2012 in Manchester.
- If Jake (or Rixton) could collaborate with anyone, he would choose Justin Timberlake.
- Their band name, Rixton does not mean anything. They were previously called “Relics.” But, that name was already taken by another band. So, they had to change it.
- He has a celebrity crush on Jennifer Lawrence.
- Rixton’s debut album “Let the Road” took them six years to finish.
- Between 2012 and 2013, he was cast in the recurring role of Sammy Murray in the police procedural crime drama series Scott & Bailey.
- He portrayed the character of Paul McCartney in an episode of the Christmas comedy-drama Little Crackers in 2012.
- All band members of Rixton got their bodies inked with the “Me and My Broken Heart” tattoo after the release of the single of the same name.
- At SXSW 2014, the band Rixton sang with Justin Bieber.