Born in Cluj-Napoca on 5 January 2000 as Larisa Roxana Giurgiu, Roxen discovered her passion for music at the age of seven. She also took singing and piano lessons as a child. Signed by Global Records, she was featured on Romanian producer Sickotoy's "You Don't Love Me" in August 2019. The single attained commercial success in Romania, reaching number three on the country's Airplay 100 chart, and being playslisted by radio stations in several territories including France, United States, Russia and Spain.