The Coast To Coast Closeup is presented by Melody Motors in Melfort.
Ross Roteliuk is a Canadian country singer from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Early on, Ross found his love for writing music.
In 2012, Ross was the grand prize winner for the National Radio Star Song-Writing Competition for his song “Still Love You” (produced by Dave Wasyliw of Doc Walker). The song took him and his band down to Toronto for Canadian Music Week where they had the opportunity to perform. Soon after, Ross released his first single “I Will Love Again” a ballad written by Doc Walker and Johnny Reid.
Ross has spent time in Nashville, Tennessee writing with some of the industries leading song writers. In 2014, Ross released his second independent single “She Moves Mountains” (produced by Darren Savard of Dallas Smith and Carly McKillip of One More Girl). The song hit the radio waves all across Canada getting him attention from coast to coast – the song ended up breaking the top 100.
Bookings at large summer festivals (Dauphin’s Country Fest.) were followed by nominations with the Manitoba Country Music Awards leading to a strong finish to the year.
Ross now lives in Brandon, Manitoba where he leads a successful career in the automotive industry.
