Bebe Rexha

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Singer · Born Aug 30, 1989 · United States Of America · Female

Bleta "Bebe" Rexha (; Albanian pronunciation: [ˌblɛta ɾɛd͡ʒa]; born August 30, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. She is best known as a featured guest vocalist on several Billboard Hot 100 charting songs, such as G-Eazy's "Me, Myself & I", David Guetta's "Hey Mama", Martin Garrix's "In the Name of Love" and Cash Cash's "Take Me Home". She also co-wrote the chart-topping Eminem and Rihanna single "The Monster", among others. In March 2016, she released the single "No Broken Hearts", featuring Nicki Minaj. "I Got You" was released as the lead single from her EP All Your Fault: Pt. 1. "The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" was released as the lead single from her third EP All Your Fault: Pt. 2. 2Early life and career Bleta Rexha was born on August 30, 1989, in Brooklyn, New York, to ethnic Albanian parents. Her father, Flamur Rexha, an ethnic Albanian born in Debar, Republic of Macedonia, emigrated to the US at the age of 21, while her mother, Bukurije Rexha, was born in the US from an ethnic Albanian family descending from Gostivar, Republic of Macedonia. In Albanian, Bleta means "bee"; derived from this, Rexha gave herself the nickname "Bebe" as part of her stage name. At the age of 6, Bleta and her family later moved to Staten Island, New Yor