EARLY LIFE:

Known by her stage name Bebe Rexha, Bleta Rexha was born on August 30, 1989, and is an American songwriter born in Brooklyn, New York; Rexha’s family is from Albania. Rexha is the daughter of Flamur Rexha and Burkurije Rexha.

At age six, Rexha and her family moved to Staten Island, where she attended Tottenville High School. During this time, the singer was involved in various musicals and was part of the high school choir.

Rexha has identified her major musical influences as Coldplay, Lauryn Hill, Kanye West, and others.

She won the “Best Teen Songwriter” award as a teenager. This led to her contract with Samantha Cox.

CAREER:

In 2011, Rexha began working at a recording studio with Pete Wentz, the Fall Out Boy’s bassist. She later became part of Pete’s band Black Cards. However, in 2012, Rexha quit the band.

The following year, Rexha signed a contract with Warner Bros. Records. At this time, the singer began writing numerous songs for other artists, and the most popular of her written songs in 2013 was “The Monster” by Eminem and Rihanna.

“The Monster” topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, winning the Best Rap/Sung Performance Grammy Awards during the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

Rexha also contributed to David Guetta’s “Hey Mama,” which reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rexha released her debut single titled “I Can’t Stop Drinking About You” on March 21, 2014, which charted at number 22 on the United States Top Heatseekers chart. That same year, Rexha featured in Pitbull’s “This Is Not a Drill.”

Also, in September 2014, Rexha was featured on NBC’s Today, hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, and performed her single “I Can’t Stop Drinking About You.” She was also listed as Elvis Duran’s Artist of the Month.

Two other singles titled “I’m Gonna Show You Crazy” and “Gone” were released by Rexha in December 2014. Her debut Extended Play, I Don’t Wanna Grow Up, was released on May 12, 2015.

In March 2016, Rexha’s single titled “No Broken Hearts,” which featured Nicki Minaj was released. Rexha, alongside Dutch DJ and Martin Garrix, launched their single titled “In the Name of Love” on July 29, 2016.

The single was a success, reaching number 24 and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs charts, respectively.

ACCOLADES:

Rexha has various awards for her name. This is a list of some awards earned by Bebe Rexha.

Two ASCAP London Music Awards

One ASCAP Music Awards

One Billboard Music Awards

Three BMI London Awards

Two BMI Pop Awards

Two BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

One Edison Awards

One iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards

One iHeartRadio Music Awards

One MTV Video Music Awards

Two Radio Disney Music Awards

One Songwriter Hall of Fame

One Teen Choice Awards.

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