Bleta Rex [2] ( English Bleta Rexha ; Albanian version of the surname - Reg [3] [ ɾɛd͡ʒa ]; genus August 30, 1989 , Brooklyn , New York ), better known by its stage name Bibi Rexa ( born Bebe Rexha ) is an American singer and songwriter of Albanian origin, a music producer [4] . She became famous after the release of the singles “ Take Me Home ” (together with Cash Cash , 2013), “ Hey Mama ” (together with David Guetta , 2015) and “ In the Name of Love ” (together with Martin Garriks , 2016). Previously performed as a vocalist in the Black Cards team, created by Pete Wentz . Rex is also a co-author of Eminem and Rihanna's hit The Monster [5] . She also wrote songs for Selena Gomez and Nick Jonas [4] [6] [7] [8] . On April 15, 2019, the singer stated that she was sick with bipolar disorder [9] .
| Bibi Rex English Bebe rexha | |
|---|---|
| basic information | |
| Birth name | |
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | singer , songwriter , producer |
| Years of activity | - present time |
| Singing voice | |
| Instruments | , , , and |
| Genres | , , and |
| Labels | , , , and |
The early years
Bleta Rex was born on August 30, 1989 in Brooklyn , New York , USA , in a family of ethnic Albanians (the Albanian version of the surname is Reg), immigrants from the modern city of Debar , Macedonia [10] . Has Macedonian and American citizenship. Rexa began to get involved in music at the age of 4, and subsequently took part in productions of musicals from the Tottenville High School in Staten Island , such as “ Hello, Dolly! ” , “ Jesus Christ is a superstar ” and “ Violinist on the roof ” [11] . She is inspired by such musicians as Stevie Wonder , Tori Amos , John Legend and The Temptations [11] . As a teenager, Rex was awarded the “Best Composer” award from the National Academy of Art and Recording Science at the annual Grammy Day in New York [11] , which allowed her to meet many prominent music producers.
Black Cards
In 2010, the singer joined the Black Cards project, created by Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz . According to Wentz, in the creative plan, Black Cards should not have anything to do with the Fall Out Boy. Since the musical roots of the project founder and the vocalist were completely different, Rex turned out to be a suitable candidate for the implementation of Wentz’s experimental aspirations [12] . In January 2012, the singer left Black Cards, motivating her decision with a desire to focus on her solo career [13] . According to Wentz, the separation occurred by mutual agreement [14] .
Solo career
In 2013, Rex signed a contract with Warner Bros. executives . Records by Jeff Fenster and Alex Wilhelm [15] due to success as a professional composer , writing the song “Like a Champion” for Selena Gomez from the Stars Dance album, then the single “Glowing” for South African native Nikki Wilms and the song “The Monster” by Eminem and Rihanna , which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 [16] . The song “The Monster” was originally called “Monster Under My Bed” and was recorded by Rexa for his debut solo album, but later thanks to the producer of Frequency and vice president of A&R Atlantic Records Riggs Morales, the song was transferred to the Eminem label. As a result, the original version of the composition was slightly reduced [5] .
In the same year, Rexa released an original pop track on her SoundCloud page, “Comeback Kids,” and a joint single with electronic dance music group Cash Cash , “ Take Me Home, ” which ranked 57th on the Billboard Hot 100 [17] . Cash Cash and Bibi also recorded an acoustic version of “Take Me Home” and shot a video clip on it on February 25, 2014 under the auspices of Big Beat Records [18] .
Rexa is working on his debut album, which is associated with studios by producers such as David Guetta , Fraser Smith , Frequency and others. On March 21, 2014, the singer released the first single from her debut album, “ I Can't Stop Drinking About You, ” through Warner Bros. Records. Records [19] . On December 23, 2014, Rexa released her second single, “ I'm Gonna Show You Crazy ” [20] . Then, on the same day, she released the song “ Gone ” [21] . On April 21, 2015, Rexa announced that she would release a 5-track mini-album, “ I Don't Wanna Grow Up ” [22] . She released her album on May 12, 2015 via Warner Bros. Records [23] .
On October 28, 2016, Rexa released the single “ I Got You ” [24] , which was included on the All Your Fault: Pt. 1 and was able to reach 43rd place on the Billboard Hot 100 [25] . On January 6, 2017, a music video was shot for this song.
On January 24, 2017, Rexa announced her first major All Your Fault Tour tour , which kicked off on March 1, 2017 in Dallas. [26]
On March 21, Rexa announced on her Twitter that her third mini-album, All Your Fault Pt. 2 will be released in April [27] (it was released on August 11, 2017).
On June 15, 2018, the release of “I'm a Mess” was released , presented as the first single from the upcoming Expectations album.
In 2018, the singer was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category " Best New Artist ", but in the end this award was awarded to Dua Lipa [28] . In the same year, Rex's single “ Meant to Be ”, recorded together with the country group Florida Georgia Line , was nominated for a Grammy in the category “ Best Country Performance by a Duet or Group ”, but lost the song of the duo Dan + Shay "Tequila" [28] .
Discography
Studio album
- Expectations (June 22, 2018) [29]
Mini Albums
- I Don't Wanna Grow Up (2015)
- All Your Fault: Pt. 1 (2017)
- All Your Fault: Pt. 2 (2017)
Other
- All Your Fault Physical Copy (summer 2017)
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Highest Chart Position | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. [thirty] | US Heat [31] | US Pop [32] | Aus [33] | FIN [34] | Nor [35] | Swe [36] | |||
| " I Can't Stop Drinking About You " | 2014 | 15 | 22 | 31 | - | - | - | - | "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" |
| “ I'm Gonna Show You Crazy ” | - | - | - | - | 17 | 17 | thirty | ||
| " Gone " | - | - | - | 87 | - | - | - | Extra-single | |
| No Broken Hearts | 2016 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Tba |
| " I got you " | 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Tba |
| Meant To Be | - | - | 24 | eight | - | 9 | 83 | All Your Fault: Pt. 2 | |
As a collaborative artist
| Title | Year | Highest Chart Position | Certificate | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [37] | US Dance [38] | Aus [33] | AUT [39] | Ger [40] | Nz [41] | Sco [42] | UK [43] | ||||||||||
| Sink or Swim (Pierce Fulton with Bibi Rex) | 2012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Extra-single | |||||||
| " Take Me Home " ( Cash Cash with Bibi Rex) | 2013 | 57 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 86 | 28 | 2 | five |
| Overtime | ||||||
| Hey Mama [47] ( David Guetta with Nicki Minaj , Bibi Rex and Afrojack ) | 2015 | eight | one | five | five | 9 | five | eight | 9 |
| Listen | ||||||
| " That's How You Know " ( Nico & Vinz with Kid Ink and Bibi Rex) [50] | - | - | 2 | - | - | 17 | - | - | Tba | ||||||||
| Battle Cry ( Havana Brown with Bibi Rex and Savi) [51] | - | - | 59 | - | - | - | - | - | Tba | ||||||||
| “ Back to You ” ( Louis Tomlinson with Bibi Rex and Digital Farm Animals ) [52] | 2017 | 40 | - | eleven | 21 | 51 | 12 | 6 | eight |
| Tba | ||||||
| “-” means that the single was not present on the chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
Promotional Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Ride Till You Die" (with Voli ) | Out-of-album single |
| 2013 | "Comeback Kids" |
As a guest
| Title | Year | Other artists | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yesterday [57] | 2014 | David Guetta | Listen |
| “This Is Not a Drill” [58] | Pitbull | Globalization | |
| “Dare You (Acoustic Version)” [59] | 2015 | Hardwell , Matthew Coma | United we are |
As songwriter or co-producer
| Year | Artist | Album | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | SHINee | Lucifer | " Lucifer " |
| 2012 | Nikki Williams | not | "Glowing" |
| Madonna | MDNA | "Some Girls" | |
| Elena Karleusha | Diva | "Muškarac koji mrzi žene" | |
| 2013 | Selena Gomez | Stars dance | "Like a Champion" |
| Eminem with Rihanna | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 | " The Monster " | |
| 2014 | Tinashe | Aquarius | " All Hands on Deck " |
| David Guetta | Listen | Yesterday | |
| " Hey Mama " | |||
| Bella Thorne | Jersey | Jersey | |
| "One More Night" |
Notes
- ↑ Freebase data upload - Google .
- ↑ According to pronunciation of a name .
- ↑ According to the Albanian-Russian practical transcription .
- ↑ 1 2 Macas, Trisha . Bebe Rexha: Music is about making people know they're not alone , GMA Network (June 28, 2016). Date of treatment August 13, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Jon Tanners. Creating a Monster: How Bebe Rexha's Song Became Eminem's Chart-Topping Hit . Pigeons & Planes (January 7, 2014). Date of treatment August 29, 2015.
- ↑ 7 Songs You Didn't Know Bebe Rexha Wrote , Yahoo! Music (August 9, 2016). Date of treatment August 13, 2016.
- ↑ Lange, Maggie . Meet Bebe Rexha, the Woman Who's Been Making All Those Top 40 Songs So Catchy , GQ (April 6, 2016). Date of treatment August 13, 2016.
- ↑ Goodman, William . Bebe Rexha Plays Hits & New Tracks at Acoustic 'Next Up' Seattle Show , Billboard (July 22, 2016). Date of treatment August 13, 2016.
- ↑ Bebe Rexha. I'm bipolar and I'm not ashamed anymore. That is all. (Crying my eyes out.) @BebeRexha (2019T10: 14). Date of appeal April 15, 2019.
- ↑ Elisabeth Vincentelli. Rihanna dissed me, so I wrote her a hit song . New York Post (4 July 2015). Date of treatment August 29, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Asa Hawks. Who is Black Cards lead singer Bebe Rexha? Videos, audio, photos and bio! (eng.) . Starcasm (July 14, 2010). Date of treatment August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Andy Greene. Pete Wentz Announces Singer for His New Band . Rolling Stone (July 13, 2010). Date of treatment March 7, 2017.
- ↑ Black Cards Update . Pup Fresh (January 13, 2012). Date of treatment March 7, 2017.
- ↑ James Montgomery. Pete Wentz Talks Future Of Black Cards MTV (January 13, 2012). Date of treatment March 7, 2017.
- ↑ Bebe Rexha- “Comback Kids” (inaccessible link) . Tumblr. Date of treatment August 30, 2015. Archived March 3, 2016.
- ↑ Billboard Hot 100 Chart . Billboard (December 21, 2013). Date of treatment March 7, 2017.
- ↑ Cash Cash (English) . Billboard (March 15, 2014). Date of treatment August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Jason Lipshutz. Cash Cash's 'Take Me Home' Acoustic Video: Exclusive Premiere . Billboard (November 6, 2013). Date of treatment August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Steff Yotka. Song Premiere: Bebe Rexha Nylon (March 21, 2014). Date of treatment August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Mike Wass. Bebe Rexha Teases New Single “I'm Gonna Show You Crazy”: Listen To A Snippet Of The Fiery Anthem . Idolator (December 12, 2014). Date of treatment August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Bebe Rexha. Gone - Single . iTunes (December 19, 2014). Date of treatment August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Richard Baxter. Bebe Rexha Announces 'I Don't Wanna Grow Up' EP, Releases 'I'm Gonna Show You Crazy' Music Video . Popologynow (April 25, 2015). Date of treatment August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Bebe Rexha. I Don't Wanna Grow Up - EP . iTunes (May 12, 2015). Date of treatment August 30, 2015.
- ↑ Atkinson, Katie Watch Bebe Rexha Perform 'I Got You' at 2016 MTV EMAs unspecified . Billboard (November 6, 2016). Date of treatment November 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Billboard Hit 100" (January 21, 2017).
- ↑ Bebe Rexha Announces First Headlining Tour (link not available)
- ↑ @BebeRexha on Twitter: All Your Fault Pt2. dropping April 21, 2017
- ↑ 1 2 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards | 2018 (eng.) . GRAMMY.com. Date of treatment February 15, 2019.
- ↑ Neil Z. Yeung. Expectations - Bebe Rexha | Songs, Reviews, Credits . AllMusic . Date of treatment June 26, 2018.
- ↑ Bebe Rexha - Chart history . Billboard.com. Date of treatment June 26, 2015.
- ↑ Bebe Rexha - Chart history . Billboard.com (November 29, 2014). Date of treatment June 26, 2015.
- ↑ Bebe Rexha unopened . Billboard.com. Date of treatment May 9, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: australian-charts.com - Discography Bebe Rexha Neopr . Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Date of treatment April 11, 2015.
- “Gone”: Ryan, Gavin ARIA Singles: Wiz Khalifa See You Again Is No 1 . Noise11 (April 11, 2015). Date of treatment April 11, 2015.
- “Battle Cry”: Ryan, Gavin ARIA Singles: Delta Goodrem 'Wings' Tops Australian Chart . Noise11 (August 15, 2015). Date of treatment August 15, 2015.
- ↑ Finnishcharts.com: Bebe Rexha discography . Finnishcharts.com.
- ↑ Norwegiancharts.com: Bebe Rexha discography . Norwegiancharts.com.
- ↑ Swedishcharts.com: Bebe Rexha discography . Swedishcharts.com.
- ↑ Peak positions for the featured singles in the US:
- For "Take Me Home": Cash Cash - Chart History: The Hot 100 . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media .
- ↑ Cash Cash - Chart history . Billboard.com. Date of treatment June 26, 2015.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen Discographie Bebe Rexha . Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen Discographie Bebe Rexha . German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen Discography Bebe Rexha . New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For “Take Me Home”: Chart Archive: May 3, 2014 . The Official Charts Company (May 3, 2014).
- ↑ Peak positions for singles in the UK:
- For “Take Me Home”: Chart Archive: May 3, 2014 . The Official Charts Company (May 3, 2014).
- ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - December 06, 2014 . Riaa.com. Date of treatment June 26, 2015.
- ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Singles - 2014 . Aria.com.au (December 31, 2014). Date of treatment June 26, 2015.
- ↑ Canadian digital download certifications - Cash Cash - Take Me Home . Music Canada
- ↑ References for Rexha being credited as a featured artist on “Hey Mama”
- YouTube music video: David Guetta - Hey Mama (Official Video) ft Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack .
- iTunes remixes EP, showing Rexha's name in the artwork iTunes - Music - Hey Mama (feat. Nicki Minaj & Afrojack) [Remixes - EP by David Guetta] . iTunes
- Spotify version of Listen Spotify: David Guetta - Listen . Spotify
- Tidal version of Listen Tidal: David Guetta - Listen . Tidal .
- Google Play version of Listen Google Play: David Guetta - Listen . Google Play Archived July 6, 2015.
- ↑ ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart . Australian Recording Industry Association (June 29, 2015). Date of treatment June 27, 2015. Archived June 29, 2015.
- ↑ New Zealand single certifications . Recorded Music NZ . Date of treatment June 6, 2015.
- ↑ Nico & Vinz - That's How You Know . YouTube Date of treatment July 22, 2015.
- ↑ NEW SONG ANNOUNCEMENT !!! . Facebook Date of treatment July 8, 2015.
- ↑ Louis Tomlinson Drops 'Back To You' Featuring Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals: Listen . Billboard. Date of treatment February 23, 2019.
- ↑ Gold & Platinum (English) (unopened) ? . RIAA. Date of treatment February 23, 2019.
- ↑ ARIA .
- ↑ BPI .
- ↑ The Official New Zealand Music Chart . THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Date of treatment February 23, 2019.
- ↑ iTunes - Music - Listen (Deluxe) by David Guetta . Itunes.apple.com (November 21, 2014). Date of treatment June 26, 2015.
- ↑ iTunes - Music - Globalization by Pitbull . Itunes.apple.com (November 21, 2014). Date of treatment June 26, 2015.
- ↑ iTunes - Muziek - 'United We Are' van Hardwell . Itunes.apple.com (January 23, 2015). Date of treatment June 26, 2015.