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Rexha in 2014, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Bleta Rexha
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 30, 1989
Ethnicity: Albanian
Bebe Rexha is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her songs include “The Monster,” “I’m Gonna Show You Crazy,” “I Got You,” “The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody),” “Hey Mama,” “Me, Myself & I,” “In the Name of Love,” “Meant to Be,” and “I’m Good (Blue).” She has appeared in the films UglyDolls and Queenpins , and in the tv special A Christmas Story Live! ; and on reality shows including The Voice .
Her parents, Bukurie/Bukurije (Isai) and Flamur Rexha, are ethnic Albanians. Her father is from Debar, then the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, now the Republic of Macedonia. He moved to the U.S. in the 1980s. Her mother’s family is from Gostivar, now also in Macedonia, near Mavrovo National Park. Bebe was raised on Staten Island. She also has citizenship in North Macedonia.
In Albanian, her birth name Bleta means “bee.” Rexha gave herself the nickname Bebe as part of her stage name.
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