Bebe Rexha is a famous singer and songwriter who is known for her hit songs and fearless nature. She has inspired many women to love themselves by posting her unedited natural pictures. Her beautifully written songs and bold personality is admired by millions of people globally.
Let's get to know everything about our favorite singer, Bebe Rexha.
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Early Life, Family, And Education
Bleta Rexha, popularly known as Bebe Rexha, was born on August 20, 1989, in Brooklyn, New York. Her father, Flamur Rexha, is from Albania who came to the U.S. when he was 21. Even though Bebe Rexha's mother, Bukurije Rexha, is also from an Albanian family, she was born in the U.S. Bebe also has a younger brother, Florent Rexha.
Bebe Rexha's mother has supported her since the starting of her career. Image Source: Bebe Rexha's Instagram.
Looking at Bebe's social media, one can assume that she is very close with her family. Initially, Bebe Rexha's father was not supportive of her decision to be a singer. However, her mother was there for her from the beginning. In addition, Bebe Rexha's brother is often seen attending her concerts.
Talking about Bebe's education, she completed high school at Tottenville High School in 2007. Although she never went to college, she wanted to go to NYU, Manhattan School of Music, and Juilliard.
Bebe Rexha Net Worth And Career
Bebe has been very passionate about music since her teenage years. She has learned to play trumpet, guitar, and piano. Moreover, this famous pop star used to participate in various musical programs in high school. When Bebe joined the choir in high school, she realized she had a coloratura soprano voice.
One of the reasons why Bebe Rexha's net worth is estimated to be $5 million is her continuous dedication to music from the beginning.
Furthermore, she even participated in a songwriting competition where she wrote a song to be performed at the 'National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences' annual Grammy Day event. She won the contest by beating 700 competitors and earned the 'Best Teen Songwriter' title. This award motivated Bebe to focus more on music and songwriting.
Became Lead Singer In A Band
Before becoming a megastar, Bebe met Pete Wentz, a bass guitarist of Fall Out Boy's, and they formed an experimental band in 2010. The band was called Black Cards, where Bebe was the lead vocalist. The band recorded and released many singles and remixes on YouTube and iTunes.
Bebe Rexha sang many covers when she was in a band during her early career. Image Source: Bebe Rexha Instagram.
Moreover, the band performed live shows in many venues. However, even though the band was doing quite well, Bebe wanted to make her own name in the music industry.
Hence, in 2012, she decided to leave the band and establish her solo career.
Bebe Rexha Got A Record Deal
After leaving the band, Bebe started uploading covers on her YouTube channel. Then, after a year, in 2013, she made her most significant breakthrough in the music industry as Warner Bros. Records signed her. Even though she wrote songs for many artists like Nicki Minaj, Selena Gomez, and Nick Jonas, she found recognition for writing The Monster, sung by Eminem and Rihanna.
Further, this track reached number one on Billboard's 'Hot 100' and 'Hot R&B Hip-Hop Songs' charts. Not only this, Eminen and Rihana won Grammy for this song. Bebe must have collected an excellent sum for writing this song.
In the same year, she wrote and got featured in the single Take Me Home with an electronic music group, Cash Cash.
Bebe Became A Popular Name In The Music Industry
In 2014, Bebe released her debut single; I Can't Stop Drinking About You, written and sung by her. This song reached number 22 in 'Top Heat Seekers' of Billboard chart. Considering this was her first solo song, this song did pretty well. Furthermore, in the same year, she collaborated with rapper Pitbull for the song 'This Is Not a Drill.'
In 2015, Bebe released her first E.P., I Don't Wanna Grow Up. With rising popularity, Bebe got more opportunities to collaborate with artists such as David Guetta, G-Eazy, Florida Georgia Line, and Martin Garrix. As a result, many of her collaborations became successful, and Bebe started having millions of fans.
Following are some of the CD versions of albums released by Bebe, along with their prices:
- All Your Fault: Pt. 1 - $5.99
- Expectations - $9.99
- Better Mistakes - $11.99
Since all her albums have sold millions of copies worldwide, Bebe must have made a good fortune from her singing career.
Furthermore, after releasing All Your Fault: Pt. 2, Bebe went on tour around North America and Europe. There were altogether 29 concerts and millions of fans went to the concert. Moreover, she has also gone on tour with Jonas Brothers. So Bebe undoubtedly earned millions through her tour.
Not just on Instagram and Twitter, Bebe is also very popular on YouTube. Many songs that she has posted on YouTube have reached millions and billions of views. According to SocialBlade, her monthly income from YouTube is estimated to be $7.4K - $117.7K, and her yearly income is estimated to be $88.3K - $1.4M.
Therefore, Bebe Rexha's net worth of $5 million not only includes her earnings from single and albums sales but also from the estimated income from YouTube.
With a successful career in the music industry, Rexha has managed to amass a fortune and currently leads a lavish lifestyle.
In a Loving Relationship
Talking about Bebe Rexha's boyfriend, in 2016, she was linked with DJ Martin Garrix. However, she denied dating him. In her tweets and many interviews, she has often talked about her ex-boyfriend, who blocked her on everything.
Although her ex-boyfriend's name has not been revealed, Bebe has said she was not appropriately treated in that relationship and dumped over a text. Moreover, she said her past relationship inspired many songs.
Bebe is very secretive about her love life, but she opened up about her relationship with filmmaker Keyan Safyari in a rare interview. The couple reportedly started dating in early 2020 and even lived together during the pandemic.
Not much has been revealed about the pair's romantic life to date. It seems like Bebe Rexha's boyfriend, Keyan prefers privacy. However, the gorgeous singer wished him a happy birthday posting pictures of them with a heart emoji on Keyan's face on her Instagram story.
Bebe Rexha is currently dating filmmaker Keyan Safyari. Image Source: Bebe's Instagram.
Moreover, Bebe and Keyan have been spotted around LA on multiple occasions. Looking at those pictures, Bebe seems very serious about her relationship.
Who knows, maybe in the coming years, Keyan will be known as Bebe Rexha's husband and we might even be introduced to their children.
No matter what, we wish Bebe Rexha a happy life ahead.
Trivia And Facts
- Bebe Rexha has 10.7m followers on Instagram.
- She has 8.61M subscribers on YouTube.
- She has won Billboard Music Award as Top Country Song for the song, Meant to Be in 2018.
- Bebe has a dog, Bear Rexha, and believe it or not, like Bebe, her dog is also famous. Bear even has her own Instagram account.
