Becky G

Rebbeca Marie Gomez[1][2] (born March 2, 1997),[2] known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. She first gained recognition in 2011 when she began posting videos of herself covering popular songs online. One of her videos caught the attention of record producer Dr. Luke, who subsequently offered her a record deal with Kemosabe Records in a joint venture with RCA Records. While working on her debut effort, Gomez collaborated with artists will.i.am, Cody Simpson and Cher Lloyd. In 2013, she released her debut commercial single, "Becky from the Block", to positive reception. Later that year, she released her debut extended play, Play It Again. Her second single and first in 2014, "Can't Get Enough", featured guest vocals from Pitbull and went on to top the Latin Rhythm Airplay chart in the United States. Gomez achieved mainstream success with the release of "Shower", that same year, which went on to enter the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single would go on to receive a multi platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting two million units sold in the country. Following the success of "Shower", Gomez released "Can't Stop Dancin'", "Lovin' So Hard" and "Break a Sweat" during 2014 and 2015, as singles from her then-forthcoming album. She embarked on a co-headlining tour with J Balvin during September and October 2015, spanning throughout the United States. She portrayed Valentina Galindo in two episodes of the musical television series Empire, contributing two new songs to the show's soundtrack. She released her first full-Spanish song "Sola" in June 2016. In July 2018, Gomez released "Zooted" (featuring French Montana and Farruko), as her first English-language song in three years. On September 27, 2019, she was featured on the "Chicken Noodle Soup" cover by South Korean rapper and dancer J-Hope of BTS. Her success has led her to collaborate with artists such as Daddy Yankee, Christina Aguilera, and David Guetta. Gomez's debut studio album Mala Santa, released in October 2019,[9] debuted at number 85 in the US Billboard 200, was certified 7× platinum by the RIAA Latin, debuted at number three in the Top Latin Albums, and spawned the two Billboard Hot Latin Songs top-ten entries: "Mayores" and "Sin Pijama". Her May 2022 second studio album Esquemas,[10] debuted at number 92 in the US, including number five on the Top Latin Albums, and debuted at number one in the Latin Pop Albums; its third single, "Mamiii", became her highest-charting single in the US. Her accolades include two American Music Awards, four ASCAP Latin Awards, four Latin American Music Awards, plus the honorable Extraordinary Evolution Award, six Premios Juventud, and four nominations from the Latin Grammy Awards. Life and career 1997–2011: Early life and career beginnings Rebbeca Marie Gomez[1][2] was born on March 2, 1997,[2] in Inglewood, California,[3] the oldest of four children, to Mexican American parents Alejandra "Alex" (née Esquivias) and Francisco "Frank" Gomez.[1][11] All four of her grandparents are from Jalisco, Mexico, while her parents and most of her family were born in the United States.[12] Gomez has two brothers, and a younger sister.[13] In December 2017, she revealed she has a half-sister.[14] Gomez grew up in Moreno Valley, and at the age of nine her family lost their home and moved into the converted garage of her grandparents' house due to financial problems.[1] Gomez began working part-time jobs to help support her family, doing commercials and voice over work.[1] She had what she described as a "mid-life crisis" when she was nine years old, and decided she wanted to pursue a music career.[1] She was quoted as stating: That was literally my mid-life crisis when I was nine years old. That's when I felt like, 'OK, I gotta get my life together. What am I gonna do?' I pushed that on myself at a younger age than the average kid because at the time my family had lost our home. I've always been more mature for my age, so I was already understanding what they were going through. And I just thought, 'How can I help them?'[15] She initially attended public school, though had to undergo home schooling due to issues with bullying.[15] She claimed that at one point she was jumped by multiple girls while in the restroom, and was a frequent target due to her jobs in the entertainment industry.[16] Gomez appeared in the short film El Tux (2008) as Claudia Gómez and as Nina in the Discovery Channel television film La estación de la Calle Olvera (2008).[17][18] She became a member of a girl group named G.L.A.M. in 2009,[19] and later joined B.C.G., a duo with G.L.A.M. member Cristal G.[20] She filmed a music video as part of G.L.A.M. for a song titled "JellyBean" in 2009. During this time, Gomez also began recording herself singing and rapping songs using Garageband, and created a YouTube account to post covers of popular songs online.[15] She also began writing her own songs, and by the age of thirteen had taught herself how to play guitar.[1] Gomez befriended production duo The Jam when she was thirteen, who liked Gomez's written work.[16] The trio began working on material together, resulting in the covers of six songs: "Otis", uploaded to YouTube on September 15, 2011, "Lighters", released on October 13, "Novacane", released on October 27, "Take Care", uploaded on March 1, 2012, "Boyfriend", released on March 30, and the song "Turn the Music Up", a sample of "Mi Tierra", uploaded on July 18.[16] These songs were meant to be part of a mixtape, titled @itsbeckygomez, though this project never came to fruition.[1] Her cover of "Otis" caught the attention of producer Dr. Luke, who had worked with artists including Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus, among others.[1] Luke scheduled a meeting with Gomez, and asked her to play guitar for him; he later signed her to his Kemosabe Records record label, through RCA Records.[16] In reference to her video clip for "Otis", Luke claimed "I would have signed her off that video alone. I was 100 percent in. She has so much personality and her voice just pops out of the speakers. Then I met her and discovered she could also sing and play the guitar and I thought, 'This is even better.' 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