Bebe Rexha

Bebe Rexha is an Albanian-American singer-songwriter born in Brooklyn in 1989. She started writing songs at 14, drawing from influences like Whitney Houston and Alanis Morissette. Her early career involved some struggle to find a label, but she kept at it with writing and performing.

Her first notable break came in 2013 when she appeared on Pitbull's track "This Is Not a Drill." She followed that with her own single "I Can't Stop Drinking About You" and the EP "I Don't Wanna Grow Up." Songs like "I'm a Mess" and "F.F.F. (Fuck Fake Friends)" with G-Eazy showed her leaning into pop with confessional lyrics.

In 2017, "Meant to Be" with Florida Georgia Line became a massive hit, crossing over from pop to country charts. That song's success brought her wider recognition. She's since released albums like "Expectations" in 2018 and "Better Mistakes" in 2021, working with collaborators like Lil Wayne and Travis Barker on tracks such as "The Way I Are" and "Break My Heart Myself."

Rexha has been open about dealing with depression and anxiety, and she's spoken about body image issues in the industry. She doesn't shy from addressing those topics in her music, which tends to blend pop, R&B, and hip-hop elements without settling into one genre.