Rebbeca Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), better known by her stage name Becky G, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress and model.
Gomez first gained recognition in 2011 when she began posting videos of herself covering popular songs online. One of her videos caught the attention of producer Dr. Luke, who subsequently offered her a joint record deal with Kemosabe Records and RCA Records. While working on her debut effort, Gomez collaborated with artists will.i.am, Cody Simpson and Cher Lloyd. Her official debut single, “Becky from the Block” (2013), received a positive reception upon its release. She released her debut extended play, Play It Again (2013), later that same year. Her second single, “Can’t Get Enough” (2014), 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” (2014), 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’” (2014) and “Break a Sweat” (2015) as singles from her album; neither matched the commercial performance of their predecessor. She embarked on a co-headlining tour with J Balvin throughout 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 soundtrack of the series. Gomez was featured on the song “Superstar” (2016) with Pitbull. She released her first Spanish single, “Sola” (2016), which is set to appear on her debut studio album. Gomez also stared as Trini Kwan in the superhero film Power Rangers (2017).
Rebbeca Marie Gomez was born on March 2, 1997 and was raised in Inglewood, California. She is the daughter of Alejandra and Francisco “Frank” Gomez; she is of Mexican descent. Gomez has two brothers, Frankie and Alex, and a younger sister, Stephanie. Gomez grew up in poverty, and at the age of nine her family moved into the converted garage of her grandparents house. Gomez began working part-time jobs to help support her family, doing commercials and voice over work. 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. 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?’”. She initially attended public school, though had to undergo home schooling due to issues with bullying. 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. Gomez appeared in the short film El Tux (2008) as Claudia Gómez. She appeared as Nina in the Discovery Channel television film La estación de la Calle Olvera (2008).
She became a member of a girl group named G.L.A.M. in 2009, and later joined B.C.G., another girl group. 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. She also began writing her own songs during this time, and by the age of thirteen had taught herself how to play guitar. Gomez befriended production duo The Jam when she was thirteen, who liked Gomez’s written material. The trio began working on material together, resulting in covers of the songs “Otis” (2011), “Lighters” (2011), and “Novacane” (2011). These songs were meant to be part of a mixtape, titled @itsbeckygomez, though this project never came to fruition. Her cover of “Otis” caught the attention of renowned producer Dr. Luke, who had worked with artists including Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus, among others. 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. 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.’ Then I found out she could write and it was like, ‘What else are you going to tell me, that you’re also Van Gogh?’ Her potential is limitless.” Shortly after signing with the label, Gomez began work on her debut album.
She was in a relationship with singer Austin Mahone from February to August 2015. In April 2016, it was confirmed that Gomez was dating American professional soccer player Sebastian Lletget.
Becky G net worth is estimated $1.2 million (net worth estimated in 2017).
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