Rebbeca Marie Gomez [1] [2] born March 2, , [2] known professionally as Becky G , is an American singer and actress.
She first gained recognition in when she began posting videos of herself covering popular songs online. One of her videos caught the attention of record producer Dr. While working on her debut effort, Gomez collaborated with artists will. In , 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. Gomez achieved mainstream success with the release of " Shower ", that same year, which went on to enter the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 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. She embarked on a co-headlining tour with J Balvin during September and October , 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 Her May 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.
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'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. 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.
