About Becky G.
Rebbeca Marie Gomez, known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. She is known for her versatility in music, recorded songs and albums spanning several genres. She has won numerous accolades, including two American Music Awards, an iHeartRadio Music Award, nine Latin American Music Awards, plus the honorable Extraordinary Evolution Award, and received nominations for a Billboard Music Award, and five Latin Grammy Awards. She received the Impact Award at the Billboard Women in Music. Gomez launched her cosmetics company Treslúce Beauty in 2021.
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 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, "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. 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 2016. In 2018, Gomez released "Zooted" featuring French Montana and Farruko, as her first English-language song in three years. In 2019, she dropped several singles in both languages. Her success has led her to collaborate with artists such as Daddy Yankee, Zayn, Christina Aguilera and David Guetta.
Gomez's debut studio album Mala Santa (2019), 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 second studio album Esquemas (2022), 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 third studio album Esquinas (2023), debuted at number 109 in the US, including number seven in the Top Latin Albums and debuted at number three in the Regional Mexican Albums.
Gomez is of Mexican descent.
