María Nieves Rebolledo Vila (born 9 May 1978), known professionally as Bebe, is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to international fame with the singles "Malo" and "Ella".

Biography

María Nieves Rebolledo Vila was born in

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, Spain, although very soon she moved to

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, where she spent her entire childhood. Her parents were members of the Extremaduran folk group Surberina. Her breakthrough album in Spain was entitled '' Pafuera Telarañas'' though she gained international recognition after winning the Best New Artist award at the 2005

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. She was nominated for five awards total. The first single from ''Pafuera Telarañas'', " Malo" charted worldwide, and has since been used as the theme for the Argentinian series '' Mujeres Asesinas''.

2006 Break

On 25 June 2006, Bebe announced that for now her album ''Pafuera Telarañas'' would be her debut and her farewell because she was retiring from the stage for a while. She said that even if there is pressure to build up a discography, "I am not thinking of making another CD for quite some time. For a little more than two years I've promoted the same CD and I'm still not done." Nonetheless, she planned to continue touring the US and Mexico. "One has to recycle oneself or one becomes asphyxiated, one has to give oneself space or lose one's mind," she stated.

2009 Y.

She released a new album, '' Y.'', in 2009. Her song ''Se Fue'' was chosen as the

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Pick of the Week for 3 November 2009.

Discography

* '' Pafuera Telarañas'' (2004) * '' Y.'' (2009) * '' Un Pokito de Rocanrol'' (2012) * '' Cambio de Piel'' (2015)

Acting career

*2002: ''Entre cien fuegos'' (TV) *2003: '' Al sur de Granada'' *2003: ''El oro de Moscú'' *2006: ''Busco'' *2006: '' La educación de las hadas'' *2006: '' Caótica Ana'' *2021: ''Libertad'' (TV)

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The

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is an accolade by the

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of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement on the music industry. Bebe received one nomination. , - ,

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, , '' Y.'' , , Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album , , , -

Latin Grammy Awards

A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Bebe has received thirteen award nominations. , - ,

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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, , '' Un Pokito de Rokanrol'' , , Album of the Year , , , - ,

, , " Mi Guapo" , , Best Alternative Song , , , - , 2016 , , " Cambio de Piel" , , Best Alternative Music Album , , , - , 2016 , , " 10 Años Con Bebe" , , Best Long Form Music Video , , , -

References

External links

*
Official Site

Video of Appearance
on

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