María Nieves Rebolledo Vila, better known by her stage name Bebe (born 9 May 1978), 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 ''Pafuera Telarañas'' (English: ''Out with the Spiderwebs'') is the debut album by Spanish artist Bebe. It was released in 2004 and contains six released singles along with other tracks. Composition The album was noted for its combination of m ...

'' though she gained international recognition after winning the

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award at the 2005

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. She was nominated for five awards total. The first single from ''Pafuera Telarañas'', "

Malo Mal, which in Spanish means ''bad or evil'', may also refer to: Places * Malo, Italy, a town *Malo Island, formerly known as St. Bartholomew, Vanuatu * Malo (Solomon Islands), an island *Malo, Washington, Ferry County, Washington, United States * ...

" 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

*2004: ''

'' (''Out with the Cobwebs'') *2009: '' Y.'' (''And.'') *2012: '' Un Pokito de Rocanrol'' (''A Lil' Bit of Rock n' Roll'') *2015: '' Cambio de Piel'' (''A Change of Skin'')

Third-party covers

*"Malo" by

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Acting career

*2002: ''Entre cien fuegos'' (TV) *2003: ''

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'' *2003: ''El oro de Moscú'' *2006: ''Busco'' *2006: ''

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'' *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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Latin Grammy Awards

A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the

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to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Bebe has received thirteen award nominations. , - ,

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Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

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Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...

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References

External links

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Official Site

Video of Appearance
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bebe 1978 births Living people Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist Singers from Extremadura Spanish film actresses Spanish television actresses Capitol Latin artists Latin music songwriters 21st-century Spanish singers 21st-century Spanish women singers Women in Latin music