Bettina Bush, also known professionally and simply as Bettina, is an American actress and pop music singer.

Early life

She was born the youngest of three children. Her father was Charles V. Bush, the first African-American graduate of the

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and later a business executive, and her mother was of Scottish-Polynesian and Cherokee Indian descent.

Voice acting

Bettina's professional career began at the age of 5 when she began modeling and acting. Her acting career eventually led to voiceovers, including ''

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'' (as Megan), ''

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'' (as Dotty Dog), ''

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'' (as Lucy Little), ''

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'', '' All Grown Up!'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (as Kai Green), ''

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'' (as Nonahkee), ''

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'' (as Olivia), and is perhaps best known as the voice of

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and as the voice of Gloria in the ''Madagascar'' video games. She has also performed the

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"I'm Lovin' It" commercial jingles. She starred as Maria, a teenage Native American girl, in the film ''

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'' (1988).

Musical career

Her early influences in music include

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and

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. Bettina's early singing talents can be heard on the title sing "Gift of Love" as the voice/singing voice of Rainbow Brite byDisneyland/Vista Records in 1985, and in the sing "Make Room for a Rainbow Inside" again as voice/singing voice of Rainbow Brite in the Rainbow Brite ''Paint a Rainbow in Your Heart'' album also produced byDisneyland/Vista Records in 1984. Bettina also performed the songs "Brand New Day" and "Rainbow Brite and Me" for the feature film ''

Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer ''Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer'' is a 1985 American animated fantasy film directed by Bernard Deyriès and Kimio Yabuki. The film was produced by DIC Enterprises, Inc. and Hallmark Cards, and was released in the United States on November ...

''. Bettina later created her own record label company and financed, co-wrote, and performed her first independent release entitled "Lucky Girl". In 2006 she was named the winner of American Idol Underground in the pop category. Exposure from the show led to her being offered the opportunity to direct a music video. Along with it came the opportunity for her to co-write and edit three tracks with Sony Music producer/songwriter Automatic (P!nk, India.Arie). With them she has co-written and edited three tracks: “Emerald City”, “Let Me Inside” and “I Can't Deny You”. Her single titled "She Is" reached No. 4 on ''Billboard'''s Hot Singles Sales chart. Her debut album was set to be released in January 2008 but was never released.

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