Biography
Who is Rebecca Black?
Early life and family
Rebecca Renee Black was born in Irvine, California. Her father, John Jeffery Black, is from Iowa and has English, Italian, and Polish roots. Her mother, Georgina Marquez Kelly, is a Mexican immigrant. Both of her parents work as veterinarians.
Rebecca attended a private school until sixth grade. She then moved to a public school because of bullying. While there, she joined the musical theater program. In April 2011, she left school to be homeschooled. She did this to focus on her music career. She also struggled in her English class because of her schedule.
The success of Friday
In late 2010, a classmate told Rebecca about ARK Music Factory. Her mother paid 4,000 dollars for the label to produce a music video. The family kept ownership of the master recording and the video. Rebecca chose the song Friday over another track called Super Woman.
The video was uploaded to YouTube on February 10, 2011. It went viral on March 11 and gained millions of views quickly. It became a major topic on Twitter. The song reached number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also hit number 33 in New Zealand and number 61 in the UK.
Legal disputes and RB Records
Rebecca and her mother had legal disagreements with ARK Music. They claimed the label did not provide the master recordings as agreed. They also alleged that the label sold a ringtone without permission. ARK Music denied these claims and argued they owned the copyright.
Because of this fight, the Friday video was briefly removed from YouTube. It returned to the site in September 2011. After this experience, Rebecca Black started her own independent label called RB Records. She released her first self produced song, My Moment, through this label in July 2011.
Later music and albums
Rebecca released several more singles like Person of Interest and Sing It. In 2013, she worked with Dave Days on a song called Saturday. This track peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100. She also covered songs by Miley Cyrus and Troye Sivan.
She released the EP Rebecca Black Was Here in 2021. This project showed a new sound for the artist. Her first studio album, Let Her Burn, came out in February 2023. She followed this with an EP called Salvation in 2025. Her second full album, Age of the Exhibitionist, was released on September 4, 2026.
Birthday and age
Rebecca Black was born on June 21, 1997, which makes Rebecca 29 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Rebecca shares the date with 71 other famous people.
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