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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Becky Baeling| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Rebecca Bahling| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1977|05|01 Rochester Hills, Michigan|Rochester Hills , Michigan , U.S| death_date =| origin = New York City , USA| instrument =| genre = Dance music|Dance , Pop music|pop | occupation = Singer, actress, producer, Presenter|TV hostess | years_active =| label = Universal Records | associated_acts =| website = http://www.beckybaeling.com/bb.htm beckybaeling.com| notable_instruments = Becky Baeling (Born May 1, 1977) is an United States|American singer / recording artist , actor|actress , producer and television host .
Early life
Baeling was born in Rochester Hills, Michigan , as Rebecca Diane Bahling, the daughter of Wanda ( married and maiden names|née Vincent) and Garry Bahling, a Brigadier General F-16 fighter pilot in the Air National Guard and an expert witness in accident reconstruction. She has one older brother, Ronald Bahling. She is of Norwegian people|Norwegian and Scottish people|Scottish decent. Later in life while recording her debut album, she changed one letter of her last name (the "h" to an "e") to Baeling, so that her surname would be pronounced correctly. She began taking dance lessons at the age of 6 at the Rochester School of Ballet and by the age of 12 was performing in various local and regional theaters including Stanley Hollingsworth 's opera "The Selfish Giant" at Meadowbrook Theatre and singing and narrating the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall (Detroit, Michigan)|Orchestra Hall in Detroit . In high school she was part of the National Honors Society and was named "best actress" and "class clown" by her peers. Upon graduation, she went on to attend the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA in musical theatre performance. During this time, she spent a summer singing in Chicago and a semester abroad studying drama more intensely at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England . http://www.beckybaeling.com/bb.htm biography
Career
Music
After graduating from University, she moved to New York City and made money singing in jazz clubs, performing in regional theaters, and singing jingles for "Gatorade", "Slim Fast" and "Coca Cola" to name a few. Soon after she was offered a Demo Deal from Epic Records to do a solo album and then later signed to Universal Records under Monte Lipman and Doug Morris . She began having success on Billboard charts|Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart with her debut album, Becstasy , which was released on Universal Records in 2003. Baeling served as co- executive producer on the album, along with A& R man Lee Chesnut. Her most successful single to date has been "Getaway", which hit #1 on the U.S. billboard dance chart (produced by DJ Tony Moran ), followed by "If You Love Me" which hit #3 on the U.S. Billboard dance chart (produced by Anders Bagge). By year end she was named #6 Dance Artist of the Year by Billboard Magazine and her single "If You Love Me" was #11 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play Singles of the year. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp? No=20& exp=y& D=becky+baeling& Ntt=becky+baeling& Dx=mode+matchallpartial& Ntk=Keyword& an=bbcom& nor=10& Ntx=mode+matchallpartial& N=0 In 2004, Baeling's song "Without Love", was covered by Ho Yeow Sun and hit #1 on the Billboard dance chart as well. Her movie soundtrack debut, "I'm Gonna Fly", was featured in The Guru (2002 film)|The Guru starring Heather Graham (actress)|Heather Graham and Marisa Tomei . Her cover of "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" is featured in the film Sleepover . During her years with Universal, she was managed by Larry Rudolph (known best for handling Britney Spears career).liner notes of BECSTASY album, http://stuff.maxim.com/cover_girls/girl.aspx? id=336, and Billboard Magazine interview
She won the Best New Artist category at the 2004 International Dance Music Awards held in Miami, Florida . http://dancemusic.about.com/cs/interviews/a/IntBeckyBaeling.htm
Her television debut occurred in 2003, performing "Saturday in the Park" duet with Brian McKnight on Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox .IMDb name|2068458
She also sung the song "My Grave" which was featured in the video game Dead or Alive 4 . http://www.chudahs-corner.com/lyrics/index.php? catalog=KWCD-1009& id=4
She sang the National Anthem at a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Race. http://www.jayski.com/next/2006/2006mar1.htm
It is rumored that she has recorded dance remixes of some old Cy Coleman tunes and that she is working on another album. http://www.beckybaeling.com/bb.htm
TV Hosting
She is also a television host/music journalist and can be seen on virtually continuous rotation on DirecTV 's The 101 Network|The 101 program, CD:USA , sister program to the popular CD:UK series. On this show she has interviewed everyone from Jamie Foxx to Kelly Clarkson , Clive Davis to Rihanna , Jonas Brothers to The Goo Goo Dolls to name a few.
She served as a host for The Mobile Fix on Sprint Nextel|Sprint TV . http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=mGtzz6ES0y4
She hosts and produces "Star& #33; Weekly", a weekly entertainment news magazine show in Scandinavia, and was a guest commentator for BBC3's "The Most Annoying......" series for Shine Ltd.
In 2008, she became the entertainment and celebrity correspondent for Discovery Planet Green's "G Word" program. During the first season, her segments included interviews with Trudie Styler about her and Sting (musician)|Sting 's work with the Rainforest Foundation Fund, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his work at Green Chimneys and NFL players from the PhiladelphiaEagles among others. http://www.beckybaeling.com/bb.htm and youtube.com
Television
After completing a US club tour for Universal Records , she moved to Los Angeles, California and had her television acting debut on UPN 's All of Us in 2005. She was most recently seen as a guest star on House (TV series)|House M.D. on Fox.
Producer
During her career as a television host, she began producing shows for Discovery Channel and Star& #33; Weekly. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2068458/ She is EVP for Magic Pictures International producing television series and is a lead producer for Lythgoe Family Productions, bringing British Pantomime|Panto 's to the American stage at its inception. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110803006001/en/Lythgoe-Family-Productions-Announces-Traditional-British-Pantos
Discography
Albums
Becstacy (2003)
The Guru (2002 film)|The Guru soundtrack (2003), "I'm Gonna Fly"
Sleepover (2004 film)|Sleepover soundtrack (2004), "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
"Ultra Dance 04" (2004), "Getaway"
"Maze:Miami Beach" (2004), "If You Love Me" http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp? D=becky+baeling& exp=y& No=30& Ntt=becky+baeling& Ntk=Keyword& Dx=mode+matchallpartial& Ntx=mode+matchallpartial& nor=10& an=bbcom& N=0
Without Love covered by SUN, #1 on Billboard Dance Chart
See also
List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.beckybaeling.com/bb.htm Official site
http://www.myspace.com/beckybaeling Official MySpace
IMDb name|2068458
Persondata | NAME =Baeling, Becky | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =May 1, 1977 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Baeling, Becky Category:American dance musicians Category:American house musicians Category:Living people Category:People from Oakland County, Michigan Category:University of Michigan alumni Category:1977 births
