Venus Montero

Rebekah Kaitlyn Bertelsen (born June 23, 1988), known professionally as Venus Montero, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. In 2010 at the age of 21, she was signed to Everest Records, first gaining notice through a feature on B'more Crew's comeback single "Fizzy".

She released her debut album, Spirit, in 2011, which peaked at number three on the US Billboard 200 and contained her breakout single "Flamin'" (featuring Shazam). Her second and third albums, Fireball (2012) and My World (2014), achieved similar commercial success; the former included the singles "Crazy" and "Golden", both of which topped the Billboard Hot 100. Her fourth album, Nightfall (2016), included country pop, with the single "Gal" (featuring ), a bro-country pastiche, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.

Montero released her fifth album, Down in the Field, in 2018; it marked a complete departure from her previous electropop style and entry into country music. It contained the title track, which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her second country music album, Fairground, was released in 2021.

Early life
Rebekah Kaitlyn Bertelsen was born on June 23, 1988 in to missionary parents from  working for the. Bertelsen's family moved all around the world and took up residence abroad in countries such as, the and , as well as throughout the United States, in cities such as ,  and. After her mother was murdered by a neighbor and her father suffered from depression and had a crisis of faith, Bertelsen endured bullying from other children. Her first exposure to electropop music was through a copy of 's The Sign a friend owned, with Bertelsen especially taking interest after hearing the title track. Bertelsen attended, a boarding school in.