Rebecca Scheja

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Rebecca Scheja
Anastasios Soulis and Rebecca Scheja.jpg
Anastasios Soulis and Rebecca Scheja appearing in the film Bröllopsfotografen
Born26 January 1989
Occupations
  • actress
  • DJ
  • singer-songwriter
Father Staffan Scheja
Awards Grammis (2011, 2015)
Website http://www.rebeccafiona.com/

Ania Rebecca Scheja (born 26 January 1989 [1] ) is a Swedish actress, disc jockey (DJ), singer, songwriter and record producer.

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Early life

She is the daughter of Staffan and Marianne Scheja and sister of Leonard Scheja. As a student she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. [2]

Career

Scheja is in the DJ duet Rebecca & Fiona with Fiona Fitzpatrick since she met her at a party in 2007, and they have owned the club DET at Spy Bar in Stockholm since 2008. Together with Adrian Lux, they produced the song "Boy".

Scheja and Fitzpatrick won a Grammis in 2011 and 2015. [3]

Personal life

Together with Klas Beyer, Scheja has one child born 2025. [4]

Selected filmography

Discography

Albums

Singles

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References

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  2. Elisabeth Lindham (26 September 1999). "Jag vill bli större än Julia Roberts". Aftonbladet . Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. Johanna Schreiber (14 February 2012). "Scheja vann över sin kille på Grammisgalan". Expressen .
  4. Jonsson, Ebbe; Boman, Hilda (22 January 2025). "Rebecca Scheja och Klas Beyer har fått barn : "Det är underbart"" [Rebecca Scheja and Klas Beyer have had a kid : "It's wonderful"]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.