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Reneé Rapp’s Mom Fully Manifested Her Pop Stardom

By On Air With Ryan Seacrest

June 3, 2025

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Reneé Rapp’s mom, Denise, knew she was destined for the stars. The singer revealed during a recent interview that her mom manifested her fame by carefully selecting her name.

“My mom chose my first and last name to be, well, okay, arguably chose my first and last name to both have [two letter R’s],” Reneé shared on the Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast, where she opened up about her rise to becoming the latest pop it-girl. “She was like, ‘Alliteration, just in case she wants to be a pop star’ before I was born.”

While Reneé joked the move was a bit “conceited,” she shared that she’s actually “obsessed with the way she did it.”

“I’m like, thank you, God,” she added.

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This story originally appeared in On Air With Ryan Seacrest

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