and Leef! Rex Rebel In 2018, Sam formed the electronic music group Rex Rebel with fellow musicians Reinout Swinnen (K's Choice's keyboardist) and Wim Van der Westenthe (K's Choice's drummer). The band released its debut single, "Big Shot", on 21 October 2019, and full-length debut album, Run, on 28 February 2020. Personal life On 17 May 2019 Bettens came out to the public as a transgender man and had his name changed from Sarah to Sam. Sam started transitioning in 2019. In a YouTube video, Bettens said, "being transgender is not a choice. I always have been, I just didn't know it until now." He said he is taking hormone replacement therapy and noted that this would affect his voice and singing, and that he was working with a voice coach. Before coming out as trans, there was a period where he publicly identified as a lesbian (starting in May 2002), and he has had a large lesbian fanbase since the beginning of his career with K's Choice in the 90s. Sam Bettens was born in Kapellen, Belgium. He currently lives in Palm Desert, California, having moved there from Johnson City, Tennessee in 2017, with his partner, two step-children, and two adopted children. Discography Albums 2004 Go (EP) 2005 Scream 2007 Fuzz Exclusive EP (EP) – digital-only 2007 Shine 2008 Never Say Goodbye Singles 2002 "Someone to Say Hi To" 2002 "You Always Know Your Home" 2004 "Fine" 2005 "Not Insane" 2005 "Stay" 2005 "Leef" 2006 "Come Over Here" 2006 "I Need a Woman" 2007 "Daddy's Gun" 2007 "I Can't Get Out" Duets 1993 "Why Don't You Try Me (with Frankie Miller) 1996 "Not an Addict" (with Skunk Anansie) 2000 "I Alone" (with Anouk) 2016 "All I Want" (with Niels Geusebroek) 2017 "Mob Wife" (with a balladeer) 2020 "Hat in Hand" (with a balladeer) Video Backstage video of Bettens "I Can't Get Out" "It's Alright" "Put It Out for Good" Bettens live at l'Elysée Montmartre, Paris - part 1 Bettens live at l'Elysée Montmartre, Paris - part 2 Notes and references External links Archived interview with Austin Sound Check Sam Bettens on Last.FM 1972 births Living people Transgender male musicians People from Kapellen, Belgium Belgian rock singers English-language singers from Belgium 21st-century Belgian male singers Belgian transgender people Belgian LGBT singers Transgender singers