Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty alias Rihanna is a Barbadian Chanteuse born with Saint-Michael the February 20th 1988. It is the producer Evan Rogers who discovered it at the time of a passage to the Barbados in 2003. This one is immediately allured by the talent of the singer and then decides to make him record in New York a model of 12 songs. Jay-Z, president of Def Jam Records sign quickly a contract for 6 albums with the young singer who did not have whereas 16 years.

Rihanna was born with St Michael with the Barbados. His/her mother Monica Fenty is a Barbadian d´origine Guyana ise and his/her father Ronald Fenty is Barbadian. Rihanna draws its musical influences in the sources of the the Caribbean, at Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, and especially Britney Spears. With the beginning of the year 2005, it leaves Saint-Michael to settle with the the United States to devote itself to its musical career while continuing its studies at the sides of a private tutor. Launched by Jay-Z in June 2005, the first individual one of Rihanna is Pon De Replay which prepares with an album entitled Music off the Sun . Its style is a mixture of Rnb, Dancehall and Reggae. It formed the song It' S lovin' that U want after the appearance of Pon De Replay . Thereafter, it recorded a song called S.O.S Rescue , followed Unfaithful which gained a NRJ Music Awards in the " category; Song of the year (2006) ". Its song, We Ride , also gains a great success. It leaves thereafter Umbrella which it sings at the sides of Jay-Z and its very new success Shut Up And Drive which shows a new facet more rock'n'roll of the young Barbadian singer comes then " Don' T stop the music " and " Hate that I coils you " at the sides of -Yo. She now sings at the sides of Julia Roberts a song for " Happy" private clinic; , a mark of perfume. This song is called " Just Be Happy". Thereafter Rihanna will create a named charity association " Believe" , and will record its 3rd album studio Good Girl Gone Bad with famous the new title in duet with Jay-Z " Umbrella".

Musical career

Music off the Sun (2004 - 2005)

Music off the Sun , the first album of Rihanna, which it has Co-writing, left in August 2005. The first song of the album was “Pon De Replay”, which was with the number two of U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The album is assembled in the signal ten with the Canada, and the the United States, and in the forty with the signal with the the United Kingdom. It received platinum certifications in several countries, and received a gold certification to the the United States by RIAA. To support the album longer, Rihanna travelled like act of opening for the American singer Gwen Stefani. The album was sold with more than 500.000 units with the the United States and more than 2 million in the world. The album comprises many songs of Dancehall. Its second album, has girl like me left Music shortly after off the Sun . However, its third song, “Let Me” was officially left to the Japan, and is assembled to the number eight.

has girl like me (2005-2007)

" With girl like me" , left in summer 2006, contains in particular the songs " S.O.S " and " Unfaithful " who propelled it to the row of international star. The individual following, " We wrinkles " also made party of best the sales.

Good girl gone bad (2007 - currently)

The first title extracted the album Good Girl Gone Bad is Umbrella which was number 1 with world classification during 10 weeks. It was sold has more than 7 million specimens in the whole world. The second extract of this album is Shut up and drive , left in June 2007 which was number 4 with the world rank (track 5 of the album). The third extract is Don' T stop the music (track 3), which is number 1 with the world rank. The fourth extract is Hate that I coils you featuring -Yo (track 6) and the fifth extract will be " Breakin' Dishes " track 4 of the disc. The album was currently sold to 2,5 million discs.

Discography

Albums

2005: Music off the Sun
2006: has Girl Like Me
2007: Good Girl Gone Bad

Individual

2005: " Pon de Replay "
2005: " Yew It' S Lovin' That You Want "
2005: " Let Me " (Japan only)
2006: " S.O.S (Rescue Me) "
2006: " Unfaithful "
2006: " We Ride "
2006: " Station-wagon it off "
2007: " Umbrella "
2007: " Shut Up And Drive "
2007: " Don' T stop the music "
2007: " Hate that I coils you "

Awards and nominations

2006: THE 20th JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2006 - New Artist of the year
2006: Video MTV Music Awards - Better News Artist (to nominate) - S.O.S
2006: Video MTV Music Awards - Viewer' S Choice Award (to nominate) - S.O.S
2006: Video MTV Music Awards Japan - Better News Artist in a Video - Pon De Replay
2006: Teen Choice Awards - Woman known Artist
2006: Teen Choice Awards - Choice of the artist of R&B
2006: MOBO Awards - Better Artist of R&B
2006: BMI Urban Awards - Pon de Replay
2006: MTV Europe Music Awards - Better Artist of R&B
2006: MTV Europe Music Awards - Better Sound of the year - S.O.S (to nominate)
2006: Billboard Music Awards - Woman Artist of the year
2006: Billboard Music Awards - Pop 100 Artist of the year
2006: Billboard Music Awards - Hot 100 Artist of the year
2006: Billboard Music Awards - Hot dances and its of the year for " SOS"
2006: Barbados Music Awards - Better Album of Reggae/Dancehall - Music Off The Sun
2006: Barbados Music Awards - Better dances - Pon De Replay
2006: Barbados Music Awards - its of the year - Pon De Replay
2006: Barbados Music Awards - Album of the year - Music Off The Sun
2006: Barbados Music Awards - Better News Artist
2006: Barbados Music Awards - Woman Artist of the year
2006: Barbados Music Awards - Better Woman Artist of the year
2006: Barbados Music Awards - Entertainment of the year
2007: Barbados Music Awards - Better Entertainment of the year
2007: Barbados Music Awards - Better Diverting Woman of the year
2007: Barbados Music Awards - Diamond Dirty Award
2007: Barbados Music Awards - Album of the year
2007: Barbados Music Awards - Better Drunk person/R&B - Unfaithful
2007: Barbados Music Awards - Its of the year - Unfaithful
2007: NRJ Music Awards - Better International Sound - Unfaithful

External bonds

Rihanna
Official site
IMDB Profiles
words French-speaking Rihanna
Site on Rihanna

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