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Rihanna |
en | |  Rihanna was born February 20, 1988, On the Caribbean island of Barbados, as Robyn Rihanna Fenty. She was the first of three children to Ronald and Monica Fenty. Her mother is of Guyanese descent and her father is of Irish descent. She has two younger brothers named Rorrey and Rajad. Rihanna went to Charles F. Broome Memorial School, a primary school in Barbados, and then on to one of Barbados'secondary schools, the Combermere Secondary School, where she formed a musical trio with two of her classmates. In 2004, she won the Miss Combermere Beauty Pageant and performed in the Colours of Combermere School Show, singing Mariah Carey's "Hero". At the age of 15, Rihanna received her big break when one of her friends introduced her to music producer Evan Rogers, who was vacationing in Barbados with his Barbadian wife, Jackie. Rogers, along with his partner Carl Sturken, helped Rihanna record material in the U.S which was sent to various recording companies. One copy of Rihanna's work was sent to Jay-Z, who eventually signed her to his record label.
Rihanna's debut album Music Of The Sun, which she co-wrote, was released in August 2005, led by the single "Pon De Replay", which peaked at number two on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.
The second single, "If It's Lovin' That You Want", was less successful than its predecessor. The album itself peaked within the top ten in Canada, and the US, and within the top forty in the UK. It has received platinum certifications in several countries and a Gold certification in the US. To further promote the album, Rihanna toured with Gwen Stefani. The album itself sold almost half a million copies in the US and two million worldwide.
In 2006, Rihanna participated in several endorsement deals, including for Nike and J.C. Penney. She released her second album, A Girl Like Me, in April 2006 less than eight months after the release of her first album. The album debuted at number five in the US and six in the UK.
The lead single, "SOS", was used in her endorsement deal with Nike. The song became Rihanna's first number one on the Hot 100 chart; it also debuted at number one on the Hot Digital Songs chart where it became the second biggest first week digital single ever. "SOS" peaked at number one in Australia and number two in the UK. The second single, a slow ballad which addresses the feelings of guilt a girl faces as she cheats on her boyfriend, titled "Unfaithful", became her third top ten hit in the US and UK. The third single "We Ride" has not been as successful as her previous releases.
Rihanna's fourth single from the album is "Break It Off" featuring Sean Paul.
Rihanna made her acting debut in a cameo role in Bring It On: All Or Nothing, which was released on August 8, 2006, she also appeared on an episode of American soap opera All My Children and drama Las Vegas.
Rihanna is set to tour with the Pussycat Dolls in 2006 and is working on a new album for release soon. The album for now has no title or release date, although the first song expected off it is called By Yo' Side. It is rumoured that will.i.am will produce some of the songs.The album may be called One but it has not been confirmed yet.
Rihanna recently won four honors at the Billboard Music Awards including female Artist of the year beating Beyonce and Mary J Blige to the top honor.
Rihanna is also the new face of Cover Girl and LG mobile which she will help launch the new colors of the LG Chocolate phones.Links Rihanna, muslib.ru (рус.)Version Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:44:50 +0300
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