R & B singer with musical influences pop and dancehall. Their debut album was titled Music of the Sun, which was followed by the multi-A Girl Like Me, the latter was extracted one of the most successful singles of 2006: "SOS (Rescue Me)."
Real Name:
Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Place and Date of Birth:
Born in the Caribbean island of Barbados in the town of St. Michael, February 20, 1988.
Your Story:
In Barbados, Rihanna lived a quiet life as a teenager, until in 2004 the producer Evan Rogers, who was vacationing on the island, he looked at it and decided to give it a try. It was at that moment when he offered to leave for New York to record a demo, with songs that mix Caribbean rhythms with rhythm and blues today.
After sending the demo to several record companies, Rihanna was finally hired by Def Jam Recordings, with whom he recorded his first album, entitled "Music of the Sun", with highly danceable and catchy, published in 2005. The first single from that album was titled "Pon de Replay," Rihanna with which reached number two on the Billboard chart. With the album "Music of the Sun", Rihanna earned three platinum albums, which is not bad for the first album by a virtually unknown artist.
In 2006 Rihanna released his second album, "A Girl Like Me, which enters at number five in the U.S. charts. The first single is titled "SOS" pull himself up and get to number one on the Billboard chart, mainly due to the discharge of the item through online music stores.
"A Girl Like Me" has more than a dozen songs, inspired by dance, reggae, r & b, soul, all spiced with a touch of Caribbean music that gives it unique style to their songs. In Spain, the single was released on iTunes and in just a few days became one of the most downloaded via the network.
Anything else about her life
Rihanna had a normal life like any teenager, but in 2004 met producer Evan Rogers, who had visited Barbados on a vacation trip. Evan saw in her a special star and thought give it a try as an artist.
In 2004 was presented to Miss Combermere which took first place after playing the song Hero by Mariah Carey on the Colours of Combermere School.
Just when Rihanna was beginning to take its first steps in the art world, was invited to New York to record a demo. In the same topics included trends and Caribbean rhythms while keeping the rhythm and blues today.
Once the demo was sent to several record labels, and soon the young singer received a contract offer from Def Jam Recordings, and with them was they recorded their first album which they called "Music of the Sun" . This disc is characterized by integrating dance and songs that hit the public. The same finally hit the streets in August 2005.
The simple promotion of the album was "Pon de Replay", Rihanna and began playing the great success after finishing in second place on Billboard.
The work "Music of the Sun", earned three platinum albums, and that was somewhat unexpected considering that not only was his first job, but that not long ago was someone unknown in the musical.
Music Of The Sun, had a tendency dancehall, reggae and R & B into their sound. Debuted at No. 10, United States and went on to sell 69,000 albums in the first week.
Wasting no time Rihanna is projected to record their second album in 2006, which called "A Girl Like Me", debuted at five North American lists.
Promotion as a single market work out "SOS" to very quickly be in the first position on the Billboard chart. That came in a quick and amazing to be in the first place was in part a consequence of the number of people who dropped the single business online, music.
The album "A Girl Like Me" features more than a dozen songs, with a clear tendency dance, reggae, r & b, soul, leaving aside the characteristic touch of Caribbean music, Rihanna has been in his blood and plasma clearly in each of their jobs as a trademark and unmistakable.
Never released the single on iTunes, in Spain and very quickly became the single most downloaded music online.
Rhianna tirelessly anticipated as early as 2007, his next album and the third of his repertoire. The same is called Good Girl Gone Bad. This record reflects and the experience and professionalism of the singer and musical appreciation level so quickly. On this album had many interests and producers.
"Umbrella" is the promotional single of the album. Jay-Z is one of the artists who collaborated on the disc. He was taken to the streets in March 2007 and soon became a worldwide success, reaching the highest position in more than 25 countries, among which are the United States.
