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Rihanna
established her dance-pop credentials in summer 2005 with her debut
smash hit, "Pon de Replay," and continued to demonstrate such hit
potential in subsequent years (e.g.,
"S.O.S.," 2006; "Umbrella," 2007). By the time her third album, Good
Girl Gone Bad, arrived in 2007, she was a full-fledged international
pop star with a regular presence atop the charts, from Germany to
Japan. Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty
on February 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados, she always exhibited
a certain star quality, winning beauty and talent contests as a
schoolchild. But because she lived on the fairly remote island of
Barbados in the West Indies, she never foresaw the sort of stardom that
would later befall her.That stardom came courtesy of a fateful meeting with a man named Evan Rogers. The New Yorker was vacationing in Barbados with his wife, a native of the island, when someone turned him on to Rihanna. Since Rogers had spent years producing pop artists -- including superstars like *NSYNC, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, Laura Pausini, and Rod Stewart -- he offered her the opportunity to record some music after he recognized her talent. Along with Rogers' production partner, Carl Sturken (the other half of Syndicated Rhythm Productions), Rihanna recorded several demos that sparked the interest of the Carter Administration -- that is, newly appointed Def Jam president Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. This led to an audition and, in turn, an on-the-spot offer to sign with Def Jam, which Rihanna indeed inked on the spot. Come summer 2005, Def Jam rolled out "Pon de Replay," the lead single of Music of the Sun. Produced almost entirely by Rogers and Sturken,
the song also synthesized Caribbean rhythms with urban-pop songwriting.
"Pon de Replay" caught fire almost immediately, climbing all the way to
number two on The Billboard Hot 100 and contesting the half-summer
reign of Mariah Carey's
"We Belong Together" atop the chart -- this was before Music of the Sun
even had been released. The album spawned one other hit, "If It's
Lovin' That You Want," which broke the Top 40. Rihanna's
follow-up album, A Girl Like Me, was a greater success, spawning three
big singles: a chart-topper ("S.O.S.") and two Top Tens ("Unfaithful,"
"Break It Off").Rihanna's
third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), continued her success and, more
notably, signaled a change of direction. Whereas her past two albums
had been imbalanced -- often weighed down by faceless balladry and
canned Caribbean-isms -- Good Girl Gone Bad was a first-rate dance-pop
album. Moreover, it was surprisingly solid, stacked with several
chart-topping singles and boasting collaborations with Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Timbaland, and StarGate.
The lead single, "Umbrella," shot to number one and, for the third year
in a row, was a potential "song of the summer." By this point it was
clear that Rihanna had become one of the biggest singles artists of the mid-2000s. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
Rihanna
established her dance-pop credentials in summer 2005 with her debut
smash hit, "Pon de Replay," and continued to demonstrate such hit
potential in subsequent years (e.g.,
Girl Gone Bad, arrived in 2007, she was a full-fledged international
pop star with a regular presence atop the charts, from Germany to
Japan. Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty
on February 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados, she always exhibited
a certain star quality, winning beauty and talent contests as a
schoolchild. But because she lived on the fairly remote island of
Barbados in the West Indies, she never foresaw the sort of stardom that
would later befall her.That stardom came courtesy of a fateful meeting with a man named Evan Rogers. The New Yorker was vacationing in Barbados with his wife, a native of the island, when someone turned him on to Rihanna. Since Rogers had spent years producing pop artists -- including superstars like *NSYNC, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, Laura Pausini, and Rod Stewart -- he offered her the opportunity to record some music after he recognized her talent. Along with Rogers' production partner, Carl Sturken (the other half of Syndicated Rhythm Productions), Rihanna recorded several demos that sparked the interest of the Carter Administration -- that is, newly appointed Def Jam president Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. This led to an audition and, in turn, an on-the-spot offer to sign with Def Jam, which Rihanna indeed inked on the spot. Come summer 2005, Def Jam rolled out "Pon de Replay," the lead single of Music of the Sun. Produced almost entirely by Rogers and Sturken,
the song also synthesized Caribbean rhythms with urban-pop songwriting.
"Pon de Replay" caught fire almost immediately, climbing all the way to
number two on The Billboard Hot 100 and contesting the half-summer
reign of Mariah Carey's
"We Belong Together" atop the chart -- this was before Music of the Sun
even had been released. The album spawned one other hit, "If It's
Lovin' That You Want," which broke the Top 40. Rihanna's
follow-up album, A Girl Like Me, was a greater success, spawning three
big singles: a chart-topper ("S.O.S.") and two Top Tens ("Unfaithful,"
"Break It Off").Rihanna's
third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), continued her success and, more
notably, signaled a change of direction. Whereas her past two albums
had been imbalanced -- often weighed down by faceless balladry and
canned Caribbean-isms -- Good Girl Gone Bad was a first-rate dance-pop
album. Moreover, it was surprisingly solid, stacked with several
chart-topping singles and boasting collaborations with Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Timbaland, and StarGate.
The lead single, "Umbrella," shot to number one and, for the third year
in a row, was a potential "song of the summer." By this point it was
clear that Rihanna had become one of the biggest singles artists of the mid-2000s. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
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true friend please corrent ur post coz i cant understand anything from ur post sorry ...
otherwise it will be removed ...if u need any assistance regarding posting please pm me or any of the mod's u like thanks
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Hey tru friend i love her song ella ella standing under my umbrella . . It's beautiful
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Rihana is a nice singer......
btw what this is abt???
btw what this is abt???
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