Rihanna was born in Saint Michael, Barbados, to Ronald Fenty of Barbados.(of African andIrish ancestry) and Monica Fenty, who is of Guyanese descent. She has two younger brothers, Rorrey and Rajad. Rihanna went to Charles F. Broome Memorial School, a primary school in Barbados, and then on to the Combermere 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. At the age of 15, Rihanna received her big break when one of her friends introduced her tomusicproducerEvan Rogers, who was vacationing in Barbados with his wife. Rogers, along with his partner, CarlSturken, 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 Def Jam Recordings. Rihanna cites Brandy Norwood, Beyoncé Knowles,Madonna, Mariah Carey, Bob Marley and her Caribbeanbackground as major musical influences. Rihanna also stated in an interview that her friend and former Island Def Jam record label artist Fefe Dobson was someone that she admired and looked up to, having a fellow artist writing, singing, and performing the music she truly loves.
Rihanna's debut album, Music of the Sun, was released August30, 2005from which, further singles were released, the first being "Pon de Replay" which was released on October 11,2005 and reached position #2 in both the U.S.Billboard Hot100 and the UKSingles Chart and gained several #1 positions in various nichecharts. The single itself was written by Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers alongside Rihanna herself and described by Rolling Stone magazine as a "poppy piece of dancehall reggae with slapping, syncopated beats recalling big-band jazz." However, despite Pon de Replay's commercial chart success, the album itself was rated 2½ out of 5 stars by Rolling Stone magazine and described as lacking the replay value, ingenuity and rhythm of the single with "generic vocal hiccups and frills" of US R&B inflecting upon her "caribbean charm". Since its release, the album reached thetop 10 in both US and Canadian charts, gaining goldcertification from the RIAAfrom selling 500,000 units and subsequent platinum certifications for selling 1 million units in various other countries. To further promote the album, Rihanna toured as an opening act for American pop singer Gwen Stefani.
The second single, "If It's Lovin' That You want", was considerably less successful than its predecessor, peaking at position #36 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 and position #11 in the UK. A third single, "Let Me", was released only in Japan, where it was a big hit, reaching #8 on the charts.
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im having a cool life with my family. i always wanna be with my friends. cax they are reali good and funny too. after somedays i will provide a profile in this site about my team. i will add some pics in this .. i hope it will be a great fun in here for u and me too...
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