Rihanna
is a North American R&B/Soul
singer. Most of the worldly
population would also classify
her as a tradtional dancehall
singer; who has splurged onto
the entertainment scene unexpectedly.
Rihanna was born on the Caribbean
island of Barbados in 1987.
Through the years, particularly
during her pre-teen and teenage
years, she would sing to friends
and family only for amusement
purposes. One day, a mutual
friend of Rihanna introduced
her to music producer Evan
Rogers, whose home base is
in New York.
He asked Rihanna to perform
whatever song that came to
mind for her. Rogers was obviously
suprised on what great talent
Rihanna had. Immediately,
both Rogers and Rihanna made
demos containing close to
twelve tracks including the
2005 smash hit Pon De Replay
and mailed the demos out to
various recording comanies
including Def Jam Recordings
where Rihanna would eventually
be signed onto.
Shawn Carter, also known
as simply 'Jay Z' in the urban
community, who was recently
crowned as the CEO of Def
Jam, was enticed by the mature
sounds of the talented singer,
and immediately started recording
for her upcoming LP disc.
Of course Rihanna completed
the recording of her LP disc
entitled Music Of The Sun.
She amazingly did not just
sing the notes to the songs
that can be heard on the album,
she also co-written a majority
of them. She has gone to various
radio stations around the
United States promoting her
vivacious single, "Pon
De Replay," and her album,
which will be released on
August 30, 2005.
Rihanna says she is inspired
by such artists like Alicia
Keys, Beyoncé Knowles
and Mariah Carey. She also
states that on her album,
you'll not only listen to
reggae, but you'll hear ballads
and other R&B fused tracks. |
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