She studied at the primary school Charles F. Broome Memorial in Barbados, and then in the Combermere School, where she formed a musical trio with two of her classmates.
In 2003, when she was 15, one of her friends introduced her to Evan Rogers, a record producer. Evan and his wife helped her to record songs and to send them to recording companies.
One of her song was sent to Jay-Z, who helped her signing a contract with Def Jam Recordings company.
In 2004, she won the Miss Combermere Beauty Pageant and performed in the Colours of Combermere School Show.
Her first album, Music of the Sun, was brought out in August 30, 2005 in the United States, with two singles. With the first single "Pon de replay" the album reached the top 10 in both US and Canadian charts. Selling 500,000 units in US 2 million units in other countries, she won the gold and the platinum disks.
The second single "If It's Lovin' That You Want" was less successful than "Pon de Replay", but it became a hit reaching number 36 in the top 40 USA.
Rihanna's second album, A Girl Like Me, was brought out in April 2006; just eight months since her first album. The lead single, "SOS", was used in an advertisment for Nike. In total, Rihanna has had eleven number-ones on the Billboard charts.
Rihanna went into the studio in early 2007 to record her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad with Ne-Yo, Stargate, and Timbaland and some others. The album was brought out in June 5, 2007.
The album got eight hit singles, including "Umbrella", number one in various countries and the number one single in the UK for 10 consecutive weeks which was an all time record.
She has so far sold approximately 11 million albums all over the world. This makes her the female solo artist with the most number ones this decade.
Rihanna has worked for H&M and other celebrities like Timbaland and Good Charlotte for "Fashion against AIDS". Rihanna created her Believe Foundation in 2006 to help terminally ill children. Rihanna has performed many concerts to get money for both charities and the Foundation.
We really like Rihanna and we chose her because of her success. We think that she has became a star because she is a pretty young girl with catchy and rhythmic songs.
Once you hear one it is always on your mind !
Naia & Amaia
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