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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." in 2006; "Umbrella" in 2007; "Disturbia" in 2008). However, it was the singer's third album, Good Girl Gone Bad, that made her a full-fledged international pop star with a regular presence atop the charts. Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados, she exhibited a certain star quality as a young child, often winning beauty and talent contests. Because she lived on the fairly remote island of Barbados in the West Indies, however, she never foresaw the sort of stardom that would later befall her.

That stardom came courtesy of a fateful meeting with Evan Rogers. The New Yorker was vacationing in Barbados with his wife, a native of the island, when he was introduced to Rihanna. Rogers had spent years producing pop hits for such superstars as *NSYNC, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, Laura Pausini, and Rod Stewart, and he offered the talented Rihanna a chance to record. 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, the newly appointed Def Jam president Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. This led to an audition, and Rihanna both received and accepted an on-the-spot offer to sign with Def Jam.

Come summer 2005, Def Jam timely rolled out "Pon de Replay," the lively leadoff single from Music of the Sun. Produced almost entirely by Rogers and Sturken, the song 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. The debut album spawned one other hit, "If It's Lovin' That You Want," which also broke the Top 40. Rihanna's follow-up effort, A Girl Like Me, saw even greater success and spawned three sizeable singles: a chart-topper ("S.O.S.") and two Top Ten hits ("Unfaithful," "Break It Off").

Rihanna's third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), continued her success while signaling 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, 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, as did "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia." ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music GuideMore

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Rihanna
Rihanna is on a journey. From her Caribbean roots to the top of the charts, the runways of Paris and...
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Disturbia
(Duration: 4:21)
Jul 28th, 8:36am
Hate That I Love You
(Duration: 4:57)
Jul 16th, 3:33am
Take A Bow
(Duration: 3:48)
Jul 15th, 5:52am
Unfaithful
(Duration: 4:54)
Jul 21st, 8:00pm
Rehab
(Duration: 4:37)
Dec 2nd, 11:23am
Shut Up And Drive
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Jul 15th, 4:52am
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Fan Comments

12:38am
i love it .....
Nov 26th, 3:30pm
U LOOK LIKE A MAN!!!! Chris Brown had the right idea trying to beat the ugly outa you.
Nov 26th, 7:39am
love it all
Nov 25th, 12:38am
hey Rihanna wats up girl hope u doing fine
Nov 25th, 12:03am
hey rihanna
Nov 24th, 2:42pm
Great Music
Nov 24th, 11:30am
LOVE it!!!
Nov 24th, 7:15am
Hey peeps I bet you all heard about the thing with Chris and Rihanna. But you know we got to let that go because we have to deal with the present.......not the past. Rihanna rox either way and Chris......he got himself into a jam and he's going to have to get himself out of it.
Nov 24th, 5:58am
thank yu tammy i love rihanna nd lets b honest tha onli reason y ppl say they hate her now is cuz of the whole incident wit chris. People make mistakes and if she can forgive him like i believe she does then every1 else should too. I love both of them not for jus wht happend aftr tha incident but b4 then nd bcuz of their music. keep it up rihanna ur music is inspiring and is much loved!!