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 Rihanna
| What is Rihanna's full name? | Rihanna
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Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Robyn "Rihanna" Fenty is her full name but she goes by Rihanna. Rihanna and I have the same middle name except mine is spelled Rieanna. What a coincidence.
Barbados. They call her a "Bajan beauty." She's from St. Micheal, Barbados. She says the one thing that she misses the most when being away from home is her mother's cooking. Her favorite foods are callalou and jerk chicken.
| What is Rihanna's ethnic background? | Rihanna
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Barbadian. Rihanna has green eyes. She's also mixed with Guyanese on her father's side.
February 20, 1988. Many people thought that that her birthday was on the 18th, but she was turning 18 on the 20th. She was only 17 when she had her first hit.
| What was the name of Rihanna's first single? | Rihanna
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Pon de Replay. Her single hit #1 on the Billboard charts and was the song of that summer. She was up against Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together", battling for the number one spot.
| What was Rihanna's first album called? | Rihanna
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Music of the Sun. "Music of the Sun" debuted in the top ten on the Billboard and was later certified gold. She collaborated with J-Status, Vybz Kartel, Kardinal Offishall, and Elephant Man with the Pon de Replay remix.
| What is the name of Rihanna's first record label? | Rihanna
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Def Jam. Rihanna said she was happy when she signed all of the paperwork. She sent her demo tape to other record labels, but Def Jam was the first one to call her back.
| What is the name of Rihanna's sophomore (second) album? | Rihanna
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A Girl Like Me. The album was released April 25, 2006, changed from an April 11, 2006 release. The people who Rihanna worked with were Dwane Husbands, Sean Paul, J-Status, and Corey Gunz for the "If It's Lovin' That You Want- Part 2. Her album release party was held in her hometown of Barbados.
| What was the name of Rihanna's first single off "A Girl Like Me?" | Rihanna
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S.O.S.. This song was used for Nike Womens Workout. She has two videos for the song. S.O.S. is a sample from Soft Cell's "Tainted Love". It's neat how she changed the beat to a more up tempo one.
| Who wrote Rihanna's "Unfaithful?" | Rihanna
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Ne-Yo. Rihanna has said in interviews that not only do men cheat, women cheat also. She has said that she liked working with Ne-Yo. She has also put out a video for "Unfaithful."
Break It Off. "Break It Off" is featuring Sean Paul and is just an album track, it has not been released as a single.
P.S. (I'm still not over you). "P.S. (I'm still not over you)" is one of my favourite songs on this album. This song is also just an album track.
S.O.S. "S.O.S" was the first single to be released from this album and reached Number two in the UK singles chart.
Pon De Replay. "Pon De Replay" is featured on "A Girl Like Me" as a bonus track as well as "Music Of The Sun". It was Rihanna's debut single and reached Number two in the UK singles chart.
A Million Miles Away. "A Million Miles Away" is also one of my favourite songs on this album. It is just an album track and has not been released as a single.
Music of the Sun. "Music of the Sun" peaked at #10 in the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.
| Which Rihanna song features the line "my common sense is out the door"? | All About Rihanna
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SOS. "SOS" peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100! Taking a jump from 34 to #1 in one week. It stayed there for three consecutive weeks.
If It's Lovin' That You Want. "If It's Lovin' That You Want" peaked at #36 in the US.
Saint Michael, Barbados. Rihanna was born on February 20, 1988.
Final Goodbye. On the same day "SOS" came out, people started saying that the title of the CD was going to be "Final Goodbye". When March 7 rolled around, the real title, "A Girl Like Me," was released.
| On "A Girl Like Me"'s first week of release, how many copies were sold in the United States? | All About Rihanna
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Over 115,000. The album debuted at #5 and sold 115,356 copies in the United States.
1. Selling just a little over 45,000 copies in it's lifetime on the chart, "Music of the Sun" peaked at #1 on the Poland Album Chart.
Barbados in 1988. Rihanna was born on the Caribbean island of Barbados in 1988. Over the years, especially during her pre-teen and teenage years, she would sing to friends and family just for fun.
| What was Rihanna's first smash hit when she entered the music scene in 2005? | Rockin' Rihanna
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Pon De Replay. Rihanna went to several radio stations around the United States promoting her up-beat single, "Pon De Replay", and her album, "Music of the Sun," which was released on August 30th, 2005.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Rihanna was born to Barbadian Ronald Fenty and Guyanese mother Monica Fenty.
A beauty pageant.. Rihanna won a beauty pageant and performed Mariah Carey's "Hero" in a school talent show.
A girl cheating on her boyfriend.. "Unfaithful" is based on a relationship Rihanna had when she was 14-years-old.
Good Girl Gone Bad. Rihanna's third album is titled "Good Girl Gone Bad" and was released on June 5th, 2007. The first single is "Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z. The second single called "Shut Up and Drive."
A Girl Like Me. "A Girl Like Me" is the follow up to Rihanna's 2005 album "Music of the Sun."
| How many MTV Video Music nominations did Rihanna receive in 2007? | Rockin' Rihanna
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Four. Rihanna got nominated four times for an MTV Video Music Award in 2007. These include Female Artist of the Year, Monster Single of the Year, Video of the Year, and Best Director.
Gwen Stefani. "2005 taught me the dedication and responsibility it takes to make this dream a reality. Waking up at 5:00 am to start rehearsals, the training, the schoolwork, interviews, video shoots, going all day; it always seemed glamorous but it is real work. My love for music and singing will never change but the rose colored glasses are no longer so rosy," explains Rihanna. (http://www.rihannanow.com/)
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