Rhianna
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Robyn Hannah Louise Kenny (born 7 January 1983, Leeds
Leeds
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, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
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, England
England
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) professionally known as Rhianna, is an English
English people
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 R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 singer.

Early life

Born to David and Linda Kenny, Rhianna started her career as a backing vocalist
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

 for her brother
Sibling
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's band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...

, LSK
LSK
LSK is an English singer, songwriter and record producer based in Leeds who uses a mix of reggae, punk rock and Hip Hop. He originated the style that has been compared to The Streets, which is mentioned in a song on his second album Outlaw...

, but she later dropped out and went solo
Solo (music)
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 in her twenties.

Solo career (2002-2004)

She signed a recording contract
Recording contract
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 with Sony Music to record her debut album
Album
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, Get On. Rhianna was initially successful in the UK
United Kingdom
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 and Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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 with her first single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 "Oh Baby" reaching Number 18 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
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. However, her second single "Word Love" failed to reach the Top 40 and the third, "I Love Every Little Thing About You" missed the official UK chart altogether. When the album Get On also failed to reach the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
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 it effectively ended her solo career.

Rhianna subsequently supported Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight MBE is a British soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. Heavily influenced by soul greats such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released six studio albums to date...

 on her 2003-2004 UK tour.

Fleurona (2006-2010)

After her solo career came to an abrupt end, Rhianna formed a band called 'Fleurona'. They played many genres of music such as pop, alternative and experimental. The band did not release any material but recorded a few tracks. Fleurona disbanded for unknown reasons. Their website has since closed down but their MySpace
MySpace
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 page is still available to view, though it has been converted to a page for just Rhianna.

Little Fix (2010-present)

Rhianna is now part of a duo, Little Fix. Rhianna and Bill (co-founder of the band), met on stage. They have so far recorded a handful of songs; "Human Love", "Into Your Arms" and "No More Than Now".

Singles

Year Song Chart peak positions Album
UK
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

2002 "Oh Baby" 18 Get On
"Word Love" 41
2003 "I Love Every Little Thing About You" 89

Albums

Year Album Chart positions Track listing
UK
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

Japan
Japan
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2002 Get On
  • Studio album
    Studio album
    A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

  • Released:
  • 16 September 2002 (UK)
  • 31 October 2002 (Japan)
91 46
  1. "Oh Baby"
  2. "Word Love"
  3. "Moon Is Blue"
  4. "Runaway"
  5. "I Love Every Little Thing About You"
  6. "Damm"
  7. "Justify"
  8. "Girlfriend"
  9. "TLND"
  10. "Romeo and Juliet"

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