The debut album spawned one other hit, "If It's Lovin' That You Want," which also broke the Top 40. "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. Produced almost entirely by Rogers and Sturken, the song synthesized Caribbean rhythms with urban-pop songwriting. This led to an audition, and Rihanna both received and accepted an on-the-spot offer to sign with Def Jam.Ĭome summer 2005, Def Jam rolled out "Pon de Replay," the lively leadoff single from Music of the Sun.
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 â that is, the newly appointed Def Jam president Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter. 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. The New Yorker was vacationing in Barbados with his wife, a native of the island, when he was introduced to Rihanna. That stardom came courtesy of a fateful meeting with Evan Rogers. 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. 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.
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. Rihanna established her dance-pop credentials in summer 2005 with her debut smash hit, "Pon de Replay," and continued to demonstrate hit potential in subsequent years (e.g., "S.O.S." in 2006 "Umbrella" in 2007 "Disturbia" in 2008).
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