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| Birth_name = Rhianna Hannah Louise Kenny
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| Born = {{birth date and age|df=y|1983|01|07}}<br/>[[Leeds]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]]
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'''Rhianna Hannah Louise Kenny''' (born 7 January 1983,<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/84gb/ BBC.co.uk]</ref> [[Leeds]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]]<ref name="NME">[http://www.nme.com/artists/rhianna NME.com - accessed April 2009]</ref>) professionally known as '''Rhianna''', is an [[English people|English]] [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] [[singing|singer]].
'''Rhianna Hannah Louise Kenny''' (born 7 January 1983,<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/84gb/ BBC.co.uk]</ref> [[Leeds]], [[Yorkshire]], [[England]]<ref name="NME">[http://www.nme.com/artists/rhianna NME.com - accessed April 2009]</ref>) professionally known as '''Rhianna''', is an [[English people|English]] [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] [[singing|singer]].


Born to David and Linda Kenny, Rhianna started her career as a [[backing vocalist]] for her [[sibling|brother]]'s [[musical ensemble|band]], [[LSK]], but she later dropped out and went [[solo (music)|solo]] in her twenties.<ref name="NME"/> She signed a [[recording contract]] with [[Sony Music]] to record her debut [[album]], ''Get On''.<ref name="NME"/> Rhianna was fairly popular in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] with her first [[single (music)|single]], "Oh Baby", but ended her solo career, when her second single [[record chart|charted]] low in the [[UK Singles Chart]].
Born to David and Linda Kenny, Rhianna started her b.s. as a [[backing vocalist]] for her [[sibling|brother]]'s [[musical ensemble|band]], [[LSK]], but she later dropped out and went [[solo (music)|solo]] in her twenties.<ref name="NME"/> She signed a [[recording contract]] with [[Sony Music]] to record her debut [[album]], ''Get On''.<ref name="NME"/> Rhianna was fairly popular in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] with her first [[single (music)|single]], "Oh Baby", but ended her solo career, when her second single [[record chart|charted]] low in the [[UK Singles Chart]].


Rhianna supported [[Beverley Knight]] on her 2003 UK [[concert tour|tour]], and is currently part of a band called Fleurona.
Rhianna supported [[Beverley Knight]] on her 2003 UK [[concert tour|tour]], and is currently part of a band called Fleurona.
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Revision as of 00:02, 19 June 2009

Not to be confused with Rihanna or Rayhana.
Rhianna

Rhianna Hannah Louise Kenny (born 7 January 1983,[1] Leeds, Yorkshire, England[2]) professionally known as Rhianna, is an English R&B singer.

Born to David and Linda Kenny, Rhianna started her b.s. as a backing vocalist for her brother's band, LSK, but she later dropped out and went solo in her twenties.[2] She signed a recording contract with Sony Music to record her debut album, Get On.[2] Rhianna was fairly popular in the UK and Ireland with her first single, "Oh Baby", but ended her solo career, when her second single charted low in the UK Singles Chart.

Rhianna supported Beverley Knight on her 2003 UK tour, and is currently part of a band called Fleurona.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Chart positions Track listing
UK Albums Chart Japan
2002 Get On
  • 16 September 2002 (UK)
  • 31 October 2002 (Japan)
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  1. "Oh Baby"
  2. "Word Love"
  3. "Moon Is Blue"
  4. "Get On"
  5. "I Love Every Little Thing About You"
  6. "Damm"
  7. "Justify"
  8. "Girlfriend"
  9. "TLND"
  10. "Romeo and Juliet"
2006 Rhianna
  • 21 August 2006 (UK)
 - -
  1. "Flying Away"
  2. "Who Are You Gonna Do?"
  3. "Thank You"
  4. "Vanish"
  5. "Where Are You Now?"
  6. "Tie Me Horse Up"
  7. "All or Nothing"
  8. "Ah Ah Ah"
  9. "No One Is Allowed"
  10. "Vivere Mai (Justify)"
  11. "Ain't No Other On
  12. "Oh Baby" [World R'emix]

Singles

  • "Oh Baby" (2002) - UK #18
  • "Word Love" (2002) - UK #41

[3]

References

  1. ^ BBC.co.uk
  2. ^ a b c NME.com - accessed April 2009
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 459. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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