"Rihanna" is a song by Nigerian singer
Orezi. It was produced by
Kiddominant and released on February 18, 2013. Orezi recorded "Rihanna" while signed to Culbeed Music. The music video for "Rihanna" peaked at number 1 on the Pulse Nigeria music video chart. Orezi recorded the video after signing with Sprisal Entertainment, a record label owned by Jibola Fatgbems of Fatgbems Oil.
Music video background
The music video for "Rihanna" was filmed in South Africa. The song was initially scheduled for release on
Valentine's Day
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, but was pushed back due to
Goldie Harvey's death. Orezi told ''Showtime Celebrity'' he decided to feature a Rihanna
look-alike
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Some look-alikes have been notable individua ...
in the music video after all efforts to get the Barbadian singer proved unsuccessful. Orezi's management was able to get a Mauritian girl named Kim to play Rihanna in the video. Orezi also told ''Showtime Celebrity'' he shot the "Rihanna" video in South Africa in order to achieve something different. It was alleged that Orezi's management spent over
₦7.3 million on the video shoot.
In June 2014, the music video for "Rihanna" made YouTube Nation's compiled list of the "8 Incredible Music Videos from Around the World".
Accolades
"Rihanna" was nominated for Best Reggae/Dancehall Single at the
2013 edition of
The Headies
The Headies (originally called the Hip Hop World Awards) are honors established in 2006 by ''Hip Hop World Magazine'' to recognize outstanding achievements in the Nigerian music industry. The annual ceremony features performances by established a ...
. The music video for "Rihanna" won Best Dance Hall/Reggae Video at the 2013 Nigeria Music Video Awards. Moreover, it was nominated for Most Gifted Ragga Dancehall at the
2014 Channel O Music Video Awards.
Track listing and cover
; Digital singles
References
External links
{{YouTube, id=fJwMfYBuMus, title= Orezi - Rihanna
2013 songs
2013 singles
Song recordings produced by Kiddominant
Orezi songs
Cultural depictions of Rihanna
Dancehall songs
Reggae songs