Vintage RiRi

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Click here to watch Rihanna perform Hero at a high school talent show back in the day.

As Randy Jackson would say, it's "a bit pitchy" at times. But then again, not everyone has the range of a Mariah Carey.

Posted: Feb 26, 2008 at 3:50 pm / Email this »

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bajangirl says – reply to this

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THAT IS AT COMBEMERE PEOPLE
that is myyyy island girll!!
i am SO PROUD to say i am a bajann!!!
MCRULES says – reply to this

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She butchered it! no one can touch mimi, especially rihanna. LAMB FOREVER!!
insomnia says – reply to this

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First of all, this bitch couldn't sing to save her life. She only got a contract based on her looks. I'll give her that, she's got a gorgeous body and a beautiful face. That's about as far as it goes. She can't sing for shit… that was horrific to listen to. My ears are bleeding. As Simon from American Idol would say, "what in the bloody hell was that?"….
me says – reply to this

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I thought I sand that one bad..but now I feel better…I still love Rhianna she sounds better now
sarah. says – reply to this

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that was fuckin horrible!! i fuckin hate rihanna with a passion
neka says – reply to this

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for the record raheel her real name is rihana…. it's her middle name
tessa says – reply to this

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That was pretty impressive at the beginning then was just, totally horrible.
musicfan says – reply to this

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UGH! AWFUL!!!…a great example of how "artists" on the radio today are talentless..its all looks and dance ability. Besides that…how did this girl become famous? Certainly not for her voice or singing ability.
Meg says – reply to this

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I really don't like her voice AT ALL. It's just painful. Mariah belts out those tunes effortlessly whereas Rihanna appears to be struggling and it makes it really painful to listen to. She looks as good as always though!
Nikki Rae says – reply to this

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That song was butchered to the shithouse! I hate saying that becuase i LOVE her album, but then it makes me think how good those producer people are at faking it! Terrible unfortunately
Aaron says – reply to this

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Now that my ears have stopped bleeding I can comment to say how horrendous that was. This is not someone who deserves a grammy…she doesn't sound much different compared to last week's awards show.
Chistina says – reply to this

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I love RiRi, but what the hell happened to her voice at the end? It was like she needed some water for a dry throat or something! Like I said, I adore her but a bit pitchy my ass! LOL…
Madeleine says – reply to this

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..painful.. I really don't like when people sings songs too big for them! so not flattering!
cplusg says – reply to this

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I really do not understand her popularity. Her voice is extremely nasal and annoying. She also has a giant forehead…..this vid was horrible…lol….
mia says – reply to this

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she still sucks more than ever.
too bad the recording people aren't there to "digitally enhance" her voice like they always do…blagh.
Tantan says – reply to this

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La Coacha did it wayyyyyy better!!!

Wow, Rihanna really did kill that song.
someonesmarter says – reply to this

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Seriously, I like Rihanna's record and all-it's a fun listen-but she's getting waaaaaay too much praise. She's still got to prove herself, and all the constant compliments are only going to make her lazy-I'll bet her next record will turn out to be crap. Getting back to the video above-wow, that made me lose some respect for her. She seems like a lot of those girls you knew in high school who weren't as good as they thought they were. I now have the impression that she pushed to find someone to take her on, they trained her heavily, and now she has turned into this manufactured artist.
JustinJun says – reply to this

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she's great. you can tell early on she owns up to her own sound! love her!
Boogie says – reply to this

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Coming from a RiRi fan I can honestly say that my hidden speculations of her have been brought to light with this clip. I love her and love her music but something inside me who loves singers knew she couldn't really sing… This made me fess up and faces me with the realization that she is digitally produced.

She could never sing live at any of her performances and if I'm not to blatantly to point out I compare her to Britney Spears but atleast now I see Britney gave us show and dance… she barely does that…

She has a pressence and a body with beauty but without the voice? I'm sorry but I lost all respect for her and hope she'll come forth and prove me wrong.

Boogie
mamama says – reply to this

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HORRIBLE!!!!! if you choose a mariah carey's song, you will always sound bad!! because she is the best singer in the world.
Karla says – reply to this

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Mira no se que pensaba RiRi pero uuuuu ugh ugh girl! es linda la chica pero no debio cantar esa cancion! Creo que si eso huberia sido para american idol..fuera rechasada la pobre lol..no cren? Love you Perez!
Yohoho says – reply to this

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…her voice is HORRIBLE. just like every other song of hers. she CANT SING. IT SUCKS THAT EVERY1 WITH RECORD DEALS NOW ADAYS CANT SING FOR JACK-SHIT! its soo disappointing. lindsay, hilary, britney, paris, brooke hogan etc….these bitches cant sing
Imphasis says – reply to this

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OMFG what an peehole!
makagnoni says – reply to this

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Thanks God she got rid of her piggy nose…..
Jules says – reply to this

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It's not even that bad - as in, she hasn't improved that much. I really don't see why she 's so big, her voice is annoying to listen to, and her success is due to image, clever styling and video clips. If it wasn't for that, she'd be just another wannabe out there.
Ashley says – reply to this

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forget range, she cant even sing…who the hell gave her a record deal
IT says – reply to this

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Awww she seems so nervous! cute. There's def some raw talent in there… WORK IT OUT RIRI!
hayley says – reply to this

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wow…erm…that was interesting. If she sang that on american idol she wouldn't get through to hollywood….but i luuuuv rhianna and im sure we can let her off! PEREZ I LUUUUUV YOU !!!! UR THE BEST!!!! xxxx
sarafezeel says – reply to this

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cant take da beauty out of her!
Nablur says – reply to this

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Oh my god… I can sing a WHOLE lot better than this shit. She's horrible~!! I do not get why people instantly clapped after she went waaay off pitch somewhere in the beginning (0.24) when her name just came out.

Yeesh! This is really terrible. She destroyed that song completely.
deb says – reply to this

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LOL>.. Back in the day? What, two years ago? Not that bad…. she's come a long way. She's adorable too.
herpes site : stdpal.com says – reply to this

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Great people. Many users on stdpal.com know she does major favor to whip-round for helping singles living with HIV, Herpes and other STDs worldwide. So the fans created a blog about her special.
heather says – reply to this

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Oh my god….so bad..Im not wondering anyway..she have bad voices
meeshee says – reply to this

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That is the worst thing I have ever heard! She is talentless-Can't sing or dance-Wonder who she is f________g?
Shay loves Perez says – reply to this

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Wow… what an amazingly sucky performance… Completely flat, way nasally, and I really doubt she hit one single note in the whole song, not to mention the runs sucked, but i didn't make it past the fist few bars before my ears started bleeding so I could be wrong. Rihanna just lost a fan… and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
computerized voices.. says – reply to this

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well… her voice sucks… sorry but it does… her music is still entertaining but thats only thanks to producers digitally playing with the sounds lol
Gabb says – reply to this

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OMG , I had no idea that wasn't her real name ! I feel like such an idiot .. Why do people always have to say she has no talent ? I mean why else do you think she's famous right now ? And I'd like to see you guys sing better than her !
Aly says – reply to this

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Thats was so awful! So off key! It makes me sick to think that she got a record deal when she really can't sing well. She is beautiful but that doesn't make you a singer. Now when I listen to her cd's I know her voice is so manipulated because that wasn't good at all! Thats prolly a little embarrising for Rihanna and her record complany!
Anne says – reply to this

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I am schocked! That was horrible, I can see that technology has helped her a lot, ´cause judging from what I just saw she would not have been even chosen for american idol! She sounded like a rooster!
Sandy says – reply to this

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no me gusto pa ni maiz! canta horrible
C says – reply to this

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This is a HOT mess!
UH.... says – reply to this

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Is RiRi deaf..ok partially deaf? It sounds like she can't pronounce half the words and she's singing through her nose most of the time.
Ahhhhhhhh! says – reply to this

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"AAGGGHHH KELLY CLARKSON!!!!"

Man that fuckin hurt.
IS SHE DEAF??? says – reply to this

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Re: UH…. – EXACTLY…EXACTLY!!!!
jen says – reply to this

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so fucking embarrassing! I just feel like hanging myself while listening to that……. oh my god she's bad at singing……
name says – reply to this

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Her middle name is Rihanna!
Bery says – reply to this

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Guac! what is that? it's like a 4 year old singing. I can't believe that's Rihanna!!!

No bueno!
Robyn Fenty or whater her name is SUCKS!! says – reply to this

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that was soo bad..she couldnt sing back then and cant sing now. how did she get a deal? and can you say nose job!!! the only thing she has going is her green eyes if you can look past the HUGE forhead. i dont know why ppl like her. shes fake..copied fefe dobson..n posh with the hairstyle..FAKE, UGLY AND NO TALENT…NEED I SAY MORE..SOMEONE GET HER OFF THE TV PLEASE!!!
liz says – reply to this

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i love rhi rhi, but that was SHOCKING
Lola says – reply to this

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Luv rihanna!!!!!!!! But that was reallllllllllly bad :S
go rhi says – reply to this

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no i really like her voice but thats just the wrong song for her….
Vette says – reply to this

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Not bad!
nikki says – reply to this

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She sucks, and no not everyone has Mariah's range. but she knew she didn't and she should have picked a different song instead of butching that one.
Natalie says – reply to this

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And ladies and gentlemen, its obvious that she didnt have stage presence then and she still doesnt have it now! At least her producers keep her at her 5 note range so she sounds good….. Yeay!
beeitch says – reply to this

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she must suck good pene!!!!!!!!
gustavo says – reply to this

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OMG ¡¡¡ she sing like shiit !!
eva says – reply to this

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She really can't sing. She's just an amazing, brilliant, beautiful woman, like every other Bajan female I ever met
JENNA says – reply to this

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THATS RIGHT BABY NO ONE DUPLICATE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FEMALE RECORDING ARTIST OF ALLLL TIMEEEEEE!!!!!!!
P-File says – reply to this

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hihellohey says – reply to this

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come on guys, give her a break, the girl sounds pretty good trying to tackle a mariah ballad at 14 or 15 years old. She was just a baby then, her voice has certainly matured beautifully, and she always sings live, which is a lot more than you can say for most of the pop acts out right now.
HatBox says – reply to this

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Her forehead is SOOOO BIG!!! She looks like she has down syndrome
maria says – reply to this

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can't even believe that she had the cheek to sing this song!it totally sucks,its something simon would describe as: is this a joke?its simply pathetic!
maria says – reply to this

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when she sang…cast your fears aside(0.44)and 0:57,she cant hit it,an advice for her:dont try too hard,RiRI…
Megan says – reply to this

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Helloooo
im just wondering if you could giv eus an update on the hole love triangle between rihanna jay z and rihanna!
ive heard on nomourise occasions about jay z and rihanna having a supposid affair.
Thanks let us know!
meme says – reply to this

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couldn't sing then, can't sing now, nice girl though
riley faketann says – reply to this

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my dog cried when it heard this
Kris says – reply to this

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that was pretty bad!! ok, really bad! But every singer has their highs and lows, right?
LeTsGoToThEzOo says – reply to this

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….. and i thought you liked her Perez lol lol. Have you ever realized that not the "best" looking people are really talented. Like fat ladies.. **gosh** most fat people can hit notes like crazy. It just goes to show that our ears are overpowered by our eyes!! its really sad
~sTiLl LoVe yOu RhIanNa.. U diD gUD fOr My CouNTRY [barbados]
mimi says – reply to this

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im soooooooooooo mad her voice sounds like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
riris#1fan says – reply to this

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ok so she ssng mariah carey while she was still going to skool at a talent show in Barbados a while before she became famous OBVIOUSLY time changes people mature and get better at what they do this wasn't while she was famous or had a contract or was voice trained so all the haters on her really and truly have no point to their argument. some may say she is still nasal and pitchy but thats now. this "Vintage RiRi" is as the title says vintage cuz she did that song a whillllle ago so ppl get over it!
Tamena says – reply to this

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Give Her A Break
God Of Course She Has A Accent
And Stop Trying To compare Her To Fuckin Beyonce Or Any bodyelse
I'm A Big Rihanna Fan But I'm Not Gonna Lie It Was Off Alittle Bit
But She Was Like 15 Or 14 Then
Ya'll Wouldn't Like It If I Told Ya'll Beyonce Sounded Like Shit
Would Ya'll?????
NY says – reply to this

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VERY AMATEUR. BORING. NO "IT" FACTOR. SHE LOOKS NERVOUS. AND SHE CAN NOT SING. AND HER NOSE IS HUGE. THIS JUST PROVES WHY I DONT UNDERSTAND Y SHE IS EVEN A STAR.
NY says – reply to this

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JUST WATCHED IT AGAIN. OMG IT'S PAINFUL AND EMBARASSING TO WATCH. I FEEL SORRY FOR HER. ITS OBVIOUS ON HER SONGS THEY USE THAT AUTO PITCH TO CHANGE HER VOICE……..BY THE WAY IS JAY-Z RETARDED?!
missdeja says – reply to this

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Re: Margarita –

RIHANNA ROCKS AND THE REST OF YALL WHO KEEP ON TALKING ABOUT HER ARE JUST HATERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!