The Brazilian behind the funk sung by Rihanna at the Super Bowl

DJ Klean, 20 years old, was behind one of the most important performances of the year. The halftime show of the final of the main American football championship, the Super Bowl, was carried out by Rihanna. When performing “Rude Boy”, the singer came up with a surprise: funk music! 

Ewerthon Carvalho Santos, DJ Klean, was born in Bahia and released an excerpt from the remix as a joke. The beat soon broke and people started asking for the full version of the song. 

On TikTok, the track became so viral that it even reached Rihanna. The Bahian told the G1 that, in January, the singer's team contacted him looking “desperate” and he thought it was a joke, as he was still inexperienced. 

“At the beginning of 2023, I received an email from a person claiming to be from Rihanna's team, who wanted to talk about a serious matter. They looked desperate. I got scared, I thought it was some kind of joke. I’m new, I have no experience with these matters,” she said.

When his music appeared on one of the biggest live streams in the world, he realized it wasn't just a joke. His remix was even being played by Rihanna!

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