Rihanna forced to cancel second show in Sweden

Organizers cite exhaustion as a factor, look to reschedule dates

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Rihanna is battling exhaustion in Sweden, and has had to cancel her second concert there this week.

updated 11/3/2011 7:37:01 AM ET

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STOCKHOLM — Organizers say Rihanna has been forced to cancel a show in Sweden due to exhaustion for a second time this week.

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Live Nation spokesman Kristofer Akesson said the singer felt ill ahead of her concert in Stockholm on Wednesday night and that she decided in consultation with a doctor to cancel the show about an hour before she was to go on stage.

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Akesson says Rihanna "is exhausted and doesn't feel well," but could not give more details.

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The singer called off a concert in Malmo in southern Sweden on Monday, but was able to perform the following night in Stockholm.

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Organizers are trying to arrange new dates for the shows.

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Shipshape
Rihanna, a cast member in the film "Battleship," poses for photographers at the American premiere of the film in Los Angeles on May 10, 2012. (Chris Pizzello / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation
The hair apparent
The many looks of Rihanna, from left: At the "Battleship" premiere in Los Angeles on May 10, 2012; at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2012; at the premiere of Michael jackson "The Immortal" in Los Angeles on Jan. 27, 2012; and performing on TODAY in New York's Rockefeller Center on May 27, 2011. (Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Gunning for an acting career
Rihanna star as Raikes in the sci-fi thriller "Battleship," in theaters in May 2012. (Universal Pictures) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Backless in black
Rihanna attends the "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on May 7, 2012. (Larry Busacca / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Shoulders above
Rihanna gets a boost in the audience during day three of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif., on April 15, 2012. (Christopher Polk / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Pop pals
Rihanna and fellow singer Katy Perry pose in the audience at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards held at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2012. (Larry Busacca / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Good business scents
Rihanna launches her new scent, Reb'l Fleur, at House of Fraser in London on Aug. 19, 2011. (Neil Mockford / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Rihanna on the plaza
Rihanna kicks off the 2011 TODAY Concert Series on May 27 with her No. 1 song "S&M" off her new album "Loud." (Brendan McDermid / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Now is the time when we dance
Rihanna performs during the German TV show "Popstars You & I" final at the Koenigspilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany, on Dec. 10, 2009. (Friedemann Vogel / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Less is more
Rihanna appears on the January 2010 cover of GQ magazine. Rihanna's stunning looks have made the Barbados native a cover girl for magazines, as well as a pitchwoman for Cover Girl cosmetics. (GQ) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Awards night
Rihanna arrives at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 2009. (Danny Moloshok / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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R you intrigued?
Rihanna poses for photos at Best Buy in New York on Nov. 23, 2009, while promoting her new album, "Rated R." (Ray Tamarra / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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She sparkles
Rihanna attends a party celebrating her birthday and the launch of the Nokia X6 at Mahiki nightclub in Mayfair, London, on Nov. 16, 2009. (Dave M. Benett / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Glamour girl
Rihanna takes the stage after being named one of Glamour magazine's 2009 Women of the Year during an awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York on Nov. 9, 2009. (Henny Ray Abrams / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Opening up
Diane Sawyer, left, interviews Rihanna about her relationship with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown and the beating she suffered at his hands on Feb. 9, 2009. The interview aired on "Good Morning America" on Nov. 5, 2009. "There are a lot of women who've experienced what I did ... but, not in the public," Rihanna said. (Ida Mae Astute / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation
High style
Rihanna attends the Chanel Pret a Porter show as part of the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010 at Grand Palais in Paris on Oct. 6, 2009. (Eric Ryan / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Bask in the 'Inglourious'
Rihanna arrives for the premiere of the film "Inglourious Basterds" in London on July 23, 2009. (Frantzesco Kangaris / EPA) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Day in court
Rihanna stands with a lawyer inside Los Angeles Superior Court during a hearing in the Chris Brown felony assault case on June 22, 2009. Brown, below, pleaded guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend and was sentenced to 180 days of community labor. (AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Another court
Rihanna sits courtside during Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball game between the Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers in Orlando, Fla., on June 11, 2009. (Hans Deryk / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Well suited
Rihanna attends "The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion" Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on May 4, 2009. (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Happier times
Chris Brown and Rihanna perform during the Z100 Jingle Ball in New York on Dec. 13, 2008. Several hours before the two were to appear at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 9, 2009, a confrontation left Rihanna bloodied and bruised and Brown behind bars. (Lucas Jackson / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Bright lights, big city
Rihanna arrives at the 2008 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on Nov. 23, 2008. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Stylish pals
From left, Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini, Madonna and Rihanna attend a Gucci UNICEF dinner at The Oak Room at the Plaza in New York on Nov. 19, 2008. (Evan Agostini / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Rock 'n' rollers
Singers, from left, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield and Nicole Scherzinger perform on stage during the Conde Nast Media Group's Fifth Annual Fashion Rocks at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Sept. 5, 2008. (Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation
H&M and R
Rihanna signs autographs at H&M for the launch of the Fashion Against AIDS Collection in New York on Jan. 31, 2008. (Rob Loud / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Avoiding the slime
Rihanna and actor Brendan Fraser perform on stage during Nickelodeon's 2008 Kids' Choice Awards held at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Westwood, Calif., on March 29, 2008. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images for Nickelodeon) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Pumped
Rihanna accepts the Favorite Soul/Rhythm & Blues Female Artist award during the 2007 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2007. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Step to it
Rihanna performs during the first concert of her German tour in Munich on Nov. 13, 2007. (Clemens Bilan / AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Out of the box
Rihanna performs "Umbrella" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sept. 9, 2007. She won the award for Monster Single of the Year for the song. (Mike Blake / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation
What a pair
Rihanna joins Canadian identical-twin designers Dean and Dan Caten during the Dsquared2 show as part of the Milan ready-to-wear fashion shows on Sept. 27, 2007. (Christophe Simon / AFP - Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation
R&B buds
Chris Brown, left, and Kanye West, center, laugh with Rihanna during a Video Music Awards nomination special at MTV studios in New York on Aug. 7, 2007. (Lucas Jackson / Reuters) Share Back to slideshow navigation
She's got a leg up
Rihanna poses after being named 2007 Venus Breeze "Celebrity Legs of a Goddess" at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York on June 8, 2007. (Evan Agostini / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Her day
Rihanna performs on the TODAY show in New York's Rockefeller Center on June 8, 2007. Her song "Umbrella" was on top of the charts that week. (Richard Drew / AP) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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One of many awards
Rihanna holds her Female Artist of the Year Award at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Dec. 4, 2006. (Ethan Miller / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Just like her
Rihanna poses for a portrait before a party to celebrate the release of her album "A Girl Like Me" in her hometown of St. Michael, Barbados, on April 22, 2006. (Scott Gries / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation
Tennis, anyone?
Rihanna attends Arthur Ashe Kids Day before the start of the 2005 US Open at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York on Aug. 26, 2005. (Bryan Bedder / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

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Have a listen
Ne-Yo, left, Jay-Z and Teairra Mari appear onstage with Rihanna, right, at the Teen People Listening Lounge at the Key Club in West Hollywood, Calif., on July 14, 2005. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images) Share Back to slideshow navigation

Rihanna forced to cancel second show in Sweden

Organizers cite exhaustion as a factor, look to reschedule dates

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Shipshape

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Gunning for an acting career

Backless in black

Shoulders above

Pop pals

Good business scents

Rihanna on the plaza

Now is the time when we dance

Less is more

Awards night

R you intrigued?

She sparkles

Glamour girl

Opening up

High style

Bask in the 'Inglourious'

Day in court

Another court

Well suited

Happier times

Bright lights, big city

Stylish pals

Rock 'n' rollers

H&M and R

Avoiding the slime

Pumped

Step to it

Out of the box

What a pair

R&B buds

She's got a leg up

Her day

One of many awards

Just like her

Tennis, anyone?

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