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Rihanna
Barbadian singer (born 1988)
For other uses, see Rihanna (disambiguation).
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (ree-AN-ə;[3][4][n 1] born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman and actress. She is noted as the best-selling female recording artist of the 21st century by Guinness World Records and the highest-certified female digital single artist by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of 2024, Rihanna is the third wealthiest musician in the world. She has seven U.S. diamond certified singles and 14 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The recipient of various accolades, Rihanna is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, with sales estimated at 250 million units globally.
Rihanna signed with Def Jam Recordings in 2005 and found mainstream recognition following the release of her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006). Both influenced by Caribbean music, the albums peaked within the top ten on the US Billboard 200 chart. Her third album, Good Gi Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), professionally known mononymously as Rihanna, is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, entrepreneur and fashion designer. She has attained fourteen Billboard Hot 100 number ones thus far and is the second Barbadian artist to win a Grammy Award. She is also a cultural ambassador for Barbados. In 2021 Rihanna was named a "National Hero" in her home country, earning her the title "The Right Excellent." Rihanna was born in Saint Michael, Barbados to Ronald Fenty, a warehouse supervisor, and Monica Fenty, an accountant. Her mother, a native of Guyana, is Afro-Guyanese and her father is Bajan and Irish. She is the oldest of three siblings; two younger brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty. She began singing at around the age of seven. Her childhood was deeply affected by her father's addiction to crack cocaine and parent's rocky marriage, which ended when she was fourteen years old. Rihanna attended Charles F. Broome Memorial School, a primary school in Barbados, and then the Combermere School, w Robyn Rihanna Fenty, best known as Rihanna, (ree-AN-ə;[2][3][n 1] born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, model, actress and businesswoman. She is seen to be as one of the most successful singers in the 21st century, she signed with Def Jam Recordings in 2005 and found mainstream recognition following the release of her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006). Both have a very strong reggae and R&B sound to them, she later started making more dance-pop, hip hop and R&B music on her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). Rihanna continued to blend pop, dance and R&B on her next albums, Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), and Unapologetic (2012)— Unpologetic reached number one on the Billboard 200. Throughout her career, Rihanna has worked with artists such as Coldplay, Drake, Eminem, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, and Shakira. Main articles: Rihanna albums discography, Rihanna singles discography, and List
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