Rihanna
Robyn R. Fenty, NH [2] [/ri’aen@/ ) (listen) ReeAN -@;[3][4][n 1.She is an Barbadian singer, actor and actress. Born on February 20, 1988, she is now a businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, Rihanna auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the United States to record demo tapes. Rihanna was signed to Def Jam in 2005 and quickly became a household brand following the release of her debut two studio albums, Music of the Sun (2005) as well as A Girl Like Me (2006). Both were influenced Caribbean music and made it to the top ten spot on the US Billboard 200 charts. Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna's third album, was heavily influenced by dance-pop. It established her as an icon of sex in the music industry. The chart-topping single "Umbrella" gave Rihanna her first Grammy Award and catapulted her to global stardom. Rihanna continued to mix dance, pop, and R&B genres in her subsequent studio albums, Rated R (2009), Loud (2010) and Talk That Talk (2011), and Unapologetic (2012) and the latter of which became her first Billboard 200 number one. The albums were the source of a string of chart-topping singles such as "Rude Boy", "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name? ", "S&M", “We Found Love” "Where Have You Been” and "Diamonds". Anti (2016)", her eighth album was her first album since her departure from Def Jam. It reached the top spot in the US and included "Work" which is her chart-topping single. During her musical career, Rihanna has collaborated with various artists like Drake, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Ne-Yo and Shakira. Rihanna, who has sold over 250,000,000 records in the world is the second highest-selling female artist in the world of music. She has scored a number-one and 31 top ten singles in the US as well as a top ten hit in the UK with 30 songs. She has won nine Grammy Awards, thirteen American Music Awards (including Icon Award), 12 Billboard Music Awards and six Guinness World Records. She was also awarded the NAACP's President's Award. Time has named her one of the 100 most influential individuals in the world in 2012 and in 2018. Forbes identified her as among the top 10 highest-paid celebrities for 2012 and 2014. Forbes named her one of the top ten most-paid celebs in 2012 and 2014, and she currently has an estimated net worth of $1.4 million. [5][6]





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