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FEMUSINDO.com - Robyn Rihanna Fenty, with her famous name Rihanna, was born in Saint Michael, Barbados, on February 20, 1988.
She is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur who has been known for embracing various musical styles and changing her image throughout her career.
Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, and raised in Bridgetown, she moved to the United States and signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings.
First Album Release
She gained significant attention after releasing her first two studio albums Music of the Sun, (2005) and A Girl like Me (2006).
Both albums were inspired by Caribbean music and peaked below the top ten on the US Billboard 200.
Her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), incorporated more dance-pop elements and brought her greater attention.
The album's international number-one single "Umbrella" earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award, for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
Incorporating Musical Style Elements
Rihanna incorporated a mix of pop, dance, and R&B into her next four studio albums, Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), and the Grammy Award-winning Unapologetic (2012).
These four releases incorporated experimentation with various musical styles and consolidated Rihanna's international chart success, with Unapologetic becoming her first number-one album in the United States.
The albums spawned a string of chart-topping singles, including "Rude Boy", "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", "S&M", "We Found Love", "Diamonds", and "Stay".
Artistic Control
Her eighth studio album, Anti (2016), demonstrated her control over her artistic creativity after leaving Def Jam.
The album became her second number-one album in the United States and spawned the number-one single "Work".
In addition to her solo material, Rihanna has collaborated with recording artists such as Drake, Eminem, and Calvin Harris.
Best-Selling Music Artist
Having sold over 250 million records, Rihanna is one of the world's best-selling music artists.
She has had fourteen number-one singles and thirty-one top-ten singles in the United States, and thirty top-ten singles in the United Kingdom.
Her accolades include nine Grammy Awards, thirteen American Music Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards, and six Guinness World Records.
Celebrity Top Ten
Forbes listed her among the top ten highest-paid celebrities in 2012 and 2014, and Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world twice (2012 and 2018).
In addition to her successful music career, Rihanna is known for her involvement in humanitarian causes, entrepreneurial ventures, and the fashion industry.
She is the founder of the Clara Lionel Foundation, cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty, and fashion house Fenty under LVMH.
In 2018, the government of Barbados appointed her as an ambassador to promote education, tourism and investment. (*)
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