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The Right Excellent Rihanna NH | |
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 Rihanna in 2018 | |
| Born | Robyn Rihanna Fenty February 20, 1988 Saint Michael, Barbados |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Full list |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
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| Assumed office September 20, 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Mia Mottley |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Website | rihanna |
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Robyn Rihanna Fenty (/riˈænə/ ⓘ ree-AN-ə;[2][3][n 1] born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, and actress, one of the most prominent recording artists of the 21st century. 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 quickly earned commercial success and peaked within the top ten on the US Billboard 200 chart. Her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), incorporated elements of dance-pop, and established her status as a prominent music industry icon. Its lead single "Umbrella" (featuring Jay-Z) peaked atop the US Billboard Hot 100 (among 16 other countries), won her first Grammy Award from three nominations, and remains one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Rihanna continued to blend pop, dance, and R&B influences on her next albums, Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), and Unapologetic (2012)—the latter of which peaked the Billboard 200. The albums spawned the Billboard Hot 100-number one singles "Rude Boy", "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", "S&M", "We Found Love", and "Diamonds". Her eighth album, Anti (2016), showcased new creative control following her departure from Def Jam in favor of Jay-Z's label, Roc Nation. Becoming her second US number one album, it was supported by the chart-topping single "Work". Throughout her career, Rihanna has worked with artists including Coldplay, Drake, Eminem, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, and Shakira.
With sales of over 250 million records worldwide, Rihanna is the second-best-selling female music artist of all time and the highest-certified female artist of all time on the RIAA's Top Artists (Digital Singles) ranking. She has achieved 14 number-one singles, 32 top-ten singles in the US, and 31 top-ten entries in the UK. Her accolades include nine Grammy Awards, 13 American Music Awards (including the Icon Award), 12 Billboard Music Awards, six Guinness World Records, the NAACP's President's Award, and an Academy Award nomination. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2018. Forbes ranked her among the top ten highest-paid celebrities in 2012 and 2014. As of 2024, she is the wealthiest female musical artist with an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion.[4][5]
Aside from music, Rihanna is recognized for her humanitarian involvement, entrepreneurship, and fashion industry influence. She established the Clara Lionel Foundation, cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty, and fashion house Fenty under LVMH, becoming the first black woman to lead a luxury brand for LVMH.[6] Rihanna has acted in major roles in Battleship (2012), Home (2015), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), and Ocean's 8 (2018). In 2018, she was appointed as an ambassador by the Government of Barbados and declared a National Hero of Barbados in 2021.[7]
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- ^ Pandey, Manish; Brown, Lindsay (August 11, 2021). "Fenty Beauty: How make-up helped Rihanna become a billionaire". BBC News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Bryant, Kenzie (May 10, 2019). "Rihanna Is the First Black Woman to Head a Luxury Brand for LVMH". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Barbados National Honours and Decorations 2021". Barbados Government Printing Department. December 1, 2021. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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