Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty (/riˈænə/ ⓘ ree-AN-ə; born February 20, 1988) be a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, den actress. Dem know am for ein musical experimentation den artistic reinventions, she be an influential figure insyd both music den fashion. Rihanna be one of de best-selling music artists of all time, plus estimated sales of over 250 million records.

As kiddie, Rihanna show interest insyd de arts. She sign to Def Jam Recordings, Rihanna debut plus de Caribbean-inspired records Music of the Sun (2005) den A Girl Like Me (2006), both of wich reach de top ten of de US Billboard 200. Na de albums spawn de singles "Pon de Replay" den "SOS", wich peak at numbers two den one on de US Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Adopting a more mature image, Rihanna rise to stardom wey she transition to dance-pop den R&B plus de album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007) den ein reissue, dem subtitle Reloaded (2008). De project spawn a string of successful songs, wey dey include de US number-one singles "Umbrella", "Take a Bow", den "Disturbia".

After she explore darker den more personal themes on de rock-influenced record Rated R (2009), Rihanna return to ein more upbeat sound on de dance-pop album Loud (2010), she incorporate R&B on Talk That Talk (2011), wey she top de Billboard 200 plus ein synth-pop set Unapologetic (2012). After she depart from Def Jam in favor of Jay-Z label, Roc Nation, she release de eclectic Anti (2016)—ein second number-one album. Dese albums contain de US number-one singles "Rude Boy", "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", "S&M", "We Found Love", "Diamonds", den "Work". Ein films include Battleship (2012), Home (2015), Ocean's 8 (2018), den Smurfs (2025).

Rihanna receive chaw accolades, wey dey include nine Grammy Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards, den thirteen American Music Awards. She be de highest-certified female digital single artist by de Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), wey she get seven diamond-certified singles den fourteen number-one singles on de Billboard Hot 100. One of de wealthiest musicians, na she be de first female musician to achieve billionaire status. Rihanna found de nonprofit Clara Lionel Foundation, de cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty, den de fashion brand Fenty under LVMH, wey she cam be de first Black woman to lead a luxury brand for de group. Na dem name am an ambassador by de Government of Barbados wey dem declare am a National Hero of Barbados insyd 2021.

 Discography 

 Music of the Sun (2005)
 A Girl Like Me (2006)
 Good Girl Gone Bad (2007)
 Rated R (2009)
 Loud (2010)
 Talk That Talk (2011)
 Unapologetic (2012)
 Anti (2016)

 Filmography 

 Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006)
 Battleship (2012)
 This Is the End (2013)
 Home (2015)
 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
 Ocean's 8 (2018)
 Guava Island (2019)
 Smurfs (2025)

 References 

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 External links 

 Official website 
 Rihanna at AllMusic 
 Rihanna at IMDb


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