Rihanna Early Life / bio
Singer Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on 20 February 1988 on the Caribbean island of Barbados, in St. Michael Parish. She is the youngest of three children born to accountnt Monica Fenty and warehouse overseer Ronald Fenty. Rihanna ‘s upbringing was marred by her father’s battle with alcohol and crack cocaine addictions and marital issues with her parents — they divorced when she was 14.
Early Discovery of Music
Rihanna turned, as a teenager, to singing as a refuge from her home troubles. She formed a girl group with two classmates; they scored an audition with music producer Evan Rodgers, who was visiting the island with his Barbadian wife when they were 15 years old. Rogers was awed by Rihanna who was precociously attractive and creative to her singing.
Music Career
In January 2005, Rogers landed Rihanna an audition for Def Jam Records and its newly minted president.
It was just eight months later , in August 2005, that she released her first song, “Pon de Replay,” a reggae-influenced club track that reached No. 2 on the Billboard single chart and declared Rihanna as the next up-and – coming pop star.
Her first album, Music Of The Sun, released later that month, reached No. 10 on the Billboard album chart and included the “If It’s Lovin’ That You Like” single as well. In 2007, with her third album, GOOD GIRL GONE BAD, Rihanna made a transition from sweet teen pop princess to celebrity and sex icon, propelled by her smash hit lead single “Umbrella,” featuring Jay-Z.
Popularity and Awards
“UMBRELLA” toped the Billboard Singles Chart and earned Rihanna’s first Best Rap Sung Collaboration Grammy Award.
The album reached No. 2 on the charts and also included the songs “SHUT UP and Run” and “Don’t Stop the Music,” the latter containing a cover of “WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN‘” by Michael Jackson.
GOOD GIRL GONE BAD: Reborn, released the following year, scored further hits in the charts. Rihanna turned out hits such as the No. 1 Sia Furler song “DIAMONDS” and “LIVE,” featuring MIKKY EKKO, on her Grammy-Winning 2012 Album Unapologetic.
She also collaborated on the track “Princess Of China” with COLDPLAY and again reached No. 1 with another Eminem collaboration, “THE BEAST,” the following year.
Fashion, Advocacy, And Style
Rihanna made headlines for the sheer dress she wore to the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards ceremony in June 2014, which is renowned for her sexually suggestive imagery and wild style.
Rihanna released the Anti album in late January 2016, enabling Jay-Z’s online streaming platform Tidal to feature the track set exclusively for a week. The gambit paid off for the battle service, with one million trial users joining Tidal in less than one day to take part in an Anti download campaign.
Acting career
Rihanna made frequent appearances in Bates Motel’s season 5 in 2017, and obtained a prominent role in the science fiction film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Worlds.
That year, followers also got their first glimpse of the pop-superstar alongside Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway in trailers for Ocean’s 8, a female-led spinoff of the successful Ocean’s Trilogy that hit theaters worldwide.
Modeling Career and Net worth
As of today, Rihanna is pursuing her modeling career and lingerie collection brandi, but she was hailed as the world’s richest female musician. From 2018 to 2019, she grew her estimated net worth from $210 million to $600 million.