Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty , NH, NH[2] (/ri'aen@/ (listen) Ree-AN -@;[3][4][n 1] was born on 20th February 1988) is a Barbadian performer, actress, and businesswoman. Rihanna was born in Saint Michael, Barbados and was raised there. She was a candidate for Evan Rogers, an American record producer who asked her to make demo tapes in the United States. She signed with Def Jam in 2005 and quickly became a household name after the release of her first two studio album, Music of the Sun (2005), as well as A Girl Like Me (2006). Both were influenced by Caribbean music and reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200 charts. Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna's third album, was heavily influenced by dance-pop. It made her an iconic sex figure in the music industry. Rihanna got her first Grammy Award for "Umbrella", a chart-topping song that catapulted Rihanna into international fame. Her subsequent studio albums, Rated R (2010) and Loud (2010) and Talk That Talk (2011), continued her mix of R&B and pop music. Unapologetic (2012) was her first Billboard 200 top-ten album. A string of chart-topping singles were released from the albums, including "Rude Boy", ("Only Girl in the world")" as well as "What's My Name?" ", "S&M", "We found Love" & "Diamonds". Anti (2016) was her eighth studio album. It showed her new creative control after she left Def Jam. It became her second US number one album and featured the chart-topping track "Work". In her professional career, Rihanna has collaborated with various artists like Drake, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Ne-Yo and Shakira. With sales of more than 250 million albums worldwide, Rihanna is the second-best-selling female music artist ever. She has had 14 number-ones and 31 top 10 singles in the US in addition to 30 top-10 singles in the UK. Nine Grammy Awards, 13 American Music Awards including the Icon Award, 12 Billboard Music Awards in addition to six Guinness World Records and the NAACP's President's Award are just a number of her accomplishments. Time named her one among the top 100 most influential individuals worldwide in 2012, 2017 and 2018. Forbes included her in the top 10 celebrities with the highest earnings in 2012/2014. Forbes listed her in the top 10 highest-paid stars in 2012 and in 2014. She is now the most successful female singer with a reported net worth of $1.4 billion. [5][6]