Rihanna

Robyn Fenty, aka Robyn Rihanna [2] (/ri’aen@/ (listen), ree-AN -@;[3][4][n 1,] was born in February 20, 1988. She is a Barbadian actress, singer, and businesswoman. Rihanna was born in Saint Michael and grew up in Bridgetown, Barbados became an audition for Evan Rogers, an American record producer. He invited her to the United States to record demo tapes. After signing with Def Jam, in 2005 Rihanna's fame quickly grew through the release of her two first studio albums, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006). These albums were influenced Caribbean music and climbed to the top ten spots on the US Billboard 200 Chart. Rihanna's third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), incorporated elements of dance-pop and confirmed her place as a sexual model in the music industry. The top charting single "Umbrella" earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award and catapulted her into international fame. Her next album, a studio one Rated R (2010) and Loud (2010) and Talk That Talk (2011), continued her mix of R&B and pop. Unapologetic (2012) was her first Billboard 200 top-ten album. The albums spawned a string of chart-topping songs, including "Rude Boy", "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name? ", "S&M", "We Discovered Love", "Where Have You Been" and "Diamonds". Anti (2016), her eighth studio album was her first album since her departure from Def Jam. The album was her second US number-one album, featuring the hit song "Work". In her professional career, Rihanna has collaborated with various artists like Drake, Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, and Shakira. Rihanna is the second-most-sold female musician in the world, with more than 250 million records sold globally. She has earned 14 number-ones and 31 top-ten singles in the US as well as 30 top-ten entries in the UK. She has been awarded nine Grammy Awards, thirteen American Music Awards (including Icon Award) as well as 12 Billboard Music Awards and six Guinness World Records. She was also awarded the NAACP's President's Award. Time classified her as one of the 100 most influential individuals around the globe in 2012 and 2018. Forbes listed her among the top ten celebrities with the highest earnings in both 2012 and 2014. Forbes placed her in the top 10 highest-paid stars in 2012 and in 2014. She is now the highest-paid female musician, with an estimated net worth of $1.4 billion. [5][6]