Rihanna
| Ein sex anaa gender | female |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Barbados |
| Birth name | Robyn Rihanna Fenty |
| Name wey dem give am | Robyn, Rihanna |
| Family name | Fenty |
| Ein date of birth | 20 February 1988 |
| Place dem born am | Saint Michael |
| Unmarried partner | Chris Brown, Hassan Jameel, A$AP Rocky |
| Kiddie | RZA Athelston Mayers |
| Native language | English |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
| Ein occupation | singer |
| Work period (start) | 2003 |
| Wears | 2015 Met Gala dress of Rihanna |
| Voice type | mezzo-soprano |
| Instrument | voice |
| Discography | Rihanna discography |
| Owner of | Q121433906 |
| Genre | pop music, dancehall, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, adult contemporary music |
| Record label | Def Jam Recordings, Westbury Road Entertainment, Roc Nation |
| Influenced by | Aaliyah |
| Dem nominate for | Academy Award for Best Original Song |
| Dema official website | https://www.rihanna.com |
| Copyright representative | Broadcast Music, Inc. |
| Related category | Category:Songs written by Rihanna |
| WordLift URL | http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/rihanna |
| Personal pronoun | L484 |
| Has list | list of awards and nominations received by Rihanna |
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (/riˈænə/ ⓘ ree-AN-ə;[1][2] 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
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- ↑ HLN (April 26, 2012). "Rihanna Shows AJ Hammer How to Pronounce Her Name". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ↑ GQ (August 26, 2020). "A$AP Rocky Answers 18 Questions from Rihanna". Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via YouTube.
Print sources
[edit | edit source]- Affuso, Elizabeth; Scott, Suzanne (2023). Sartorial Fandom. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-90338-2.
- Finley, Laura L. (2018). Violence in Popular Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4408-5433-0.
- Ghadar, Fariborz (2022). The Danger of Devaluing Immigrants. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4408-7934-0.
- Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn; Fonseca, Anthony J. (2018). Hip Hop Around the World. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-313-35759-6.
- Govan, Chloe (2011). Rihanna: Rebel Flower. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-744-0.
- Heatley, Michael; Betts, Graham (2012). Rihanna: Bad Girl. Flame Tree Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85775-275-8.
- Herringshaw, DeAnn (2014). Rihanna: Grammy-Winning Superstar. ABDO Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-62968-025-5.
- LaBennett, Oneka (2024). Global Guyana. NYU Press. ISBN 978-1-4798-2702-2.
- Little, Clare Douglass (2020). Makeup in the World of Beauty Vlogging. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-9787-9547-1.
- Madden, Emma (2025). Eternal Goth. Castle Books. ISBN 978-1-57715-526-3.
- Miller, Donald C. (2018). Coming of Age in Popular Culture. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4408-4061-6.
- Muehlhoff, Tim (October 18, 2010). Marriage Forecasting. InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-8308-6825-4.
- Novic, Sara (2019). America Is Immigrants. Random House. ISBN 978-1-9848-1983-3.
- Oliver, Sarah (2011). Rihanna. Bonnier Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84358-423-0.
- Perricone, Kathleen (2025). Rihanna Is Life. Quarto Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7603-9497-7.
- Seabrook, John (2015). The Song Machine. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4481-9101-7.
- Tracy, Kathleen A. (2013). Superstars of the 21st Century. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 979-8-216-15169-2.
- Vesey, Alyxandra (2024). Extending Play. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-008563-6.
- Weidhase, Nathalie (2024). Pop & Postfeminism. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-15803-0.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Rihanna at AllMusic
- Rihanna at IMDb
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- World Music Awards winners
- Barbadian women fashion designers
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