Rihanna Biography and Net Worth

Who is Rihanna?

Robyn Rihanna Fenty known simply as Rihanna, is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, actress, fashion designer, businesswoman and model. Rihanna  musical career started in 2003. She has released eight studio albums and three DVDs. Her mother is an Afro- Guyanese ,while her Father is a Barbadian of African, Irish,English,and  descent.

This article contains the Biography of Rihanna ,Early life, Musical Career and her Net Worth.

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Biography

Robyn Rihanna Fenty was  born February 20, 1988, St. Michael parish, Barbados Barbadian pop and R&B singer who became a worldwide star in the early 21st century, known for her distinctive and versatile voice and for her fashionable appearance. She was also known for her beauty and fashion lines.

Rihanna grew up in Fenty grew up in  with a Barbadian father and a Guyanese mother. As a child, she listened to Caribbean music, such as reggae as well as American hip hop and R&B. She especially enjoyed singing and won a high-school talent show  she started a girl group with two friends, and in 2004 she attracted the attention of Evan Rogers, an American record producer. He helped Fenty record a demo that led to an audition with the rapper Jay-Z, who at the time headed the Def Jam record label,  For her professional career, she adopted her middle na”s” with a Barbadian father and a Guyanese mother. As a child, she listened to Caribbean music, such as raggae, as well as American hip hop and R&B.

Career

Her musical career began in 2005 when Def Jam released Rihanna’s dynamic debut album, Music of the Sun. Its popularity was propelled by the highly addictive dancehall-flavored lead single, “Pon de Replay.” A year later, Rihanna delivered the platinum-selling sophomore set, A Girl Like Me, featuring the No. 1 singles “SOS” .And in 2007 ”Good Girl Gone Bad that catapulted Rihanna into Icon status.The track titled ”Umbrella”became the undisputed No 1 pop song of the summer.

In 2008 Rihanna was awarded with Grammy Award for best Rap/sung collaboration”Umberlla”,The 2009 set’s first single,”Russian Roulette”,notched chart histroy as Rihanna’s 12th Billboard Hot 100 hit placing her second among female Hot 100 artists in the decade since 2000,  In 2011, Talk That Talk spawned the global hit “We Found Love” which garnered her second MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year and her sixth Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video. Rihanna embarked on the “777” tour in November 2012 where she performed in 7 countries in 7 days leading up to the release of her seventh studio album, Unapologetic.

Rihanna  is the first female solo artist to sell out ten concerts at London’s O2 arena. Her world tours, including the Diamonds World Tour that wrapped in November 2013, have taken the icon to more than 100 countries each time, selling out arenas and stadiums. Following that tour, Rihanna was honored with the first-ever Icon Award at the 2014 American Music Awards.

In 2016, Rihanna made chart history with her album ANTI, achieving her second consecutive #1 album with 166,000 in first week sales. ANTI’s lead single “Work” featuring Drake, hit #1 on iTunes in 91 countries less than 36 hours after its release. “Work” has become Rihanna’s 27th Top 10 hit on Billboard’s Hot 100, tying her with Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson and Elton John for the fifth-most Top 10s in Hot 100 history

Personal Life

Rihanna’s personal life attracted intense media attention. Her tumultuous  relationship with Brown, especially the 2009 Domestic violence  incident, was fodder for the tabloids. She later dated Canadian rapper Drake. In 2021 it was confirmed that Rihanna was in a relationship with rapper ASAP Rocky. The couple welcomed a baby boy the following year. In 2023 Rihanna revealed she was again pregnant by performing at the Super Bowl halftime show with a visible baby bump; her representatives subsequently confirmed that the singer was expecting her second child.

Net Worth

Rihanna’s estimated net worth is $1.4 billion in 2023. She became America’s youngest self-made female billionaire in 2022. Much of Rihanna’s wealth has been attributed to her successful makeup company, Fenty Beauty, which she co-owns with French luxury retailer LVMH.

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