Robyn Rihanna Fenty Age, Net Worth, Relationships, & More

Rihanna was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988, in St. Michael, Barbados. She was the firstborn of three children born to Ronald and Monica Fenty. While completing his early education at the prestigious Combermere School, which is considered one of the top secondary schools in the Caribbean.

Rihanna began her performing career in music, in which she acted in a musical trio. Moreover, at the age of fifteen, she performed her first song, named Hero, by Mariah Carey en route to winning the Miss Combermere Pageant. During a visit to Barbados, a music executive named Evan Rogers and Rihanna met, in which the music executive was impressed by her talent and helped her make new album songs. At the age of sixteen, Rihanna went to New York City for a meet and greet with hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, who was president of Def Jam Records in 2004. Jay-Z signed her to a contract for releasing Rehana’s first album, named Music of the Sun, in 2005. The criteria of this song is mixed pop and soul with a dancehall influence reflecting her Caribbean roots.

Summary of her profile

Career in Entertainment and Fashion

Rihanna’s debut album, Music of the Sun, went to number ten on the Billboard charts. The album featured the single (Pon de Replay), which is considered number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. In addition, her second album, A Girl Like Me, debuted in 2006 and also featured her first number-one single, S.O.S, which was used in a Nike advertising campaign and cemented Rihanna’s mainstream popularity. In 2007, Rihanna released another successful album, which was named Good Girl Gone Bad, which peaked at number two on the Billboard charts. This album may include two number-one singles Umbrella, featuring Jay-Z and DisturbiaAlthough previous albums had created buzz for the singer, Good Girl Gone Bad launched Rihanna into international popularity.

However, Rihanna’s success was quickly overshadowed by violence. It all happened just before the 2009 Grammy Awards. A popular rhythm-and-blues singer, Rihanna and then-boyfriend Chris Brown both cancelled their performances. It was later reported that Brown had assaulted Rihanna the night before, after the couple left a pre-Grammy party. This incident illustrated major media coverage due to which a police photo of Rihanna’s beaten face was leaked online. After keeping a low profile for several months, Rihanna returned to the recording studio to work on a new album. She released Rated R, which critics have called her darkest album, in 2009. The album produced a string of hit singles, including the number ones Rude Boy and Hard. Later that year, she released her fourth album, which featured the number-one single Only Girl in the World. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart.

Rihanna went on to release the albums Talk That Talk in 2011 and Unapologetic in 2012. A series of Rehana singles found love, diamonds, Stay , jump and Four Five Seconds, all topped charts but her next album, anti, would not come out until early 2016. After several delays and a surprise release due to a leak. However, “Anti” album proved to be Rihanna’s second full-length album to reach the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart.

By 2016, Rihanna had won eight Grammy awards, including one for Best Rap Collaboration, one for Best Short Form Music Video, one for Best Dance Recording, and one for Best Urban Contemporary Album. She also added a ninth Grammy for Best Rap Performance in 2018 for her work on Loyalty by Kendrick Lamar. In 2018, she had also won twelve Billboard Music Awards and thirteen American Music Awards.Rihanna also entered acting, with appearances in the sci-fi adventure. While Rihanna’s music career grew, she decided to become a style icon for her generation. Moreover, the unusual criteria of her dress brought everyone’s attention in the world of fashion. She also participated in benefits such as Fashion Against AIDS in which she designed a T-shirt for retailer H&M, and also played the role of modelling in a Gucci ad benefiting the United Nations Children’s Fund.

 Success in beauty products

 Rihanna also signed a contract with CoverGirl cosmetics, which is also considered a rarity for African American musicians. Between 2017 and 2019, Rihanna established three notable product lines of her own Fenty Beauty cosmetics for catering for a wide collection of skin tones and Fenty, a women's clothing and accessory brand through the European conglomerate, which makes her the first Black woman to head a major luxury fashion company. In May 2022, Rihanna had a son with musician A$AP Rocky. In September of that year, Rihanna announced that she was headlining the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show. The following month, Rihanna released the single Lift Me Up as part of the soundtrack of Marvel Studios' Black Panther.

As Rihanna solidified her superstar status, she also expanded her charity and humanitarian work. Among her initiatives were programs benefiting children with terminal illness, HIV/AIDS awareness, cancer research, and women's rights. She founded the Clara Lionel Foundation, named after her grandparents, in 2012 to coordinate charitable activities. Rihanna also took on diplomatic duties when she was named a government ambassador for Barbados in September 2018, charged with promoting tourism, investment, and education.