Rihana
Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( ree-AN-ə; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, and actress. One of the wealthiest musicians in the world, her various accolades include nine Grammy Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards, and thirteen American Music Awards. Rihanna is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, with sales estimated at 250 million units globally.
Rihanna signed with Def Jam Recordings in 2005 and found mainstream recognition following the release of her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006). Both influenced by Caribbean music, the albums peaked within the top ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, with the latter spawning the US Billboard Hot 100-number one single "SOS". Her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007) and its reissue, subtitled Reloaded (2008), incorporated elements of dance-pop, and established her status as a pop icon. It spawned the US number one singles "Umbrella", "Take a Bow", and "Disturbia", the first of which won Rihanna her first Grammy Award.
Rihanna continued to blend pop, dance, and R&B influences on her next albums, Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), and Unapologetic (2012)—the latter of which topped the Billboard 200. The albums spawned the Billboard Hot 100-number one singles "Rude Boy", "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", "S&M", "We Found Love", and "Diamonds". Her eighth album, Anti (2016), showcased new creative control following her departure from Def Jam in favor of Jay-Z's label, Roc Nation. Becoming her second US number one album, it was supported by the chart-topping single "Work". As an actress, her films include Battleship (2012), Home (2015), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), and Ocean's 8 (2018).
Rihanna is the best-selling female recording artist of the 21st century according to Guinness World Records and the highest-certified female digital single artist by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). She has seven U.S. diamond certified singles and 14 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Aside from music, Rihanna is recognized for her humanitarian involvement, entrepreneurship, and fashion industry influence. She established the Clara Lionel Foundation, cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty, and fashion house Fenty under LVMH, becoming the first black woman to lead a luxury brand for LVMH. In 2018, she was appointed as an ambassador by the Government of Barbados and declared a National Hero of Barbados in 2021.
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