| Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), better known simply as Rihanna is a Barbadian-American Pop/R&B recording artist, songwriter and model. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers. She subsequently signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for then-label head Jay-Z. In 2005, Rihanna released her debut studio album, Music of the Sun, which peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart and features the Billboard Hot 100 hit single "Pon de Replay". Less than a year later, she released her second studio album, A Girl Like Me (2006), which peaked within the top five of the Billboard albums chart, and produced her first US number one hit single, "SOS", as well as Billboard Hot 100 top ten entries "Unfaithful" and "Break It Off". Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, featured five top ten hits including three US number one hit singles— "Umbrella", "Take A Bow" and "Disturbia"—and the worldwide hit "Don't Stop The Music". The album was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella" which features Jay-Z. Her fourth studio album, Rated R, was released in November 2009. Its first three singles, "Russian Roulette", "Hard" and "Rude Boy" became instant hits. In August 2010 Rihanna and Eminem reached the number one on the U.S. music charts with "Love The Way You Lie". That same year the singer releases "Loud", featuring the hit songs "Only Girl In The World", "What's My Name?", "S&M", "California King Bed", "Man Down" (video) and "Cheers (Drink To That)" (video). In 2011 "We Found Love" (video) becomes the first single from "Talk That Talk", followed by "You Da One" (video). |
