Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty, best known as Rihanna, (/riˈænə/ (listen) ree-AN-ə;[2][3][n 1] born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, model, actress and businesswoman. She is seen to be as one of the most successful singers in the 21st century, she 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 have a very strong reggae and R&B sound to them, she later started making more dance-pop, hip hop and R&B music on her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007).
Rihanna | |
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Born | Robyn Rihanna Fenty February 20, 1988 |
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Years active | 2003–present |
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Children | 2 |
Awards | Full list |
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Instruments | Vocals |
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Barbadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | |
Assumed office September 20, 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Mia Mottley |
Preceded by | Position established |
Website | rihanna |
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Rihanna continued to blend pop, dance and R&B on her next albums, Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), and Unapologetic (2012)— Unpologetic reached number one on the Billboard 200. Throughout her career, Rihanna has worked with artists such as Coldplay, Drake, Eminem, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, and Shakira.
Discography
change- 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)
Selected filmography
change- 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)
Tours
changeAs a headliner
- Rihanna: Live in Concert (2006)
- Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2007–2009)
- Last Girl on Earth Tour (2010–2011)
- Loud Tour (2011)
- Diamonds World Tour (2013)
- Anti World Tour (2016)
As a co-headliner
- The Monster Tour (with Eminem) (2014)
Promotional tours
- A Girl's Night Out (2008; a series of charity concerts to benefit the "Believe Foundation")
- 777 Tour (2012; in support of her seventh studio album Unapologetic)
Notes
changeReferences
change- ↑ Sanchez, Chelsey; Park, Sabrina; Mackelden, Amy (January 31, 2022). "Everything We Know About Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's Relationship". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ↑ HLN. "Rihanna shows AJ Hammer how to pronounce her name". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "A$AP Rocky Answers 18 Questions From Rihanna". GQ. August 26, 2020. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via YouTube.
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Barbadian Ambassador at-Large 2018–present |
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