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, dancehall 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).

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Born	Robyn Rihanna Fenty (1988-02-20) February 20, 1988 (age 37) Saint Michael, Barbados
Occupations	Singer songwriter model actress businesswoman
Years active	2003–present
Organisations	Clara Lionel Foundation Savage X Fenty Fenty Beauty Fenty
Works	Albums singles songs recorded performances videography
Partners	Chris Brown (2007–2009; 2012–2013) Hassan Jameel (2017–2020) ASAP Rocky (2020–present)[1]
Children	2
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	R&B pop reggae hip hop dance
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Roc Nation Def Jam SRP Westbury Road
Barbadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Incumbent
Assumed office September 20, 2018
Prime Minister	Mia Mottley
Preceded by	Position established
Website	rihanna.com
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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

Main articles: Rihanna albums discography, Rihanna singles discography, and List of songs recorded by Rihanna

• 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

See also: Rihanna videography

• 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

Main article: List of Rihanna live performances

As 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

1. It is also common for English-language speakers to pronounce her name /riˈɑːnə/ ree-AH-nə.