Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), better referred to as simply Rihanna , is a Barbadian R&B recording artist and songwriter Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States on the age of sixteen to pursue a recording career below the guidance of report producer Evan Rogers. She subsequently signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for then-label head Jay-Z.
In 2005, Rihanna launched her debut studio album, Music of the Sun, which peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart and options the Billboard Hot one hundred hit single "Pon de Replay." Lower than a year later, she launched her second studio album, A Lady Like Me (2006), which peaked throughout the high 5 of the Billboard albums chart, and produced her first US number one hit single, "SOS", in addition to Billboard Sizzling 100 top ten entries "Untrue" and "Break It Off". Rihanna's third studio album, Good Woman Gone Unhealthy (2007), peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, featured 5 prime ten hits together with three US primary hit singles-"Umbrella", "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia"-and the worldwide hit "Do not Stop the Music". The album was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, profitable Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella," which options Jay-Z.
Her fourth studio album, Rated R, was launched in November 2009, and peaked at quantity four on the Billboard 200. Its first three singles, "Russian Roulette", "Arduous" and "Impolite Boy" peaked inside the high ten of the Billboard Scorching 100, with "Rude Boy" peaking at number one. She launched her fifth studio album, Loud, in November 2010, that features the US number one singles, "Only Lady (Within the World)" and "What's My Identify?".
As of December 2010, Rihanna has offered more than 20 million albums and 62 million singles worldwide She has achieved 9 quantity-one singles on the Billboard Sizzling one hundred since first appearing on the chart on June 11, 2005, which is essentially the most by any artist throughout that time span As of July 23, 2010, Rihanna has bought approximately 5,563,000 album models within the US She has obtained several accolades, together with the 2007 World Music Awards for World's Best-Selling Pop Feminine Artist and Feminine Entertainer of the 12 months, in addition to the 2008 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favourite Pop/Rock Feminine Artist. She serves as one among Barbados's honorary cultural ambassadors In January 2010, Rihanna obtained two Grammy Awards for Jay-Z's 2009 single "Run This Town".
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