Full Name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Profession: Singer
Biography: Rihanna is one of the most successful singers of all time and her records have sold over 230 million copies worldwide.
Her many hit singles include "Umbrella", "Disturbia", "Don't Stop the Music", and "Love the Way You Lie". Rihanna has won 8 Grammys and had 14 No. 1 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100
Born: February 20, 1988
Birthplace: Saint Michael, Barbados
Age: 36 years old
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Pisces
Career Highlights
- 2007-03-29 Rihanna releases her hit single "Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z, goes to No. 1 on US Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks
- 2007-05-31 Rihanna releases her breakthrough album "Good Girl Gone Bad"
- 2007-07-07 Worldwide charity concert event "Live Earth" takes place at 12 venues on seven continents; performers include: Genesis, Keith Urban; Foo Fighters; John Legend; Melissa Etheridge; Dave Matthews Band; The Police; Roger Waters; Madonna; Alicia Keys; Garth Brooks; Crowded House; Jack Johnson; Shakira; Soweto Gospel Choir; Angélique Kidjo; UB40; Jack Johnson; Linkin Park; Rihanna; Pharrel Williams; Yusef Islam; Sarah Brightman; and Nunatak
- 2007-09-09 24th MTV Video Music Awards: Rihanna f/ Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and Fergie win
- 2008-11-23 36th American Music Awards: Rihanna & Chris Brown win
- 2009-02-08 Singer Rihanna cancels performance at the Grammys after being assaulted by boyfriend Chris Brown
- 2009-09-13 26th MTV Video Music Awards: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift & T.I. f/ Rihanna win
- 2011-05-22 18th Billboard Music Awards: Eminem and Justin Bieber win 6 each;, Taio Cruz and Rihanna also win
- 2012-09-06 29th MTV Video Music Awards: Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris, Nicki Minaj & Chris Brown win
- 2018-05-07 Met Gala, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" is hosted by Anna Wintour, Amal Clooney, Donatella Versace and Rihanna wearing a Pope-inspired outfit
- 2018-06-04 "Ocean's 8" film premieres, directed by Gary Ross starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway and Rihanna
- 2018-07-31 Rihanna becomes the first black woman to appear on the cover of British Vogue's September issue
- 2018-09-22 Singer Rihanna is appointed as an ambassador for Barbados
- 2019-05-10 Rihanna announces her new upmarket fashion label Fenty with world's largest luxury group LVMH, their first black female designer
- 2021-08-04 Rihanna named the world's wealthiest female musician worth $1.7 billion by Forbes
- 2021-11-30 Barbados becomes a Republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state in a ceremony with Sandra Mason sworn in as the first President, with Rihanna declared a national hero
- 2023-02-12 Rihanna performs half-time at the Super Bowl, in her first live performance in six years in Glendale, Arizona
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