biography
robyn rihanna fenty
Born in the Barbados parish of Saint Michael in 1988, Robyn Rihanna Fenty began honing her throaty, arresting vocals at an early age, influenced by such iconic talents as Madonna, Bob Marley, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey.
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It’s hard to believe that rihanna is only 28 years old. Yet within the 10 years since the start of her musical career, she’s become the youngest solo artist to score 14 no. 1 singles on the billboard hot 100—the fastest to do so—she’s sold more than 54 million albums and 210 million tracks worldwide.
Rihanna is the “best selling digital artist of all time… with more than 100 million [riaa] gold & platinum song certifications” and an eight-time grammy award winner who also counts 14 billboard music awards among other countless music accolades. Aside from her musical achievements, rihanna is bona fide business woman with multiple entrepreneurial ventures. however, most importantly, her undeniable cultural influence has forever imprinted her in history as a global icon despite her young age. It all began with an impromptu performance for vacationing New York City music producers Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken in 2003 which helped jumpstart 15-year-old rihanna’s multi faceted career. Def jam released Rihanna's dynamic debut album, Music of the sun, which garnered much attention due to the popularity of her highly addictive dancehall-flavored first single. Its popularity was propelled by the highly addictive dancehall-flavored lead single, “Pon de replay.” A year later, Rihanna delivered the platinum-selling sophomore set, A girl like me, featuring the no. 1 singles “Sos” and “Unfaithful.”
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