Rihanna: A Quick-Read Bio Revealed
Here’s the bio, life, career, awards, facts, trivia, and favorites of Rihanna. We would like to take you through the chapters in the life and career of one of the world’s talented musicians. This is Australian Unwrapped’s compilation of research about Rihanna. Enjoy the journey!
Full Name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Born: February 20, 1988
Origin: Saint Michael, Barbados
Genres: Pop – R&B – Reggae – Hip hop – EDM
Zodiac: Pisces
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Early Start
- Originally born Robyn Rihanna Braithwaite, she was the daughter of accountant Monica Braithwaite and warehouse supervisor Ronald Fenty.
- During her childhood in Bridgetown, she sold clothes on the street with her father in a three-bedroom bungalow.
- Due to her father’s addiction to alcohol and crack cocaine, her childhood had a profound impact on her parents’ relationship. In order to break up fights between Rihanna and her father, Rihanna would often step in between them.
- As a child, Rihanna had many CT scans for the excruciating headaches she suffered.
By the time she was 14, her parents had divorced, and her health began to improve. - Reggae music dominated her childhood.
- Shontelle, the later Barbadian singer-songwriter, was Rihanna’s drill sergeant when she was an army cadet in a sub-military program.
- She originally planned to graduate from high school, but decided to become a musician instead.
Career Journey
- 2005: Music of the Sun was launched and ranked at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)’s gold certified.
- 2006: Rihanna worked on her second studio album, A Girl like Me.
- 2007: Good Girl Gone Bad was released and peaked at No. 2 in Australia and the US and topped the charts in multiple countries.
- 2008: Good Girl Gone Bad Live, her first live long-form video was made available to public.
- 2009: Rated R, her fourth album, went out and got good feedback from Rolling Stone magazine.
- 2010: Rihanna and rapper Eminem collaborated on “Love the Way You Lie” which reached the top of the charts in over 20 countries. Reaching number two in the UK, it became Rihanna’s first single to sell more than one million copies in the country.
- 2011: Rihanna’s sixth album, Talk That Talk, was released.
- 2012: Coldplay’s “Princess of China”, from their album Mylo Xyloto, and Drake’s “Take Care”, from his album of the same name, were two collaborations that featured Rihanna this year.
- 2014: Rihanna performed on Shakira’s single, “Can’t Remember to Forget You”.
- 2015: Rihanna signed a $25 million contract with Samsung that for promoting Samsung’s Galaxy line of products as the brand sponsored the release of her eighth studio album and its tour.
- 2016: Rihanna released her eighth studio album, Anti, where it ranked at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200, becoming Rihanna’s second No. 1 and eighth top 10 album on the chart.
- 2017: Rihanna was featured on N.E.R.D’s comeback single “Lemon” from their album No One Ever Really Dies.
- 2019: Rihanna registered a song titled “Private Loving” with BMI with co-songwriters Collin Edwards, Monique Lawrence, and Alexander Ogunmokun
- 2020: She was featured on Canadian singer PartyNextDoor’s song “Believe It”.
Awards & Recognition
- the second-best-selling female music artist of all time
- earned 14 number-ones
- brought 31 top-ten singles in the US
- 30 top-ten entries in the UK
- she received nine Grammy Awards
- 13 American Music Awards (including the Icon Award)
- 12 Billboard Music Awards
- six Guinness World Records
- NAACP’s President’s Award
- Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world(2012, 2018)
- Forbes ranked her among the top ten highest-paid celebrities (2012, 2014)
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Rihanna would like to be regarded as “Black Madonna” given that Madonna gives her the inspiration in her music career.
- February 22nd is Rihanna’s Day in Barbados as declared by the prime minister.
- The street where Rihanna used to live in Barbados is named after her as “Rihanna’s Drive”.
Artist’s Favorites
| Fruit: | Tangerines with salt |
| Movie: | Napoleon Dynamite |
| Color: | Green |
| Desserts: | Chocolate ice cream and cheesecake |
| Drinks: | Vodka and cocktail |
| Food: | Callaloo |
| Singers: | Beyonce, Madonna, Bob Marley, and Mariah Carey |
Australian Unwrapped’s Chosen Song from Rihanna:
FourFiveSeconds
Length: 3:08
Release: 2015
Opening Lyrics:
I might get a little drunk
I say what’s on my mind
I might do a little time
‘Cause all of my kindness
Is taken for weakness
And we got three more days ’til Friday
I’m just tryna make it back home by Monday mornin’
I swear I wish somebody would tell me
Ooh, that’s all I want
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