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Born | Robyn Rihanna Fenty February 20, 1988 |
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Years active | 2003–present |
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Children | 2 |
Awards | Full list |
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Instruments | Vocals |
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Barbadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary | |
Assumed office September 20, 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Mia Mottley |
Preceded by | Position established |
Website | rihanna |
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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 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).
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.
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