Rihanna

Rihanna is the stage name of Robyn Rihanna Fenty, a singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur born in 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados. One of the best-selling music artists in history — with over 250 million records sold — she built a career of extraordinary commercial consistency, transitioning from Caribbean pop through R&B and dance to become one of the defining pop voices of the 2000s and 2010s, before effectively retiring from regular music to focus on a business empire that has made her a billionaire. Discovered by producer Evan Rogers while performing in Barbados, she signed to Def Jam Recordings — with Jay-Z as president — and released debut *Music Of The Sun* (2005). Early albums *A Girl Like Me* (2006) and *Good Girl Gone Bad* (2007) — with the inescapable 'Umbrella' — established her as one of pop's dominant commercial forces. *Rated R* (2009), a darker, more experimental record recorded after the Chris Brown assault, demonstrated artistic depth and produced 'Russian Roulette' and 'Rude Boy.' *Loud* (2010) contained 'Only Girl (In the World)' and 'What's My Name?'; *Talk That Talk* (2011) had 'We Found Love' (with Calvin Harris), one of the decade's most successful dance singles; *Unapologetic* (2012) debuted at number one worldwide. *Anti* (2016), her most artistically ambitious album — delayed multiple times and quietly released via Tidal with unconventional marketing — was an R&B record of genuine idiosyncrasy that contained 'Work,' 'Kiss It Better,' and 'Needed Me,' and received the strongest critical reception of her career. The launch of Fenty Beauty (2017), with its 40-shade foundation range that disrupted the cosmetics industry's approach to skin tone inclusivity, and Savage X Fenty lingerie have made her business activities arguably as significant as her musical ones. Her 2023 Super Bowl halftime performance — her first live show in seven years, performed while pregnant — was one of the most-watched entertainment events in television history.