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Robyn Rihanna FentyΒ (/riΛΓ¦nΙ/Β ree-AN-Ι; born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman and actress. She is noted as the best-selling female recording artist of the 21st century byΒ Guinness World RecordsΒ and the highest-certified female digital single artist by theΒ Recording Industry Association of AmericaΒ (RIAA). As of 2024, Rihanna is theΒ third wealthiest musicianΒ in the world. She has seven U.S. diamond-certified singles andΒ 14 number-one singlesΒ on theΒ BillboardΒ Hot 100. The recipient ofΒ various accolades, Rihanna is among theΒ best-selling recording artistsΒ of all time, with sales estimated at 250 million units globally.
Rihanna signed withΒ Def Jam RecordingsΒ in 2005. She found mainstream recognition after releasing her first two studio albums,Β Music of the SunΒ (2005) andΒ A Girl Like MeΒ (2006). Both were influenced byΒ Caribbean music, and the albums peaked within the top ten on the U.S.Β BillboardΒ 200Β chart. Her third album,Β Good Girl Gone BadΒ (2007), incorporated dance-pop elements, establishing her status as a pop icon. Its lead single, "Umbrella", peaked atop the U.S.Β BillboardΒ Hot 100 and won her firstΒ Grammy Award.
Rihanna continued to blendΒ pop,Β dance andΒ influences in her subsequent albums,Β Rated RΒ (2009),Β LoudΒ (2010),Β Talk That TalkΒ (2011), andΒ UnapologeticΒ (2012)βthe latter of which topped theΒ BillboardΒ 200. The albums spawned theΒ BillboardΒ Hot 100-number one singles "Rude Boy", "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", "S&M", "We Found Love", and "Diamonds". Her eighth album,Β AntiΒ (2016), showcased new creative control following her departure from Def Jam in favour ofΒ Jay-Z's label,Β Roc Nation. Becoming her second U.S. number-one album, it was supported by the chart-topping single "Work".
Aside from music, Rihanna is recognized for her humanitarian involvement, entrepreneurship, and influence in the fashion industry. She established theΒ Clara Lionel Foundation, cosmetics brandΒ Fenty Beauty, and fashion houseΒ FentyΒ underΒ LVMH, becoming the first black woman to lead a luxury brand for LVMH.Β Rihanna has acted in major roles inΒ BattleshipΒ (2012),Β HomeΒ (2015),Β Valerian and the City of a Thousand PlanetsΒ (2017), andΒ Ocean's 8Β (2018). In 2018, theΒ Government of Barbados appointed her as an ambassador and declared aΒ National Hero of BarbadosΒ in 2021.
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