Rihanna Bio
Birthday : February 18, 1988
Age : 22
Sign : Aquarius
Birthplace : Saint Michael, Barbados
Hometown : New York, New York
Big Break : Debut album Music of the Sun
Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born to Ronald Fenty and Monica Fenty. She has two younger brothers named Rorrey and Rajad. As she attended Combermer School, she formed a musical trio with two classmates. In 2004, Rihanna won the Miss Combermere Beauty Pageant. She also sang Mariah Carey’s “Hero” in the Colours of Combermere School Show.
At the age of 15, Rihanna was introduced to music producer Evan Rogers. Jay-Z had received a copy of Rihanna’s work and eventually signed her to Def Jam Records. Rihanna’s debut album Music of the Sun was released in 2005, and made huge success. Her two other albums include A Girl Like Me and Good Girl Gone Bad. She also made her acting debut in Bring It On: All or Nothing.
Did you know…
* Rihanna was ranked #78 on Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2007 for her music video featuring Ne-Yo “Hate That I Love You”.
* At the 2007 American Music Awards, Rihanna was chosen as the Favorite Female Artist for Soul/R&B category.
* In the 2007 Teen Choice Awards, Rihanna won in the category “Choice Music: R&B Artist”.
* Rihanna ranked #8 in Maxim’s 2007 Hot 100 List.
* Rihanna is tutored 15 hours a week.
* Rihanna’s biggest pet peeve is when people are dishonest.
* If Rihanna didn’t have a music career, she would like to go into psychology.
* Rihanna is very picky when it comes to food. She won’t eat Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, or Indian food. She also hates vegetables.
* Rihanna is the official sponsor for the Barbados Tourism Agency.
* Rihanna’s nickname is RiRi.
* Rihanna says she had much more control over her new album “Good Girl Gone Bad” than she did in “A Girl Like Me”.
* She is of African, Creole and Guyanese descent.
- * Unfaithful is based on a relationship Rihanna had when she was 14-years-old. Her relationship “was not physical” though.
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Hollyscoop, a division of DNA Group Inc., was once thought of as a “side project” of three best friends awakened by the response they could only dream about. Hollyscoop is an online entertainment magazine focusing on Rihanna and Hollywood media, celebrities, fashion, and “Hotspots”.
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