Rihanna Biography 2023: From Bajan Queen To Global Icon

In the beautiful city of Saint Michael, Barbados, Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20. She was born to Monica and Ronald Fenty in 1988. She has 2 brothers and 3 half-siblings from her dad’s earlier connections. Rising up, she stayed in a small home and supported her dad in selling garments on the street. Her childhood was tough because of her dad’s issues with alcohol and drugs, which generated tension in their family.

When Rihanna was a kid, she had many CT scans because of horrible headaches. The physicians even thought she might have a tumor because the pain was so intense. When she turned 14, her parents separated, and her health began getting better. She enjoyed hearing to reggae music and went to school with some notable cricketers. Although she previously wanted to complete high school, she chose to follow a career in music instead.

RihannaCareer

Rihanna began her professional career when the CEO of Def Jam Records, Jay-Z, listened to her demo and signed her to a record deal. She released many hit albums such as “Good Girl Gone Bad,” and “A Girl Like Me.” Her songs, including “Umbrella,” and partnerships with artists such as Eminem and Jay-Z became famous globally. You Must Read Ree Drummond Net Worth.

Rihanna was in a film named “Bring It On: All or Nothing” in 2006. She had a minor role as herself. Her Television show “Styled to Rock” started in 2012, showing in the UK and afterward in the US in 2013.

Some other films she was in are “Guava Island,” “Battleship,” “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets,” “Ocean’s Eight.” She also did the voice for a character called Tip in an animated film named “Home” in 2015.Rihanna even created an album for that film, too!

Besides, Rihanna has consistently released hit albums and successful songs over the years. In 2022, she contributed to the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” soundtrack before headlining the groundbreaking Super Bowl halftime show in 2023.

Awards

Rihanna has won many prizes, like

• 9 Grammy Awards
• 12 Billboard Music Awards
• 13 American Music Awards
• 8 People’s Choice Awards
• Besides this, she also has 6 Guinness World Records.

Charities and organizations supported by Rihanna:

• UNICEF
• Red Cross
• Save the Children
• Alzheimer Association
• BID 2 BEAT Aids
• Feeding America

She is also the founder of the Clara Lionel Foundation (2012) which works for the improvement of the quality of education and Healthcare for children ofrural communities. Rihanna has done around 6 concert tours, 3 promotional tours, 3 featured acts, and 46 live performances.

Current tours:

• Rihanna: live in concert tour
• Good Girl gone bad
• Last girl on earth
• Diamond World tour
• Anti world tour

Promotional Tours

• Rihanna secret body Spray Tour
• A girl’s night out
• 777 hour

Featured acts

• PCD world tour
• Glow in the Dark tour

Here are some interesting facts about Rihanna:

• Madame Tussauds has 8 wax Statues of Rihanna
• Rihanna was in cadets during school days
• She never graduated from school

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