Get the latest news on prolific Bajan star Rihanna, singer of 'Only Girl (In The World)' and 'We Found Love', and headliner of the 2011 Jingle Bell Ball.
Real Name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Born: 20 February 1988
Height: 5' 8" / 1.73 m
Star Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Michael, Barbados
Hometown: Los Angeles, California, USA
Did you know?
When she was a child Rihanna used to listen to reggae music at her home in Bridgetown.
At the age of 16 she left high school to move to New York and pursue a musical career led by music producer Evan Rogers.
She recorded there a four-song demo which included 'Pon De Replay'.
Def Jam signed Rihanna after hearing the demo and the single became her first hit.
Her third album, 'Good Girl Gone Bad', featuring the song 'Umbrella', was her first number one in the UK Albums Chart.
Rihanna was the non-singing star of Kanye West's video for 2009 single 'Paranoid'.
Rihanna won Best International Act at the 2011 MOBO Awards.
2011 Big Top 40 No.1 'We Found Love' is a collaboration with producer Calvin Harris.
First Single: Pon De Replay
First Album: Music Of The Sun
First Big Top 40 No.1: Russian Roulette
At the age of 16 she left high school to move to New York and pursue a musical career led by music producer Evan Rogers.
She recorded there a four-song demo which included 'Pon De Replay'.
Def Jam signed Rihanna after hearing the demo and the single became her first hit.
Her third album, 'Good Girl Gone Bad', featuring the song 'Umbrella', was her first number one in the UK Albums Chart.
Rihanna was the non-singing star of Kanye West's video for 2009 single 'Paranoid'.
Rihanna won Best International Act at the 2011 MOBO Awards.
2011 Big Top 40 No.1 'We Found Love' is a collaboration with producer Calvin Harris.
First Single: Pon De Replay
First Album: Music Of The Sun
First Big Top 40 No.1: Russian Roulette