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Rihanna

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Rihanna

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Overview

  • Born
    February 20, 1988 · Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados
  • Birth name
    Robyn Rihanna Fenty
  • Nicknames
    • RiRi
    • The Caribbean Queen
    • The Barbados Babe
    • The Bajan Beauty
    • The Princess of Pop
    • The Princess of R&B
    • Badgalriri
  • Height
    5′ 8″ (1.73 m)

Biography

    • Rihanna was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988 in Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados to Monica Braithwaite, an accountant & Ronald Fenty, a warehouse supervisor. Her mother is Afro-Guyanese and her father is of Afro-Barbadian and British Isles ancestry. Rihanna lived the life of a normal island girl going to Combermere, a top sixth form school. Rihanna won numerous beauty pageants and performed Mariah Carey's single, Hero in a school talent show. Her life changed forever when one of her friends introduced her to Evan Rodgers, a producer from New York who was in Barbados for a vacation with his wife, who is a native. Rodgers arranged for her to go to New York to meet Jay-Z, CEO of Def Jam Records. He heard her sing and knew she was going to be incredibly successful. She was age 16 when she was signed to Def Jam. Since then, she's amassed phenomenal success.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Loud_Child

Family

  • Children
      RZA Athelston Mayers
      Riot Rose Mayers
  • Parents
      Monica Braithwaite
      Ronald Fenty
  • Relatives
      Reginald Leslie Forde(Grandparent)
      Betty Fenty(Grandparent)
      Rorrey Fenty(Sibling)
      Rajad Fenty(Sibling)

Trademarks

  • Leather outfits and revealing outfits
  • Ever changing hairstyles
  • Her many tattoos
  • Strong Bajan accent
  • Mezzo-soprano vocals

Trivia

  • In the United Kingdom, she became the only female; and the only artist in 52 years to have three top ten songs at once on the "UK Official Chart". She also became the first female artist; in the history of the chart, to have a number one in five consecutive years.
  • She's the highest paid female celebrity to be seated front row at fashion shows. She's paid an estimated $100,000, followed by Beyoncé, who is estimated at $80,000.
  • She was tagged "The Digital Download Queen" on account of her songs being downloaded over 75,000,000 times combined.
  • Was signed onto Def Jam Recordings at age 16.
  • Organised a bachelorette party for her close friend Katy Perry.

Quotes

  • I love the high-risk (guys). I don't like cream puff, corny guys. Usually, they are the nice guys, the ones that won't hurt you. They will pull out the chair for you and the whole nine yards. Everything is perfect and boring. I like the risk, I like the edge. That's the thrill for me.
  • [on Fashion] Wear the clothes. Don't let them wear you.
  • [on Jesse Williams] Jesse, who's in my music video for "Russian Roulette", is so hot!
  • I love flirting at the moment. I'm single and I'm enjoying my freedom. But I don't give my phone number out that often. But if I'm dating, I check the boy from the top to the bottom.
  • [on what a man needs to impress her] He has to be good in bed and the size matters. You know what I mean? The inner beauty counts as well, but without a toy it doesn't make it fun.

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