Rihanna is a singer and songwriter who was born in 1988 in Barbados. She moved to the United States at age 16 to pursue a music career. She signed with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for Jay-Z. Rihanna has released several successful studio albums between 2005-2010, spawning many number one singles. She has sold over 20 million albums and 60 million singles worldwide, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time.

1. RihannaBy Gemma Davis

2. Robyn Rihanna FentyBorn: February 20th 1988

3. Born in Saint Michael Barbados

4. Moved to the United States at the age of 16

5. She moved to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers

6. She subsequently signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for then-label head Jay-Z!The YOUNG RihannaIn 2005 Rihanna released her debut studio album, Music of the Sun, which peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart and features the Billboard Hot 100 hit single "Pon de Replay." it was less than a year later, that she released her second studio album, A Girl Like Me (2006), which pointed within the top five of the Billboard albums chart, and produced her first Hot 100 number one single, "SOS". Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad(2007), spawned four chart-topping singles "Umbrella", "Take a Bow", "Disturbia" and "Don't Stop the Music", and was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella," which features Jay-Z. Her fourth studio album Rated R, released in November 2009, produced the top 10 singles "Russian Roulette", "Hard" and "Rude Boy", which achieved the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Loud (2010), her fifth studio album, contains the number-one hits "Only Girl In the World", "What's My Name?" and "S&M".

7. Rihanna Now

8. Rihanna has sold more than 20 million albums and 60 million singlesShe is the youngest artist in Billboard charts history to achieve ten number-one singles on the Hot 100She is also starting her own company “Rihanna Entertainment” in which she will merge all of her businesses including music, film, fragrance, fashion and book ventures.She is a singer, songwriter, producer, philanthropist, author, and an actressHer fifth studio album “Loud” on November 16, 2010. It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, selling 207,000 copies in its first week, making it the biggest opening week of sales!!!!