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Birth
Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in St Michael Barbados. She was brough up with a family of two half siblings-Rajad, Rorrey and parents Monica and Ronald. -
Being found
At the age of 15, she formed a girl group with two of her classmates.
In 2003 friends introduced Rihanna and her two band mates to record producer Evan Rogers -
First records
She released her debut album Music of the Sun in August 2005.It charted at number 10 and its lead single “Pon de Replay” became a hit, but the subsequent singles failed to perform -
Becoming famous
The aptly titled Good Girl Gone Bad debuted at number two and became her best-selling album to date thanks in part to the wild success of its lead single “Umbrella.” -
Award winning material
She earned six Grammy nominations at the 2008 awards show taking home her first honour for Best rap/sung Collaboration (Umbrella" featuring Jay-Z) -
Abused
2009 got off to a very rocky start. She had to suddenly cancel her scheduled performance at the Grammys on February 8 when she and her longtime boyfriend, Chris Brown, had an argument the night that turned violent. Chris allegedly punched, slapped, choked and threatened to kill Rihanna after a spat stemming from a text message from a former flame escalated. Police photos of a bruised and bloodied Rihanna leaked to the press only causing further outrage. -
Rihanna is back!!!
back in full force later in the year when she performed her Grammy-winning collaboration with Jay-Z and Kanye West “Run This Town” in September. She stepped back into the spotlight just in time to release her fourth album, Rated R, two months later. The first three singles all became top 10 hits.
