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D.O.B
Robyn Rihanna Fenty simply known as Rihanna, she was born Saint Michael, Barbados. -
Auditioning for Evan Rodgers!
Rihanna met american producer Evan Rodgers, Rihanna & her two bandmates auditioned for him in his hotel room -
Rihanna demo was sent to Def Jam records!
A copy of Rihanna demo was sent to Def Jam Recordings, where Jay Brown, an A&R executive, overheard it and played it for the label's then-president, Jay-Z -
Signed with Def Jam
After signing with Def Jam in February 2005, she relocated to the United States and moved in with Rogers and his wife -
Released her debut single!
She released her debut single, "Pon de Replay", on August 22, 2005, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. -
Released Album Music of the Sun!
Rihanna's debut album, Music of the Sun, was released in August 2005 in the United States,The album reached number ten on the Billboard 200, selling 69,000 copies in its first week. -
First acting role!
Rihanna made her acting debut in a cameo role in the straight-to-DVD film Bring It On: All or Nothing, which was released on August 8, 2006 -
First Headline Tour!
Rihanna embarked on her first headlining tour, the Rihanna: Live in Concert Tour. She then embarked on the Rock The Block Tour and then toured with Pussycat Dolls from November 2006 to February 2007 in the United Kingdom -
Second headlining tour!
In support of the album, she kicked off her second headlining tour, the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour on September 12, 2007, with several shows across the United States, Canada and Europe -
Glow in the dark tour!
Rihanna then embarked on the Glow in the Dark Tour with Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, and N.E.R.D on April 16, 2008 -
Grammy Awards performance cancelled!
On February 8, 2009, Rihanna's scheduled performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards was cancelled ,Reports later surfaced regarding an alleged altercation with then-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, who was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats. -
Chris brown was charged with assault!
On March 5, 2009, Brown was charged with assault and making criminal threats revealed Rihanna had sustained visible injuries—an organization known as STOParazzi has proposed a law called "Rihanna's Law," -
Chris brown pled quilty!
On June 22, 2009, Brown pled guilty to the felony assault. In exchange for his plea Brown received five years probation and was ordered to stay fifty yards away from Rihanna, unless at public events, which then will be reduced to ten yards -
Rated R Released!
Rihanna fourth studio album, Rated R, was released in November 2009 Rolling Stone was favorable of the album commenting that "Rihanna has transformed her sound and made one of the best pop records of the year -
Won two Awards!
In January 2010, Rihanna won two Barbados Music Awards for "Song of the Decade" with "Umbrella" and "Entertainer of the Decade. -
Released a self-titled book!
In October 2010, she released a self-titled book,and announced that she was parting ways with manager Marc Jordan and will henceforth be managed by Jay-Z's Roc Nation Management -
Fifth album LOUD!
Rihanna released her 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 sales of her career so far -
Loud Tour!
In June 2011, Rihanna embarked on her worldwide concert tour, Loud Tour, to promote the album -
We found love Lead single off new album!
The lead single "We Found Love" premiered on September 22, 2011 and was released on the same day for digital download in the US -
Two collaborations released!
In October 2011, two collaborations featuring Rihanna were released, They were Coldplay's "Princess of China" from the album Mylo Xyloto and Nicki Minaj's Fly from the album Pink Friday -
Sixth album Talk That Talk!
Rihanna's sixth album, Talk That Talk, is scheduled to be released on November 21, 2011 in both deluxe and standard editions. -
2012 Battleship film!
Rihanna will appear in the 2012 film Battleship, which is based on the game of the same name.
