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Date of Birth
Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty, on February 20, 1988, in Barbados http://www.biography.com/people/rihanna-201257#good-girl-gone-bad -
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Rihanna's Life
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First album release
Rihanna signed with Def Jam records at age 16 and in 2005 released her first album Music of the Sun, which sold more than two million copies worldwide -
3rd Album Release
Good Girl Gone Bad is the third studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on May 31, 2007, by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic concluded that it was Good Girl Gone Bad that made Rihanna a "full-fledged international pop star with a regular presence atop the charts" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Girl_Gone_Bad#Impact -
2nd Among the 100 Popular Female Artists
"Umbrella" was also the no. 1 single on the U.K. singles chart for 11 consecutive weeks and went on to win numerous awards. That momentum carried over to Rihanna’s next album, the emotionally riveting rated r. the 2009 set’s first single, “Russian roulette,” notched chart history as Rihanna’s 12th billboard hot 100 hit—placing her second among female hot 100 artists in the decade since 2000. -
"Loud" the 5th Album
"Loud" debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 207,000 copies in the United States, giving Rihanna her highest first-week sales in the US at that time -
Movies
She made her acting debut in the theatrical film “Battleship.” Most recently, Rihanna voiced her first animated character, Tip, in the Dreamworks' film "Home." In addition to providing three singles to the film's soundtrack, Rihanna curated the entire compilation. http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/rihanna-battleship-movie-trailer-cast-peter-berg -
7th Album Unapologetic
The former peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 where it became Rihanna's twelfth number one song, tying her with Madonna and The Supremes for fourth most number one songs in the history of the chart. -
Campaigning
Rihanna is to join a campaign to ensure that girls and boys in the world's poorest countries can get a quality education. Rihanna's Clara Lionel Foundation today announced a multi-year partnership with the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and international advocacy group Global Citizen. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rihanna-appointed-global-ambassador-to-champion-education-300333479.html -
The Newest Album
Rihanna made chart history with her brand new album Anti, released January 28, 2016, as she achieves her second consecutive #1 album with 166,000 first week sales -
Scholarship Program
The pop star announced that she has created a scholarship fund through her existing charitable organization, the Clara Lionel Foundation, which is named after her grandparents.The scholarships awarded will range from $5,000 up to $50,000, with the amount being based on a student’s financial need. http://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/05/16/rihanna-now-has-a-scholarship-program/#716549607fc1
