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In 2009, Rihanna's name hit the front pages of newspapers and magazines, full of angry headlines about how her then-boyfriend Chris Brown beat the singer right before the awards ceremony. This incident sparks a wave of public support for Rihanna, and she has since become an active campaigner against domestic violence. “It happened to me personally,” the singer says in an interview with Diane Sawyer. - “And it can happen to anyone.”

Rihanna later became romantically involved with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp, but the couple separated after some time.

Since his first appearance on the scene, the Barbadian star has been appearing almost continuously at the top of the pop music charts. For almost six years now, turning on the radio and visiting dance clubs, we have invariably heard the enchanting rhythms of Rihanna’s songs. But despite a steady stream of hits and a cool public image, the singer admits that she is just a vulnerable girl who has seen a lot of bad things in her life and now has to make a lot of effort to live with it.

“I try my best to control myself,” she will say after beating Chris Brown in 2009. “I don’t want people to see me cry. I don't want to look pathetic in their eyes. This period of my life was very painful, and I categorically did not want this to become my image. I wanted to be known as strong and successful. And I created this appearance until it became reality.”

In 2012, there were rumors that Rihanna and Brown were getting back together. The couple worked together on the song “Birthday Cake,” released the same year. And in August, the singer will give Oprah Winfrey a very frank interview about her relationship with Chris. She will talk about how Brown may be the love of her life and that they have a "very close connection."

How Rihanna became famous

Today, Rihanna's name is on everyone's lips. It's hard to find another R&B singer who can rival the Barbadian beauty's popularity. At 27 years old, Rihanna has achieved what other performers have been achieving for decades. The talented girl has 8 Grammy awards, 18 Billboard Music Awards, 20 million copies of albums sold and the love of fans around the world. Many performers can only dream of such high results.

Robin Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20, 1988 on the island of Barbados in a simple family: the girl’s mother worked as an accountant and raised three children, and her father was a commodity inspector. Her parents divorced when Rihanna was 14. The cause of family troubles was drug and alcohol addiction, to which the singer’s father was susceptible.

Growing up in an atmosphere of constant quarrels between her mother and father, Rihanna early showed an interest in vocal creativity, which helped distract her from life's troubles. The girl started singing when she was only 7 years old. And already in her teens, Rihanna organized her own group together with two classmates, with whom she appeared at a casting with producer Evan Rogers, who was visiting Barbados. Hearing the voice of the young performer, Evan immediately realized that a future star was standing in front of him. A year later, in 2005, 16-year-old Rihanna left her home island and set off to conquer America.

Rogers helped the girl make several demo recordings, which he sent to various studios in the hope of finding a publisher. The response came from the Def Jam label, which at that time was headed by the famous rap artist Jay-Z. Arriving at the audition, Rihanna sang the song “For the Love of You” and signed a contract to release the album on the same day. Work on the debut album took three months and in August 2005, “Music of the Sun” was released. The single from this album, entitled “Pon de Replay,” instantly became popular, reaching number two on the Billboard chart.

In 2006, the singer released her second album, “A Girl like Me,” which, in particular, could boast such hits as “Unfaithful” and “SOS.” In 2007, Rihanna transformed from the cute teenage pop princess, whose image was formed in her first works, into a real superstar, a youth idol and a sex symbol with a rebellious image. The changes were associated with the release of the third album with the self-explanatory title “Good Girl Gone Bad”.

Many songs from this disc became hits, but the composition “Umbrella” was especially successful, which topped the Billboard charts for seven weeks in a row.

The single spread all over the world, finally cementing Rihanna's status as an international star. The song “Umbrella” brought the singer her first Grammy Award.

Rihanna secured a new round of success with a grand tour that covered not only the United States, but also Canada and European countries.

The performer's next album was released in 2009. “Rated R” was warmly received not only by the public, but also by discerning critics, who noted Rihanna’s significant growth as a vocalist and musician. A year later, the singer records a duet with the famous rapper Eninem. The single “Love the Way You Lie” topped all major world charts. The video for this song also became a record holder. Already on the first day, the number of video views exceeded 6 million.

In November 2010, Rihanna presented the world with her fifth album, “Loud,” and a year later, fans were pleased with another disc, called “Talk That Talk.” The singer’s amazing performance was rewarded with commercial and professional success.

But Rihanna was not going to stop there and rest on her laurels and already in 2012 she recorded the album “Unapologetic”, which was about. Immediately after the release of the album, the singer went on a tour that covered the countries of America, Asia, Africa and Europe.

Fans love Rihanna not only for her undeniable talent and perseverance in work, but also for her bright and memorable image. As for the singer’s style, it has undergone great changes over the years of popularity, going from conscious provocativeness to measured extravagance.

Rihanna knows how and loves to shock, but she does it with her characteristic ease and enthusiasm. In 2014, the American Council of Fashion Designers considered our heroine worthy of the high title “Style Icon.”

Yes, they imitate Rihanna, they want to be like her, they love and appreciate her. But the singer really deserved her success. A strong voice, an up-to-date repertoire, workaholism and the ability to always be in trend brought Rihanna popularity and love from the public, which we hope she will continue to enjoy for many years to come.

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is her middle name, which she took as her stage name. Rihanna was born on February 20, 1988 in St. Michael, Barbados. Rihanna's mother, Monica Braithwaite, was an accountant. Father, Ronald Fenty, was a warehouse inspector at a clothing factory. Rihanna has two younger brothers and two more sisters and a brother from her father's previous marriage. Rihanna's parents divorced when she was 14 years old. From the age of 8 to 14, Rihanna suffered from severe headaches and doctors suspected she had a brain tumor. The future star's childhood was modest; she had to sell clothes in her father's tent.

Rihanna started singing at the age of 7. At school she formed a trio with her classmates. The singer did not graduate from high school and decided to leave it for a musical career. In December 2003, when she was 15 years old, Rihanna and her trio auditioned for American producer Evan Rogers, who was vacationing in Barbados. Rogers was impressed with Rihanna and invited her to make a demo recording in the United States. It took a whole year to record the four-song demo, since Rihanna could only come to the studio during the holidays.

In 2005, Rogers distributed a demo to record labels, and Def Jam Recordings became interested in the performer and signed a contract with her. Rihanna moved to live in the United States of America.

Debut studio album Music of the Sun

was recorded in 3 months. On August 22, 2005, the first single, "Pon de Replay", was released and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Charts. The album "Music of the Sun" sold 2 million copies and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. But music critics' assessment was mixed.

A month after the release of her debut work, Rihanna began recording her second studio album, A Girl like Me.

, which was released in April 2006. The album's lead single "SOS" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart. Rihanna's second album was certified platinum and again received mixed reviews from music critics. After the release of her second album, Rihanna embarked on her first solo concert tour, Rihanna: Live in Concert Tour, and then a joint UK concert tour with the Pussycat Dolls from November 2006 to February 2007.

On the third album Good Girl Gone Bad

Rihanna has transformed. She filled some songs with a new dance sound, got a short haircut and dyed her hair black. This album topped the music charts in many countries and finally received positive reviews from music critics. Four songs from this album entered the top three singles on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart. These are the songs “Umbrella”, “Shut Up and Drive”, “Don’t Stop the Music” and “Hate That I Love You”. Thanks to this album, Rihanna won the 2007 American Music Award for Best Soul/R&B Female Artist. In June 2008, Rihanna re-released this album as Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded, adding 3 new songs, and then released it again with remixes under the title Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes. It was the best-selling album of Rihanna's career and she received numerous awards for it.

In February 2009, an incident occurred. Rihanna was unable to attend the 51st Grammy Awards. It became known that Rihanna was physically injured by her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown. He was sentenced to community service and given 5 years probation.

On November 23, 2009, Rihanna released her fourth album, Rated R.

, which again received positive reviews from music critics. Three songs from this album, “Russian Roulette”, “Hard” and “Rude Boy”, made it into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 music chart. During this period, Rihanna created her own company, Rihanna Entertainment, in which she combined her entire business, including music. , films, perfumes, fashion and book publishing.

Fifth album Loud

was released on November 16, 2010. In June 2011, Rihanna embarked on her international concert tour, the Loud Tour.

Sixth album Talk That Talk

was released on November 21, 2011 in two versions: De Lux and Standard.

On September 26, 2012, the first single “Diamonds” from the seventh album Unapologetic

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Rihanna also starred in the following films: “Bring It On 3: All or Nothing” - 2006, “Battleship” - 2012, “Katy Perry: Part of Me” - 2012, “The End of the World” - 2013 , “Home” - 2015.

Rihanna's new song "Kiss It Better" is currently expected to be published.

Biography

Robyn Rihanna Fenty, known by her stage name Rihanna, was born on the island of Barbados on February 20, 1988, in the parish of St. Michael. Her father Ronald Fenty was a native Barbadian with Irish roots, and her mother Monica was from Guyana. Rihanna has been interested in singing since childhood - she organized her first musical trio in high school, where she teamed up with two of her classmates.

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Having already become a real diva, this beauty from Barbados is called the new Beyonce (whose boyfriend Jay-Z discovered the young singer), but in fact her work turned out to be even more impressive than the solo work of the star from Destiny's Child.
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In addition to recording one of the most popular singles of 2005, the hypnotizing Pon De Replay (which flew out of every car window and played at every party last summer), she captivated millions of listeners with her charm. Now Robyn Rihanna Fenty is ready to do it all again with her second album, A Girl Like Me.

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The eighteen-year-old singer returns with a surprisingly diverse record that combines pop music, dance tracks, R&B, reggae and acoustic numbers. The big surprise was that this time a good third of the album consists of leisurely, sad ballads based on the sound of piano, strings or guitar. But, of course, there were a couple of big club hits.

Rihanna herself claims that on the new album she tried to add more rock to her music. In an interview, she stated that the lion's share of the record consisted of songs that were completely different from what she had performed before.

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The album's first single, following Rihanna's million-selling debut, was "SOS," a sweet summer jam produced by Jason Rotem. With a hypnotic beat and seductive melody, SOS takes the electro-funk of Soft Cell's 80s classic Tainted Love into an emotional anthem of love. It is followed by a power ballad, a must for any album, but this time there is a surprise in store for you at the end.

The song Unfaithful, created in collaboration with fellow recording studio Ne-Yo (who also wrote Mario's hit Let Me Love You) and Stargate, tells the story of the collapse of a relationship due to betrayal, but the fact that the traitor turns out to be the singer herself, on whose behalf the story makes the song very unusual. Perhaps the most interesting track, in which rock meets island rhythms, was Kisses Don't Lie. Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken, who run Rihanna's production company SRP, blend elements of Caribbean sounds with electric guitars and enchanting bass into the song. This album also features a ton of party-ready R&B hits like Dem Haters. And the joint work of Rihanna and Sean Paul in the form of a reggae track with the flavor of New Wave music, Break It Off, turned out to be a product completely ready to conquer the charts.

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The first single of the album, SOS, received strong support on the waves of radio stations in the USA and Canada and took the top lines of the charts in both countries in terms of the number of rotations. Thanks to last year's amazing success and the infectious new track SOS, the talented beauty Rihanna has attracted the attention of NIKE and JC Penny. NIKE chose the song SOS to advertise a new clothing line inspired by dancing. The owners of JC Penny were also fascinated by Rihanna.

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She became the new face of the Miss Bisou brand in the company's stores across the country and took part in an advertising campaign. Most likely, you have already heard the song SOS several times in the nightclubs of your city, and it is unlikely to leave them in the near future. And this is great, because on her new album Rihanna has prepared for us even more fiery tracks in the style of Pon De Replay. Drawing inspiration from dancehall and reggae, Rihanna blends the traditional sounds of her homeland with upbeat rhythms that are taking the planet by storm. A Girl Like Me is sure to cement her status as one of pop music's brightest rising stars. The lack of a large number of guest artists suggests that the record has a strong and surprisingly multifaceted personality.

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With the album A Girl Like Me, the singer and beauty proves that her success was not an accident. The debut disc Music Of The Sun has sold a million copies worldwide, and this time the summer belongs to Rihanna again.

It's no wonder that green-eyed beauty Rihanna only needed a short audition with the president of the multimillion-dollar record company Def Jam Recording, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, to receive a contract. “I remember waiting in the lobby and shaking with fear,” Rihanna later said in a pleasant Caribbean accent. "I saw Jay-Z's face in the hallway and I thought, 'Oh my God!' I've never met a celebrity in my life. And meeting a star, and also the president of a record company, seemed completely crazy!”

Rihanna, who grew up in St. Michael, Barbados, it never occurred to her that one day she would be in the same company as music moguls. Before moving to the states in 2005, Rihanna led a normal island life, going to school and, like many of her peers, singing songs with friends just for fun.

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Even after winning a school beauty and talent contest, Rihanna didn't realize how gifted she was until she caught the attention of New York music producer Evan Rogers. (Evan and his partner Carl Sturken have produced hits for artists such as Christina Aguilera, Ruben Studdard and Kelly Clarkson). Evan and his wife Jackie, who is also from Barbados, were spending Christmas near Rihanna's hometown, and a mutual friend introduced them to the young diva. Hearing her sing, Evan immediately noticed great potential in Rihanna and invited her to New York to record.

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As a result, Rihanna, Evan and Carl created about a dozen compositions. They were inspired to write these tracks by the musical styles of dancehall and reggae, which they combined with R&B and soul sounds. Rihanna compares this unusual mixture to her favorite Caribbean dish, callaloo. “This dish is like a stew,” explains Rihanna. “My music is a fusion of Caribbean beat and RnB. I don’t want to make only dance tracks, since I can also sing. There are also ballads on the album."

Rihanna's debut album, Music of the Sun, has all the ingredients for musical magic. Like her idols: Beyonce, Alicia Keys, and Mariah Carey, Rihanna is a talented composer. She contributed to the writing of most of the tracks on the album. The first single "Pon De Replay" literally blew up dance floors on both sides of the Atlantic. The video was choreographed by Aaliyah's famous instructor, Fatima Robinson. The second single was the romantic song “If It's Loving That You Want.” "Music of the Sun" contains songs ranging from a remake of the reggae classic hit "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" to the soulful, acoustic guitar-driven ballad "The Last Time."

Rihanna also plans to act in films. “It's crazy and fun at the same time,” the singer says of her upcoming role in the teen comedy sequel Bring It On, tentatively titled Bring It On Yet Again. In this film, cheerleaders for sports teams will strive to win a competition that gives them the right to participate in a television project with Rihanna. Also involved in the filming is the younger sister of the famous Beyonce, Solange Knowles.

“If I hadn’t met Evan and Carl, my dreams would have remained dreams,” Rihanna shares. “I am very grateful to them for everything.” The growing majority of fans are grateful, first of all, to Rihanna herself.

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