Robyn Rihanna Fenty is her full name.¹⁾

She is 34 years old. On February 20, 1988, she was born.²⁾

Rihanna was raised in Bridgetown, Barbados, and was born in Saint Michael, Barbados.³⁾

Her father is of Irish-Barbadian descent, while her mother is of Afro-Guyanese descent. When she was 14 years old, her parents split.⁴⁾

Her siblings include two biological brothers, two half-sisters, and a half-brother.⁵⁾

When Rihanna was in high school, she joined the army cadets, and her drill sergeant was singer Shontelle.⁶⁾

She won a talent event at the age of 15 by singing Mariah Carey's “Hero”.⁷⁾

Rihanna grew up listening to reggae music and began studying music in high school.⁸⁾

Rihanna won her high school beauty contest when she was 16 years old.⁹⁾

In 2003, she created a girl band in Barbados with two classmates.¹⁰⁾

Evan Rogers, an American record producer, found the girl group and asked the girls to an audition.¹¹⁾

Rihanna's strong voice stood out, so she was called back by Rogers for a second audition.¹²⁾

Rihanna's demo recordings were delivered to Def Jam Records, where Jay-Z listened to them and signed her.¹³⁾

Rihanna's debut album, “Music of the Sun” was released in August 2005 and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling over two million copies worldwide.¹⁴⁾