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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)
Her second album, “A Girl like Me,” was released just a year after her debut in April 2006.15)