Robyn Rihanna Fenty :born February 20, 1988), better known by her stage
name Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, actress, and fashion designer. Born
in Saint Michael, Barbados, her career began when she met record
producer Evan Rogers through mutual friends in late 2003 and recorded
demo tapes under Rogers's guidance. Her tape was sent to several record
labels, and she subsequently signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings
after auditioning for its then-president, hip-hop producer and rapper
Jay-Z. Both her debut album, Music of the Sun (2005) and its follow-up A
Girl Like Me (2006) peaked in the top ten on the US Billboard 200
chart. The albums spawned the US Billboard Hot 100 top two hit single
"Pon de Replay" and her first Hot 100 number-one on the chart, "SOS".
Her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), and its chart-topping
lead single "Umbrella" were major breakthroughs in her career that
brought her to widespread prominence. The album and its 2008 Reloaded
version further produced the worldwide hit singles "Don't Stop the
Music", "Take a Bow", and "Disturbia". The record was nominated for nine
Grammy Awards, winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella".
Following a highly publicized altercation with then-boyfriend,
entertainer Chris Brown, she released her fourth studio album, Rated R,
in November 2009. It was followed by three more albums: Loud (2010),
Talk That Talk (2011), and her first Billboard 200 number one album
Unapologetic (2012). That same year, she appeared in her first
theatrical feature film