Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born
February 20, 1988), better known as Rihanna, is a
Barbadian recording artist
and model. She subsequently signed a contract with
Def Jam Recordings after
auditioning for then-label head
Jay-Z. In 2005, Rihanna
released her debut studio album,
Music of the Sun, which
peaked within the top ten of the
Billboard
200 and features the
Billboard
Hot 100 hit single "Pon
de Replay". Less than a year later, she released
her second studio album,
A Girl Like Me (2006),
which peaked within the top five of the Billboard
albums chart, and produced her first US number one hit
single, "SOS",
as well as
Billboard
Hot 100 top ten entries "Unfaithful"
and "Break
It Off". Rihanna's third studio album,
Good Girl Gone Bad
(2007), peaking at number two on the Billboard 200,
featured five top ten hits including three US number one hit
singles—"Umbrella",
"Take
a Bow" and "Disturbia"—and
the worldwide hit "Don't
Stop the Music." The album was nominated for nine
Grammy Awards, winning
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
for "Umbrella," which features Jay-Z.
Rihanna has sold over 12 million albums,worldwide in her four-year career span and has received several accolades, including the 2007 World Music Awards for World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist and Female Entertainer of the Year, as well as the 2008 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. Rihanna has attained five Hot 100 number one singles, becoming the first of two female artists with the most number ones attained within the 2000s. She also serves as one of Barbados' honorary cultural ambassadors.
