Rihanna (Robin Rihanna Fenty, eng. Robyn Rihanna Fenty, born 1988) is the most popular American pop and R&B singer, fashion model, fashion designer, who has become a real pop idol of our days. She was the first singer from Barbados to win a Grammy Award. Her tracks have repeatedly topped the popular Billboard Hot 100 chart, collectively reaching an impressive 60 weeks. Rihanna has been named the winner of the American Music Awards for Best Soul/R&B Female Artist five times.
Childhood and youth
Rihanna was born on February 20, 1988 in the small town of Saint Michael on the island of Barbados, located in the Caribbean. The singer's mother Monica worked as an accountant, and her father Ronald worked in a warehouse. She became the eldest among the children and has two younger brothers. The family could not boast of great prosperity, huddling in a three-room apartment. In childhood, the future star did not differ much from her peers: she attended high school and listened to reggae, popular in Barbados. Due to lack of money, she began to earn money early, trading with her father in a tent.
An unpleasant imprint of childhood was the constant conflicts of the parents and the use of cocaine by the father, which contributed to the breakup of the family. Rihanna loved her father very much, and his degradation caused her depression and frequent headaches. At one time there was a suspicion of a brain tumor, fortunately, this terrible diagnosis was not confirmed. In addition, because of the lighter skin color, the girl was constantly ridiculed by her peers. Today she remembers this with irony and is even grateful to her offenders for giving her a good life school.
Already at the age of 7, Rihanna began to entertain relatives and friends with singing and did it quite well. Vocal abilities helped the girl win the school talent competition with the song M. Carey and gave her self-confidence. At the age of 15, she creates a musical group with two classmates.
Thanks to this, the girl came to the attention of producer E. Rogers, who was delighted with her vocal abilities. This was followed by an invitation to move to the US to start a musical career. The seriousness of Rogers' intentions was evidenced by his desire to see Rihanna's mother there as well. “I wanted to do what I had to do, even if for this I had to go to America,” the performer admitted.
To the top of the charts
A trip to New York gave the first result - four demo versions of songs were recorded, which made the girl really popular. In 2005, she began to look for a record company that could promote her. As a result, a multi-million dollar contract was signed with Jay Z, with whom the singer recorded ten songs that quickly hit the top lines of Billboard. The most popular was the single "Pon de Replay" with a colorful Caribbean rhythm and enchanting pop sound. This was followed by another hit "If It's Lovin' That You Want".
The first album of the performer, called "Music of the Sun", was released at the end of 2005. It became incredibly popular in many countries, and in the United States the entire half-million circulation was sold out. While working on her debut solo album, Rihanna proved herself as a composer, personally writing the music for several tracks. Soon the girl went on tour with G. Stefani, speaking as her opening act.
The second disc of the performer "A Girl Like Me" followed after the first, appearing eight months later. In it, Rihanna fans could enjoy the sound of reggae, incendiary dance rhythms, club hip-hop and acoustic numbers. R&B didn't stand aside either. Several tracks, such as "We Ride" or "Unfaithful", made it to the top of the charts, and the album itself entered the top five in the UK and the US. Together, more than a dozen singles from the first two albums turned out to be worldwide hits - an impressive result for a newcomer.
In the wake of such success, the singer was invited to work in films and starred in a small role in the youth comedy Bring It On: Fight to the End, where she played a cameo. Rihanna's fantastically fast rise in popularity is, of course, due to her enormous talent, but there is another equally important reason. At the beginning of the 21st century, a certain void appeared in the American market, and a temperamental performer with hot Latin blood helped fill this gap.
On the wave of success
The next album of the performer "Good girl gone bad" appeared in 2007. Megastars such as Ne-Yo, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland worked on it together with the singer. The first composition "Umbrella" lasted seven weeks at the top of the Billboard, and about 6.2 million copies of the album were sold around the world. In June 2008, the third album was re-released. The new version featured another planetary hit "Take a Bow", as well as a popular song recorded with the "Maroon 5" team called "If I never see your face agane".
In November 2009, Rihanna's fans heard their fourth album Rated R. According to the singer, this is a new chapter in her musical career, completely changing the stereotypes in the hip-hop and R&B genre. She appeared in a much more frank and somewhat brutal way. All the compositions of the disc were the fruit of the singer's deep personal experiences caused by the wild beating of her former lover. This is also evidenced by the names of several compositions that sound in Russian as "Rude guy" and "Blinded by love." But the singer's fans liked such changes, and the album was received very warmly. A year later, the remix album "Rated R: Remixited" was released.
New achievements
November 16, 2010 was the presentation of the fifth album "Loud". It features touching ballads like "California King Bed" and dance tracks like "Only girl". His appearance marked the return of the singer to the style of the 2007 model that fell in love with the fans. As before, a number of singles from Rihanna's album were at the top of the Billboard, and "Only girl" settled on its top line. At the same time, Rihanna launched the "Rihhanna Entertainment" campaign, in which she tried to combine her musical, charitable, fashion and other projects.
In addition, she became a member of the popular music show The X Factor. The sixth album of the singer called "Talk That Talk" has a pronounced dance bias. Despite the traditional popularity, the lyrics of some songs were perceived by critics with hostility for their excessive frivolity.
In 2012, the seventh disc "Unapologetic" appeared. Here, the singer's fans were able to hear a more diverse musical material, which includes, along with the usual pop and dance, electronic music and dubstep. There are also ballads in it, one of which, called "Stay", turned out to be the second international single. Despite a fair share of criticism of the performer for the rush to prepare the album and, as a result, raw material, "Unapologetic" conquered the top of the Billboard 200 chart and was awarded a Grammy.
In January 2016, the long-awaited eighth album "Anti" was released, the appearance of which was repeatedly postponed. By the time of its appearance, three new songs were presented - "FourFiveSeconds", "Bitch Better Have My Money" and "American Oxygen", which did not make it to the album. "Anti" premiered on streaming service Tidal. Thanks to this, the album overcame the millionth download bar in 14 hours, and in the first day alone, its compositions were listened to online 13 million times. Not surprisingly, the single "Work", recorded in a duet with Canadian rapper Drake, was at the top of the Billboard, where he stayed for 9 weeks.
The singer is actively collaborating with other stars. One of them is Eminen, with whom she has already performed 4 songs. In 2014, Rihanna recorded the song “Can’t Remember to Forget You” with Shakira, filming a crazy-energy video in support of her. The following year, she recorded a track with P. McCartney and K. West.
She's the only one
Rihanna has become a real event not only in music, but also in fashion life. “Now I am simply obsessed with being the first in matters of fashion,” the singer claims. She pays tribute to the style of G. Stefani and D. Lopez, but at the same time she chooses her own path. During her solo career, the girl repeatedly changed her image, turning from a brutal vamp woman into a fragile sentimental girl.
Despite the fact that the singer is very comfortable in America, where she especially adores New York and Los Angeles, her soul and heart belong to Barbados. For herself and loved ones, she is still Robin, and for the general public, the familiar Rihanna. Most of her friends are men, and Rihanna sees nothing wrong with that. In addition to her solo career, the singer pays great attention to charity. She took part in the creation of clothing collections, the proceeds from the sale of which were directed to the fight against AIDS.
Rihanna today
In 2016, YouTube video service recognized Rihanna as the most popular singer of the first half of the year. The total number of views of her video clips exceeded 1.73 billion, which made it possible to bypass the previous leader T. Swift.
The singer's page on Instagram has over 2 million subscribers, and their number is constantly increasing. Rihanna is a regular on Twitter and personally communicates with fans, sharing her problems and experiences with them. Fans of the performer call themselves the “sailors” of Rihanna, apparently putting themselves in opposition to the “little monsters” of Gaga.
In April 2016, the singer posed for the cover of a fashionable glossy edition of Vogue, in the issue of which a collection of shoes from Rihanna and M. Blahnik was shown.
Personal life
At one time, Rihanna had an affair with rapper Chris Brown. A difficult relationship with a lover has become an occasion for general discussion. In 2009, Rihanna did not show up for the prestigious Grammy Awards. As it turned out later, the reason was related to her severe beating by Chris, while the photo with traces of violence got into the World Wide Web. After this, the rapper publicly apologized for a long time and even went to the police himself to testify. But he never received forgiveness from both the girl and the court, which sentenced Brown to five years of probation. But after this incident, Rihanna got a symbolic tattoo on her body in the form of two pistols with the inscription: “Not a mistake, but a lesson.”
Los Angeles Dodger player M. Kemp became the new passion of the popular performer, but he broke off relations with the singer because of her crazy work schedule. She then became involved with basketball player JR Smith. The press talked about her romance with singer Usher and rapper Drake. It is known that Rihanna briefly resumed relations with Brown, but then they broke up again. Today, the singer is ready for a new relationship and declares: "I'm ready for love, but guys have to earn it".
The dark-skinned beauty, singer, model and actress - Rihanna, has been pleasing fans with her work for more than a decade. Stunning appearance and amazing, charming voice won the hearts of millions of fans in all corners of the world. Many people follow her life and creative successes in social networks, and in this collection it is proposed to get acquainted with the most outstanding and fateful moments in the life of Rihanna.
Biography of Rihanna
3. The stage name is actually the second name of the singer. Her first name is Robin.
Photo: tumblr.com 4. It is interesting that in the family of a star, the names of all children begin with the letter "P". She is the eldest among the children, has two younger brothers - Rorry and Rajad. There are half-sisters and a brother from his first marriage on his father's side.
5. The singer's parents are citizens of Barbados. His mother is an accountant in the past, and his father was inspecting clothing warehouses in a factory.
6. The girl started working at an early age, helping her father sell clothes in a stall in the market.
7. For 5 years, starting from the age of 8, she suffered from terrible headaches. According to doctors, the girl could have a tumor. Several times, computed tomography of the child's brain was performed.
8. Monica and Ronald - Rihanna's parents, divorced when the girl was 14 years old. The father was addicted to drugs of varying severity, which seriously affected the atmosphere within the family. But after the divorce, he did not disappear from his daughter's life, but continued to fulfill his father's duties, being part of her life.
Photo: tumblr.com 9. The girl studied at two schools in her city. Enrolling in the second, she organized a trio with her classmates.
10. In Barbados, women and children are trained in military drills. Rihanna also passed it and was even a military training cadet. She was trained by real active military men.
11. The singer never graduated from high school, because it was time to devote all her time to music. Leaving school, the girl devoted herself completely to the career of a singer.
12. At the age of 16, the girl won the local beauty pageant and took the main award at the talent contest with Mariah Carey's song "Hero".
13. In 2005, the rising star went to the United States, where she lived with producer Rogers for some time with her mother. Since then, her serious ascent to the pinnacle of fame began.
14. There are many tattoos on the singer's body, which are symbols and are made in dedication to one of the important events in her life. Among the rich variety of signs such as a skull with a bow or a falcon (which is tattooed on top of a treble clef and notes), pistols, Rihanna prefers signs of the Maori tribe, Egyptian symbols, Arabic symbols, Sanskrit. There are 19 tattoos in total, the first one was made in 2006.
Photo: www.flickr.com / celebrityabc 15. At home, the singer received the status of ambassador for culture and the arts for her contribution to the culture of Barbados, as well as significant charitable work.
16. Rihanna's fortune is estimated at 90 million dollars.
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17. The first singing experience was working in a school trio. In 2003, a famous producer came to the island. Three girls came to Evan Rogers for an audition and the producer describes the first impression as follows: “When they entered the room, the other two girls simply faded against the background of Rihanna.” After the girl performed a cover version of the song "Emotion", Rogers was impressed and invited her to make several studio recordings, and also wanted to meet the girl's mother.
18. Demo recordings were made for more than a year, since the singer could only visit the studio during the holidays, between school hours. This composition includes covers of famous songs by Whitney Houston.
Photo: www.flickr.com / MiKeARB 19. In 2005, these recordings were distributed to many well-known record companies. One of the copies fell into the hands of Jay-Z, who at that time was already the president of Def Jam Records. But he was skeptical about her work, giving a chance to prove himself by performing another song already in his studio.
20. On the same day they decided to cooperate, and Rihanna refused auditions in other places. By the way, Jay-Z was the first to give an answer and invited the young talent to audition.
Photo: www.flickr.com / celebrityabc 21. Since that time, the singer began working on her debut album "Music of the sun". It was recorded during 3 months of hard work of the young singer. The album immediately got to 10th place in the popular rating. About 69 thousand copies were sold in the first 7 days of sales.
22. The total number of copies of the album sold is over two million, for which he received an award - a gold certificate from the Recording Studios Association of America.
23. The release of the album was preceded by the success of the single "Pon de Replay", which took second place in the Billboard rating.
Photo: www.flickr.com / wenthworth 24. Despite its popularity and unconditional success with listeners, music critics rated the rising star quite strictly. Absolutely mercilessly criticized the manner of performance and vocal abilities of the native of the Caribbean, and at the same time the quality of the music.
25. The second single from the same album has already been met more loyally, but it took a much lower position in the charts. But in Ireland, Australia and the UK, the song was met with a bang.
26. A month after the release of the first album, Rihanna began to work on the second, at the same time acting as the opening act for Gwen Steffani.
Photo: tumblr.com 27. The second album "A girl like me" received more tolerant reviews from critics and was liked by the public, which was already able to taste the work of the new R&B style star. In all charts, songs from the album took the lead, as a result - platinum from the Recording Industry Association.
28. In 2007, the singer decided to make changes in the style of the music she performs, as well as emphasize her rebellious spirit in a new way. A short haircut and dark hair color, combined with the dance direction of the music itself, did their job. The third album received positive reviews from music critics and took high positions in the charts in many countries.
29. The song "Umbrella" from the album "Good girl gone bad" broke the record for staying at the top of the Billboard chart. For more than 10 weeks in a row, she was in first place.
30. In the same year, the singer received four MTV VMA nominations, winning two of them: for best single and best video of the year. And a year later, two more MTV awards only in the Music Awords category for best soul / R&B and pop / rock artist.
31. At the end of 2008, Rihanna was featured in Entertainment Weekly as a singer who achieved incredible success during the year.
Photo: tumblr.com 32. The beginning of 2009 was rocky for the singer due to personal circumstances. Her performance at the Grammy Awards was cancelled.
33. Stress crippled the singer and her performance, so the fourth album was released at the end of November 2009.
34. Since 2010, the singer has released several more successful albums. Among them: Loud, for his advertising, the star staged a tour around the world. This album includes the famous song "S&M", which.
35. The S&M single made Rihanna famous as one of the few young artists who managed to be at the top of the chart 10 times.
36. In 2011, Rihanna was invited as a jury member to the X Factor talent show, where she stayed for a month.
37. The seventh album of the singer "Unapologetic". The most famous track from this album is Diamonds, the lyrics to which were written by the singer Sia.
38. For the seventh album, Rihanna received 8 Grammy awards in a row.
39. In 2012, the singer tried herself as a film actress, starring in the film "Battleship".
40. In October 2013, the general public became aware of Rihanna's collaboration with. It turned out that the duo had already recorded 4 compositions, one of which became 11 works that took first place in the chart - this is the song "The Monster".
41. 2015 brought the singer her fifth, record win in the Music Awards nomination as a soul and R&B performer.
42. The eighth album was released already in 2016. Between 7 and 8 albums, the singer worked in duets with Eminem and Shakira, shot videos for popular singles and released several more well-known works.
43. Collaboration with Australian artist Drake brought Rihanna her 14th hit, he was at the top of the European chart for a long time.
Rihanna's personal life
44. Returning to the singer's failed performance at the Grammy Awards in 2009, the reason for this event should be revealed. The singer was the victim of her boyfriend Chris Brown, who beat the girl.
45. At the police station, police officers posted a photo of the beaten singer on social networks, after which the "Law of Rihanna" was issued, according to which all law enforcement officials will be punished for disseminating such information in the media.
46. Chris was arrested, he received 5 years probation and a year of community service. At the trial, the guy denied his involvement, but after the verdict, more than once, even publicly, he apologized to his girlfriend.
47. After breaking up with Chris, Rihanna hit work, a loved one helped her survive what happened.
48. When Katie was getting married, Rihanna gave her a dizzying bachelorette party in a few days. They visited Las Vegas, where they rested in several hotels, and the Du Soley Circus performed at the celebration.
Photo: www.flickr.com / celebrityabc 49. Later, Rihanna reconciled with Chris, but a year later they broke up completely.
50. The latest rumors about Rihanna's romance are attributed to her in tandem with singer Drake. But, there is no official confirmation of this information.
In addition to two sons from the singer's mother, Monica, Ronald Fenty has three more children from different women.
The oldest of Fenty's children is 32 years old. candy(Kandy). Rihanna saw her for the first time at the age of 15, and immediately became an aunt for Candy's two daughters - Crystal(11 years old) and Brandi(14 years old).
Back when she wasn't famous, she was cool- Candy tells the British tabloids "The Sun". - My daughters found her funny and now they are in awe of the fact that she is the most famous singer in the world. They hum her songs all the time.
Candy herself found the father, unaware of the already grown child.
It's not enough to say - I was shocked - but I really often crossed the line in relation to girls in my youth. Candy told me who her mother was and I replied "Well, well, welcome to the family."
Candy's mother took Candy from Barbados at an early age to England, to Dagenham, an eastern suburb of London. In adulthood, Candy returned to Barbados and got a job in a pharmacy in the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown, as a seller.
It was only when he recovered from the shock that he remembered to introduce me to Rihanna. We went to a local restaurant and took some pictures. She loved being the center of attention and posing for the camera. She was very funny, she made fun of everything and my daughters could not help laughing.
From left to right: Raja, Rorry, Ree, Brandy, Candy, Crystal
Now Candy lives in the countryside of Barbados and works from morning to night at a low-paid job providing for her daughters.
I can not sing. But since I met my sister, I have been following her career and reading with pleasure what is happening to her. I've only met her a couple of times since then, and since she moved to New York, I haven't heard from her at all. She hasn't even given me her new cell number since 2009. But this is all because she is very busy, and I plow from morning to night - I don’t have much time to “chat”. But I'm very proud of her. I do not envy her luck and fame - I live a simple life and am happy to have what I have. Although we are similar - we have the same big forehead!
Rihanna also has a 30-year-old sister Samantha and 27 year old brother Jamie.
Samantha in blue dress, father, Raja, Ree, Rorry
Unlike Candy, Samantha knew her father as a child and her parents were married. But after the divorce, Ronald moved to Canada, where he was offered a job as a cook. Only seven years later, as he returned to his homeland and Rihanna was already three years old, they met again. Friends (unnamed by the tabloid) recall that when Sam first saw her little sister, she stared at her and said, "Mini me." Samantha always dreamed of a younger sister and gladly accepted a baby who looked like her. Samantha dressed up and combed Rihanna.
Samantha and Rihanna's mothers become friends. Monica has always treated Sam like family. When she had some kind of performance at school, Monica, the makeup artist, always painted Samantha. A big happy family walked in the amusement park, went to the beach together.
Samantha is now married. She took her education more seriously than Fenty, studied well at school, graduated from the University of Bridgetown, and works as an adviser on Caribbean issues to the government of Barbados. She regularly goes to church and goes on business trips to the Caribbean. She has a good voice, but apart from church, weddings and funerals, she has nowhere to sing.
Ronald's third illegitimate child Jamie is an artist. He is friendly with the brothers and often meets with Rihanna when she comes to her homeland.
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Rihanna caught the lucky star when she was just 16 years old. This sultry Barbados beauty instantly won the hearts of listeners and became one of the highest paid stars of show business. After only a few years on the stage, Ri-Ri earned her the nickname of style icon and pop idol. Of course, this is the merit of the girl herself and her talent, but it is also not worth throwing aside the work of her team.
short biography
The future musical star was born on February 20, 1988 in a small town on the island of Barbados, in the most ordinary family. The chosen name of the singer, Rihanna, is real. She is Robin Rihanna Fenty on her passport. At 14, Rihanna's parents divorced. Despite the fact that her father had a craving for alcohol and marijuana, she always maintained a relationship with him. The life of the future singer proceeded to the rhythms of reggae music. The girl began to sing at the age of seven, and at school she even managed to organize her own trio. It was as part of this trio that Rihanna went in 2003 to audition for Evan Rogers at the hotel where he accidentally stayed in Barbados. This was a decisive step in Rihanna's career. It was Evan Rogers who saw her as a future world star. The producer did not even pay attention to the two girls who came with her.
Carier start
Evan Rogers helped Rihanna record her first demos. It took almost a year, because the girl tried to combine her studies in high school and could only come to the recording studio during the holidays. But the demos were recorded, and Rogers started looking for a contract with one of the music labels. In 2005, the recording of the young singer came to Jay-Z, who at that time was the president of the music label Def Jam Recordings. The rapper decided to personally meet with Rihanna and listen to her. Their meeting ended successfully, and Rihanna, without hesitation, signed her first contract with Def Jam. After that, she immediately canceled appointments with other labels, dropped out of school and started recording her first album. It took exactly three months, and the start of a stellar career was laid.
Recognition and further career
Ri-Ri's first album Music of the Sun was released in 2005 and sold two million copies. Her first single immediately took a leading position in the lists of the most popular singles in 15 countries around the world.
Just a month after the release of the first album, Rihanna began recording the second, called A Girl like Me. He came out the following year. The main single was the song SOS, which took a leading position in the US charts.
A year later, in 2007, the singer released another album - Good Girl Gone Bad. The main hit of this album was the song Umbrella, recorded together with Jay-Z. Then, in 2008, this album was re-released under the name Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded and included three completely new songs.
In 2009, Rihanna recorded her fourth album - Rated R, whose songs traditionally took the first lines of the world charts.
The singer's fifth album Loud was released in 2010. Rihanna does not stop working and traditionally a year later, in 2011, the next album, Talk That Talk, is released.
In 2012, Rihanna released her seventh album, Unapologetic.
Then there is a pause in the annual album recordings and the next, eighth album, Anti, was released in January 2016.
Awards
During her dizzying career, Rihanna has been rightfully recognized and repeatedly awarded nominations and victories in various music awards. So, the American Music Awards nominated the singer for the award 15 times, and Rihanna won 8 times.
Rihanna has been nominated 11 times at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards and has won each one. Also, all the nominations of the performer ended with an unconditional victory in such awards as BMI Pop Music Awards (10 awards), BMI Urban Awards (6 awards), IFPI Platinum Europe Awards (5 awards), Z Awards (8 awards).
At The Barbados Music Awards, the pop diva has won 38 awards and received 49 nominations.
Also in the most important music award - Grammy Awards - the singer was awarded in 23 nominations and took 8 of them.
During her career, Rihanna has won dozens more competitions and received hundreds of nominations, and more and more new conquests and victories await the singer.
Rihanna's boyfriends
Like many famous people, Rihanna tries to keep her personal life private and out of the picture, but like other celebrities, she can't go completely unnoticed. To date, reporters have managed to count five of Rihanna's lovers. This list included:
- Negus Sealey. Rihanna's first love in those days when she still lived in Barbados and was not famous all over the world. The departure of the singer in the United States was the reason for the end of their stormy romance.
- Rihanna - Chris Brown. The relationship between them ended in court in 2009, but then in 2012 the lovers reunited again, in order to disperse in 2013 and, probably, forever.
- Baseball player Matt Kempom.
- Basketball player JR Smith. Relations with one and the second athlete were short-lived and lasted only a few months.
- Asher. The information appeared in 2011 in the press, but has not been confirmed in any way.
Also, over the years, rumors about Rihanna's relationship with rapper Drake have not subsided. But judging by the way these rumors appear and then quietly disappear, one can conclude that they are either good friends or using each other as a front for journalists.
Relationship with Chris Brown
Rihanna and Chris Brown have never been officially married, but everyone called their relationship a civil marriage. And Chris Brown was, if not official, but the real husband of Rihanna. Their relationship began back in 2008. At first, this information was leaked to the Internet and had no confirmation. But later, the couple stopped hiding their relationship and began to show themselves to the public without hesitation. The split in the relationship occurred in 2009, after the tragedy that occurred with Rihanna.
Rihanna's personal tragedy
On February 8, 2009, at the annual Grammy Awards, Rihanna's performance was abruptly cancelled. The reason for this was a quarrel with Rihanna's husband. Chris Brown beat the singer the night before the ceremony in a car and fled the scene. Rihanna was found on the street by the police. The beatings were so severe that the girl could not walk on her own. The public learned about this tragic incident from the Internet. Somehow, photos of Rihanna beaten by her husband leaked to the Web, and the whole world knew about it in the blink of an eye.
Court
In the same year, Chris Brown was tried. The singer was present at the trial and testified. Rihanna's ex-husband fully admitted his guilt and, as it turned out, after escaping from the crime scene, he himself appeared at the police station with a confession. Chris Brown was sentenced to corrective labor and five years of probation, and he was also officially banned from approaching Rihanna more than 50 yards. The exception was official and public events, where the distance was allowed to be reduced to 10 yards. Also, Chris Brown publicly apologized to his ex-wife, and it would seem that their relationship should have ended once and for all.
Forgiveness
Within three years after the completion of the trial, Rihanna had several relationships in her life that did not affect her biography in any way. Rihanna's husband tried to rekindle their relationship. And, despite all the previous events of their lives, the singer forgave and returned to him. The couple began to live together again, for this, Rihanna acquired a mansion in Los Angeles. It was rumored that perhaps the couple decided to start with her husband did not focus on their plans for the future. But as it turned out, all the rumors and speculation did not materialize, and the couple broke up after lasting less than a year. The house, bought for cohabitation with Brown, Rihanna hastened to sell, thus putting an end to this relationship.
To date, in the biography of the singer in the column "the name of Rihanna's husband" there is a dash. But she is so young, beautiful, talented and popular that neither she nor her fans should despair. Moreover, Rihanna is not at all concerned about the absence of an official spouse. She still has everything ahead of her - a happy family life, children, and the conquest of new heights in her dizzying career.
Singer Robin Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20, 1988 in the parish of Saint-Michel on the Caribbean island of Barbados. She was the eldest of three children of Monica Fenty, an accountant by profession, and Ronald Fenty, a warehouse manager. Rihanna's childhood was marred by her father's constant struggle with alcohol and drug addiction, as well as endless fights between her parents. In the end, when the girl was 14 years old, her mother and father divorced.
But since that time, Rihanna's father managed to finally defeat his ailments, and, today, the family is together again. “Now my father is the best person on Earth,” says Rihanna. “He never interferes with me in anything. He just lets me live my life. In fact, he was like that even when I was little. He let me learn from my own mistakes and never interfered. My daddy! He let me do everything to figure things out on my own.”
As a child, Rihanna struggled with migraines for several years, hiding the disease from friends and classmates so that no one would think that something was wrong with her. “I never told how bad I felt,” she recalls. “I have always kept quiet about it. I went to school ... and no one ever even thought that something was wrong with me.
A little later, Rihanna, escaping from domestic problems, like a straw, clutches at singing. Together with two classmates, she founds her own musical group of teenage girls. At the age of 15, Rihanna passes a triumphant audition with music producer Evan Rogers, who came to the island with his wife, a native of Barbados. Roger was struck by the girl's early beauty and phenomenal talent, much to the dismay of her girlfriends. “The minute Rihanna walked into the room, the other two ceased to exist for me,” he admits in an interview.
Less than a year later, at the age of 16, Rihanna leaves Barbados and moves with Roberts and his wife to Connecticut, where she begins work on a rough version of her first album. “I left Barbados and never looked back,” says the singer. “I wanted to do what I needed to do, even if I had to move to America to do it.”
Def Jam Records
In January 2005, Rodgers arranged an audition for Rihanna at Def Jam Records, the new director of which was the legendary rapper Jay-Z. “I was sitting in the waiting room and I was shaking all over,” Rihanna will tell later. But, as soon as she opened her mouth and began to sing, all her fear vanished. “I remember singing and looking straight into the eyes of those who were in the studio, and at that moment I didn’t care,” says the singer. “But when I stopped singing, it suddenly dawned on me: “Oh, God!
And in front of me is Jay-Z himself!
Rihanna's stunning voice and personal charm make the hip-hop icon, like Rogers two years before him, ecstatic, and he immediately signs a contract with the girl. Just eight months later, Rihanna releases her first single, a reggae-influenced club track, “Pon de Replay,” which skyrocketed to number two on the US Singles Chart and heralded the singer as a bright rising pop star. Her first album, "Music of the Sun", which includes the single "If It's Love That You Need", released the same month, peaked at number ten on the chart. The following year, Rihanna releases her second album, "A Girl Like Me", which gave the world two new hits "Unfaithful" and "SOS" - the singer's calling card.
"Good girl gone bad"
In 2007, Rihanna transitioned from a pretty young princess of pop into an established star with her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad, which was further boosted by the undisputed hit of the album's title single, "Umbrella", a duet with Jay-Z. "It reflects how much Rihanna has grown as a singer," Jay-Z comments on this song. “If you listen to the words, you will understand the depth of the song, and how much the girl managed to achieve.”
"Umbrella" tops the US charts and earns Rihanna her first Grammy for Best Rap Collaboration. The album, which also included the singles "Don't Stop the Music" and "Shut up and Drive", occupied the second position of the charts. The new album "Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes" will feature two new hits - "Disturbia" and "Take a Bow".
Continuing to conquer the pop scene persistently, in 2009 Rihanna released a new successful album "Rated R", where the singles "Hard" and "Rude Boy" were played for the first time. In 2010, the next album "Loud" will again achieve great commercial success and receive rave reviews from critics, thanks in large part to the songs "What's My Name", "Only Girl (In the World)" and "S&M". Along with a long list of her own songs, Rihanna duet songs with other singers: "Run This Town" with Jay-Z, "Love the Way You Lie" with Eminem and "All of the Lights" with Kanye West.
In 2011 Rihanna releases her sixth studio album Talk That Talk. The song "We Found Love" from this album, performed in a duet with DJ Kevin Harris, in 2013 received a Grammy award for the best video clip.
Gossip
The personal life of the singer also attracts keen interest, although often for reasons independent of her. The first gossip spread in 2006, when Rihanna is credited with an affair with her mentor Jay-Z. But both stubbornly refute these rumors, calling them funny. “In the beginning, I just nodded and laughed at it,” says Rihanna. “Now I ignore it and don’t pay attention. I can't stop people from talking about what they like."
Personal life
In 2009, Rihanna's name hits 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 sparked a wave of public support for Rihanna, and since then she has become an active fighter against domestic violence. “It happened to me personally,” the singer says in an interview with Diana Sawyer. “And it can happen to anyone.”
Rihanna later became romantically involved with Los Angeles Dodgers outfield player Matt Kemp, but the couple broke up after a while.
Since his first appearance on the scene, the Barbadian star has appeared 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 the incessant stream of hits and a cold-blooded image in public, the singer admits that she is just a vulnerable girl who has seen a lot of bad things in her life, and who now has to make a lot of efforts to live with it.
“I control myself with all my might,” she says 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 a reality.
In 2012, there were rumors that Rihanna and Brown were 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 candid interview about her relationship with Chris. She will talk about how Brown may be the love of her life, and that they have developed a "very close bond."
Present time
In her next successful album "Unapologetic" in 2012, Rihanna brings new hits to the world, "Diamonds" and "Stay". She is also collaborating on the hit "Princess of China" with Coldplay and working on the song "Love the Way You Lie" with rapper Eminem. And next year, her duet with Eminem in the composition "The Monster" will conquer the top of the charts.
In June 2014, a photo of Rihanna, famous for her extravagance of her style, will once again circle all the covers of magazines after the singer appears in an overly revealing dress in front of the American Council of Fashion Designers at the annual awards ceremony. She was invited to the ceremony to present her with the Style Icon Award established by the Council. The Associated Press will then publish her quote: "Style has always been my defense." Rihanna acknowledges that there are rules in fashion, although she notes that “rules are there to be broken.” At the same time, the singer takes a bold step in her career: she breaks the contract with Del Jam and goes to Jay-Z's Roc Nation label.
Quotes
“If the whole world turns to the left, I immediately go to the right. I need someone who will just let me be real."
"I believe in another chance, but I don't believe that everyone deserves it."
"It's not love that's complicated, it's people that are complicated."
"I express my protest through my music, my style, my tattoos and my hair."
"In my love relationships, I'm still conservative to this day."
“Boys will remain boys!!! Because they can't be men!
“People think that being young means not understanding anything in life, but this is not true. In life, in love, and in disappointment, we do what an older woman would do.”
“I could never call myself this word: “weak”. If I were weak, I wouldn't be able to get out of all this. No effort."
“After so many years of suffering, after all the anger and sadness, I decided to become who I am and find balance. Now I'm able to keep it."
“I firmly decided for myself that it is more important for me to become happy, and I would not let anyone get in my way. Even if I make a mistake, it will be my mistake.”
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