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{{Infobox person
| name         = Rihanna
| image        = Rihanna Fenty 2018.png
| caption      = Rihanna in 2018
| birth_name   = Robyn Rihanna Fenty
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|2|20}}
| birth_place  = [[Saint Michael, Barbados]]
| occupation   = {{Flat list|
*Singer
*songwriter
*actress
*fashion designer
*businesswoman
}}
| height      = 173 cm
| partner            = [[ASAP Rocky]] (2020{{ndash}}present)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a34834898/rihanna-asap-rocky-relationship-timeline/|title=Everything We Know About Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's Relationship|last1=Sanchez|first1=Chelsey|last2=Park|first2=Sabrina|last3=Mackelden|first3=Amy|magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|date=January 31, 2022|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>
| net_worth = [[United States dollar|US $]]1.7 billion 
| children  = 1
| misc = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| years_active = 2003–present
| instrument   = Vocals
| genre        = {{Flat list|
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
*[[Pop music|pop]]
*[[reggae]]
*[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
*[[Dance music|dance]]
*[[dubstep]]
}}
| label        = {{Flat list|
*Roc Nation
*[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
*SRP
*Westbury Road
}}
| associated_acts = {{Flat list|
*[[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]]
*[[Jay-Z]]
*[[Eminem]]
*[[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]]
*[[Ne-Yo]]
*[[Calvin Harris]]
*[[Nicki Minaj]]
}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.rihannanow.com/|rihannanow.com}}
}}}}

'''Robyn Rihanna Fenty''' [[Order of National Heroes|NH]] (born 20 February 1988) is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman. She started her music career in 2003. She has released eight studio albums and three [[DVD]]s.

Rihanna's third album, ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]'' (2007) made her popular in the music business. The chart-topping single "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]" earned Rihanna her first [[Grammy Award]]. Her next albums ''[[Rated R (Rihanna album)|Rated R]]'' (2009), ''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]'' (2010), ''[[Talk That Talk]]'' (2011), and ''[[Unapologetic]]'' (2012) became very popular. From these albums, her best known singles were "[[Rude Boy (Rihanna song)|Rude Boy]]", "[[Only Girl (In the World)]]", "[[What's My Name? (Rihanna song)|What's My Name?]]", "[[S&M (song)|S&M]]", "[[We Found Love]]", "[[Where Have You Been]]" and "[[Diamonds (Rihanna song)|Diamonds]]". 

Rihanna was honored as a [[National Hero of Barbados]] on the first day of the [[Barbados|country]]'s independence in November 2021.<ref name=NationalHero>{{cite web |title=BARBADOS NATIONAL HONOURS AND DECORATIONS 2021 |url=http://governmentprintery.gov.bb/portal/scripts/getpdf.php?i=1583&t=unofficial |publisher=Barbados Government Printing Department |access-date=9 December 2021 |date=1 December 2021 |archive-date=4 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204223132/http://governmentprintery.gov.bb/portal/scripts/getpdf.php?i=1583&t=unofficial |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==
Rihanna has won many awards. These include five [[American Music Awards]], eighteen ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Music Awards, two [[BRIT Awards]], and nine [[Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/rihanna|title=Rihanna|date=2019-06-04|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref> She has had fourteen number-one singles on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart. In 2012, the American magazine ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named Rihanna one of the most influential people in the world.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111948,00.html|title=Rihanna - 2012 Time 100: The Most Influential People in the World|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|publisher=[[Time Inc]]. ([[Time Warner]])|last=McCartney|first=Stella|date=April 18, 2012|access-date=April 18, 2012|archive-date=May 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501183410/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111948,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rihanna was also ranked the fourth most powerful celebrity in 2012.  She earned $53 million between May 2011 and May 2012, according to ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/genre/hip-hop/2012/05/16/jennifer-lopez-rihanna-land-atop-forbes-celebrity-100-list/|title=News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity|website=MTV News}}</ref> In 2013, Rihanna was given the first ever Icon Award at the [[American Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/blog/2013/11/25/Rihannas-mom-presents-her-with-Icon-Award-at-the-AMAs-VIDEO/3571385424849/|title=Rihanna's mom presents her with Icon Award at the AMAs [VIDEO]|website=UPI}}</ref> Rihanna's seventh album ''[[Unapologetic (Rihanna album)|Unapologetic]]'' (2012) became her first number-one album in the United States. It won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/139431/Rihanna-Reveals-She-Was-So-Shocked-To-Win-7th-Grammy-Despite-Not-Turning-Up-To-Accept-It |title='It Was a Good Feeling': Rihanna Talks Shock over Grammy Award Win for Unapologetic - Celebrity Gossip, News & Photos, Movie Reviews, Competitions - Entertainmentwise |access-date=2014-01-30 |archive-date=2014-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131071205/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/139431/Rihanna-Reveals-She-Was-So-Shocked-To-Win-7th-Grammy-Despite-Not-Turning-Up-To-Accept-It |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, a movie called ''Home'' was released. Rihanna voiced one of the main characters in it<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/03/28/box-office-rihanna-jlo-power-dreamworks-home-to-15-6m-friday/|access-date=September 20, 2015|title=Box Office: Rihanna, JLo Power DreamWorks 'Home' To $15.6M Friday|first=Scott|last=Mendelson|work=Forbes|date=March 28, 2015}}</ref> and was also the executive producer of the movie's soundtrack.

Her eighth studio album, ''[[Anti (album)|Anti]]'', was released to the streaming service Tidal and entered the ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard charts|200]] album chart at number 27.  It was a limited-time free download sponsored by [[Samsung]].  It was certified [[RIAA certification|Platinum]] in the U.S. only two days after it was released.  The next week, after the album was released to other marketplaces, it reached number one on the ''Billboard'' 200.  ''Anti'' features the ''[[Billboard Hot 100|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] number-one single "[[Work (Rihanna song)|Work]]" (featuring [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]]) and the top-ten hit "[[Needed Me]]".  She also recorded a song, "[[This Is What You Came For]]", with [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[Disc jockey|DJ]] [[Calvin Harris]].  It reached the top ten on charts around the world.  The following year, she was featured on DJ Khaled's song "Wild Thoughts", which reached number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/dj-khaled|title=DJ Khaled Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref>

Rihanna created a line of beauty products called Fenty Beauty.  On June 4, 2019, Natalie Robehmed of ''Forbes'' wrote that Rihanna had become the world's richest female musician, with a net worth of $600 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2019/06/04/rihanna-worth-fenty-beauty/|title=How Rihanna Created A $600 Million Fortune—And Became The World's Richest Female Musician|last=Robehmed|first=Natalie|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> Her net worth was updated in August 2021 to $1.7 billion.

==Early life==
Rihanna was born in [[Saint Michael, Barbados]] to Monica (of Guyanese ancestry) and Ronald Fenty (of Irish and West Indian ancestry).<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Spivey|first=Lisa|title=Rihanna, The New Cover Girl|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Sentinel]]|volume=72|issue=23|date=January 2007|page=B.5|issn=0890-4340}}</ref><ref name="People">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/rihanna/biography|title=Rihanna: Biography&nbsp;— Part 1 & 2|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Inc]]|access-date=December 16, 2008|archive-date=December 17, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217063124/http://www.people.com/people/rihanna/biography|url-status=dead}}</ref> She has two younger brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty.  She grew up in [[Bridgetown]].

===Influences===
[[File:Madonna_Rebel_Heart_Tour_2015_-_Stockholm_(23051472299)_(cropped).jpg|frameless|176x176px]]  [[File:Mariah_Carey_WBLS_2018_Interview_4.jpg|frameless|177x177px]]  [[File:Bob-Marley.jpg|frameless|179x179px]]

[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Mariah Carey]], and [[Bob Marley]] had a huge influence on Rihanna.

==Personal life==
On May 19, 2021, American rapper [[ASAP Rocky]] confirmed that he and Rihanna were in a relationship.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hine |first=Samuel |date=May 19, 2021 |title=A$AP Rocky on Rihanna, Swedish Prison, and His Next Album|url=https://www.gq.com/story/asap-rocky-june-july-2021-cover|access-date=October 23, 2021 |website=GQ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=May 20, 2021 |title=A$AP Rocky confirms he is dating Rihanna|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57180714|access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Carras |first=Christi |date=May 19, 2021 |title=ASAP Rocky confirms what everyone knew: He and Rihanna are in love|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-05-19/asap-rocky-rihanna-dating-gq-interview|access-date=August 25, 2021 |website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gulla |first=Emily |date=September 23, 2021 |title=Rihanna just shared an insight into her and ASAP Rocky's sex life |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a37593877/rihanna-asap-rocky-relationship-timeline/ |access-date=October 23, 2021 |website=Cosmopolitan|language=en-GB}}</ref> On January 31, 2022, it was revealed that Rihanna was pregnant with the couple's first child.<ref>{{cite web |last1=VanHoose |first1=Benjamin |last2=Slater |first2=Georgia |title=Rihanna Is Pregnant! Singer and Fashion Icon Expecting First Baby with A$AP Rocky |url=https://people.com/parents/rihanna-pregnant-expecting-first-baby/ |website=PEOPLE.com |access-date=January 31, 2022 |date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>

===Domestic violence case===
On 8 February 2009, Rihanna was [[assault]]ed by her then-boyfriend [[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]] after Brown was sending messages to a girl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/02/10/chaos-chris-brown-rihanna-mess/|title=Chaos in Chris Brown-Rihanna Mess|last=Friedman|first=Roger |date=February 10, 2009 |publisher=Fox News|access-date=May 13, 2009}}</ref> Rihanna got angry and Brown beat her up. The [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] leaked a photograph to TMZ which showed Rihanna with cuts and bruises on her face.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Gossip Site Defends Posting Of Rihanna Photo|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605588/20090223/rihanna.jhtml|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|publisher=MTV News|date=February 23, 2009|access-date=May 14, 2009}}</ref> On 22 June 2009, Brown pled guilty to the felony assault. He was ordered to five years probation and to stay fifty yards way from Rihanna, unless it is at a public event, at which it was ten yards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/22/chris-brown-cops-plea-rihanna-assault/ |title=Chris Brown Cops Plea&nbsp;— No Jail Time |author=TMZ Staff |date=June 22, 2009 |work=[[TMZ.com]] |access-date=June 22, 2009}}</ref>  In February 2011, the restraining order was changed to allow both singers to appear at awards shows together in the future.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris Brown's Restraining Order Modified|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1658478/chris-brown-restraining-order-lifted.jhtml|publisher=MTV|access-date=February 13, 2012|author=Ryan J. Downey|date=February 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Pepey|first=Tracy|title=Rihanna's Restraining Order Against Chris Brown Lifted|url=http://www.ivillage.com/rihannas-restraining-order-against-chris-brown-lifted/1-a-325572|work=iVillage|access-date=February 13, 2012|date=February 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thefamouscelebrity.com/rihanna-wiki/|title=Rihanna Husband, Children, Family & More|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-09|archive-date=2019-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419124156/https://thefamouscelebrity.com/rihanna-wiki/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Discography ==
;Studio albums

* ''[[Music of the Sun]]'' (2005)
* ''[[A Girl like Me]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Rated R (album)|Rated R]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Loud (album)|Loud]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Talk That Talk]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Unapologetic (Rihanna album)|Unapologetic]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Anti (album)|Anti]]'' (2016)
;Re-releases
* ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded]]'' (2008)
;Remix albums
* ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Rated R: Remixed]]'' (2010)
;Soundtrack albums
* ''[[Home (soundtrack)|Home]]'' (2015)
[[File:RihannaJingle Ball cropped.jpg|thumb|Rihanna during a concert]]

== Tours ==
* Rihanna: Live in Concert Tour (2006)
* Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2007–2009)
* Last Girl on Earth Tour (2010–2011)
* Loud Tour (2011)
* Diamonds World Tour (2013)
* The Monster Tour (2014) <small>(with [[Eminem]])</small>
* Anti World Tour (2016)


[[File:Mari på konsert.jpg|thumb|Fans show love placards at a Rihanna concert]]

== Filmography ==
* 2004 - ''[[Bring It On: All or Nothing]]''.... As Herself
* 2006 - ''[[Mama Black Widow]]''.... Carol Tilson
* 2012 - ''Battleship'' Petty Officer (GM2) Cora Raikes
* 2013 - ''[[This Is the End]]''.... As Herself
* 2017 - [[wikipedia:Valerian_and_the_City_of_a_Thousand_Planets|''Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets'']] .... Bubbles
* 2018 - [[:en:Ocean's_8|Ocean's 8]]

=== Television ===
* 2006 - ''[[Punk'd]]''

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Other websites ==
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* [http://www.thisisrihanna.com Rihanna]{{Dead link|date=December 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Official Website
* {{imdb name|id=1982597|name=Rihanna}}
* [http://www.believerihanna.com Rihanna's Believe Foundation]

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