Rihanna is a native of Barbados’s Caribbean Island.
Rihanna was born in Saint Michael, Barbados, on February 20, 1988. Her parents are Monica, an accountant, and Ronald Fenty, a warehouse supervisor. Her mother is of Afro-Guyanese descent, and her father is of Irish, African, Scottish, and English ancestry.
She grew up in Bridgetown in a three-bedroom house and sold garments on the street with her father. She has two brothers, Rajad and Rorrey Fenty, as well as two half-brothers and two half-sisters from her father's past connections, all of whom were born to separate mothers.
The alcoholism of her father and crack drug addiction had a massive effect on her youth, contributing to her parent's troubled marriage. Rihanna's father tended to physically assault her mother, and she would intervene to break up confrontations.
Rihanna had multiple CT scans as a child for painful migraines, noting the doctors almost believed it was a tumor since it was so intense. Her parents divorced when she was 14, and her health started to improve. She went to Combermere School, Charles F. Broome Memorial Primary School, where she was a classmate of future global cricketers Carlos Brathwaite and Chris Jordan.
Who is Rihanna?
Rihanna is a businesswoman, singer, and actress. Following an audition, Rihanna was invited to the United States by Evan Rogers, a music producer. She immediately ascended to prominence after signing with Def Jam and launching her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun and A Girl Like Me, both of which had Caribbean music elements and charted in the top ten of the American 200 list billboard.
Rihanna, the world's second-best-selling female musician, has sold over 250 million albums worldwide. She holds the NAACP President's Award, six Guinness World Records, the American Music Awards Icon Award, nine Grammy Awards, and 12 Billboard Music Awards.
How old is Rihanna?
The famous singer Rihanna is 34 years old. She was appointed as an ambassador for business, travel, and literacy by the Barbados government in 2018. She was proclaimed a national hero on the parliamentary republic's first day of Barbados in 2021, granting her the label "The Right Excellent" for life.
What are Rihanna’s other achievements?
Time magazine named her one of the leading hundred most important people in the world in both 2012 and 2018. Rihanna is quite well known for her philanthropic initiatives, commercial endeavors, and contributions to the fashion industry, in complement to her music.
She founded the philanthropic organization Clara Lionel Organization, the LVMH-affiliated clothing label Fenty and the beauty business Fenty Beauty. Being the first black female CEO of the company, she manages an LVMH luxury brand. Rihanna has experimented with acting, with roles in films such as Home and Ocean's 8.
FAQs
Q. What is the real name of Rihanna?
A. Robyn Rihanna Fenty is Rihanna’s real name.
Q. What is the net worth of Rihanna?
A. Rihanna’s net worth is 1.7 billion dollars.
Q. Does singer Rihanna have kids?
A. Yes, Rihana has one kid. She gave birth to a son on May 13, 2022.
