-Born on February 22, 1988 in St. Michael's Barbados
-Mother/Father: Monica & Ronald Fenty
-Two younger brothers: Rajad & Rorrey Fenty
-Atended Combermere High School
Becoming the Queen of R&B
Inspired by Mariah Carey, Beyonce Knowles, and Alicia Keys, Rihanna sang the song, "Hero" by Mariah Carey at her school's talent show. With the talent that she has, little did she know that her dream were soon to be reach. Therefore, during Christmas 2003, Rihanna luckily met Even Rogers, a well known music producer, who went to Barbados for vacation and offered her to go to New York to record some demos and start her career in which she did and soon after, she worked with Def Jam and got in the music business right away according to the website (IMDB, 2009).
Career Accomplishments
"Pon de Replay", "S.O.S.", "Unfaithful", "Umbrella", etc. hit #2 on Billboard's Hot 100
Became the face of Cover girl cosmetics, on the cover of Cosmopolitan as well as Elle with her natural beauty.
Awards
Teen Choice Awards, 2006; female artist of the year, female Hot 100 artist of the year, and pop 100 artist
of the year, Billboard Music Awards, 2006; best R&B artist, MTV Europe Music Awards, 2006; best new artist,
song of the year for "Pon de Replay," best dance single for "Pon de Replay," album of the year for Music of the Sun, entertainer of the year, Barbados Music Awards, 2006; best new video artist, MTV Video
Music Awards Japan, 2006; album of the year for A Girl Like Me, best entertainer of the year, best female
entertainer of the year, best selling recording artist, Barbados Music Awards, 2007; top 25 entertainers of
the year, Entertainment Weekly, 2007; favorite female artist, soul/R&B, American Music Awards, 2007;
best-selling pop female artist, world's best-selling R&B artist, World Music Awards, 2007;
monster single of the year, for "Umbrella" with Jay-Z, MTV Video Music Awards, 2007; soul video of the year,
VH1, 2007; pop/R&B artist of the year, best pop/R&B single for "Don't Stop the Music," best female music
video for "Shut Up and Drive," song of the year for "Umbrella," album of the year for Good Girl Gone Bad,
female entertainer of the year, people's choice entertainer of the year, Barbados Music Awards, 2008;
Grammy Award for best rap/sung collaboration, Recording Academy, for "Umbrella," shared with Jay-Z, 2008;
favorite R&B song, for "Shut up and Drive," People's Choice Awards, 2008 according to the website (Biography Resource Center, 2008).
Why I personally Chose This Person
Rihanna, one of the top female artist, is someone who I personally inspire because unlike many other artists
who ruins the media, she brings out the real art in music through her own style and creativity work.
Influences
Rihanna influence many of her fans by her music, fashion, and talent. She share her experiences and perspectives through her lyrics.
She grew up with good morals and her unique personality shows people who she really is. Also, with the good reputation that she has in
the music industry, she is a very good role model for everyone.
Noteworthy Quotes
"People think, because we're young, we aren't complex, but that's not true. We deal with life and love and broken hearts in the same way a
woman a few years older might."
"It is one thing to record an album but it's a huge difference when people play it and listen to it and embrace it the way that I do. It has always
been my dream to get my music out to the world and have people hear it."
"When I purchase an album, I like an album where I don't have to skip any songs, That's the kind of album I tried to make. There's something
on there for everyone, uptempos, midtempos, some ballads, some old-school reggae."
"Success for me isn't a destination it's a journey. Everybody's working to get to the top but where is the top? It's all about working harder and
getting better and moving up and up."
(Rihannanet, 2008)
Robyn Rihanna Fenty
-Mother/Father: Monica & Ronald Fenty
-Two younger brothers: Rajad & Rorrey Fenty
-Atended Combermere High School
Becoming the Queen of R&B
Career Accomplishments
Awards
Teen Choice Awards, 2006; female artist of the year, female Hot 100 artist of the year, and pop 100 artistof the year, Billboard Music Awards, 2006; best R&B artist, MTV Europe Music Awards, 2006; best new artist,
song of the year for "Pon de Replay," best dance single for "Pon de Replay," album of the year for
Music of the Sun, entertainer of the year, Barbados Music Awards, 2006; best new video artist, MTV Video
Music Awards Japan, 2006; album of the year for A Girl Like Me, best entertainer of the year, best female
entertainer of the year, best selling recording artist, Barbados Music Awards, 2007; top 25 entertainers of
the year, Entertainment Weekly, 2007; favorite female artist, soul/R&B, American Music Awards, 2007;
best-selling pop female artist, world's best-selling R&B artist, World Music Awards, 2007;
monster single of the year, for "Umbrella" with Jay-Z, MTV Video Music Awards, 2007; soul video of the year,
VH1, 2007; pop/R&B artist of the year, best pop/R&B single for "Don't Stop the Music," best female music
video for "Shut Up and Drive," song of the year for "Umbrella," album of the year for Good Girl Gone Bad,
female entertainer of the year, people's choice entertainer of the year, Barbados Music Awards, 2008;
Grammy Award for best rap/sung collaboration, Recording Academy, for "Umbrella," shared with Jay-Z, 2008;
favorite R&B song, for "Shut up and Drive," People's Choice Awards, 2008 according to the website (Biography Resource Center, 2008).
Why I personally Chose This Person
Rihanna, one of the top female artist, is someone who I personally inspire because unlike many other artistswho ruins the media, she brings out the real art in music through her own style and creativity work.
Influences
Rihanna influence many of her fans by her music, fashion, and talent. She share her experiences and perspectives through her lyrics.
She grew up with good morals and her unique personality shows people who she really is. Also, with the good reputation that she has in
the music industry, she is a very good role model for everyone.
Noteworthy Quotes
"People think, because we're young, we aren't complex, but that's not true. We deal with life and love and broken hearts in the same way awoman a few years older might."
"It is one thing to record an album but it's a huge difference when people play it and listen to it and embrace it the way that I do. It has always
been my dream to get my music out to the world and have people hear it."
"When I purchase an album, I like an album where I don't have to skip any songs, That's the kind of album I tried to make. There's something
on there for everyone, uptempos, midtempos, some ballads, some old-school reggae."
"Success for me isn't a destination it's a journey. Everybody's working to get to the top but where is the top? It's all about working harder and
getting better and moving up and up."
(Rihannanet, 2008)
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