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Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in Barbados parish of Saint Michael in 1988 where she began singing and arresting vocals at an early age. She was influenced by such iconic talents as Madonna, Bob Marley, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey. Moving away from her caribbean music roots, the singer displayed her yearn for reinvention by shifting to more up tempo dance tracks. leading the charge was the album’s first single, “Umbrella.”
The track became the no. 1 pop song of the summer, dominating the u.s. Pop, Urban and Crossover billboard charts for 52 weeks in a row. "Umbrella" earned Rihanna her first grammy in 2008 for best rap/sung collaboration.Rihanna is 29 years old and within the 10 years since the start of her musical career, she’s become the youngest solo artist to score 14 no. 1 singles on the billboard hot 100.
Aside from her musical achievements, Rihanna is also an amazing business woman with multiple entrepreneurial ventures. Rihanna’s undeniable cultural influence has forever imprinted her in history as a global icon despite her young age.
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