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Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), better known as
Rihanna, is a
Barbadian recording artist and model. Born in
Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the
United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer
Evan Rogers. She subsequently signed a contract with
Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for then-label head
Jay-Z.
In 2005, Rihanna released her debut studio album,
Music of the Sun, which peaked within the top ten of the
Billboard 200 and features the
Billboard Hot 100 hit single "
Pon de Replay". Less than a year later, she released her second studio album,
A Girl Like Me (2006), which peaked within the top five of the
Billboard albums chart, and produced her first US number one hit single, "
SOS", as well as
Billboard Hot 100 top ten entries "
Unfaithful" and "
Break It Off". Rihanna's third studio album,
Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), peaking at number two on the
Billboard 200, featured five top ten hits including three US number one hit singles—"
Umbrella", "
Take a Bow" and "
Disturbia"—and the worldwide hit "
Don't Stop the Music". The album was nominated for nine
Grammy Awards, winning
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella," which features Jay-Z.
