(CNN Spanish) — These are some of the most outstanding facts about Rihanna, singer and fashion icon.
Personal
Birthdate: February 20, 1988
Place of birth: Saint Michael Parish, Barbados
Birth name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Padre: Ronald Fenty
Madre: Monica Braithwaite
Relations: in a relationship with ASAP Rocky
Children: 1
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky arrive at the world premiere of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California on October 26, 2022.
Other data
In addition to her artistic talent as a singer, Rihanna is recognized for her beauty and fashion brand ‘Fenty Beauty’. The brand was enthusiastically embraced by her followers and praised for its inclusive catalogue, offering 40 different foundation shades, for all skin types.
Throughout her career, Rihanna has won the most prestigious music awards in the United States: nine Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, five People’s Choice Awards and 12 Billboard Music Awards.
Rihanna is nominated for an Oscar for her work co-writing and performing “Lift Me Up” for the film “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).”
Chronology
-2004: Rihanna catches the eye of producer Evan Rogers. He helped her record a demo which led her to audition with rapper Jay-Z.
–2005: The success of his single “Pon de replay” boosts sales of his debut album, Music of the Sun.
-2006: Rihanna releases the album A Girl like Me, with the song “SOS”. The song becomes the first by the artist to top the Billboard singles chart.
-2007: Good Girl Gone Bad is out. Her title track “Umbrella” becomes one of the biggest hits of the year. Rihanna wins a Grammy for this song.
-2009: Rihanna is a victim of physical violence: she was attacked by her partner Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty. That year the Rated R album was released, one of the greatest hits from the album was “Rude Boy”.
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna at the Gucci show during Milan Fashion Week in February 2022 (Credit: Victor Boyko/Getty Images for Gucci)
-2010: Rihana pulls out the Loud record.
-2011: Rihanna becomes, at the age of 23, the youngest artist to obtain a number one on Billboard for the tenth time, with the single “S&M”. She releases her album Talk That Talk, which contains the international hit “We Found Love.”
-2012: The album Unapologetic (2012) comes out with the hit “Diamonds”. He also appears in the movie “Battleship”.
-2013: Rihanna acts in the movie “This Is the End.”
-2016: His album Anti goes on sale.
-2017: After collaborating on various cosmetic collections, Rihanna launches Fenty Beauty.
-2018: Rihanna plays a hacker in the movie Ocean’s 8.
-2019: Rihanna partners with LVMH Moët Hennessy—Louis Vuitton to create the Fenty fashion line, becoming the first black woman to head a fashion house at LVMH. Fenty’s first collection is released later that year.
-2021: Rihanna is confirmed to be in a relationship with rapper A$AP Rocky.
-2022: Rihanna announces that she was a mother. The NFL announces that Rihanna will perform at the Super Bowl LVII halftime show.
-2023: Rihanna performs at the Super Bowl halftime show. A representative of the artist confirms that she is pregnant with her second child.
