Robyn Rihanna Fenty, known professionally as Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty, known professionally as Rihanna, is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, and raised in Bridgetown, during 2003, she recorded demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers and signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for its then-president, hip hop producer and rapper Jay-Z . Rihanna's early music career began in 2005 with the release of her debut studio album Music of the Sun, which featured her breakthrough single "Pon de Replay". She has since released eight studio albums, two of which are considered among the best-selling albums of all time: Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), which features the hit singles " Umbrella ", "Don't Stop the Music", "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia" and Loud (2010), which featured the hit singles "What's My Name?", "Only Girl (In the World)", "S&M" and ...