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10 Things You Never Knew About Rihanna· 27 Comments · News · |
Having shot to prominence last summer with her infectious single ‘Umbrella’, Robyn Rihanna Fenty has continued her assault on the worldwide music charts and unleashes new single ‘Disturbia’ in the UK this week. Landing at number three through digital download sales alone, Rihanna is a strong contender to secure her third UK number one on Sunday’s chart countdown. Having bumped into a music producer at the age of 15, Rihanna nabbed a record deal with Def Jam Records and hasn’t looked back since. Read on as DS presents ten fascinating facts about the R&B superstar.
1. Rihanna was born and grew up in Barbados with parents Ronald and Monica Fenty. She has two younger brothers, Rorrey and Rajad.
2. Rihanna won her school beauty pageant in 2004, where she belted out a rendition of Mariah Carey’s ‘Hero’.
3. The people of Barbados are so proud of their number one pop export that they created a national holiday in her honour in February.
4. Rihanna’s big breakthrough with single ‘Umbrella’ almost didn’t happen at all. Songwriter Christopher Stewart composed the track for Britney Spears, but it was rejected by Brit’s record label. Rihanna had the last laugh as the song charted at number one in more than 20 countries.
5. Perhaps eager to cement herself among the US’s top recording artists, Rihanna has cited Madonna, Alicia Keys, Beyoncé Knowles, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey as her main inspirations.
6. Rihanna is the first female Barbadian singer to score a Grammy Award. Steel Pulse member Jimmy Senya Haynes previously picked up a Grammy in 1986.
7. Rihanna has the number one ‘Sexiest Celebrity Stomach’ according to a poll conducted by the wonderfully titled probiotic supplement AntiBloat.
8. When it comes to sitting down in front of the TV, Rihanna likes nothing more than tuning in to follow the adventures of fictional Hollywood heartthrob Vincent Chase on Entourage.
9. Rihanna looks for height in her ideal man. “My favourite thing in a guy is his height. He has to be 6ft at least. He also has to know what he wants in life,” she says. At 5ft 8in, Rihanna is certainly no half-pint herself!
10. Rihanna hasn’t made a concentrated effort to break into acting yet. However, she’ll be hoping any future silver screen roles are more successful than her movie debut. She made a brief cameo in the straight-to-DVD movie Bring It On: All Or Nothing back in 2006.
Source: Digital Spy
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point number 3 is incorrect….Barbados did not create a national holiday in Rihanna’s honour.,,,we had rihanna Day to honour her but it wasnt a holiday…… instead you may want to replace it with
Rihanna is an appointed an honorary ambassador for culture and youth by the Government and people of Barbados
I allready knew most of this
but that’s ok
It is all GREAT stuff about my fav girl: RIHANNA!!!
actually shes’s 5ft 9 in. not 5′8
just thought i’d let ya know
tidbits!!
I just wasted a minute of my life. cause everyone knows that.
i loooooooooooooooooove her from all my heart im her biggest fan everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
oh, tell me something i didnt know.
Um…I already new all of these facts about her.
i wud have to agree stronglly wid justin………….we never set a nation holiday in her name….never she is indeed an appointed an honorary ambassador for culture and youth by the Government and people of Barbados………..so that needs to be change
we don’t have a holiday for Rihanna, a big party was held to show our appreciation for her winning the award and she was named ambassador to the country.