Facts

Birth Name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Date of Birth: February 20 1988
Nationality: Bajan, Guyanese
Born & Raised: Barbados – Parish of St. Micheal
Height: 5′ 9″
Education: Combermere High School
Residing: Stamford
Label: Def Jam Records
Mother: Monica Fenty (Guyanese)
Father: Ronald Fenty (Bajan)

Favorite color: Green
Favorite movie: Napoleon Dynamite
Favorite rapper: Kanye West
Favorite actors: Terrence Howard and Denzel Washington
Favorite actresses: Jessica Alba and Halle Berry
Favorite dessert: Cheesecake or chocolate ice cream
Pets: A turtle, dog named Marley, and DJ
Favourite TV show: Entourage

Claim to Fame: Rihanna debuted in the music industry with her 2005 summer hit single ‘Pon De Replay’. Deemed as the ‘Summer Song of 2005′ and held the #2 position at the Billboard Charts.

• Won the Miss Combermere school pageant in 2004

• She was discovered by music producer Evan Rogers while he was vacationing in Barbados, with his wife

• Rihanna is the eldest sibling to her two younger brothers; named Rorrey and Rajad.

• Several other major labels were vying for Rihanna, but Def-Jam made such an amazing deal that,the scheduled meetings with the other companies were canceled.

• “Pon De Replay” was heard on HBO’s hit TV show ‘Entourage’ in the ‘An Offer Refused’ episode during the club scene

• Rihanna dislikes dishonest people. She prefers people to be honest and loyal.

• Jay Z was skeptical about Rihanna initially. Brown played him the record that’s turned out to be her first single, “Pon De Replay,” and Hova was nervous about it.

• Rihanna’s “Music of the Sun” album was be produced by Vada Nobles (”The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill”).

• Growing up, she idolized Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and especially Beyonce.That’s whose career she most wants to emulate.

• While growing up in Barbados Rihanna visited the beach everyday with her two brothers.

• Fatima Robinson choreographed Rihanna’s videos’; for both Pon De Replay and If It’s Lovin.

• During Rihanna’s audition for Jay-Z in New York, Rihanna performed the songs “The Last Time”, “Pon De Replay” and Whitney Houston’s version of “For The Love of You”.

• Psychology was Rihanna back up plan incase singing didn’t work out for her.

• During the “If It’s Lovin” video shoot, one of Rihanna’s male dancers kept spraying water in her face. Her hair was wet and her makeup was barely on anymore. She zoomed up behind him and bumped him off the jetski.

• The single, “Pon de Replay” peaked at number two on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart

• In 2006, Rihanna landed several endorsement deals, including ones for Nike and J.C. Penney.

• “SOS (Rescue Me)” was used in her endorsement deal with Nike

• “SOS (Rescue Me)” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Pop 100, Hot Dance Music/Club Play; and debuted at number one on the Hot Digital Songs

• The second single from the “Girl Like Me” album, “Unfaithful” written by Ne-Yo

• Rihanna had a cameo role in Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006)

• Keeps in contact with her Bajan best friends Leandra and Melissa

• Plans to learn to play the acoustic guitar, or the keyboard or piano

• Her show at Foxwoods marks her first visit to a casino

• Was in cadets approximately for 5 years

• Plans to study Business and Psychology

• Her father, Ronald, supervises at a garment factory.

• Her mother, Monica, is an accountant.

• When Rihanna was about 13 or 14, she snuck out to a club.

• Rihanna’s Dog Marley, was featured with her in the 2007 Giant magazine photo spread. You can view the photos here.