Rihanna was born on the 20th February 1988. Rihanna is from Barbados but she moved to the United States at the age of sixteen to pursue a recording career. She then signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning. Rihanna relsead her debut studio album called ‘Music of the Sun’ in 2005 which reached the top ten of the billboard 200 including her hit single ‘Pon de Replay’. Less than year, Rihanna releases a second album called ‘A Girl like Me’ in 2006. This has reached the top five of the Billboard albums chart. Rihanna then produced a third studio album called ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ in 2007. This album was nominated for nine Grammy Awards. Her fourth studio Album called ‘Rated R’ which was released in November 2009 and has reached number 4 on the billboard 200. Now Rihanna is going to release her fifth studio album called ‘Loud’ in November 2010. Rihanna was influenced by Mariah Carey, Madonna and Janet Jackson. Rihanna music contains some strong elements of Caribbean music. Her roots is represented through her music video called ‘Rude Boy’.
