Rihanna | Early Life | Education | Family | Business | Wealth

From rocking the stage to rocking the runway, Rihanna can do it all. Starting her career as a singer, she grew towards being a global superstar and icon, with multiple companies under her own name. 

Rihanna soon created an empire in the music industry as well as became a make-up Moghul and a fashion icon. There is not much about Rihanna that is still unknown by most, but you are surely gonna like what we have in store for you. 

Personal Biography

Before we get on with it, here are some initial details that you should know about Rihanna that will definitely help you to know her. 

Early Life

Born in Barbados, Rihanna is the only daughter among two brothers to her mother Monica, but she has other half-siblings from her father’s side. Growing up, Rihanna had a rough upbringing, being in the middle of an abusive relationship with her parents. 

Her father was an alcoholic and drug addict, due to which he was constantly abusive towards her mother, and she used to come in between them to stop the fighting. This meddling of her between them caused her to have many CT Scans, as she injured her head many times, along with severe headaches. 

While she was in primary school, she was also in the sub-military program as an army cadet; that is where she met Shontelle, the barbarian singer, and songwriter, who was her drill sergeant. Although Rihanna wanted to graduate from high school, she chose her music career instead. 

Career

Impressing record producer Evan Rogers with her rendition of Emotion by Destiny’s Child and Hero by Mariah Carey. Rogers immediately scheduled a second audition after being highly impressed. Then he invited her and her mother to come to America to record some demo songs to send to different record labels. 

Her demo tape was sent to Def Jam Recordings, where Jay Z was the president and CEO. He heard her demo songs which were Pon de Replay and The Last Time. Though skeptical at first, he and music Moghul Antonio “L.A.” Reid was highly impressed by her when she came to audition and sang “For the love of you” by Whitney Houston.

After signing with the record label, Rihanna stayed in the United States with Rogers’s family to complete her first debut album, Music of the Sun. She even made her acting debut in the film Bring It On: All or Nothing in 2006. 

Since then, Rihanna went on to make numerous albums and hit singles like A Girl Like Me, SOS, Unfaithful, Break It Off, and We Ride. Though these singles were great, and the album was a platinum album. 

But Rihanna’s breakthrough moment happened later with her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad, which had the single Umbrella with Jay Z. Rihanna started experimenting with other artists like rapper Eminem, with songs like, Love the Way You Lie and The Monster. 

And other artists like Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, David Guetta, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, and Coldplay. Over the years, winning numerous Grammys, Rihanna has become one of the most influential artists in the world. 

Businesswoman

Not only did Rihanna dominate the music industry, but she also rocked the fashion and beauty world as well. During the Pandemic, Rihanna, along with LVMH, created a luxury fashion brand Fenty. This brand continued to create other brands like SavageXFenty, Fenty Beauty, and Fenty Skin. 

With Fenty, she included everything from clothing, accessories, bags, and even footwear. This is the first luxury brand run by a woman of color under LVMH, which was launched in 2019. 

But back in 2017, she started to build her empire with Fenty Beauty, which is a cosmetics company for women of all colors. The makeup shade range is what gave Fenty Beauty the name “Fenty Effect.” 

In 2018, Rihanna launched her lingerie line called SavageXFenty, which was first shown at the New York Fashion Week. The brand received praise for its wide range of plus-size options. Next year, during the New York Fashion Week, Rihanna gave one of the best fashion shows in the Barclay Center. 

In her show which is available on Amazon Prime Videos, models and artists like Laverne Cox, Bella Hadid, Cara Delevinge, Normani, 21 Savage, DJ Khaled, Big Sean, Halsey, and Migos were present. For the 2020 fashion show for SavageXFenty, she had artists like Lizzo, Travis Scott, Bad Bunny, Big Sean, and Miguel. 

Personal Life

All of Rihanna’s relationships have been very public ever since she became a global sensation. Back when she started her career, she started dating Chris Brown, who was physically abusive toward her. So much so that she had to cancel her performance at the Grammys in 2009. 

Later that year, after breaking off with him, Rihanna began a constant on again- off again relationship with Drake from 2009 to 2016. After that relationship was over, in 2017, RiRi was in a relationship with Hassan Jameel, who was a Saudi Businessman, but that relationship lasted till 2020. 

In 2021, in an Interview, Rihanna confirmed that she was in a relationship with ASAP Rocky. Towards the end of 2021, Rihanna pregnant was the talk of the town. In January 2021, she revealed that she was indeed pregnant. In May, Rihanna gave birth to their child, a son. 

Wrapping Up!

This Barbadian singer Rihanna, who was recently given the title of “National Hero Of Barbados,” is one of the biggest stars in the world, along with one of the most influential women in the world. Be her songs, acting, or business-savvy ideas, she is a force to be reckoned with. 

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