Alibaba N the Forty Theifs
Alibaba N the Forty Theifs
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), better known as simply Rihanna (pronounced /ri???n?/ ree-YAH-n? or /ri?æn?/ ree-AN-?), is a Barbadian R&B recording artist and songwriter.[3] Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers. She subsequently signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for then-label head Jay-Z.[4]
In 2005, Rihanna released her debut studio album, Music of the Sun, which peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart and features the Billboard Hot 100 hit single “Pon de Replay.” Less than a year later, she released her second studio album, A Girl Like Me (2006), which peaked within the top five of the Billboard albums chart, and produced her first US number one single, “SOS”, as well as the top 10 singles “Unfaithful” and “Break It Off”. Rihannas third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), which peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, featured five top ten hits including three US number one hit singles—”Umbrella”, “Take a Bow” and “Disturbia”—and the worldwide hit “Dont Stop the Music”. The album was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Umbrella,” which features Jay-Z.[5][6] Her fourth studio album, Rated R, was released in November 2009 and peaked at number four on the Billboard 200. Its first three singles, “Russian Roulette”, “Hard” and “Rude Boy” peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, while “Rude Boy” peaked at number one. Loud, Rihannas fifth studio album, was released in November 2010, spawning the US and UK number one singles,