Black PR Wire Power Profiler on Rihanna, Mother, Singer, Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer, Executive Producer, Actress, and Philanthropist
Rihanna is the youngest solo artist to score 14 no. 1 singles on the billboard hot 100 and the fastest to do so. She has sold more than 54 million albums and 210 million tracks worldwide. Aside from her musical achievements, Rihanna is a bona fide businesswoman with multiple entrepreneurial ventures. Rihanna was inspired to create the world of Fenty Beauty brands after years of partnering with the best of the best in the beauty industry—and still seeing a void for products that performed across all skin tones + types and hair textures.
Born in the Barbados parish of Saint Michael in 1988, Robyn Rihanna Fenty began honing her throaty, arresting vocals at an early age, influenced by such iconic talents as Madonna, Bob Marley, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey. But it was 2007’s Good Girl Gone Bad that catapulted Rihanna into icon status.
Moving away from her Caribbean music roots, the singer displayed her knack for reinvention by shifting to more up-tempo dance tracks. Leading the charge was the album’s first single, “Umbrella.” The track became the undisputed no. 1 pop song of the summer, dominating the U.S. pop, urban and crossover billboard charts for 52 weeks in a row. "Umbrella" earned Rihanna her first Grammy in 2008 for best rap/song collaboration.
In 2014, Rihanna was honored with the first ever icon award at the American Music Awards. Rihanna's mother, Monica Braithwaite, presented her with the award in a heartwarming on-screen moment.
Rihanna’s creative muse has also triggered various entrepreneurial and philanthropic pursuits. Her innate sense of style—from cutting-edge hairstyles to immaculate fashion foresight—has earned her over 70 magazine covers. She was named the face of French fashion house Balmain’s Spring/summer 2014 campaign and received the prestigious fashion icon award from the 2014 council of fashion designers.
In addition to designing collections for Armani and British fashion brand River Island, Rihanna developed and executive-produced both the U.K. and U.S. versions of the television series “Styled to Rock.”
With over 81 million Facebook fans, 57 million X (Twitter) & 35 million Instagram followers, Rihanna is putting her influence to good use via philanthropic efforts. Chief among these is her own Clara Lionel Foundation. Established in 2012 and named after Rihanna’s beloved grandparents Clara & Lionel Braithwaite, the Foundation works to improve the quality of life for communities globally in the areas of health, education, arts & culture.
Despite all of these distinguished achievements, Rihanna is just getting started. She is busy adding more credits to her burgeoning resume: executive producer, fashion designer, actress, astute business entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Sources: https://www.rihannanow.com/bio/