Do you know Lady Gaga’s real name? Who is Selena Gomez’s famous boyfriend? What’s the latest news from the world of POP music? If you’ve got these doubts and are interested in popular culture in general be in touch with our new column every Wednesday, Pop’sLife. Our first guest is the one and only, Rihanna.

Singer Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born on February 20, 1988, in St. Michael Parish on the Caribbean island of Barbados. She is the oldest of three children born to Monica Fenty, an accountant, and Ronald Fenty, a warehouse supervisor. Rihanna's childhood was marked by her father's struggles with addictions to alcohol and crack cocaine and her parents' marital problems—they divorced when she was 14 years old.

She moved to America when she was a teenager, trying to record an album and become a big star. She went to live in Connecticut with some Barbadian friends. In August 2005, she released her first single, "Pon de Replay," a reggae-influenced club track that reached No. 2 on the Billboard singles chart and announced Rihanna as the next up-and-coming pop star. Her first album, Music of the Sun, released later that month, reached No. 10 on the Billboard albums chart.

In 2007, Rihanna effected a transformation from cute teen pop princess to superstar and sex symbol with her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad, fueled by its smash hit lead single "Umbrella," featuring Jay-Z. "Umbrella" topped the Billboard singles chart and earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. The album reached No. 2 on the charts and also featured the singles "Shut Up and Drive" and "Don't Stop the Music”.


In late January 2016, Rihanna released her last album Anti, allowing Jay-Z's online streaming site Tidal to exclusively feature the collection of tracks for a week. The lead single off the album is "Work”.
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