Robyn Rihanna Fenty(born February 20, 1988), known by her stage name Rihanna , is a Barbadianrecording artist, actress and fashion designer. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, she began her career as a result of meeting record producer Evan Rogersin late 2003. At age 16, she moved to the United Statesto pursue a recording career and began recording demo tapes under Rogers' guidance, subsequently signing a contract with Def Jam Recordingsafter auditioning for Jay-Z.

Rihanna's work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including seven Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards, eighteen Billboard Music Awardsand two BRIT Awards. In 2012, Rihanna was awarded by her label, Def Jam, for selling 25 million records worldwide and 75 million singles, since the beginning of her career in 2005, which makes her one of the best-selling artistsof all time. She has achieved a total of twelve number one singles on the Billboard  Hot 100 chart, becoming the youngest solo artist to achieve the feat.Billboard named Rihanna the Digital Songs Artist of the 2000s decade, and ranked her as the seventeenth overall artist of the same decade. In 2012, Forbesranked her as the fourth most powerful celebrity of 2012 with earnings of $53 million between May 2011 and May 2012. The same year, American magazine Timenamed Rihanna one of the most influential people in the world.