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Rihanna is a Barbadian singer and actress born in 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados. After her audition with rapper and then Def Jam President Jay-Z, she signed a contract with Def Jam Records. Her first two albums, Music of the Sun and A Girl Like Me, reached top ten status in the Billboard 200. Other albums she released include Good Girl Gone Bad, Rated R, Loud, Talk that Talk and Unapologetic. Some of her most popular songs include Umbrella, We Found Love, Diamonds, and Take a Bow. Rihanna has won seven Grammy Awards, 22 Billboard Music Awards, eight American Music Awards, and two Brit Awards. She has formerly dated rapper Drake and singer Chris Brown.

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1 Nov, 2001

Esquire cover

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RihannaRihanna talks about life on the road touring:

I hate going to hotels when I’m on tour. I like to stay on the bus. I can sleep, I can shower, I can just pull up right to the venue everyday. I work out. I have a trainer. So, she trains me wherever, whenever. Touring messes with my metabolism, so I have to get tight.

 

10 Feb, 2008

Wins Grammy

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Rihanna and Jay-Z win the Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for Umbrella.  This is Rihanna’s first Grammy win.

You don’t even understand. It is so exciting for me just to be nominated.

Rihanna - Backstage at the Grammys 2008

8 Sep, 2008

Disturbia performance

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rihanna-performance-2008-vmas-10Rihanna performs Disturbia at the MTV Video Music Awards. The show is held at Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles.

2 Mar, 2009

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rihannaRihanna appears on the cover of People after she heals from a brokenheart caused by her ex boyfriend, Brown. Her friends and family opens up about the relationship and the domestic abuse she received at the hands of Brown.

We have all told our children that it’s not acceptable for a man to hit a woman. It’s a big thing in our family. Brown had better hope he doesn’t run into them, or they’re going to stir things up. They’re not going to let her get in the same situation again.

1 Jan, 2010

Glamour UK cover

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Glamour_cover_jan2010_rihannaRihanna appears on the cover of the January 2010 issue of Glamour UK magazine. She talks about how she likes bad boys and what she looks for in a man.

My ideal man? Someone who is not afraid or intimidated by me.

31 Jan, 2010

Wins Grammy

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indexJay-Z, West, and Rihanna wins the Grammy for Best Rap-Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song for Run This Town.

27 May, 2010

Love The Way You Lie

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The artist releases his single, Love The Way You Lie, featuring Rihanna,  from the album, Recovery. Rihanna:

They reached out to us directly and they just said, ‘We have this song and we just think Rihanna would be perfect to sing it, And, of course, I was like, ‘OK, if I love it, I’ll definitely do it, because I love Eminem.’ And I love the song. It’s really beautiful, and it really stands out. It’s a really unique record. I’m really excited about it.

Eminem - Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna

1 Aug, 2010

Seventeen cover

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rihanna-seventeen-august-2010Rihanna appears on the cover of the August 2010 issue of Seventeen magazine. She talks about emotional growth, being happy, and being yourself.

Don’t be afraid to be yourself just because you’re not like everybody else in class. If you want to dye your hair green and that’s what makes you happy, then dye your hair green-no matter what other people might say about it. Not everybody is going to like you – that’s the world we live in; that’s reality.