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Born
Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in Saint Michael, Barbados. -
"Umbrella"
Rihanna's big break in the recording industry came with her third album "Good Girl Gone Bad". The first single "Umbrella" earned her first Grammy the next year. -
Period: to
Robyn is a person; Rihanna is a brand
Rihanna is a product that sells more than songs. She promotes a lifestyle: clothes, hair, nails, makeup, attitude, inspiration, life lessons. -
#1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100
With the song “S&M”, Rihanna became the youngest artist to achieve ten number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. -
Setting a new record
In February, she passed rock and roll star Elvis Presley and is now considered the “best-selling solo recording artist of all time”. -
Works Cited
Picture #1: Rihanna by Mattis Folkestad. @ Flickr. 17 Oct. 2017. <flic.kr/p/co28PJ>
Picture #2: Umbrellas. @ CC0 Creative Commons. 17 Oct. 2017. <pixabay.com/photo-2409841/>
Picture #3 and cover: Rihanna by Kim Erlandsen. @ Flickr. 17 Oct. 2017. <flic.kr/p/JJjGX2>
Picture #4: Rihanna by Kim Erlandsen. @ Flickr. 17 Oct. 2017. <flic.kr/p/fgTJ13>
Video: RihannaVEVO. Rihanna - Umbrella (Orange Version) ft. JAY-Z. Online Videoclip, 2009. Web. 17 Oct. 2017. <youtu.be/CvBfHwUxHIk>
