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Robyn Rihanna Fenty (/riˈænə/ ⓘ ree-AN-ə;[2][3][n 1] born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer, businesswoman, and actress. An influential figure in both music and fashion, her accolades include nine Grammy Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, and 13 American Music Awards, with nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Rihanna has been deemed one of the greatest artists in history by publications such as Rolling Stone and Billboard.

After signing to Def Jam Recordings in 2005, Rihanna debuted with the Caribbean-inspired records Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl Like Me (2006), both of which reached the top ten of the US Billboard 200. The albums spawned the singles "Pon de Replay" and "SOS", which peaked at number two and one on the US Billboard Hot 100, respectively. Adopting a more mature image, Rihanna transitioned to dance-pop and R&B on the album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007) and its reissue, subtitled Reloaded (2008). The project spawned a string of successful singles, including the US number-one songs "Umbrella", "Take a Bow", and "Disturbia".

After exploring darker and more personal themes on the rock-influenced record Rated R (2009), Rihanna returned to her more upbeat sound on the dance-pop album Loud (2010), incorporated R&B on Talk That Talk (2011), and topped the Billboard 200 with her synth-pop set Unapologetic (2012). After she departed from Def Jam in favor of Jay-Z's label, Roc Nation, she released the eclectic Anti (2016)—her second number-one album. The albums contained the US number-one singles "Rude Boy", "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?", "S&M", "We Found Love", "Diamonds", and "Work". Her films include Battleship (2012), Home (2015), Ocean's 8 (2018), and Smurfs (2025).

Rihanna is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 250 million records. The highest-certified female digital single artist by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she has seven diamond-certified singles and 14 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. She has become one of the wealthiest musicians through her business ventures, founding the nonprofit Clara Lionel Foundation, the cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty, and the fashion brand Fenty under LVMH, becoming the first Black woman to lead a luxury brand for the group. She was named an ambassador by the Government of Barbados and declared a National Hero of Barbados in 2021.