Rihanna is an R & B singer from Barbados. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at age 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers. She then signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for then approved by the head of Def Jam Jay-Z.
Rihanna has sold over 20 million albums and 60 million singles that made her one of the best-selling music artists with sales of all time.
In 2005, Rihanna has released her first studio album entitled Music of the Sun, which reached the top ten on the Billboard 200 album charts and the lead single, entitled "Pon de Replay" on the Billboard Hot 100.
Less than a year later, she released her second album entitled A Girl Like Me (2006), which peaked in the top five on the Billboard album charts, and its main single "SOS", became number one on the Hot 100 first.
The fourth studio album Rated R, released in November 2009, and produced the top ten singles on the order of "Russian Roulette", "Hard" and "Rude Boy", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Loud (2010) is the fifth studio album, consisting of the number-one singles "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name" and "S & M".