Rihanna |
| Published: September 28, 2007, 6:42 am |
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Rihanna (IPA pronunciation: [ i .n ])[1] (born Robyn Rihanna Fenty on February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer,[2] currently living in San Diego, California.[3][4][5][6] Early life Rihanna was born in Saint Michael, Barbados as the oldest child to Ronald Fenty, her Barbadian father,[7] and Monica Fenty, her Guyanese mother.[8][9] She has two younger brothers named Rorrey and Rajad. Rihanna went to Charles F. Broome Memorial School, a primary school in Barbados, and then on to one of Barbados’ Grammar (older secondary) schools, the Combermere School, where she formed a musical trio with two of her classmates. In 2004, she won the Miss Combermere Beauty Pageant and performed in the Colours of Combermere School Show, singing Mariah Carey’s “Hero”. At the age of 15, Rihanna received her big break when one of her friends introduced her to music producer Evan Rogers, who was vacationing in Barbados with his wife. Rogers, along with his partner, Carl Sturken, [ Full article ] |
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