& Was signed to Def Jam Records.
& Her musical inspirations include Alicia Keys, Beyoncé Knowles, and Mariah Carey.
& Attended Combermere which is a sixth form school similar to technical school in America.
& Performed Mariah Carey’s “Hero” at her school’s talent show.
& Won a beauty pageant at her school.
& Born to a black Barbadian father Ronald Fenty and a black Guyanese mother Monica Fenty.
& She has two younger brothers Rorrey and Rajad.
& Stated in an interview that her friend and former Island Def Jam record label artist Fefe Dobson was someone that she admired and looked up to. Having a fellow black artist writing, singing, and performing the music she truly loves.
& Ranked #8 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
& Sampled “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ ” by Michael Jackson from his ” Thriller” album in her song “Please Don’t Stop the Music”.
& Ranked #15 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
& She’s addicted to shopping and owns over 100 pairs of shoes
& She had a cameo role in Bring It On 3: All or Nothing.
& She sold a million copies worldwide of her debut Music Of The Sun.
& In the Philippines, If It’s Lovin’ That You Want became Rihanna’s first #1 single.
& Rihanna says that the thing she misses most about Barbados is the food.
& Whenever Rihanna visits Barbodos, the first place she goes to is the beach.
& Her favourite movie is ‘Hangover’
& Rihanna’s favorite hangout spot in Barbodos is the boatyard
& Rihanna won as Cosmopolitan Magazine’s Ultimate Mistress of Music for 2007.
& Rihanna has put up her own foundation called “Believe” to help sick children get medical treatment, school supplies, and toys.
& The choreography for Rihanna’s videos Pon De Replay and If It’s Lovin’ was done by Fatima Robinson