“So much has happened in my life, I feel like I’ve grown five years in a year,” the 19-year-old reveals. And since bursting onto the pop and R&B scene two years ago, the Barbados-born starlet has achieved more than most of her peers.
Her current hit single Umbrella is now the longest-running number one since Wet Wet Wet’s Love is All Around in 1994.
Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in Barbados, the young singer got her big break in 2003 when she was introduced to music producer Evan Rogers, who was on holiday in Barbados at the time.
On hearing Rihanna sing, the producer - who has worked with such artists as Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson and Ruben Studdard - invited her to New York to record a demo.
Things started to take off after hip-hop megastar Jay Z showed interest.
Earlier this year, she recalled her first meeting with the star.
“He didn’t want me to leave until I signed a deal. Twelve hours later, I signed the deal. That was kind of crazy, right?” she told the Honolulu Advertiser.
In 2005, she co-wrote and released her debut album Music of the Sun, which went on to sell a million copies worldwide.
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