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Born on February 20, 1988 in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna is a businessperson, actor and pop singer. That puts Rihanna at 38 years old in 2026. Listed accolades include Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (2008, 2010, 2012), Icon Award (2013), Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album (2014) and 3 more.
My Take
Rihanna is one of those rare artists who somehow keeps raising the stakes on herself — eight studio albums, a stack of Grammy wins, and over 250 million records sold, yet the music almost feels like the footnote now. The girl from Barbados who landed in Jay-Z's orbit at sixteen and parlayed "Pon de Replay" into a global career is impressive enough, but what really gets me is the pivot: she built Fenty Beauty into a billion-dollar brand by actually solving a real problem (forty shades of foundation), then turned Savage X Fenty into a runway spectacle that embarrassed legacy lingerie brands. Then she headlined the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show — while visibly pregnant — and made it look effortless. She hasn't dropped an album since Anti in 2016 and honestly? She doesn't need to. She's already playing a different game entirely.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rihanna
- Name (Japanese)
- リアーナ
- Reading
- りあーな
- Born
- February 20, 1988 (age 38)
- Origin
- Saint Michael, Barbados
- Occupation
- singer / businessperson / actor / pop singer / musician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance
- 2013 Icon Award
- 2014 Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album
- 2017 Humanitarian of the Year
- 2011 Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- 2010 Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance
- 2010 Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
- 2012 Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.rihanna.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/badgalriri/
- Xhttps://x.com/rihanna
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36844
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Rihanna born?
Born February 20, 1988 (age 38).
Where is Rihanna from?
Rihanna is from Saint Michael, Barbados.
What does Rihanna do?
Rihanna works as singer, businessperson, actor, pop singer, musician.