Singer Rihanna – from a poor girl to the richest singer in the world

Rihanna became a billionaire at the age of 33.

(PLVN) – In early August, Forbes Magazine published a list of the top richest people in the world as of 2021, including singer Rihanna with an estimated fortune of about 1.7 billion USD ( £1.2 billion).

Recently, Rihanna appeared with a unique and unique appearance that attracted all eyes when she arrived at the recording studio late at night in New York. This job of hers makes fans eagerly wait for new music products because in the past few years she has only been engrossed in… business and has become the richest singer in the world.

Rihanna’s assets are not only thanks to her music activities, but also her business activities. That is the profit she earned from the cosmetics business Fenty Beauty, a brand that Rihanna cooperated to develop with the French luxury goods group Louis Vuitton (LVMH).

According to Forbes estimates, Rihanna holds 50% of the shares of the cosmetics company launched in 2017. In addition, Rihanna’s assets also have contributions from the revenue of Savage x Fenty underwear brand, also owned by Her assets are estimated at up to 270 million USD. Also for the reason of focusing on business, Rihanna has not released any new music products since the album Anti in 2016.

Became a billionaire at age 33

Figures published by Forbes demonstrate Rihanna’s tireless efforts. From a poor girl who only knew how to put food on the table all year round, Rihanna has risen to the level of an international music star and left a name in the hearts of millions of fans around the planet.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988) was born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, Barbados. Singing is like a destiny, taking root with Rihanna was very accidental and surprising. While famous music producer Evan Rogers was traveling to Barbados, he encountered a 15-year-old black girl passionately singing with a group of friends. The girl sang innocently and with a clear voice that made a strong impression on Evan Rogers. It was at this moment that he realized that this was a talented voice and would do great things if honed under the hands of a skilled person.

He took country girl Rihanna to New York to record a number of songs assigned by him. Surprisingly, at this audition, luck smiled on Rihanna when she was noticed by rap king Jay-Z and signed with Def-Jam Recording Company. After signing with Def Jam in 2005, she quickly gained recognition with the release of her first two studio albums, Music of the Sun (2005) and A Girl like Me (2006). Both albums both carry influences of Caribbean music and peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart in the US.

Within a decade, she released 8 studio albums. Rihanna’s third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), incorporated elements of dance-pop and established her status as a sex symbol in the music industry. The chart-topping single “Umbrella” earned Rihanna her first Grammy Award and made her a global star.

She continued to incorporate pop, dance and R&B genres in her subsequent studio albums: Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011) and Unapologetic (2012), in Unapologetic became her first Billboard 200 number-one album. The albums spawned a string of chart-topping singles, including “Rude Boy”, “Only Girl (In the World)”, “What’s My Name?”, “S&M”, “We Found Love”, “Where Have You Been” and “Diamonds”.

Her eighth album, Anti (2016), introduced fans to her newfound creativity following her departure from Def Jam. Anti became her second US number one album and featured the chart-topping single “Work”. Rihanna’s music career has been an experiment with new musical ideas and she has stated that she wants to “create music that can be heard in places around the world that I have never been to”.

Rising from a painful past

In addition to music, Rihanna is also known for her involvement in humanitarian causes, business ventures, and the fashion industry. She is the founder of the non-profit organization Clara Lionel Foundation, the cosmetics brand Fenty Beauty and the fashion line Fenty under LVMH.

In addition, Rihanna also ventured into the acting field with a cameo role in the successful DVD release film “Bring It On: All or Nothing”, released in August 2006. Taking advantage of her victory, she appeared in leading roles in Battleship (2012), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) and Ocean’s 8 (2018). She was appointed Ambassador for Education, Tourism and Investment by the Government of Barbados in 2018.

Few people know that to achieve today’s glory, this beautiful black girl had to go through many hardships during her childhood years. Even later, when everything was complete, the hardships of childhood still stuck with Rihanna, making her heart bleed when remembering that misfortune.

From a young age, Rihanna witnessed the discord between her parents through constant arguments that always ended with her mother’s tears of pain. Mr. Ronald Fenty – Rihanna’s father – is a heavy drinker and drug addict, so after the drunkenness, there was a rain of beatings that she and her mother had to endure.

Rihanna confided that her mother had her nose broken by her father and was injured for a long time, but she did not dare go to the hospital because she was embarrassed. Then, because she could not stand her abusive husband, she filed for divorce. When Rihanna was just 14 years old, her parents were forced to divorce, ending their tearful marriage.

Because she is the eldest sister in the family, Rihanna helps her mother with housework and takes care of her two younger siblings to ease the burden on her poor mother. With the burden and worries of life, little Riri has matured and become somewhat mature before her time.

Later, when she became successful, she also became a victim of violence. Her boyfriend Chris Brown attacked her, causing the “Rated R” album to take on a much darker tone and filled with the various emotions she experienced throughout 2009. Now, luckily, she is recovering. Enjoy happiness with Rapper boyfriend

Although she suffered many beatings from her father, she also admitted that it was Mr. Ronald who helped her become stronger and tougher. However, she is very tough with her father. In January 2019, Rihanna filed a lawsuit against her father for using the Fenty name for commercial purposes. The lawsuit alleges that Rihanna’s cosmetics brand, Fenty Beauty, was commercially damaged by her father’s company, Fenty Entertainment, through misrepresentation of his company’s affiliation with her.