Born in Barbados as Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Rihanna has a net-worth of $60 million dollars. Rihanna used singing as a way to cope with the turmoil of a rocky family life. On the advice of her then record producer, Rihanna moved to the United States at age sixteen to pursue a career as a singer/songwriter. After her demo was heard by former rapper Sean Carter, aka Jay-Z, and then CEO of Def Jam Records, Rihanna was invited to audition for him and immediately signed.

Music of the Sun, Rihanna’s debut album, skyrocketed in the top ten of the Billboard 200, soon joined by her second album, A Girl Like Me, which charted in the top five, and again by her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad, which reached the number two spot and earned nine Grammy nominations. Her impressive streak continued with the release of her fourth album, Rated R, which is her best selling album in the U.S.A. to date. Rihanna’s success includes a staggering number of awards, including but not limited to, three Grammys, three American music awards, and three Billboard music awards. Her side projects include acting, beauty and fashion endorsement for companies such as CoverGirl, Gucci, and Clinique, and numerable charity projects, including establishing her organization, The Believe Foundation, which benefits terminally ill children around the globe.