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Read Next in celebrity. She worked with her father on the street to sell clothing from a stall from a young age. Her father was addicted to alcohol and crack cocaine , something which put great strain on the family. She suffered heavily with headaches as a child and young teenager, to the bafflement of medical services.
In a bizarre turn, the headaches vanished when her parents divorced. When Rihanna was around sixteen years old, she began experimenting with music in earnest. Together with two school friends, she started a small-time musical trio. Apparently, Rihanna was a stand-out star, even among her friends.
This record producer, Evan Rogers, insisted Rihanna perform a solo audition. In , Rihanna effected a transformation from cute teen pop princess to superstar and sex symbol with her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad , fueled by its smash hit lead single "Umbrella," featuring Jay-Z. The album reached No. In , Rihanna released her sixth studio album: Talk That Talk.
On her Grammy-winning album Unapologetic , Rihanna turned out such hits as the No. Interestingly, Unapologetic was the first Rihanna album to hit No. She also worked with Coldplay on the track "Princess of China" and, the following year, reached No. Known for her sexually provocative imagery and wild style, Rihanna made headlines for the sheer dress she wore to the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards ceremony in June Rihanna acknowledged that there were some rules to fashion, but explained that "rules are meant to be broken.
In Rihanna also became the first artist in history to have million singles digitally downloaded and streamed. In late January , Rihanna released the album Anti , allowing Jay-Z's online streaming site Tidal to exclusively feature the collection of tracks for a week. The gambit paid off for the struggling service, with one million trial subscribers joining Tidal in less than a day to partake in a download promotion for Anti.
The album's lead single, "Work," featuring rapper Drake , earned two Grammy nominations. In , Rihanna scored another No. Branching out to screen work, Rihanna co-starred in the sci-fi flick Battleship and later voiced the lead character in the animated blockbuster Home Jay-Z had massive success in with his 11th album — The Blueprint 3 — and it features some of the biggest names in music — including Rihanna!
It went straight to number 1 in the UK and has gone double platinum over in America. As the name suggests, the video features Rihanna working in a scrap yard, dancing on cars and appearing in drag races!
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