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Rihanna parents: Meet Ronald Fenty, Monica Braithwaite

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Rihanna Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman Rihanna Fenty. Her career as a Grammy-winning performer began with demo tapes and the help of American record producer Evan Rogers.

She joined Def Jam in 2005, and after the release of her first studio album, Music Of The Sun, she quickly rose to fame.

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Rihanna parents: Meet Ronald Fenty, Monica Braithwaite

Monica Braithwaite and Ronald Fenty welcomed Robyn Rihanna Fenty into the world in Saint Michael, Barbados. Her father was a warehouse manager, while her mother was an accountant.

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Ronald is a Barbadian with African, Irish, English, and Scottish ancestry, while Monica is of Afro-Guyanese origin. Little is known about the couple, who is primarily recognized for being the pop star’s parents. The couple split up in 2002.

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After his debut album achieved enormous success, Rihanna issued his sophomore effort, A Girl Like Me, in 2006. Both productions, which drew inspiration from Caribbean music, reached their peak positions on the US Billboard 200 chart in the top ten.

Music of the Sun (2005), A Girl Like Me (2006), Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011), Unapologetic (2012), and Anti are the eight albums that Rihanna has released.

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