All Rihanna photo shoots. Candid photos of Rihanna have received millions of likes. Beginning of a musical career

The story of the vibrant and exotic Rihanna began in the Caribbean. Her unique voice and her own style, in which R’n’B, pop and reggae harmoniously merge, are unmistakably recognized by everyone today. And the total number of songs leading in the official charts of America was able to move even the pop diva Madonna. Today Rihanna is not only a famous singer, but also an actress and designer.

Childhood and family

Rihanna, better known in her youth as Robyn ( full name: Rihanna Robin Fenty), was born where many dream of being - in hot Barbados with the Cote d'Azur and measured reggae rhythms.

Her childhood was spent in an ordinary area, which the girl characterized as “not the richest, but not the poorest either.” His father, Ronald Fenty, was a warehouse worker, and his mother, Monica Brathwaite, worked as an accountant. From them she inherited Afro-Barbadian, Afro-Guyanese and Irish roots. The girl has two younger brothers: Rory and Rajad, as well as two brothers and two sisters born in her father's previous relationships (all from different mothers).

Rihanna's father was a man with a difficult character. The flighty, aggressive man who loved to drink often beat his wife. The singer recalled how once, trying to separate her parents, she made a “rose” out of a bottle and stood between them - this was the only way her requests to calm down had an effect. Subsequently, Ronald became seriously addicted to crack [a cheap and extremely harmful form of cocaine - approx. website ]. This was the last straw - Monica filed for divorce.

My mother is one of the most strong women that I know. Not even, perhaps the strongest.

Although it cannot be said that her childhood memories of her father are purely negative. It was Ronald who taught her to swim and ride a bike.

After the divorce, 9-year-old Rihanna took on the responsibility of raising her 3-year-old brother Rajad. “He was my best friend, he thought I was his mother!” the star recalled.

Rihanna found an outlet from family problems in music and dancing. She had a passion for creativity and the stage from an early age, as evidenced by her participation in plays, beauty contests and music concerts. She loved reggae (“You can’t live in Barbados and not love reggae,” laughs Rihanna), Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion.

As far as studies are concerned, elementary school Rihanna was a real nerd and did nothing but read. But over the years, interest in studying disappeared, and music took its place. She organized her own group, where two friends were invited to a singing competition for Mariah Carey's composition "Hero".

Rihanna – Hero

Beginning of a musical career

At the age of 15, real luck smiled on Rihanna. Mutual friends arranged for her to audition with producer Evan Rogers, who was vacationing on the coast. Ivan's producing career was quite successful, because he had already worked with such pop stars as Christina Aguilera.

Robin's talent and voice impressed the producer, and he without hesitation invited her to try her luck in the USA. The parents of the future singer, who were living separately at that time, did not interfere with her ambitions, so without finishing school, Robin left Barbados.

As Rihanna herself would later say, in those years her ambitions were off the charts. With the help of Ivan, Rihanna's mini-recordings from the audition were sent to various recording companies, one of which belonged to the famous promising rapper Jay Z. On the day he met, he saw powerful potential in her and was not mistaken. Having started working under his patronage, Rihanna remained his ward for many years.

Robin's career began in the same 2005 with the song "Pon de Replay", which introduced the whole world to a still unknown singer, full of native Caribbean flavor and Afro-Hawaiian roots. The incendiary single hit the top of the charts, the main one being the American Billboard Hot 100.

Rihanna - Pon de Replay

When the song was heard in Rihanna's hometown, rumors spread about her sexual relationship with Jay-Z, which, of course, was not true and greatly hurt the girl. She shared her experiences with Jay-Z. A more experienced colleague laughed and said, “You can’t control everything people say, but you can’t let their words influence your decisions.” Rihanna remembered them and since then has only laughed at other people's speculations.

In the same year, Rihanna's first album, “Music of the Sun,” was born, successfully selling half a million copies. Robin was in no hurry to give concerts, but to advertise her persona she often performed as an opening act for stars, and at the same time wrote music for future hits.

The next album was not long in coming. “A girl like me” (2006) was in the top 5 in sales in the US and UK. The song “SOS” included in it was played on all radio stations, where it took first place in terms of the number of plays on the air. It was later used in advertisements for Nike sportswear.

Career peak

In parallel with music, in 2006 the singer began participating in filming. Rihanna's debut film was the comedy Bring It On, where she played a cameo. Designer Manolo Blahnik has repeatedly spoken publicly about Rihanna's artistic talents, which, in his opinion, can only be found in a true movie star.

In 2007, the singer presented the album “Good Girl Gone Bad”, which became fateful for her. He gained popularity not only in the states, but also in the CIS, Japan, and Brazil. The main hit “Umbrella” was sung by the whole world, which brought the first well-deserved Grammy and the status of “breakthrough of the year.”

This was the first composition in which Rihanna revealed her vocal abilities to the maximum. The hit of the year was sung in a duet with Jay-Z, and written with Justin Timberlake, who later became the backing vocalist for “Rehab.”

Rihanna - Umbrella ft. Jay Z

Along with the explosive album, the star’s image changed – to a daring, brutal one, corresponding to its name. Rihanna boldly experimented with short haircuts and revealing stage outfits. At that time, she felt that she no longer wanted to dance to the tune of labels, but was ready for new achievements. The 21-year-old singer cut her hair short and dyed her hair black.

After Rihanna’s difficult breakup with Chris Brown in 2009 (read more in the “Personal Life” section), the album “Rated R” was released with “Russian Roulette” leading in all the charts. Fans immediately drew attention to the darkness and aggressiveness of the album's songs, which were influenced by the star's mental pain. A year later, the fiery and danceable “Loud” was released, with the main hit “Only Girl”. In him, the world saw a completely new Ri - real, self-sufficient, daring, not imposing any images on herself.

In 2010, the singer earned another Grammy, and a year after her sixth album “Talk That Talk” she received the status of the best-selling performer in Britain.

In 2012, “Diamonds” from the new album “Unapologetic” was heard on the radio, which became the absolute leader of the world charts, and a year later he repeated the same thing, sung in a duet with Eminem “The monster”. In the same year, she brought her artistry to the filming of the science fiction film “Battleship” with Liam Neeson in one of the main roles.

Rihanna - Diamonds

Rihanna was in no hurry to release her eighth album, so it was presented only in 2016 under the name “Anti.” Opinions about him were mixed: some saw the quality of the vocals and musical sound, others saw complete bad taste. However, the record was free, which was appreciated by millions of listeners.

Over the years of musical activity, successful duets have been released not only with Eminem, but also with Shakira, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney. The number of prestigious awards for the singer in the music field has become quite impressive. In terms of the number of all songs leading in America's main Hot 100 chart, Rihanna overtook Madonna herself. Only Michael Jackson had similar successes.

Rihanna's personal life

Rihanna has never willingly shared details about her romances with the press, but it is difficult to hide from the paparazzi. She was regularly credited with having relationships with famous people, often with African-American rappers - Puff Daddy, Usher. Once the singer was credited with being close to Leonardo DiCaprio, but all the rumors turned out to be false.

In 2008, the singer’s romance with a black R’n’B and hip-hop singer, Chris Brown, became discussed, which ended quite tragically. In February 2009, on the eve of the Grammy Awards, a fight broke out between the lovers, in which the singer received many abrasions and bruises. Photos from the police report leaked online.

Chris avoided a real sentence. He “paid” with five years of probation and 6 months of correctional labor, and after a couple of years he made futile attempts to return his beloved.

At first, Rihanna forgave him, because, in her own words, he was her first true love. But then I asked myself the question: “What if this becomes a bad example for other girls suffering from abusive relationships?” In 2013, they broke up completely.

In between these periods, Rihanna dated Josh Hartnett for about a year and tried to build a relationship with baseball player Matt Camp.

In 2009, Rihanna met the aspiring rapper Drake. His song “Fireworks” is dedicated to their first meeting. Rumors about the affair spread with terrifying speed, and in 2010 Rihanna made an official comment, saying that she and Drake were just good friends.

However, the subsequent video for the song “What’s My Name,” where Rihanna and Drake played lovers, made fans doubt her words – the “chemistry” between the artists was too obvious. Their joint performance at the 2011 Grammy Awards and the “Take Care” video, with its obvious love motive, added fuel to the fire.

Rihanna ft Drake – What's My Name?

In the summer of 2012, Chris Brown got into a fight with Drake. The reasons were not disclosed in the media, but everyone was sure that the men were vying for Ri's heart. Drake and Rihanna's relationship has had its ups and downs. All this time, there was no official confirmation of their romance, and only in 2016, during the MTV VMA awards, Drake publicly kissed his lover.

But only six months passed, and the couple ceased to exist. “They still love each other, but they will never be together again,” said insiders close to the artists. It was rumored that Drake had cheated on the Barbadian beauty with model India Love. Soon a strange publication appeared on Rihanna’s Instagram: “None of my exes ever developed relationships with girls. So it's definitely not about me."

Rihanna now

After the eighth album “Anti”, the singer’s musical activity began to decline. In subsequent years, she increasingly appeared both in film episodes and in leading roles: in the fifth season of the series “Bates Motel” (2017), in one of the main roles in the crime comedy “Ocean’s Eight” (2018), as well as in fantasy "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" (2017). At the same time, the singer became the designer of the author’s lingerie collection “Savage x Fenty”.

In 2019, the singer worked on new material. To record her ninth studio album in solitude, she rented an entire island in the UK. There was no one on the island except Rea and her team. One day of renting the island cost her 25 thousand dollars (~1.6 million rubles), but Rihanna, whose fortune Forbes estimated at $600 million in 2019, could more fully afford it.

In the photographs, the 29-year-old singer appears in a bright suit, revealing a glimpse of her breasts.

The Crop Over festival took place on the island of Barbados, where Rihanna was born and lived until she was 16, when she moved to the United States to begin her singing career. This holiday has been taking place on the island since the 17th century, when residents celebrated the end of the sugar cane harvest.

The singer has long been an official honorary ambassador for Barbados' culture and often attends the harvest festival.

Rihanna is the winner of eight Grammy awards, six American Music Awards, eighteen Billboard Music Awards and a special Icon Award. The singer is one of the best-selling artists of all time, having sold more than 20 million albums and 60 million singles. She also became the youngest artist in Billboard history to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart fourteen times.

On her Instagram, the singer often publishes candid pictures.

At the harvest festival last year.

As soon as Rihanna returns to Barbados, all is lost. At home, the singer is overcome by an uncontrollable desire to put all her charms on display and thoroughly drown out all her joys and sorrows. On August 3, just in time for the Barbadian carnival season, Ree lit up in a revealing costume with a glass in her hand. Those who saw all the photos from this crazy holiday were divided into two camps: some say that the hour will not be long when Rihanna will star in films for adults, while others simply admire beautiful girl with an impeccable figure. And what other images of the outspoken performer shocked the public, we will see in this collection.

Gray-haired Rihanna was spotted in a very strange outfit on July 18 this year. The eyes of London fans were attracted by his bottom, because doubts arise - was she wearing underwear?

Rihanna has plenty of candid bikini photos, but from this angle the swimsuit seems even smaller than it actually is, so the conclusion is obvious - the frankness of this photo is off the charts.

Ri's appetizing hips were perfectly emphasized by black and white Tom Ford boots and a snow-white shirt with side slits. Robin loves London and loves her body!

Rihana for River Island, New York, Denim Paradise

Preparations for the concert in Atlanta on April 22 this year went slowly: Rihanna managed to do several spicy photos almost naked while her personal hairdresser completed the finishing touches.

The photo shoot for the personal archive was done by Rihanna's best friend, Melissa Ford, late last year. So far, only two photos are available, but the likelihood that the half-naked singer with a glass of wine and a cigarette in her hand will appear before us again is very high. If not in this photo shoot, then in another.

A behind-the-scenes photo from the “Where Have You Been” video shoot: Rihanna as a mermaid.

Was it a waste of time to get a piercing!? Rihanna leaves a hotel in Sweden on July 22 without a bra and wearing a see-through T-shirt.

Hyper-revealing photo shoot for Complex:

Boobs. Rihana's view from below.

Popular pop diva Rihanna has every chance of entering world history show business not only thanks to his musical compositions, but also to very scandalous photo shoots. The other day, a new series of photographs of the singer appeared on the Internet, in which she seems to be dressed more than modestly, but the setting chosen for the shooting was, to put it mildly, unexpected - one of the main mosques in the UAE.

We have selected several more bright and unusual photo shoots of Rihanna.

(Total 17 photos)

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1. Photo session in the mosque.

Last weekend, Rihanna, who was in Abu Dhabi for concerts, decided to privately visit the main attraction of the city - the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. For clothes, the star chose a black jumpsuit with a hood from the famous British designer Stella McCartney, which, according to the mosque administration, “exposed rather than hid” the girl’s figure.

2. In the garden adjacent to the mosque, Rihanna arranged a photo shoot, which she soon posted on her Instagram.

3. Apparently, the mosque staff did not like the poses that the star was taking, and they hastened to demand that she leave the territory of the Muslim complex.

5. It is worth noting that Rihanna’s representatives did not comment on the situation in any way.

6. “Greek photographs”

Yesterday, October 23, she posted new photographs taken in Greece, in which the star appeared in an extremely unexpected image of a girl from the 60s.

7. The chosen image, in our opinion, was very successful for her.

8. Moreover, the Barbadian singer is dressed in clothes that she herself designed for the River Island brand.

10. "Eastern Princess".

11. In her images, Rihanna likes to experiment with elements of her appearance. different nations and cultures.

13. What her fans really liked, judging by the huge number of responses on social networks about this photo shoot.

14. Photo shoot with Kate Moss.

15. Earlier this year, the famous photographer Mario Testino photographed the singer in a duet with the notorious model Kate Moss.

16. Of course, the project caused a strong reaction from the public - firstly, the original choice of models was the beautiful Rihanna and the sexy 39-year-old Kate Moss. Secondly, the very revealing outfits and poses of both stars.

17. In an interview, the pop diva admitted that she really enjoyed working with the British model. “My dream has come true! This is incredible - Mario Testino, Kate Moss! I’m in seventh heaven!” - Rihanna opened up.