All this week, there has been nothing but buzz around Rihanna’s new album, “Talk that Talk.” Rihanna released a few snippets of the album on Itunes sending music critics, bloggers, and writers into overdrive. Rihanna’s ability to create innovative music and constantly reinvent herself is art within itself. In celebration of the new album, “Talk that Talk,” here are facts things you didn’t know about Rihanna:
1. Rihanna’s full name is Robyn Riha Fe.
2. She was born in Saint Michael, Barbados.
3. She is the oldest of three children. She has two younger brother’s.
4. She demonstrated her singing abilities early in her life. She won a beauty pageant and sang Mariah Carey’s “Hero” in a school talent show.
5. Rihanna is the first female from Barbados to receive a Grammy.
6. Rihanna made a name for herself in the pop-dance arena with “Pon de Replay.”
7. Rihanna will appear in the autumn- winter Jeans and underwear ads for Armani.
8. She is BFF’s with Katy Perry.
9. Her new single, “Talk That Talk,” just went number one on Billboard’s Top 100.
10. Rihanna has racked up 20 top 10 songs faster than any other solo artist, doing it in only six years and four months.
