Robyn Rihanna Fenty est née à Saint Michael, à la Barbade, le 20 février 1988. Sa mère Monica Fenty est une Barbadienne d'origine guyanienne et son père Ronald Fenty est Barbadien. Elle est le second artiste barbadien (après Jimmy Senya Haynes) à recevoir un Grammy Award.
Rihanna puise ses influences musicales dans ses origines antillaises ainsi que de nombreux autres artistes. Elle cite entre autre Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Brandy, Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey et Bob Marley influençant son style musical.
"Umbrella" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her third studio album "Good Girl Gone Bad". It features American rapper Jay-Z, who co-wrote the song with its producers Tricky Stewart and Kuk Harrell, with additional writing from The-Dream. The song was originally written with Britney Spears in mind, but her label rejected it. "Umbrella" is a pop, hip-hop and R&B song with rock elements, referring to a romantic and platonic relationship and the strength of that relationship.
