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Robyn Rihanna Fenty (Saint Michael, 20 February 1988) Rihanna is a Grammy winner, two VMA, EMA two, three AMA, BMA three, three NRJ Music Awards, three TCA, and two WMA, among other prizes. besides singer, Rihanna is fashion model and designer, having done its own brand of umbrellas, following the launch of the single "Umbrella". Rihanna`s music has been described as a Reggae/R&B/Dancehall vibe. With the release of her debut album Music of the Sun and its lead single "Pon de Replay", Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic described Rihanna`s musical style as "synthesize Caribbean rhythms and beats with standard-issue urban dance-pop: Caribbean-inflected urban, if you will." Rihanna is also described as utilizing "dancehall-lite beats and a reggae vocal cadence." NME describes the singer as a "heady mix of dancehall, reggae and R&B." Barry Walters of Rolling Stone considers Rihanna`s A Girl Like Me to be "ightweight dancehall and R&B jams." After the release of Good Girl Gone Bad, Allmusic`s Andy Kellman credits Rihanna to be "as pop as pop gets." Rihanna cites Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Fefe Dobson, Whitney Houston, Destiny`s Child, Celine Dion, Brandy, and Gwen Stefani as musical influences. Rihanna is the best singer!!
