She was born on February 20, 1988 in St. Michael, Barbados.
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Rihanna's father, Ronald Fenty, is an Irish Barbadian and her mother, Monica Braithwaite, is Afro-Guyanese.
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Rihanna’s childhood was deeply affected by her father’s addiction to crack cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana, and her parents’ turbulent marriage ended when she was 14.
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All her siblings including herself have names starting with an “R.” She has two younger brothers Rorrey and Rajad.