Who is Rihanna? All you need to know about pop star who is supporting farmers' protest in Delhi
Rihanna recently made headlines after her tweet on India's farmers' protest went viral across the globe.
Rihanna created an uproar on social media pages after she lent support on farmers' protest in Delhi. The international pop star took to her Twitter page and shared a news story by CNN on the internet shutdown in several districts of Delhi's neighbouring state Haryana after protestors broke barricades to enter New Delhi and clashed with police in several parts of the national capital during the January 26 'tractor rally' protest organised by farmers.
The international star is a huge name across the globe and has won several accolades for her career as a singer. Moreover, she is also a successful entrepreneur with her cosmetic brand Fenty Beauty and is also a philanthropist.
Here's all you need to know about Rihanna, check it out below:
Rihanna is a Barbadian pop star. Along with being a chartbuster singer, she is also an actor, philanthropist and an entrepreneur.
Rihanna extended her support to farmers protesting on the borders of India's capital against the three agriculture laws introduced by the Central government last year and asked why people were not talking about it. Taking to Twitter, the 32-year-old pop star shared a news story by CNN on the internet shutdown in several districts of Delhi's neighbouring state Haryana after protestors broke barricades to enter New Delhi and clashed with police in several parts of the national capital during the January 26 'tractor rally' protest organised by farmers. The protestors also entered the iconic Mughal Era monument Red Fort and unfurled their flags from its ramparts.
"Why aren't we talking about this?!", wrote Rihanna, as she added the hashtag #FarmersProtest along with the post on the micro-blogging site.
Rihanna has sung record-breaking chartbuster songs in her long career as a singer. Her popular tracks include 'Unfaithful', 'Umbrella', 'Don't Stop The Music', 'Disturbia', 'What's My Name?', 'Diamonds', 'Work' to name a few.
Fenty Beauty is Rihanna's cosmetic brand which she launched in 2017. It was named as one of the best inventions by Time magazine in 2017. Interestingly, Fenty is Rihanna's surname.
Rihanna has been a recipient of American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Grammy Awards among many others. Moreover, Rihanna is also a six-time Guinness World Record holder from 2010 to 2014.
Rihanna founded a non-profit organisation Clara Lionel Foundation in 2012. During the coronavirus pandemic, the foundation donated US$5 million.
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