Robyn Rihanna Fenty - Bridgetown, Barbados - Childhood Homes on Waymarking.com

Rihanna's childhood home in Bridgetown, Barbados has become a major tourist attraction. In 2017, the Barbados‘ government officially changed the name of Westbury New Road to Rihanna Drive to honor Barbados' most famous citizen. The placed a large sign at the end of the street so there is no doubt that you are arriving in her neighborhood.

The house itself is marked by a black tile inlaid on the sidewalk in front of the house has a yellow sunburst, a white trident symbol of Barbados, and the name Rihanna. Rihanna grew up in this modest home until she move to the United States in 2005, when she was 16 years old, to advance her singing career.

The house is unoccupied and access to the back yard is closed off by a blue and yellow corrugated steel wall. The house is a raised ranch which is well maintained. It's painted green and orange with four red steps leading to a porch entrance. There is also a side entrance.

Name of Famous Person: Robyn Rihanna Fenty Physical Address: Rihanna Drive (formerly Westbury New Road), Bridgetown, Barbados What is this person famous for?: Rihanna is a Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, actress, and model. She sings across several genres including pop, dance, and R&B and has sold over 100,000,000 records, more that any other recording artist, by the time she 28 years old. Today she has sold over 250 million records and is one of the world's best-selling music artists. Rihanna has recorded 14 number-one singles and 31 top-ten singles in the US, and 30 top-ten singles in the UK. She has nine Grammy Awards, 13 American Music Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, and six Guinness World Records. Forbes magazine ranked her among the top ten highest-paid celebrities in 2012 and 2014. Time named her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2018. Website verifying legitimacy of site: [Web Link] Additional Website verifying Site legitimacy: [Web Link] Personal Experience: I walked from the cruise ship pier to Rihanna house. I knew the general area but he locals were happy to confirm it's location. After I got there a taxi pulled up with four passengers and then a tour bus stopped to left people off to take pictures of each other in front of the house. Everyone seemed to speak a different languages, a tribute to her worldwide fan base. Other information about area: A sign on the corner of Rihanna Drive and Westbury Road honors her as Our Diamond. She use to ride her bicycle to store at the aforementioned corner. The store has the names of her greatest hits written in red circles on the sidewalk.

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