Writing a biography

Think of a famous person. Answer the questions below and use your answers to write a short
biography of the person. Bear in mind, these events are not all necessarily sequential.

Early life
Who is the famous person and why?
Where and when were they born?
What can you say about their family?

Childhood and adolescence

What kind of childhood did they have?
Where did they live as a child?
Where did they go to school?
What about college/university? (if relevant)
Other activities worth mentioning?

Adulthood
What were their first occupations?
What can you say about their most important relationships?
Did they marry?
Did they have any children? How many?

Becoming famous – Important Events

When and how did they become well known?
What were the most important events during the time they were famous?
Did they receive any awards?

Life at the moment (if the person is still alive)

Have they had any important events in their life recently?
What are their plans for the future?
Where is the person living now?
How old are they now?
Later life (if the person is no longer living)
Where was the person living at the end of their life?
When did they die?
Where did they die?
How did they die? (if relevant)
Your feelings about the person
What are your feelings about the person? e.g. do you admire them, feel sorry
for them, find them interesting/funny etc.
What do you feel were the most important things they did? (if relevant)

 Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a famous singer,

actress, fashion designer, and
businesswoman. She was born on February
20, 1988 in Barbados, to Monica
Braithwaite, an accountant, and Ronald
Fenty, a warehouse supervisor. Their
parents divorced when she was 14 years
old. She has got two younger brothers:
Rorrey and Rajad Fenty.
Rihanna lived the life of a normal island
girl and had a normal childhood. She went
to Combermere School.
One day, Rihanna performed Mariah Carey
"Hero" in a school talent show. Her life
changed forever when she met Evan
Rodgers, a producer from New Yor. She
was 16 when she was signed to Def Jam. Her first album, “Music of the Sun”,
released in 2005, reached No. 10 on the Billboard albums charts. “A Girl
Like Me”, the next year, is Rihanna's first No. 1 single.
Rihanna has won many awards. These include five American Music Awards,
eighteen Billboard Music Awards, two BRIT Awards and seven Grammy
Awards. She has had thirteen number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100
chart.
On February 8, 2009, Chris Brown, Rihanna’s boyfriend at the time, assaulted
and injured her. On June 24, 2009, Brown pled guilty. In 2012, Rihanna
appeared to be reconnecting with Brown. The pair worked together on the
song "Birthday Cake”, released that year.
In 2015, Rihanna also became the first artist in history to have 100 million
singles digitally downloaded. In late January 2016, Rihanna released her last
album to date: “Anti”.
In 2017, she founded “Fenty Beauty”; It was created with the promise of
inclusion of all women, offering around 50 shades in a variety of products
like powders, foundations and concealers.
In the 2018 Grammys, she won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance for
Loyalty. As of 2022, Rihanna's net worth is estimated to be $550 million,
making her one of the richest singers of all time.
She is 34 years old at the moment and she has confirmed via Instagram that
her new album is complete, but has withheld the release date.
Adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihanna