They both come from Barbados, have tattoos and love their music...

...so no wonder Livvi Franc is being dubbed the new Rihanna! The 21-year-old singer/songwriter has already hit the top of the US dnace charts with her latest single Now I'm That B*tch (B*tch being short for Babe in Total Control of Herself).

Check it out here:

Her real name is Olivia Charlotte Waithe, but she chose the stage name Livvi Franc after her grandad, Frank Wilson, who predicted she was going to be a musician at the age of just two! So the Franc is a funkier version of Frank and Livvia is her nickname.

Check out this video of Livvi at a photoshoot:

Photo Shoot Behind the Scenes

She lived in Harrogate, North Yorkshire for the first five years of her life before moving to her dad's native Barbados with her mum, dad and older sister so she could experience her Barbadian heritage.

Livvi came to London this summer to co-write a song called No Chance for her forthcoming debut album Underground Sunshine.

What do you think - the next Rihanna or just another wannabe popstar? Comments please!