Beyonce

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (or simply Beyoncé) (born September 4, 1981) is a popular American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and fashion designer. Knowles rose to stardom as the founding member and lead singer of R&B supergroup Destiny's Child. more...

After a series of commercially successful records with the group, Knowles released her debut solo album, 2003's Dangerously in Love, which spawned the highly successful hit song "Crazy in Love", and topped both the R&B and Billboard 200 charts in the U.S., and the main album charts in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Knowles has won nine Grammy Awards — six for her solo work, and three as a member of Destiny's Child. She has a successful film career, having co-starred in Austin Powers in Goldmember, one of the highest grossing films of 2002, and having worked with Oscar-winning actors in each of her theatrical films.

Early life

Knowles is the elder of two children born to Matthew Knowles and Tina Beyince in Houston, Texas; her maternal grandparents, Lumis Beyince and Agnes Dereon (a seamstress), were French-speaking Creoles from Louisiana. Her parents decided on her first name as a tribute to her mother's surname. By age seven, she was attending dance school and was a soloist in her church choir. Her dance instructor took an interest in Knowles, personally taking her star student to various competitions. Knowles went on to win over 30 local singing and dancing competitions.

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