Beyonce Knowles

 Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas to Mathew and Tina Knowles. She was exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child and enrolled in various performing arts schools

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 Beyonce rose to fame as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, which went on to become one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.

• Knowles released her debut solo album Dangerously in Love in 2003, which spawned the number-one hits "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" and became one of the most successful albums of that year, earning her a then record-tying five Grammy Awards

                           

• Following the group's disbandment in 2005, Knowles released her 2nd solo album, B'day in 2006

•  Beyonce Knowles's 3rd solo album I Am ...Sasha Fierce was released in 2008, and included the anthemic "Single Ladies(Put a Ring on It)". The album earned Knowles 6 Grammys at the 52nd Grammy Awards. breaking the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night

• In 2011, Knowles released her fourth studio album 4, which became her fourth consecutive solo number-one album on the Billboard 200. This made Knowles the second female artist and third artist overall, to have her first four studio albums debut atop the chart.

Acting Career

Apart from her work in music, Beyonce Knowles has also launched a career in acting. In 2001, she made her debut in the musical film Carmen:A HipHipera, prior to appearing in major films, including Dreamgirls(2006), which earned her 2 Golden Nominations and Cadillac Records (2008).

Product Endorsements
Knowles has also endorsed brands such as Pepsi;Tommy Hilfiger;Armani and L'Oreal

Awards and Accolades

a total of 16 Grammy Awards—13 as a solo artist and 3 as a member of Destiny's Child.

Beyonce Knowles honored with the Billboard Millennium Award for recognizing her career achievements and influence in the music industry.

Beyonce Knowles has sold 75 million records worldwide, making her one of theBest-SElling-Music-Artist of all time.

The media often use the term "Bootylicious" (a combination of the words booty and delicious and a hit song of Destiny's Child), to describe Knowles because of her curves

                                                         
 










                                                                                         

                                                      

                                                          
                                                                               

                                                

    

Beyonce Knowles at the Vera Wang 2012 Spring collection during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Centre on Tuesday, Sept. 13,2011

Beyonce Knowles on the Cover of 'Vogue' Magazine

Beyonce Knowles  with husband Jay Z watching the men's final match between number one seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia and number two seed Rafael Nadal of Spain at the US Open tennis tournament on September 12, 2011

 

Singer Beyonce performs on the opening night of her "Mrs. Carter Show World Tour 2013", on Monday, April 15, 2013 at the Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia

 

Beyonce Knowles does a freefall jump from Auckland's Sky Tower as she continues her world tour in New Zealand