Beyoncé Knowles

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Beyoncé

Beyoncé performing during Her I Am Tour...
Background information
Birth name Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
Born September 4, 1981 (1981-09-04) (age 30)
Houston, Texas, United States
Genres Pop, R&B
Occupations Singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director, actress, dancer, fashion designer
Years active 1990–present
Labels Columbia, Sony Urban Music
Associated acts Destiny's Child, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake
Website www.beyonceonline.com

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, is an American pop / R&B singer and actress. She was born September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas. Commonly referred to as Beyoncé, (pronounced /biˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say), she was first known as the lead singer for the Pop / R&B group Destiny's Child. Her solo career began in 2003 when she released her debut album, Dangerously in Love. She later became one of the best selling artists of the new generation, as well an icon of the 2000s. She married rapper Jay-Z in 2008 and they had their first child, a daughter named Blue Ivy, in 2012.

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[change] Discography

[change] 1997/2005 Destiny's Child

[change] 2002/2004 Dangerously in Love

[change] 2005/2007 B'Day

[change] 2008/2009 I Am... Sasha Fierce

[change] Movies

Year Title Character
2001 Carmen: A Hip Hopera Carmen Brown
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember Foxxy Cleopatra
2003 The Fighting Temptations Lilly
2006 The Pink Panther Xania
Dreamgirls Deena Jones
2008 Cadillac Records Etta James
2009 Obsessed Sharron

[change] References

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonce
  2. http://www.pandora.com/music/artist/beyonce
  3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny%27s_child
  4. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,462567,00.html?xid=rss-allabout-MusicDangerouslyinLove-Beyonce+debuts+at+No.+1

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