Beyoncé Knowles

Beyoncé
Beyoncé performing during Her I Am Tour...
Background information
Birth name	Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
Born	September 4, 1981 (1981-09-04) 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.

Discography

1997/2005 Destiny's Child

• 1998 - Destiny's Child ("No, No, No”, "With Me”)
• 1999 - The Writing's on the Wall ("Bills, Bills, Bills”, "Bug a Boo”, "Say My Name”, "Jumpin', Jumpin'”)
• 2000 - Single Remix Tracks
• 2001 - The Platinum's on the Wall
• 2001 - Survivor ("Independent Women”, "Survivor”, "Bootylicious”, "Emotion”, "Nasty Girl”)
• 2001 - Love: Destiny
• 2001 - 8 Days of Christmas ("8 Days of Christmas”, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”)
• 2002 - This Is the Remix ("Bootylicious (Rockwilder Remix)”, "Nasty Girl (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix)”)
• 2003 - Destiny's Child World Tour
• 2004 - Destiny Fulfilled ("Lose My Breath”, "Soldier”, "Girl”, "Cater 2 U”)
• 2005 - #1's ("Stand Up for Love (2005 World Children's Day Anthem)”, "Check on It”)
• 2006 - Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta
• 2008 - Mathew Knowles & Music World Present Vol.1: Love Destiny

2002/2004 Dangerously in Love

• 2003 - Dangerously in Love ("Work It Out”, "'03 Bonnie & Clyde”, "Crazy in Love”, "Baby Boy”, "Me, Myself and I”, "Naughty Girl”)
• 2004 - Live at Wembley

• (tour) 2003/2004 - Dangerously in Love World Tour
• (tour) 2004 - Verizon Ladies First Tour (with Alicia Keys & Missy Elliott)

• (film) 2001 - "Carmen: A Hip Hopera”
• (film) 2002 - "Austin Powers in Goldmember”
• (film) 2003 - "The Fighting Temptations”

2005/2007 B'Day

• 2006 - B'Day / B'Day Deluxe Edition ("Check on It”, "Déjà Vu”, "Ring the Alarm”, "Upgrade U”, "Irreplaceable”, "Listen”, "Beautiful Liar”, "Get Me Bodied”)
• 2007 - B'Day Anthology Video Album
• 2007 - Irreemplazable ("Irreemplazable”, "Get Me Bodied (Timbaland Remix)”)
• 2007 - The Beyoncé Experience Live

• (tour) 2007 - The Beyoncé Experience

• (film) 2006 - "The Pink Panther”
• (film) 2006 - "Dreamgirls”

2008/2009 I Am... Sasha Fierce

• 2008 - I Am... Sasha Fierce / I Am... Sasha Fierce Deluxe Edition ("If I Were a Boy”, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”, "Halo”, "Diva”, "Ego”, "Sweet Dreams”)
• 2009 - Above and Beyoncé - Video Collection & Dance Mixes
• 2009 - I Am... Sasha Fierce Platinum Edition
• 2009 - I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas

• (tour) 2009 - I Am... Tour

• (film) 2008 - "Cadillac Records”
• (film) 2009 - "Obsessed”

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

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

Other websites

• Official website
• The Beyonce Fix (FanSite)
• Beyoncé best pictures
• Official fan club