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Beyonce Knowles Profile |
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Birth Date: September 4, 1981
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Birth Place: Houston, Texas, USA
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Birth Name: Beyonce Giselle Knowles
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Born September 4, 1981 to a loving family in
Houston, Texas, Beyonce (rhymes with fiance) Giselle Knowles
showed an aptitude for music before she could even talk. As
a young girl, she would drown out everyone, including the
church choir, on Sundays at church. Every weekend, she tuned
her voice by doing soulful hymns with the congregation and
then moved on to opera classes, in which she was classically
trained.
father set up destiny
A normal childhood was not in the books for Beyonce. At 8
years old, she met LaTavia Robertson while auditioning for a
girls musical group and Matthew Knowles, Beyonce's manager
and father, later paired the two with LeToya Luckett. In
1992, cousin Kelly Rowland joined the group, and they
performed together on Star Search.
Small gigs and much label-shopping later, the four beauties
cemented their relationship by calling themselves Destiny's
Child. In 1997, "No, No, No" became their first official
single, and they got off to a big start as the track went
multi-platinum. The girls were instantly popular in the
media and impressed all with their self-titled debut.
bringing in the bills, bills, bills
If critics were impressed with this new R&B group's success,
they were absolutely floored when The Writing's on the Wall
hit stores in 1999. DC, led by the incomparable Beyonce, had
three top ten hits within the year: "Jumpin, Jumpin," "Say
My Name" and "Bills, Bills, Bills." They became one of the
best-selling female groups of recent memory after this
second album sold more than 9 million units worldwide. At
the same time, it was announced that their single
"Independent Women Part 1," off the Charlie's Angels
soundtrack, had reached the largest audience ever in the
recorded radio airplay -- 140.4 million pairs of ears.
grammys came during group split
Shortly after the announcement of five Grammy nominations at
the 2001 awards show and the excitement of the unbelievable
record sales, LeToya and LaTavia left the group amid
management struggles. Legal problems ensued, but Destiny's
Child became whole again with the arrival of Michelle
Williams, and, for a short stint only, backup singer Farrah
Franklin. At the Grammys, DC took home two awards, Best R&B
Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, both for
"Say My Name."
Now a trio, Destiny's Child's third album, Survivor, which
debuted in the spring of '01, garnered a whole new set of
hits, like "Bootylicious" and the title track. The success
of Survivor resulted in another Grammy for the group in
February 2002. In fact, the American Music, MTV, Soul Train
and Image Awards all showered the group with more hardware
and praise.
breaking records, rumored breakup
After all this success, the group's three talented sistas
decided to try their hands at solo careers before investing
their time in another Destiny's Child album. To no one's
surprise, Beyonce has captured the bulk of the spotlight
with her sex appeal and strong vocals. Even before her first
album was organized, she had a hit with Jay-Z called "Bonnie
and Clyde '03" and was cracking up audiences with her
big-screen debut alongside Mike Myers in Austin Powers in
Goldmember. This simply prepared fans for what was to come
with Dangerously In Love, released in June 2003.
knowles a dangerous artist & actor
Beyonce displayed a versatile style with this solo effort,
creating the club hit "Baby Boy," the pop success "Crazy In
Love" and the soulful "The Closer I Get To You" with Luther
Vandross. Like her work in Destiny's Child, Beyonce wrote or
co-wrote many of the tracks and performed her heart out on
award shows to get the word out to a huge audience. She has
emerged as a diva, making the best videos, catchiest songs
and creating the most headlines. At 2004's Grammy ceremony,
Beyonce took away five awards and was the biggest winner of
the night (a feat Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and Norah Jones
each accomplished in previous years). Rumors have swirled
that she is involved with rapper Jay-Z, and talk of another
Destiny's Child album has surfaced.
Her work outside the recording studio does not go ignored
either. As she prepares for a solo tour, Beyonce can be seen
in ads for L'Oreal and Pepsi, and in the musical/comedy The
Fighting Temptations. A star of her caliber comes along very
rarely, so we expect even bigger things from our favorite
R&B star in the near future: more music, movies and sexy
outfits, please. |
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Other
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Lead singer of the singing group Destiny's Child.
Toured with Christina Aguilera as her opening act. (2000)
Toured with TLC as their opening act (1999)
Has a younger sister named Solange.
Name rhymes with "Fiancé"
Has a cat named Master P
Attended The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
in Houston, Texas.
Has a younger sister named Solange Knowles.
Once appeared on "Star Search" (1983).
In 2001 she became the first African-American woman to ever
win the ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award.
Is a fan of Middle Eastern music and dance.
Her biggest hit to date is song "Crazy in Love." [2005]
The Radio Music Awards, MTV Europe Video Music Awards and
Billboard Awards are among the awards shows she has
performed on in 2003. She also performed at a South African
AIDS benefit show in November 2003, organized by Bono of U2
to combat the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
Won 5 Grammys, including Best Contemporary R & B Album for
"Dangerously In Love", she took home the most awards for
this year's (2004) show. [8 February 2004]
She has Creole heritage on her mother's side of her family.
Has been quoted as saying that to get over her shyness she
developed a stage persona named "Sasha".
Was voted number 1 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties
Her favorite rapper is Wyclef Jean.
She and Jay-Z are buying a house in Miami as well as in
London, England.
Daughter of Matthew Knowles and Tina Knowles.
Ranked #7 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the
World" (2002).
Aunt of Daniel Julez J. Smith, son of her sister, Solange
Knowles and her husband, Daniel.
Sister-in-law of football player, Daniel Smith.
Her name came from her mother's maiden name.
Attended Welch Middle School in Houston, Texas.
Sang three of the five Oscar-nominated songs at The 76th
Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV), including one completely
in French.
One of People Magazine's "50 Most beautiful People" for most
wanted lips (2004)
She and the other members of "Destiny Child" announced that
they will disband after their tour ends in the fall [June
13th 2005]
Ranked #1 on E!'s 50 Steamiest Southern Stars
Along with Nicole Richie, Veronica Webb, Kelly Osbourne,
Angie Everhart, Alexandra Richards, Irina Pantaeva, Marisa
Miller, Wyclef Jean, Rachel Hunter, Naomi Campbell, and
Janice Dickinson, she participated in the "Fashion for
Relief" show on 16 September, 2005 in New York, a benefit
for AmeriCares to support victims for Hurricane Katrina.
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale were among the celebrities
who attended.
Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2003 Razzie Award
nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Supporting
Actress category for her performance in the film Austin
Powers in Goldmember (2002), however, she failed to receive
a nomination.
Attended the same high school Seattle Supersonic Rashard
Lewis attended.
Launched a clothing line, "House of Dereon" with mother,
Tina Knowles in 2005.
Named #17 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
Has known R&B singer Alicia Keys since she was 14. |
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