Beyonce Knowles

Name: Beyonce Knowles (rhymes with "Fiancé")
Birth Name: Beyonce Giselle Knowles
Height: 5 feet, 7 inches (1.73m)
Nationality: American
Birth Place: Houston, Texas, USA
Birth Date: September 4, 1981
Occupation: Singer, Actress
Genres: Rock, Teen Pop, Dance-Pop
Education: The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas; Welch Middle School in Houston, Texas.
Relationship: Jay-Z (musician)
Father: Matthew Knowles (manages Destiny's Child.)
Mother: Tina Knowles (designs her costumes)
Sister: Solange Knowles (also a singer and has already released her album)
Facts: Her nicknames are JuJu, Mothe, Bee. Is allergic to perfume.
Claim to Fame: Her biggest hit to date is the feminist anthem "Independent Women."
Awards: 2001 Grammy nomination for Independent Women, ‘Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or other Visual Media’; 2003 MTV Movie Awards nomination for ‘Breakthrough Female Performance’ for Austin Powers Goldmember; 2003 Teen Choice Awards nomination for ‘Choice Crossover Artist for Austin Powers Goldmember;’ 2004 Billboard Music Awards recipient of ‘Artist Achievement Award’ (as Destiny’s Child); 2004 MTV Video Music award winner for ‘Best Female Video;’ 2004 Billboard's ‘R'n'B/Hip-Hop Award Top Female;’ 2004Grammy Awards ‘R&B Song,’ ‘Female R&B Vocal Performance,’ ‘R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals,’ ‘Rap/Sung Collaboration,’ ‘Contemporary R&B Album;’ 2004 Brit Award ‘International Female Solo Artist of the Year;’ 2003 MTV Awards ‘Best Female Video,’ ‘Best R&B Video’ and ‘Best Choreography;’ 2003MTV Europe Awards ‘Best R and B Award’ and ‘Best Song of the Year.’

Discography: Solo Album

• Dangerously in Love (2003)

Discography: Destiny’s Child

• Destiny Fulfilled (2004)
• Survivor (album) (2001)
• The Writing's On The Wall (1999)
• Destiny's Child (album) (1998)

Filmography: Actress

• The Pink Panther (2005) (post-production)
• The Fighting Temptations (2003)
• Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
• Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) (TV)
• Destiny's Child Live (2001) (TV)

Contact
Music World Music
9898 Bissonnet Ste 625
Houston, TX 77036
USA


Destiny has really been very good to Destiny’s Child member and founder Beyonce Knowles. This girl has been in and out of the music hit charts and has received numerous awards for her singing prowess.

Beyonce was born Beyonce Giselle Knowles on September 4, 1981. She is a Houston, Texas native and has started establishing a performing career at the early age of seven. She auditioned for a role in a child singing group with her cousin Kelly Rowland, and two other members namely LeToya Luckett and Latavia Roberson. Then in 1990, her father and manager, Matthew, formed the group called Destiny’s Child consisting of the four of them. They started out with small performances until they got their chance when they performed in Star Search. Since then they have been called Destiny’s Child and started to do front acts for bigger names like SWV, Immature, and Dru Hill. In 1997, the group recorded a song for the movie “Men in Black”. Then they recorded their self titled album and have sold more than a million copies all over the world. Their other hit songs made its way to the Billboard Charts under the R&B singles chart. These three songs were Jumpin, Jumpin, Say My Name, and Bills, Bills, Bills. But the rising popularity was not all; the group had to part bitterly, leaving only Beyonce and her cousin Kelly, to go on. The parting was somewhat untimely and even resulted in a lawsuit. But Beyonce had to get back up and take charge and in 2000, Destiny’s Child ahs a new member – Michelle Williams. In 2001, the group started recording for another album and their hit single “Survivor” had gone platinum in just a matter of weeks after its release garnering to a sales of less than ten millions copies worldwide. With the group’s combined powerful voices, harmony, and sexy appearance, they were one girl group who was really making its way to the top in a short span of time.

Beyonce is not only a good singer but she is also a talented songwriter and has proven this by writing and co-writing a lot of songs in their albums. She has even produced some of them like Bootylicious, Nasty Girl, Independent Women, Happy Face, and Apple Pie a la mode. And her talent did not go unrewarded and unnoticed, Beyonce received the 2001 ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year award and she was the first African-American woman to receive such honor. More awards came flooding in for Beyonce after that. That same year, Destiny’s Child won two Grammy awards namely Best R&B song for Say My Name and Best R&B performance, again for Say My Name. The group has also performed in a number of high profile events and worldwide concerts and tours.

But Beyonce has also decided to prove her own worth outside a group and as an individual artist. That is why she recorded and produced a solo album with the help of her supportive father and with the collaboration of some of the big time musical artists of today like Missy Elliot, her beau Jay-Z, Rich Harrison, Fanatic, Scott Storch, Sean Paul, Mark Batson, Mario Winans, D-Roy and Mr. B, Big Boi, , and Luther Vandross. And the product of this hard work was her album entitled, “Dangerously In Love” that contained more chart-topping and lively songs.

Beyonce also has more to show besides singing. She has been an image model and endorser of some popular brands like Pepsi Cola and L’Oreal. She also stands as L’Oreals spokesperson. Her beautiful face has graced a lot of magazine covers and commercials as well. And aside from advertising, she has also tried the silver screen. Beyonce starred in MTV’s 2001 production of Carmen. Then in 2002, she appeared as Foxy Cleopatra in the movie Austin Powers Goldmember. She was Mike Myers’ love interest. Then in 2003, she starred opposite to Cuba Gooding, Jr. in Fighting Temptations.

With all the awards and citations that she has received, Beyonce is still continuing to improve her craft and expanding more of her talents. She is definitely of the most celebrated multi-talented artists of today.