Beyoncé real name

Beyoncé

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (bee-YON-say) (born September 4, ), known mononymously as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, businesswoman, dancer and model. She is known as a lead singer of female pop and R&B group Destiny's Child.

She released her first solo album, Dangerously in Love, in , when Destiny's Child was on a break.

Since then, she has released six more albums, which have all produced hit singles. She has sold over million records worldwide as a solo artist, and as the lead singer of the world's best-selling female group of all time, selling over million records worldwide.

She is the most awarded musicians in Grammys of all time, with 32 wins during her career, as well as her nominations.[6][7]

Early life

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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born at Park Plaza Hospital in Houston, Texas.[8] Her mother is Tina Knowles (née Beyincé; currently Lawson) with her Creole descent, which means she has some African and French roots.

Her father is Mathew Knowles, who is African American. Knowles went to several performing arts schools, and took part in singing and dancing competitions as a child. Her younger sister, Solange, is also a musician.

Music career

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In her youth, she started the girl group Girls Tyme. Her father Mathew became her manager.

Knowles became very famous in the late s. She became the lead singer of the R&Bgirl groupDestiny's Child. The group became the world's best-selling girl group of all time, selling over 85 million records worldwide.

Destiny's Child took a break from recording music. Knowles released her solo debut album, Dangerously in Love, in Two singles from the album—"Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy"—reached number one on the Billboard Hot chart.

The album became one of the most successful albums of that year.

Beyonce date birth biography husband Knowles has also starred in several films, including Dream Girls. She married hip-hop recording artist Jay-Z in , and the couple has three children. She also holds the record for most Grammy wins ever by a female artist with She started singing at an early age, competing in local talent shows and winning many of these events by impressing audiences with her singing and dancing abilities. She attended St.

Dangerously in Love was given five Grammy Awards. After Destiny's Child split, Knowles released her second album. B'Day was released in , and its singles "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar" reached the top ten in the United States. Her third album I Am Sasha Fierce was released in "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "Halo" and "Sweet Dreams" became hit singles for Knowles.

"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" became another number-one single on the Billboard Hot The album earned six Grammys in , the most Grammys won by a woman in one night. Only Adele would do this again at the Grammys.

Her next album, 4 (), became her fourth number one album on the Billboard chart. She became the third artist in history to have her first four albums debut at number one.

Beyoncé released her fifth album Beyoncé on iTunes on December 13, The public did not know about the album before it was released. The album has fourteen songs and 17 videos.[9] It has been given good reviews. It entered the Billboard at number one. This made her the first female artist in the history of the chart to have her first five albums enter the chart at the top.[10] Knowles performed "Drunk in Love" with JAY-Z at the Grammy Awards.

She was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Part II (On the Run)" with JAY-Z.[11]

In February , Beyoncé was a guest performer at Super Bowl She performed "Formation", the lead single from her sixth studio album, Lemonade. The performance was controversial, as it had elements of the #BlackLivesMatter movement along with influences from the Black Panthers.[12] She announced The Formation World Tour in a commercial after the Super Bowl performance.

In April , an hour-long film, Lemonade, was shown on HBO. After the film aired, the Lemonade album was released. The album became her best-reviewed of her career. It entered the charts at number one in the US and Canada. Lemonade features the singles "Formation", "Sorry", and "Hold Up". It won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album in , while the music video for "Formation" won the award for Best Music Video.

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Her parents, Mathew Knowles and Tina Knowles, both had creative professions, with her father working in professional sound recording and her mother being a fashion designer and costume artist. She achieved her first success at the age of 7 when she was nominated for The Sammy Award as a talented child artist and won a local vocal competition among schoolchildren. She also served as a soloist in the choir of St. John's United Methodist Church during her middle school years, gaining experience in public performances and experimenting with her voice. They officially became Mr.

In , Beyoncé released the promotional single "Die with You". She later contributed to the remix of "Mi Gente" by J Balvin and Willy William. This caused the song to jump to number three on the Billboard Hot On December 1, , an acoustic duet between Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran of Sheeran's song "Perfect" was released and was at the top of the iTunes charts in 32 countries.[13] The song became Beyoncé's sixth US number-one as a solo artist and her tenth number-one song in the US including songs with Destiny's Child.

Knowles was featured on a remix of rapper Megan Thee Stallion's song "Savage"; it became Knowles’ seventh number-one song in the US.[14]

On June 20, , she released "Break My Soul", the lead single from her seventh studio album, Renaissance and the album was released on July 29, "Break My Soul" became her eighth solo US number-one (twelfth overall), while the album's next single, "Cuff It", reached number ten on the Hot [15]

Artistry

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Knowles has a three octave mezzo-soprano vocal range.

Other sources state that she possesses a contralto vocal range at age of 30s. Jon Pareles of The New York Times commented that her voice is "velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul belting". Jody Rosen notes that the hip hop era highly influenced Knowles' unique rhythmic vocal style, but also finds her quite traditionalist in her use of balladry, gospel and falsetto.

Other projects

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Acting career

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Her first role in a movie was for the musicalCarmen: A Hip Hopera (). Her first major movie was Austin Powers in Goldmember (). The movie Dreamgirls () was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. Her other movies Cadillac Records () and Obsessed () did not do so well.

In , she starred as Nala in the drama-live action remake The Lion King.

Fashion

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In , Knowles and her mother created a fashion line called House of Deréon.

In , she also introduced a fitness-wear collection called Ivy Park.[16]

Perfume

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In , she released her first perfume which she called Heat.

Model

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In , Knowles became H&M's new swimwear model since she gave birth to her daughter Blue Ivy just a year prior.

Endorsements

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She became a spokesperson for L'Oréal, Pepsi, Tommy Hilfiger, Nintendo, and Vizio.

Ranking

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In , Knowles was ranked first on Forbes list of the " Most Powerful and Influential Musicians in the World",[17] and second on its list of the " Most Powerful and Influential Celebrities in the World".[18] In , she was named "World's Most Beautiful Woman" by People magazine.[19]

Awards

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Many of Knowles' recordings and movies were given many nominations, with many winning them.

These include 32 Grammy Awards, 24 [MTV Video Music Awards], three [American Music Awards], a Billboard Millennium Award, and a star on the [Hollywood Walk of Fame] with Destiny's Child. In , [Billboard (magazine)|Billboard] named her the Top Radio Songs Artist of the s decade. They also ranked her 4th for Artist of the Decade.[20][21] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), named Knowles as the Top Certified Artist of the s.[22][23] In the US, she has sold over 17 million copies as of May She has sold more than million digital singles as of January [24] Worldwide, she has sold million records.

Beyonce date birth biography children: On January 7, , Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. [] Following the release of Lemonade, which included the single "Sorry", in , speculations arose about Jay-Z's alleged infidelity with a mistress referred to as "Becky".

This makes her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[25] Knowles appeared on [VH1]'s list of the " Greatest Artists of All Time".[26] They ranked her third on their " Greatest Women in Music" list in

Personal life

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In , Knowles met Jay-Z and proposed her on his 38th birthday on December 4, The couple married on April 4, On January 7, , she gave birth to their first daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, via natural birth in Lennox Hill Hospital, New York.

Knowles is a feminist. In the February issue of GQ magazine she said, "You know, equality is a myth, and for some reason, everyone accepts the fact that women don’t make as much money as men do. I don’t understand that. Why do we have to take a backseat? I truly believe that women should be financially independent from their men. And let’s face it, money gives men the power to run the show.

It gives men the power to define value. They define what’s sexy. And men define what’s feminine. It’s ridiculous."[27]

Knowles joined the Ban Bossy campaign in [28]

In December , it was revealed that she and her husband Jay-Z were longtime vegans.[29] She wrote the foreword to the book The Day Revolution by trainer Marco Borges, which was released in April [30]

On February 1, , Knowles announced via Instagram that she was expecting twins.[31] She gave birth to a daughter, Rumi and a son, Sir on June 13, via cesarean section.[32][33]

Discography

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See the main article: Beyoncé discography

Filmography

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Title Year Role
Fade to Black Herself
Beyoncé Shine – An Unauthorized Story on Beyoncé Knowles Herself
Life Is But a Dream Herself
Beyoncé: Finding Her DestinyHerself
Beyoncé: Fierce and Fabulous Herself
Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams Herself
Homecoming Herself
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé Herself

Notes

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