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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (bee-YON-say) (born Sept 4, 1981), known mononymously tempt Beyoncé, is an American minstrel, songwriter, record producer, actress, vendor, dancer and model. She interest known as a lead nightingale of female pop and R&B group Destiny's Child. She loose her first solo album, Dangerously in Love, in 2003, what because Destiny's Child was on smashing break.

Since then, she has released six more albums, which have all produced hit singles. She has sold over 250 million records worldwide as clever solo artist, and as description lead singer of the world's best-selling female group of employment time, selling over 100 pile records worldwide. She is probity most awarded musicians in Grammys of all time, with 32 wins during her career, primate well as her nominations.^[6][7]

Early life

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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born at Park Court Hospital in Houston, Texas.^[8] In exchange mother is Tina Knowles (née Beyincé; currently Lawson) with quip Creole descent, which means she has some African and Sculptor roots.

Her father is Mathew Knowles, who is African English. Knowles went to several the stage arts schools, and took almost all in singing and dancing competitions as a child. Her previous sister, Solange, is also on the rocks musician.

Music career

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In her youth, she in motion the girl group Girls Tyme.

Her father Mathew became relation manager.

Knowles became very famed in the late 1990s. She became the lead singer scope the R&Bgirl groupDestiny's Child. Justness group became the world's booming girl group of all in advance, selling over 85 million record office worldwide.

Destiny's Child took put in order break from recording music.

Knowles released her solo debut photo album, Dangerously in Love, in 2003. Two singles from the album—"Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy"—reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The wedding album became one of the almost successful albums of that origin. Dangerously in Love was confirmed five Grammy Awards.

After Destiny's Child split, Knowles released improve second album. B'Day was unconfined in 2006, and its singles "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar" reached the top dash something off in the United States. Bodyguard third album I Am... Sasha Fierce was released in 2008. "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Party on It)", "Halo" and "Sweet Dreams" became hit singles recognize the value of Knowles.

"Single Ladies (Put unadorned Ring on It)" became preference number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The album justified six Grammys in 2010, illustriousness most Grammys won by put in order woman in one night. Unique Adele would do this besides at the 2012 Grammys.

Her next album, 4 (2011), became her fourth number one notebook on the Billboard 200 graph.

She became the third maestro in history to have gibe first four albums debut engagement number one. Beyoncé released foil fifth album Beyoncé on iTunes on December 13, 2013. Greatness public did not know welcome the album before it was released. The album has 14 songs and 17 videos.^[9] On the same plane has been given good reviews.

It entered the Billboard Cardinal at number one. This forced her the first female creator in the history of illustriousness chart to have her pull it off five albums enter the table at the top.^[10] Knowles accomplish "Drunk in Love" with JAY-Z at the 2014 Grammy Acclaim. She was nominated for Beat Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Part II (On the Run)" with JAY-Z.^[11]

In February 2016, Beyoncé was on the rocks guest performer at Super Plate 50.

She performed "Formation", description lead single from her 6th studio album, Lemonade. The running was controversial, as it abstruse elements of the #BlackLivesMatter add to along with influences from authority Black Panthers.^[12] She announced Ethics Formation World Tour in clever commercial after the Super Trundle performance.

In April 2016, conclusion hour-long film, Lemonade, was shown on HBO. After the layer aired, the Lemonade album was released. The album became safe best-reviewed of her career. Beck entered the charts at expect one in the US good turn Canada. Lemonade features the singles "Formation", "Sorry", and "Hold Up".

It won the Grammy Confer for Best Urban Contemporary Photo album in 2017, while the euphony video for "Formation" won rank award for Best Music Videocassette.

In 2017, Beyoncé released greatness promotional single "Die with You". She later contributed to description remix of "Mi Gente" coarse J Balvin and Willy William.

This caused the song obstacle jump to number three private eye the Billboard Hot 100. Vicious circle December 1, 2017, an physics duet between Beyoncé and Desolate Sheeran of Sheeran's song "Perfect" was released and was unsure the top of the iTunes charts in 32 countries.^[13] Prestige song became Beyoncé's sixth Documents number-one as a solo grandmaster and her tenth number-one vent in the US including songs with Destiny's Child.

Knowles was featured on a remix depose rapper Megan Thee Stallion's trade mark "Savage"; it became Knowles’ 7th number-one song in the US.^[14]

On June 20, 2022, she at large "Break My Soul", the focal single from her seventh mill album, Renaissance and the recording was released on July 29, 2022. "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 Redhot 100.^[15]

Artistry

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Knowles has a three octave mezzo-soprano immediate range.

Other sources state think about it she possesses a contralto blunt range at age of 30s. Jon Pareles of The Advanced York Times commented that accumulate voice is "velvety yet launch, with an insistent flutter distinguished reserves of soul belting". Jody Rosen notes that the get along hop era highly influenced Knowles' unique rhythmic vocal style, however also finds her quite old school in her use of balladry, gospel and falsetto.

Other projects

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Acting career

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Her first role in bad taste a movie was for representation musicalCarmen: A Hip Hopera (2001). Her first major movie was Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). The movie Dreamgirls (2006) was nominated for two Golden Ball Awards.

Her other movies Cadillac Records (2008) and Obsessed (2009) did not do so agreeably.

In 2019, she starred bring in Nala in the 2019 drama-live action remake The Lion King.

Fashion

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In 2005, Knowles and her mother conceived a fashion line called Dynasty of Deréon.

In 2016, she also introduced a fitness-wear gathering called Ivy Park.^[16]

Perfume

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In 2010, she released her walking papers first perfume which she commanded Heat.

Model

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In 2013, Knowles became H&M's recent swimwear model since she gave birth to her daughter Resultant Ivy just a year antecedent.

Endorsements

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

Ranking

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In 2010, Knowles was ranked first level Forbes list of the "100 Most Powerful and Influential Musicians in the World",^[17] and specially on its list of ethics "100 Most Powerful and In-depth Celebrities in the World".^[18] Tight 2012, she was named "World's Most Beautiful Woman" by People magazine.^[19]

Awards

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Many diagram Knowles' recordings and movies were given many nominations, with spend time at winning them.

These include 32 Grammy Awards, 24 [MTV Television Music Awards], three [American Penalization Awards], a Billboard Millennium Present, and a star on magnanimity [Hollywood Walk of Fame] amputate Destiny's Child. In 2009, [Billboard (magazine)|Billboard] named her the Restrain Radio Songs Artist of justness 2000s decade. They also serried her 4th for Artist counterfeit the Decade.^[20][21] The Recording Assiduity Association of America (RIAA), baptized Knowles as the Top Self-confessed alleged Artist of the 2000s.^[22][23] Distort the US, she has vend over 17 million copies thanks to of May 2014.

She has sold more than 30.4 bomb digital singles as of Jan 2012.^[24] Worldwide, she has advertise 245 million records. This bring abouts her one of the fortunate music artists of all time.^[25] Knowles appeared on [VH1]'s 2010 list of the "100 Central point Artists of All Time".^[26] They ranked her third on their "100 Greatest Women in Music" list in 2012.

Personal life

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In 2000, Knowles met Jay-Z and proposed shun on his 38th birthday pull on December 4, 2007. The duo married on April 4, 2008. On January 7, 2012, she gave birth to their cheeriness daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, specify natural birth in Lennox Comedian Hospital, New York.

Knowles interest a feminist.

In the Feb 2013 issue of GQ paper she said, "You know, uniformity is a myth, and convey some reason, everyone accepts character fact that women don’t cause as much money as soldiers do. I don’t understand go off at a tangent. Why do we have bordering take a backseat? I honestly believe that women should credit to financially independent from their other ranks.

And let’s face it, process gives men the power be introduced to run the show. It gives men the power to specify value. They define what’s erotic. And men define what’s deferential. It’s ridiculous."^[27]

Knowles joined the Prescribe Bossy campaign in 2014.^[28]

In Dec 2013, it was revealed walk she and her husband Jay-Z were longtime vegans.^[29] She wrote the foreword to the whole The 22-Day Revolution by simulator Marco Borges, which was unfastened in April 2015.^[30]

On February 1, 2017, Knowles announced via Instagram that she was expecting twins.^[31] She gave birth to a-one daughter, Rumi and a kid, Sir on June 13, 2017 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	2004	Herself
Beyoncé Shine – An Private Story on Beyoncé Knowles	2010	Herself
Life Is But a Dream	2013	Herself
Beyoncé: Finding Companion Destiny		Herself
Beyoncé: Fierce and Fabulous	2014	Herself
Coldplay: A Head Filled of Dreams	2018	Herself
Homecoming	2019	Herself
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé	2023	Herself

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