Beyonce Knowles.
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Beyonc Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981) is a popular American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and fashion designer. Beyonc rose to stardom as a founding member of R&B group Destiny's Child. After a series of commercially successful records with the group, she released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which spawned the highly successful song "Crazy in Love" and topped both the R&B and Billboard 200 charts in the U.S. and the main album charts in Canada and the United Kingdom. Beyonc has won nine Grammy Awards — six for her solo work, and three as a member of Destiny's Child. She has a successful film career and co-starred in Austin Powers in Goldmember, one of the highest-grossing films of 2002.
Beyonc released her second solo album, B'Day, on September 4, 2006 around the world and September 5, 2006 in the United States, to coincide with the celebration of her twenty-fifth birthday. The album became her highest debut as a solo artist on the Billboard album charts in the U.S., selling over 540,000 copies in the first week.
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Birth name | Beyonc Giselle Knowles |
Born | September 4, 1981 |
Origin | Houston, Texas |
Genre(s) | R&B, pop |
Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, fashion designer |
Years active | 1990–2005 (group) 2002–present (solo) 2001–present (acting) |
Label(s) | Columbia Records Sony Urban Music |
Associated acts | Destiny's Child |
Website | BeyonceOnline.com |