Beyoncé Giselle Carter-Knowles is an American R'n'B singer, actress, and music producer. One of the most famous, wealthy and successful people in the music industry.
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas in 1981. In the family where she was born, everything was conducive to the girl becoming a super-star. Her father worked as a producer and sound engineer, and her mother was a stylist and fashion designer. From an early age, Beyoncé took dance and jazz lessons. Soon, the girl's parents discovered that she also sings well. At the age of seven, Beyoncé won a vocal competition. A year later, together with her friend, she began performing in the Girls time group. Beyoncé has always enjoyed performing on stage. By her fifteen years, she managed to be a prize-winner of more than thirty vocal and dance competitions.
Destiny's child
Beyoncé's father Matthew Knowles from the very beginning believed in the great future of his daughter, and therefore, without a doubt, quit his job in a large company and took the promotion of the group, which at that time was already called Destiny's child, into his own hands. In 1996 the band signed a contract with the famous record company Columbia records. At that time, four girls were working in the group: Baysons Knowles, Latavia Robertson, Kelly Rowland and Letoya Luckett. Their song called Killing Time became the soundtrack for the movie "Men in Black". And the debut album with the single "No, no, no" became "gold" and sold 33 million copies.
A year later, Destiny's child recorded their second album, Writings On The Wall, which included the acclaimed single Say my name. It was then that real success came to them. The album took fifth place in the Top 200 charts.
In 2000, the line-up of the group changed. Letoya and Latavia were replaced by Farah Franklin and Michelle Williams, but Farah soon left the group. The final lineup included three performers: Beyoncé, Kelly and Michelle. It was this line-up that became stellar, bringing the group worldwide fame, and becoming the most successful female trio of all time.
The band's third album, "Survivor", immediately hit the first place on the music charts. It included such super hits as "Survivor", "Independent woman Part I" and "Bootylicious". The single "Survivor" earned the band their third Grammy nomination. After that, the members of the group decided to pursue solo careers and three years later recorded their last joint fourth album "Destiny fulfilled". According to Beyoncé, this is the best work of the Destiny's child collective. Almost 500,000 copies were sold in the first week.
In June 2005, Destiny's child officially ceased to exist after a world tour in support of the album. The girls explained their decision by the fact that each of the participants has their own life and plans for the future. Eight months later, their star appeared on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The beginning of a solo career
Beyoncé took her first steps towards a solo career long before the collapse of Destiny's child. In 2000, she made her film debut, appearing in the Austin Powers spy movie parody as the singer Foxy Cleopatra. She also performed her first solo single, Work It Out, there.
In June 2003, Beyoncé released her first solo album, Dangerously in love, featuring stars such as Missy Elliott, Sean Paul, Big Boy and Jay Z. The album is more personal than all Destiny's child's songs. According to Beyoncé, she wanted the audience to empathize with her and see her as a simple person, and I must say that she successfully succeeded. The album was certified four times platinum, and also received five Grammy figurines. In total, more than 5 million copies have been sold. From that point on, Beyoncé was everywhere, performing at all prestigious events from the Super Bowl to the Academy Awards.
Work in music and cinema
Having gained worldwide fame as a singer, Beyoncé began to seriously think about cinema. In 2006, Beyoncé's crime comedy titled The Pink Panther was released. The film also featured her new composition "Check on it". Then there was work on the musical tape "Dreamgirls", where the prototype of Beyoncé's heroine was Diana Ross. For this role, she was nominated for two Golden Globes: Best Actress and Best Song (Listen).
On the day the singer turned 25, her second album, B'Day, was released. The album did not hit the top of the Billboard charts. In the first allotment, more than 500 thousand copies were sold. The main single of the album was the song "Irreplaceable", which became the most popular song in the singer's career. Meanwhile, her single "Dejavu" topped the UK charts. A year later, Beyoncé reissued the album along with the music videos "B'Day Anthology Video Album", filming eight clips in two weeks.
On April 10, Beyonce's second solo tour "The Beyonce Experience", consisting of women only, kicked off in Tokyo. The concerts were held in Australia, USA, European countries, China and India.
After the tour, Beyoncé began work on her third solo album, "I am … Sasha Fierce". Part of the album turned out to be more lyrical. The singer explained the name of the album with her stage alter ego, which is bolder and more effective than Beyoncé herself. Album "I am … Sasha Fierce" was released in November 2008 following the international success of two singles "If I were a boy" and "Only single ladies" a few months before the 2009 tour.
In 2009, the thriller "Obsession" was released, where Beyoncé played a woman who had to fight for family happiness with a strong and domineering rival. Film critics praised the singer's acting.
Also, critics enthusiastically received the new tour of Beyoncé. The newspapers even wrote that Beyoncé surpassed Britney and Madonna in her talent for entertaining the audience. In addition, she surprisingly managed to combine singing without a phonogram with complex choreography.
In 2010, Beyonce became the owner of 6 Grammy statuettes, and the following year she released her fourth album with the uncomplicated title "4".
In 2013, Beyoncé presented her new fifth album, Beyoncé. The album included 14 songs, for each of which a video clip was recorded. The album became a record sales on iTunes. In the composition "Blue", the singer sang with her daughter Blue Ivy.
On April 23, 2016, Beyoncé delighted her fans with her sixth album "Lemonade". As in the previous album, a video clip was recorded for each song. This time, all the video clips were combined into a single story about the singer's family life.
In December 2018, Beyoncé and her husband, rapper Jay Z, performed at a concert dedicated to the 100th birthday of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg. They performed several tracks from their On The Run II Tour, including "Apes-t"
Personal life
In 2002, Beyoncé performed the song “Crazy Love” in a duet with rapper Jay-Z. After that, rumors about their romance did not stop for six years, until in 2008 Beyoncé appeared with a wedding ring on her ring finger. It turned out that they got engaged in secret from the press.
In January 2012, also in strict secrecy, the singer became the mother of a little girl who was named Blue Ivy Carter.
In 2014, Beyoncé's life was marred by a scandal. After the Met Gala, her younger sister with fists pounced on the husband of the singer rapper Jay Z. Everything that happened was filmed and made public. In the media, rumors immediately spread about the rapper's infidelity. In her next songs, the singer hinted more than once that she knew firsthand the lies of her famous husband. However, the conflict was soon settled, and it seemed that the singer was able to leave all her grievances in the past.
In February 2017, Beyoncé appeared at the Grammy Awards in a spectacular gold dress as the goddess of fertility. Fans happily noted the singer's rounded belly.
In the summer of 2017, Beyoncé became a mother again. This time she had twins - a boy and a girl.
