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25 Things you should know about Beyoncé
- Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter , known by her stage name Beyoncé is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress
- She was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas,
- She is the elder sister of Solange Knowles, also a singer, songwriter and actress.
- She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B group Destiny’s Child, one of the world’s best-selling girl groups of all time.
- The album I am Sasha Fierce helped Knowles earn six Grammys in 2010, breaking the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night.
- On April 4, 2008, Knowles secretly married Jay-Z in New York City and publicly revealed their marriage in a video montage at the listening party for her third studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce and In January 2012, Knowles gave birth to daughter Blue Ivy Carter, her first child with husband Jay-Z.
- The Recording Industry Association of America recognized Knowles as the Top Certified Artist of the 2000s
- In 2009, Billboard named her the Top Radio Songs Artist of the decade[9] and ranked her the Top Female Artist and the fourth Artist of the Decade
- Beyoncé Knowles is the most nominated woman in Grammy Award history, receiving 17 awards
- Her singing talent was discovered when her dance instructor began humming a song and she finished it, hitting the high-pitched notes.
- Knowles’ second solo album B’Day was released on September 5, 2006, in the US, to coincide with Knowles’ twenty-fifth birthday
- Her first acting role of 2006 was in the comedy film The Pink Panther starring opposite Steve Martin.[63] The film grossed $158.8 million at the box office worldwide,[64] but received generally negative reviews.
- Knowles possesses a mezzo-soprano[173] vocal range that spans 3.6 octaves
- Knowles’ music is generally contemporary R&B, but she also incorporates pop, electropop,[180] funk, hip hop, and soul into her songs
- Knowles song writing was recognised. In 2001. She became the first African-American female and second female songwriter to win the Pop Songwriter of the Year award at the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Pop Music Awards.
- Knowles names Michael Jackson as her major musical influence and idol and stated that she is personally inspired by US First Lady Michelle Obama saying “She proves you can do it all
- Knowles has said that she originally created the alter ego “Sasha Fierce” to keep that stage persona separate from who she really is.
- Knowles has earned numerous awards and honours. As a solo artist she has sold over 13 million albums in the US, and over 75 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time
- The Observer named her the Artist of the Decade[273] and Billboard named her the Top Female Artist and Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade
- Knowles was the first female artist to be honored with the International Artist Award at the American Music Awards.
- Forbes magazine begun reporting on Knowles’ earnings in 2008, calculating that the $80 million earned between June 2007 to June 2008, for her music, tour, films and clothing line made her the world’s best-paid music personality at the time, above Madonna and Celine Dion.
- In 2013, Knowles’ endorsements of Pepsi and H&M made them the world’s first billion dollar couple in the music industry.[295]
- Knowles’ range of commercial deals with companies like American Express[287] and products also includes beauty care products and perfumes. She has worked with L’Oréal since the age of 18
- In 2004, Knowles launched her fragrance, True Star, with Tommy Hilfiger, a scent created by the man behind Aramis Life and Simply Clinique
- Knowles became an ambassador for the 2012 World Humanitarian Day campaign and donating her song “I Was Here” and its music video, shot in the UN, to the campaign.
