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Beyonce Knowles
Name: Beyonce Giselle KnowlesBorn: Born September 4 1981 in Houston, Texas, USA.
Nationality: American
Eyes: Brown's
Hair: Medium Brown
Discovered: As a child Beyonce sang in her church choir. A few years later, with her cousin Kelly Rowland, and later Michelle Williams, they formed the group, Destiny's Child. Managed by Mathew Knowles, Beyonce's father, the group was discovered by Whitney Houston.
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Resume: Beyonce and her group, Destiny's Child, made their debut in 1990. As the decade went on the group achieved greater success with hit albums and singles, including 1997's 'No, No, No' that propelled the group into stardom. Chart-topping albums followed, including 1999's The Writing On The Wall and 2001's Survivor, as well as hit singles like "Jumpin' Jumpin"," "Bills, Bills, Bills," "Say My Name," and "Survivor".
With the incredible success of Destiny's Child, in 2001, Beyonce branched off to pursue a solo music and film career. Her role as Foxxy Cleopatra in Austin Power, Goldmember, in 2002 made Beyoncé just as famous on screen as on stage. Her first solo single, 'Work It Out,' debuted along with the movie and was just as popular. Dropping her last name, Beyonce, in collaboration with her boyfriend Jay-Z, released her second single "Crazy in Love," a smash hit, as was her first album, Dangerously in Love, featuring Sean Paul and Missy Elliot.
Returning to Destiny's Child, in 2005, the group's new album, Destiny Fulfilled, is another chart-topper with the instantly popular singles, "Soldier" and "Lose My Breath".
The first African-American female artist and second woman ever to win the annual ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award. Toured with Christina Aguilera as her opening act. (2000) Toured with TLC as their opening act (1999) Has a younger sister named Solange. Has a cat named Master P. Is allergic to perfume.
Romance: Has been dating rapper, Jay-Z for three years, but both say very little about the relationship.
Know for: Her curvy body. Big earrings.
Quotes: On her song 'Bootylicious' -"I wrote that because, at the time, I'd gained some weight and the pressure that people put you under, the pressure to be thin, is unbelievable. I was just 18 and you shouldn't be thinking about that. You should be thinking about building up your character and having fun and the song was just telling everyone just forget what people are saying, you're bootylicious. That's all. It's a celebration of curves and a celebration of women's bodies." - Beyoncé Knowles
"One of the things that kept me out of trouble was doing something creative - creativity can't be judged." - Beyoncé Knowles
With the incredible success of Destiny's Child, in 2001, Beyonce branched off to pursue a solo music and film career. Her role as Foxxy Cleopatra in Austin Power, Goldmember, in 2002 made Beyoncé just as famous on screen as on stage. Her first solo single, 'Work It Out,' debuted along with the movie and was just as popular. Dropping her last name, Beyonce, in collaboration with her boyfriend Jay-Z, released her second single "Crazy in Love," a smash hit, as was her first album, Dangerously in Love, featuring Sean Paul and Missy Elliot.
Returning to Destiny's Child, in 2005, the group's new album, Destiny Fulfilled, is another chart-topper with the instantly popular singles, "Soldier" and "Lose My Breath".
The first African-American female artist and second woman ever to win the annual ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award. Toured with Christina Aguilera as her opening act. (2000) Toured with TLC as their opening act (1999) Has a younger sister named Solange. Has a cat named Master P. Is allergic to perfume.
Romance: Has been dating rapper, Jay-Z for three years, but both say very little about the relationship.
Know for: Her curvy body. Big earrings.
Quotes: On her song 'Bootylicious' -"I wrote that because, at the time, I'd gained some weight and the pressure that people put you under, the pressure to be thin, is unbelievable. I was just 18 and you shouldn't be thinking about that. You should be thinking about building up your character and having fun and the song was just telling everyone just forget what people are saying, you're bootylicious. That's all. It's a celebration of curves and a celebration of women's bodies." - Beyoncé Knowles
"One of the things that kept me out of trouble was doing something creative - creativity can't be judged." - Beyoncé Knowles
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