Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981) often referred to as mononymously as Beyoncé (pronounced / bijɒnseɪ /) is an American R & B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress, model Born and raised in Houston Texas, she began performing arts at various schools and was first exposed to Singing and dancing competitions as a child Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R & B girl group Destiny's Child According to Sony, Knowles disc sales, combined with the group has exceeded 100 million
The rest of Destiny's Child in 2003 Knowles released her debut album solo Dangerously in Love, which became one of the most successful albums of that year and signaled her viability as a solo artist closure of Destiny's Child2005 facilitated her continued show?? ng: her sophomore solo album B'Day is released in 2006 debuted at number one on the Billboard charts Her third album I Am ... Sasha Fierce was released in November 2008 and in 2009 she received 10 Grammy Awards On January 31 2010 Beyoncé won 6 Grammy Awards to break the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night, she previously held the record of five prices by 5 other artists
Knowles began her acting career 2001 is in musical film Carmen: A Hip presence of the clusters in 2006 she played the lead role in the film version of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, which she earned two Golden Globe nominations Knowles launched her family's fashion line House of Deréon 2004 and has approved such brands as Pepsi Tommy Hilfiger Armani and L'Oréal In 2009, Forbes listed Knowles fourth on its list of the 100 most powerful and influential personalities in the Third World on its list of the most lucrative musicians and number one on the list of top Best Paid Celebrities Under 30 with over $ 87 million U.S. dollars in revenue between 2008 and 2009
Knowles has reached five Hot 100, a single, becoming one of the two female artists together with Rihanna, with the most Number Ones cleared in the 2000s with the exception of her three Hot 100, a single with Destiny's Child On December 11, 2009 Beyoncé was named Billboard's Top Female Artist of the Decade and 4 artist overall
