 |  | | Full Name: | Beyonce Giselle Knowles | | | Birthday: | 9/4/1981 | | | Sign: | Virgo | | | Eye Color: | Brown Height: 5' 6 " | | | Hometown: | Houston, Texas | | | | | Relationship Status: | Beyonce has been dating rap singer Jay-Z (real name: Sean Corey Carter) since 2002. She reportedly plans to marry him before the end of this year. | | | Big Break: | Beyonce Knowles rose to stardom as a founding member of the popular group “Destiny’s Child.” The group’s first big break was an appearance on the television program “Star Search.” The girls, who were all 10 or 11 years old at the time, didn’t win, but the experience made them take themselves seriously as musical artists. The hard work paid off, as Beyonce went on to win nine Grammy awards. | | | Best Known For: | Beyonce is known for the power and extraordinary range of her voice, which can span 4.6 octaves. She is ranked at #3 on the VH1 list of the top pop vocalists ever. | | | Cool Facts: | Beyonce has gotten into hot water with PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) for wearing fur in her videos, and for posing in a photo shoot with a baby alligator whose jaws were taped shut. The alligator was also upset: he peed on her.
Beyonce and her Destiny’s Child colleagues set up a charitable organization, the Survivors Foundation, to help care for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
| | | Quick Bio: | Beyonce is the first daughter of Mathew and Tina Knowles. Her name was a tribute to her Creole ancestry (her mother’s maiden name was Beyince). She was taking dance lessons and singing as a soloist in her church choir by age seven. Her dance teacher entered her in local talent competitions. She would win more than 30 such contests over the next few years. Together with childhood friends Latavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland and LeToya Tuckett, Beyonce started an all-girl singing group modeled on the Supremes and the Jackson Five. The group released its first album, “Destiny’s Child,” in 1998. Their second album, “The Writing’s on the Wall,” featured the single “Say My Name,” which won two Grammy awards in 2001 and became the group’s trademark song. Beyonce’s first solo album, “Dangerously in Love” (2003) sold 317,000 copies during the first week after release, and went on to sell more than 11 million copies worldwide. “Crazy in Love,” a duet with Beyonce’s rapper boyfriend Jay-Z, was the smash hit of the summer that year. A second single from the album, “Baby Boy,” was #1 on the Billboard chart for nine weeks. Beyonce’s five Grammy awards in 2004 tied an all-time record. In 2005, Beyonce went on a farewell tour with “Destiny’s Child.” In 2006, Beyonce won a Grammy Award for “So Amazing,” a duet she performed with Stevie Wonder. Beyonce’s second solo album, “B’day,” released earlier this year, includes the #1 hit “Déjà vu.” Since 2001, Beyonce has enjoyed an acting career parallel to her career as a singing diva. She played Foxxy Cleopatra in the second Austin Powers sequel, released in 2002. She co-starred in “The Pink Panther” with Steve Martin. Both movies opened at #1. To date, her films have earned nearly $500,000,000 at the box office. Her latest movie, “Dreamgirls,” based on a Broadway show,was released in December, 2006. | | | Other Notes: | Want to have some fun with Beyonce? Check out her word search puzzle!
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