Beyoncé

The popular Destiny’s Child, the worldwide superstar climbed the ladder of

success through her talent, confidence and personal hardships. This famous

singer, song writer, record producer, dancer as well as actress was born on 4 th

September 1981 in Houston, Texas to Mathew Knowles, a professional record

manager and Tina Knowles , a costume designer and hair stylist. From the early

childhood, she won many singing and dancing competitions and children's talent

shows and her parents encouraged her by enrolling her name at a series of

elementary and high schools that specialized in music and the performing arts.

Today her group Destiny's Child is one of the world's renowned groups of all time.

In April 2008, she married to the hip-hop mogul Shawn Carter, popularly known

as Jay-z. On 5 August 2011, at the MTV European Music Video Awards Beyonce

revealed her pregnancy with husband Jay-Z and in January 2012 blessed with their

daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.

.Her

performance:-

• In Music

In 2003 her solo album including singles, —"Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy became

international number-one hits. In 2006"Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful

Liar in second solo album, B’Day, "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on

It)", "Halo" and "Sweet Dreams “for her third solo album I Am... Sasha Fierce.

"Killing Time" in the film Men in Black, "No, No, No", "Say My Name" are all still

Destiny’s popular songs. They won the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group

with Vocals and the Best R&B Song at the 43rd Grammy Awards for "Say My

Name". In 1999 their multi-platinum second album The Writing's on the Wall sold

more than eight million. Her duet with Marc Nelson on the song "After All Is Said

and Done" for the soundtrack of the film, The Best Man, "Independent Women

Part I"for the film Charlie's Angels. The hit singles "Lose My Breath", "Soldier"

and "Cater 2 U" of the fourth album Destiny Fulfilled all are sensational. On 24th

June, 2011 her fourth album 4 released and sold 310,000 copies in first-week

only and after that her pregnancy resulted in an increase in sales of her records,

particularly 4, which had sold around 700,000 copies by August 2011.

• In Films

Her memorable works for films were Carmen: A Hip Hopera, Austin Powers in

Goldmember, Dreamgirls, Cadillac Records, Obsessed, The Pink Panther, At Last.

Her performance on Lady Gaga's single "Telephone" reached number one on the

US Pop Songs chart.

Her achievements

5 Grammy Awards for the album Dangerously in Love, 6 Grammy Awards for the

albumI Am... Sasha Fierce, 5 nominations for B'Day at the 49th Grammy Awards,

2 Golden Globe nominations for the film Dreamgirls. Still throughout her career

she won 16 Grammy Awards, 12 MTV Video Music Awards, three American

Music Awards, a Billboard Millennium Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk

of Fame with Destiny's Child. Her 75 million records have been sold worldwide.

People magazine named her "World's Most Beautiful Woman".VH1's 2010 ranked

her third "100 Greatest Women in Music"."Telephone" was nominated a Grammy

for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 53rd Grammy Awards.

Her inspiration

Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, Tina Turner, Janet

Jackson, Prince, Anita Baker and Rachelle Ferrell all are her inspiration.

Apart from her performances in music world, fashion world also know her by

her designing clothes and official perfumes Heat, , Heat Rush, Pulse and other

collections of sportswear, denim offerings with fur, outerwear and accessories

including handbags and footwear through House of Deréon, and in 2010, she

released her first perfume, Heat. She has signed brands including, L’Oreal, Pepsi.

She, with her band mate Kelly Rowland founded The Survivor Foundation, a

charitable trust to help in natural hazards and later it extended for a multi-

purpose community. She wrote "Stand Up for Love", as the anthem of

World Children's Day to aware and collect funds for children’s. She is famous for

her worldwide philanthropic activities.