Name : Beyonce Knowles
Birth Date : September 4, 1981
Birth Place : Houston, Texas, USA
Birth Name : Beyonce Giselle Knowles Height : 173cm (5' 7
Education : High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Nationality : American
Occupation : Singer
Genres : Rock
Styles : Teen Pop, Dance-Pop
Relationship : Jay-Z (musician; born on December 4, 1969)
Fan Mail : Music World Music 9898 Bissonnet Ste 625 Houston,
TX 77036 USA
Detailed : She began her career at the age of 7
when she auditioned for a role in a child singing group. The group was
made up of her, Latavia Roberson, Beyonce's cousin, Kelly Rowland and
LeToya Luckett. Her musical influences include, The Supremes, Jackson
5. She and the other members of her group started off small, doing local
events but got their break when performing on Star Search. Their young
energy and sound was a revelation for Hip Hop/ R&B music during the
90's. Soon after that Destiny's Child got it's formal name and started
doing bigger gigs and were the opening act for other groups like SWV,
Dru Hill and Immature. They released their self titled album in 1998
and Beyonce was the cornerstone in the group. Working out most of the
lyrics and sound for the new group. She was the dominent lead singer
in the group and no one could dispute. Beyonce was responsible for most
of the lyrics for hit songs, NO, NO, NO, BILLS, BILLS, BILLs and many
of their other top 10 hits. In March of 2000 LeToya and Latavia left
Destiny's Child because Beyonce and Matthew Knowles were causing them
distress and not giving them the freedom to develop as artists on their
own and contribute. Two replacements, Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin
were hired to take their place and keep the band going. Beyonce got
her first big film break in the Austin Powers: In Goldmember. Besides
that her recent song, Survivor with Destiny's Child has cemented her
superstardom. She will most likely be appearing in other Hollywood productions
and will continue to perform her music. The sexy first single, "Crazy
In Love," featuring Jay-Z, was co-produced by Beyonce and Rich Harrison.
Jay-Z returns the favor for Beyonce's part on his hit "Bonnie and Clyde
03." Laced with an Arabic ambience, fused with a ghetto-fied edge and
encompassing a sample from Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby," "Naughty
Girl" is uptempo and party perfect. Also sexy is the dancehall-Arabic
flavored "Baby Boy," featuring the red hot Sean Paul. She co-stars with
Cuba Gooding Jr. in "The Fighting Temptations." She has two more features
currently in production and can also be seen on the small screen in
a series of Spike Lee-directed commercials for Pepsi-Cola. She is also
the spokesperson for L'Oreal.
