

In 2006, she starred in the lead role in the film adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, for which she earned two Golden Globe nominations. Knowles began her acting career in 2001, appearing in the musical film Carmen: A Hip Hopera. Knowles is one of the most honored artists by the Grammys, and third among female artists, with 16 awards-13 as a solo artist and three as a member of Destiny's Child. The album and its singles earned her six Grammy Awards, breaking the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night. Sasha Fierce, released in November 2008, included the anthemic "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".

It debuted at number one on the Billboard charts and included the hits "Deja Vu", "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar". Following the group's disbandment in 2005, Knowles released B'Day in 2006. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.ĭuring the hiatus of Destiny's Child, Knowles released her debut solo album Dangerously in Love (2003), which spawned the number one hits "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" and became one of the most successful albums of that year, earning her a then record-tying five Grammy Awards. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child.

Beyonce Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981), often known simply as Beyonce (pronounced /bi?j?nse?/ bee-YON-say), is an American R&B and pop recording artist, actress and fashion model.
