Beyonc Wikipedia. Beyonc Giselle Knowles Carter born September 4, 1. American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyonc performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1. R B girl group Destinys Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the worlds best selling girl groups in history. Their hiatus saw Beyoncs theatrical film debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember 2. Watch To Live And Die In L.A. Online Etonline' title='Watch To Live And Die In L.A. Online Etonline' />Beyonc Giselle KnowlesCarter b i j n s e born September 4, 1981 is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston. WMRk3ccze9yZvq2olRhZCI4FN5.jpg' alt='Watch To Live And Die In L.A. Online Etonline' title='Watch To Live And Die In L.A. Online Etonline' />Dangerously in Love 2. The album established her as a solo artist worldwide, earned five Grammy Awards, and featured the Billboard Hot 1. Crazy in Love and Baby Boy. Following the break up of Destinys Child in 2. BDay 2. 00. 6, which contained the top ten singles Dj Vu, Irreplaceable, and Beautiful Liar. Beyonc also continued her acting career, with starring roles in The Pink Panther 2. Dreamgirls 2. 00. Obsessed 2. 00. 9. Her marriage to rapper Jay Z and portrayal of Etta James in Cadillac Records 2. I Am. Sasha Fierce 2. Sasha Fierce and earned a record setting six Grammy Awards in 2. Song of the Year for Single Ladies Put a Ring on It. Beyonc took a hiatus from music in 2. Watch Virgin Territory Online Free 2016 there. Her critically acclaimed fifth album, Beyonc 2. With the release of the widely acclaimed Lemonade, Beyonc had the best selling album of 2. Billboard 2. 00 chart. Throughout her career, Beyonc has sold an estimated 1. Destinys Child,91. She has won 2. 2 Grammy Awards and is the most nominated woman in the awards history. Find the latest TV recaps, photos, videos and clips, news and more on MSN TV. E Online Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV showsShe is also the most awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards, with 2. The Recording Industry Association of America recognized Beyonc as the Top Certified Artist in America during the 2. In 2. 00. 9, Billboard named her the Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade, the Top Female Artist of the 2. Millennium Award in 2. In 2. 01. 4, she became the highest paid black musician in history and was listed among Times 1. Forbes listed her as the most powerful female in entertainment of 2. Person of the Year. Early life. Beyonc Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas, to Celestine Tina Knowles ne Beyinc, a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager. Beyoncs name is a tribute to her mothers maiden name. Beyoncs younger sister Solange is also a singer and a former back up dancer for Destinys Child. Watch Online Watch The Martian Full Movie Online Film. Solange and Beyonc are the first sisters to have both had No. Mathew is African American, while Tina is of Louisiana Creole descent African, Native American, and French. Through her mother, Beyonc is a descendant of Acadian leader Joseph Broussard. Beyonc attended St. Marys Montessori School in Houston, where she enrolled in dance classes. Her singing talent was discovered when dance instructor Darlette Johnson began humming a song and she finished it, able to hit the high pitched notes. Beyoncs interest in music and performing continued after winning a school talent show at age seven, singing John Lennons Imagine to beat 1. In fall of 1. 99. Beyonc enrolled in Parker Elementary School, a music magnet school in Houston, where she would perform with the schools choir. She also attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts3. Alief Elsik High School. Beyonc was also a member of the choir at St. Johns United Methodist Church as a soloist for two years. When Beyonc was eight, she and childhood friend Kelly Rowland met La. Tavia Roberson while in an audition for an all girl entertainment group. They were placed into a group called Girls Tyme with three other girls, and rapped and danced on the talent show circuit in Houston. After seeing the group, R B producer Arne Frager brought them to his Northern California studio and placed them in Star Search, the largest talent show on national TV at the time. Girls Tyme failed to win, and Beyonc later said the song they performed was not good. In 1. 99. 5 Beyoncs father resigned from his job to manage the group. The move reduced Beyoncs familys income by half, and her parents were forced to move into separated apartments. Mathew cut the original line up to four and the group continued performing as an opening act for other established R B girl groups. The girls auditioned before record labels and were finally signed to Elektra Records, moving to Atlanta Records briefly to work on their first recording, only to be cut by the company. This put further strain on the family, and Beyoncs parents separated. On October 5, 1. 99. Dwayne Wigginss Grass Roots Entertainment signed the group. In 1. 99. 6, the girls began recording their debut album under an agreement with Sony Music, the Knowles family reunited, and shortly after, the group got a contract with Columbia Records. Career. 19. 972. Destinys Child. The group changed their name to Destinys Child in 1. Book of Isaiah. 4. In 1. 99. 7, Destinys Child released their major label debut song Killing Time on the soundtrack to the 1. Men in Black. 4. 0 The following year, the group released their self titled debut album,3. No, No, No. The album established the group as a viable act in the music industry, with moderate sales and winning the group three Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards for Best R BSoul Album of the Year, Best R BSoul or Rap New Artist, and Best R BSoul Single for No, No, No. The group released their Multi Platinum second album The Writings on the Wall in 1. The record features some of the groups most widely known songs such as Bills, Bills, Bills, the groups first number one single, Jumpin Jumpin and Say My Name, which became their most successful song at the time, and would remain one of their signature songs. Say My Name won the Best R B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and the Best R B Song at the 4. Annual Grammy Awards. The Writings on the Wall sold more than eight million copies worldwide. During this time, Beyonc recorded a duet with Marc Nelson, an original member of Boyz II Men, on the song After All Is Said and Done for the soundtrack to the 1. The Best Man. 4. 3Le. Toya Luckett and Roberson became unhappy with Mathews managing of the band and eventually were replaced by Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams. Beyonc experienced depression following the split with Luckett and Roberson after being publicly blamed by the media, critics, and blogs for its cause. Her long standing boyfriend left her at this time. The depression was so severe it lasted for a couple of years, during which she occasionally kept herself in her bedroom for days and refused to eat anything. Beyonc stated that she struggled to speak about her depression because Destinys Child had just won their first Grammy Award and she feared no one would take her seriously. Beyonc would later speak of her mother as the person who helped her fight it. Franklin was dismissed, leaving just Beyonc, Rowland, and Williams. The remaining band members recorded Independent Women Part I, which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2. Charlies Angels. It became their best charting single, topping the U. S. Billboard Hot 1. In early 2. 00. 1, while Destinys Child was completing their third album, Beyonc landed a major role in the MTV made for television film, Carmen A Hip Hopera, starring alongside American actor Mekhi Phifer. Set in Philadelphia, the film is a modern interpretation of the 1. Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet. When the third album Survivor was released in May 2. Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit claiming that the songs were aimed at them. The album debuted at number one on the U. S. Billboard 2. 00, with first week sales of 6. The album spawned other number one hits, Bootylicious and the title track, Survivor, the latter of which earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. After releasing their holiday album 8 Days of Christmas in October 2. News Entertainment Tonight.