Beyoncé Giselle Knowles

Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson designs their glittering costumes & her dad, Mathew Knowles is the manager of Destiny's Child. Solange is her sibling (they're four years apart) has released her debut album. She dances along with her sister at DC-3 shows. Beyonce's of Louisiana Creole & African descent. Whitney Houston discovered her and her group. Lovefool is a song by The Cardigans, is her favourite song. Her most coveted piece of clothing is a pair work metallic boots. She has written and recorded many of the group's tunes including smash hits "Jumpin Jumpin", "Bootylicious", "Nasty Girl", "Independent Women", "Happy Face" and "Apple Pie a la mode". She is the lead vocalist of Destiny's Child. As her opening act, she went on tour together with Christina Aguilera (2000). Toured together with TLC as their opening show (1999). Master P is a cat. She was a student at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, Texas. Solange's bigger sister and Nixon and Koi Knowles' older half-sister. Star Search (1983) - One time was a part of the show. The singer was the first woman of African descent ever to receive the ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award in 2001. She is a huge fan and admirer of Middle Eastern music. Her biggest hit to date is song "Crazy in Love" (2003). She was a participant of several awards shows during 2003 and 2003, including the Radio Music Awards (MTV Europe Video Music Awards), Billboard Awards and the Billboard Awards. She also performed at an South African AIDS benefit event which Bono of U2 hosted in November 2003 in order to combat the AIDS epidemic. On February 8, 2004 she received five Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary R&B album for "Dangerously in Love". She also won the most prizes at this year's (2004) concert. Mathew, her father, is African-American. Her mother, Tina, is of Louisiana Creole heritage - predominantly African and French with ancestors who came from Louisiana as well as, prior to that, Canada. Beyonce also descends 1/32 Irish and her maternal side is a distant Breton-, Spanish-, Indonesian- and Chinese roots. According to some sources, she created a stage persona known as "Sasha" to conquer her shyness.