Beyoncé

About Beyoncé

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, and is often called one of the greatest entertainers of all time, according to Wikipedia.

Destiny's Child

She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups ever. As kids she and Kelly Rowland performed in Girl's Tyme on Houston's talent show circuit, and the group's final lineup was Beyoncé, Rowland and Michelle Williams. Their album The Writing's on the Wall sold 13 million copies worldwide.

The solo icon

Her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), became one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century. She followed with B'Day (2006), starred in Dreamgirls (2006), played Etta James in Cadillac Records (2008) and released I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). The 2000s gave her No. 1 hits including "Crazy in Love," "Irreplaceable" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)."

She later founded Parkwood Entertainment and released 4 (2011). Her surprise visual album Beyoncé (2013) helped make Friday the global release day, and Lemonade (2016) was the best-selling album of its year. Renaissance (2022) and the country record Cowboy Carter (2024) gave her the No. 1 singles "Break My Soul" and "Texas Hold 'Em," and Cowboy Carter won Album of the Year.

Records

She has sold more than 200 million records and has a record 35 Grammy Awards. She is the most-certified female artist in RIAA history, the first woman to headline an all-stadium tour, and the highest-grossing Black live music artist.

Back in Houston

In October 2026 she and Kelly Rowland reunited in Houston for a home built on Destiny's Child's first single. Follow this page for every new Beyoncé story.

Sources: Wikipedia